The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE European
Filipino Junta received to-day a long
telegram from Agoncillo, the American
delegate, from Montreal, declaring he
:left Washington in consequence Of a
, telegram which : e received on Febru-
ary from Aguinaldo urging him to
cable to Malolos the result of the vote
Of the United States Senate on the
. peace treaty. Aguinaldo, it appears,
added: ut is of the most urgent i'm
.p6rtance that we should at once be ac-
. quainted with the decision, as we are
negotiating with General Otis and the
: vote viii vitality affect the negotia-
/. tions."
Agoncillo further declared that as he
was closely shadowed by the American
authorities to dispatch this telegram
would have been impossible and he
therefore proceeded to British terri
tory.
Agoncillo also says he was persuaded
the treaty would not be ratified and
points out that the three votes by
which it was passed were only obtained
at the last moment and as the result
of the outbreak of the hostilities."
The agent of Aguinaldo again ex-
pressed his conviction that the out
break was provoked by the Americans
for this very purpose"
The telegram concludes: THE Fill
pinos We're anxious to maintain friend
snip with the Americans and had for
mally decided never to be the aggres-
sors."
Several dispatches have also been re-
ceived here from Filipino sources, dated
from Manila via Hongkong, and give
4, the rebel version of the outbreak OF
hOstilites. A Filipino dispatch dated
Manila, February 8, says:
"On Sunday force of Americans at
tackled simultaneously Caloocan and
Santa Mesa. Two American warships
> were off Malabon and Malate, and a
smaller gunboat was in the Pasig
River to protect the American flank.
For several days previously the
Americans had been endeavoring to
provoke hostilities. and peace was
maintained only by the rigorous order
of Aguinaldo, who was negotiating
with General Otis for an honorable un-
dertakng. The American attack
, was unexpected. The ships destroyed
all the villages between the shore and
tween Malate, Paranaque, San Pedro
and Macati.
Crossing the river, the Ameri-
cans advanced to San Juan del
Monte, capturing the waterworks after
a severe fight. They then proceeded to
:: Singalon, establishing themselves on
the river dam Thev took a mile OF
the rails from the Caloocan- Malolos
railway and cut the telegraph wires in
order to stop communication with
''Aguinaldo.
The Filipino forces engaged num-
.bered only 1000, including 1000 Ne
gritos. Acting on instructions from
:. Malolos, the Filipinos remained strictly
on the defensive, and finally retired in
good order without any loss Of arms, ar
tillery or ammunition. Two old Krupps
mounted on the fortress of San Antonio
were captured. The fighting was very
stubborn and lasted continuously from
Saturday to Tuesday.
General Indignation has been occa-
stoned by the treachery of the Agneri-
can surprise. The Filipinos believe that
the Yankee administration is only ia
vored by a minority of Americans and
abstain from taking the offensive; ir
order to show their gratitude to ssthe
American nation for helping them in
getting rid Of Spanish rule. Hence they
viii only fight when attacked, and tfleiI
future action depends on the decision OF
the United States. AguinaIdo declares
that the real enemies of peace are the
American officers in the Philippines.
g. THE Filipino loss to date is 1850 killed
and wounded. including 900 Negritos