The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-17

sans and MOntananS and General
Hale's brigade, the Seventeenth Regi-
ment and the Iowa Regiment, consti-
tuted the force enga ged.
Aguinaldo is reported to have per-
sonally conducted the attack and pre-
parations were made for several days
to bring forward troops from Candaba
and others from Dagupan were trans
ported by rail. Along the front of the
Kansas Regiment thirty-nine rebel
dead were counted
The first news of the Filipino ad-
vance was reported by a telegraph
operator who was sent to the bridge
at Apalit to ascertain the cause of a
break in one of the wires. He was
compelled to beat a hasty retreat under
fire.
A Spanish officer who has been a
prisoner in the hands of the rebels and
who was released by Aguinaldo has
come through our lines to Manila He
! claims to have been a witness of the
assassination of General Luna Ac-
cording to his story the relations be-
tween the two Filipino leaders had
been strained to the breaking point be-
cause of Luna's attempts to assume
control of affairs and the final rupture
was forced by Aguinaldo issuing secret
orders to the provisional governments
Luna theroupOn notified Aguinaldo de-
manding copies of the documents and
Aguinaldo replied curtly that Luna
was general of the army and that
the civil government did not concern
him.
Luna, on opening the reply at his
headquarters in the presence of his Off
GERS, exclaimed hotly: He will be
Lead Tomorrow" One officer, who was
friendly to Aguinaldo, haStened to warn
aim, and Aguinaldo called together
twenty trusted soldiers, fellow towns
men of his, and stationed them around
his house, with instructions to kill any
one attempting to enter, regardless of
rank
Luna appeared the next day and saw
Aguinaldo at the window A member
of the guard said: "Aguinaldo has
gone to inspect the troops"
Luna then exclaimed: You are a
liar" drew his revolver, struck the
guard and tried to force an entrance
into the house. Before he could use his
revolver one of the guards bayonetted
him and shot him in the back and 9TH
ers stabbed him. In all he had twenty
wounds. Luna's aid de camp was killed
in the same way.
The Spaniards story has not entirely
dispelled the doubts of Lunas death
and bets that he is alive have been
made at the clubs. Some people think
AguinaldO has taken pains to send this
Spaniard here with his story, in fur
therance of some diplomatic scheme.
while others suspect Aguinaldo has
been assassinated by Luna's men.
Since the Americans withdrew from
Candaba recently, the rebels have re-
turned and have wreaked vengeance
upon those who befriended the Ameri-
cans. They slaughtered the natives
who surrendered the town and dis
played their heads on poles in the pub
lie square.
The hostile natives of Cebu are more
menacing. Mail advices say hostilities
against the Americans have begun
there. Colonel Hammer, the American
commander. has asked for reinforce
ments and four companies of the Ten
nessee regiment have been sent to him
from IlOilO. The Nebraska regiment
has been ordered to sail for home early
next week.
LONDON, June 16.-The Filipino
Junta here says there is no truth in
the report circulated and cabled to the
United States that Aguinaldo had been
,sSassinated