The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-06
AGONCILLO'S WHEREABOUTS.
Report That He Has Fled to Canada
Under SurXeilIancc

New York Feb. 5.--A dispatch from
Albany, N. Y, says that Agoncilo
representative Of the Filipino junta in
this country, passed through that city
tonight en- route to Canada. According
to information received by the CORE
spondent the United States government
had no intention of making an arrest of
Agoncillo and will allow him to proceed
across the Canada line.
Agoncillo says that he has been unable
| to communicate with Aguinaldo owing
to the strict censorship exercised by the
United States authorities and thinks
that it is his duty under the circum-
stances to place himself beyond its jur-
isdiction so that he will be, able to COM
municate with his home people. He
says he knows nothing of a battle hav-
ing occurred and thinks it improbable
that such a battle has taken place. He
States government in refusing to allow
him to communicate with his home gov
ernment in Manila. He says he is not
going to Canada for the purpose of
avoiding arrest He seemed according
to the correspondent of the Herald to
be nervous and anxious to place him
self beyond the confines of this country
as soon as possible
Washington, Feb. 5.-There is consid-
cradle mystery regarding the wherea-
bouts of Agoncillo, the American repre-
sentative of the Filipinos. He is cred
tied by his fellow members of the junta
with being in Baltimore, making a social
call, accompanied by Captain Mortl
Burgos, an officer in the Filipino army.
DR.. Luna and other members of the
junta insist that he will return tonight
or tomorrow morning. They laughed
at report which had spread during the
day that he had run away. On the
other hand, it is known that the secret
service officials have Agoncillo under
surveillance wherever he may be. A
story which seems to come from
quarter that should be credited states
that Agoncillo left at II 80 last night for
New York. The other members of the
junta, Sixto Topaz, the secretary; Juan
Luna and Jose Losada, are in the city.
They evinced great interest in the news
of the fighting around Manila and
claimed that the reports from there
showed that the outbreak was precpi
tated by the Americans. Secretary
Topaz said he had no reason to antici-
pate an attack at-this time by the Fill
pinos. DR.. Luna called attention to the
fact that the first shot had been fired
by an American sentry. Also that the
great body of the Philippine army and
their strongest entrenchments are on the
south side of the Pasig river, whereas
the fighting all occurred on the north |
side. He said il the Philippine army
had opened the engagement they would
have charged the entirealine of Amer
lean entertainments instead Of devoting
their attention to only three of them.
Spy or n Traitor.
1t was said at the state department,
plainly that Agoncillo was either
traitor or a spy. If the Philippines are
as American territory then he
is the representative agent of an insur-
rection against the United States and !
as such is a traitor. If the Philippines |
are still in nominal Spanish possession |
then, as a state of war still technically
exists, he could be considered only as
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