The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-06


passed through New York to-day on
his way to Montreal, Canada. They
left Washington on midnight. Satur-
day, and reached New York at Z
o'clock this morning. They went to the
Hotel Manhattan and waited until
nearly $50 o'clock in the evening before
they could get a train for Montreal.
If appearances mean anything. Agon-
clio, sitting in a Pullman sleeper as
the Montreal train pulled out of the
Grand Central Station tonight. was
the most thoroughly frightened indi-
vidual in the United States.
Two detectives were waiting in the
Grand Central Station, near the door
through which the Filipinos passed to
the train. Both denied they were Sc
cret service men. They said they were
employed by private agency to watch
for another man who was supposed to
be on the way to Montreal When the
Filipinos passed the ticket examiners
the detectives turned and left the sta
ton. A reporter accompanied the Fill
pinos as far as Poughkeepsie.
yes" said Marti, 'Senor Agoncillo
will talk gladly on any subject"
there are detectives in the station|
Marti translated the inquiry to his
Communion and Agoncillo jumped. He
looked at his watch. 1t was minute
or two after the time the train should
have started.
"Why do not we move?" he asked
anxiously
Are you going to Montreal?" was
asked
yes" he said, 81 am going on a
personal errand-a business matter"
Are you running away from Wash
ington?"
This question stirred Agoncillo to in
dignant speech. Sometimes he spoke
two or three words in English, often a
rapid succession of sentences in Span
ish. which Marti translated.
I'VE go to-day" he said, "but come
back Tomorrow 1 go to get informa-
ton. The authorities have stopped all
nv kilograms. 1 must go to Montreal
to get them. If kilograms had been per-
mitted to me in Washington 1 might
have given much advice to the Gov
eminent. I can learn nothing from
Manila except at Montreal. 1t is too
bad
what do you think about yesterdays
battle?"
ut is false" he said. "It is what
YOU call here, 1 think, fake 1t is to
affect politics and the vote on the
treaty. The American newspapers are
most INSCRIPTIONS. There has been no
fight. 1t is not reasonable. Tomorrow
the treaty will be voted. If after it had
been voted there was fight, it would
not be SO surprising, but the day be-
| fore-it is silly. 1t is not official"
He was told Of the later dispatches
describing the details. He could only
repeat they could not be true, because
not official. Admiral Dewey's dispatch
to the Secretary of the Navy then was
| laid before him. He talked to Marti for
long time in Spanish about it.
when did it reach Washington? he
asked?
To-day, in the forenoon"
| Agoncillo and Marti looked at one an
other and giggled. The train was slow
| ing up at Yonkers. Agoncillo wanted
| to know what place it was.
How far is it from New York;" he
asked, and then: How far from Wash
ington?" and then: How far away is
Montreal?"
This country is very big" he said,
refiectively, after he had pondered the
replies for a while. After a pause he
added:
"Seventy-two million people. 1t is a
big country"
"a very big country, you mean, to
fight with" suggested the reporter.
Agoncillo Strengthened up, laughed
uneasily and told Marti to tell the re-
porter he had no thought of fighting,
but only of love and friendship.
81 am sure he said, ut has not been
a battle. Nothing but an incident
Have you thought of your position
in this country, now that your people
have fought the American soldiers?"
mot pleasant" he said, when ]
come to you to have you make friends
| and love, to have you say to me: My
brother and your brother have quar-
relied over there. We don't want to
| make friendS-go away, get out.
did you not send dispatches to Ma
| Mia or Malolos advising the Filipinos
to act before the treaty was voted
upon?"
mo" he said, at is not true. did
nothing like that"
| Inc ulSpdlCls was maui PuoiiO ny
Washington authorities, wasn't it?"
1 mo; you are mistaken"
| The train now at Tarrytown.
What place is this?" he asked
How far is it from Washington? How
far away Is Montreal"
IF the United States determines
upon annexation" Agoncillo was ask
| ed, "how long will the Filipinos fight
before they give in?"
Marti undertook to answer this ques-
| ton.
cat least ten years." he said, "ii
everything was favorable to the
Americans"
"Will you stay ten years in Mon
| treal?"
Both Marti and Agoncillo laughed.
1--WE come back tomorrow to Wash
ington, direct tomorrow"
/ They denied vigorously they had as