The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-08
REPORT OF CASUALTIES.
LUNA GOES TO MONTREAL.
Another Member OF Filipino Junts
Leaves Washington.

Washington. February 7.-Another
member OF the Filipino junta here, sup
posed TO be Juna Luna. took flight today,
leaving on the II o'clock train over the
Pennsylvania railroad for New York
Luna took every precaution to conceal
his departure and there was at first con-
siderable mystery a tn which OF the
iunta had ned. He bought through
ticket TO Montreal, and carried large
amount of excess baggage with him.
Several secret seryice men boarded this II
o clock train for New York with him and
will follow him to his destination across
the Canadian border.
Sixto Lopez and jose Lazada remain in
Washington. the latter being i'll.
They will join AgoncilIo IA soon as
Lazada's rheumatism becomes less acute.
LUNA IN NEW YORK.
New York, February 7.-Senor Juan
Luna, the private secretary OF Secretary
Lopez Of tho Filipino Junta, in Washing
ton passed through this city this after
noon on bis way to join Agoncillo In
Montreal lie was apparently very perv-
Gus and i'll Mt ease and avoided attention.
lie refused to shy anything regarding tho
situation at Manila. When asked IL be
had any private Information bearinx on
tho situation, be answered that no had
not and said he depe ded on the Ameri-
can newspapers for his Information. he
asked what the latest news was, but when
told, made no comment Later he said:
"Of course our position Is DIT licate
one under the circumstances. and natural
" causes us come embarrassment. We
feel that IL would be unwise to talk, even
II there were anything to say. i Will
join ARoncillo in Montreal in the morn
ing i do not bear important dispatches
for Agoncillo and we have not heard
from him In Washington since he left
that city We have no private means OF
Communication. We oil hope that there
will be no more trouble and that an
amicable settlement will be made salts
factory to all"
senior Luna went directly to the Grand
Central station and took the q. 20 train
for Montreal.
AGoNCILLO'S BUSY DAY.
Montreal, February 7.-Agoncillo was
kept pretty busy today. He received about
score of kilograms from Paris and Hong
Kong and spent some time with his secre-
tary replying to them. He refused to dis
cuss their contents at all. In regard TO
the lighting he was equally taciturn.
"How can l say any thing about 1t, he
sold, craving nothing to guide me as 10
the real state of events beyond the news
puper reports. 1t Is absolutely impossible
for me to communicate with my people
from Hong Kong to Manila because the
Americans control the service
Agoncillo Is following In the footsteps
of Carranza and his Spanish spy system
and has now little detective force OF his
own. The American secret service men
who have followed him and his secretary
for some time are now being followed and
Swallowed In return by two men 10 the
employ of the little Filipino.
AGONCILLO CAN STAY.
Montreal, February News received
from Ottawa state tina: the cabinet has
taken into consideration the question
Of Agoncillo's expulsion from Canada,
but that 1t has been decided for the pres
emit not to modest him as his case Is
different from Spanisrds and there exist
ed no state of war between the Philip.
pines and the United States at the time
he came here.