Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-06

shots by accident did not advise such a
thing. I came on a mission of peace.
came to offer the United States every pos
sible commercial advantage. We want to
be friendly with the United States. We are
willing to pay the $4,000, 900 to Spain and
also pay all the expenses of Dewey's fleet
at Manila. All we want is to be independ-
ent and to have the friendship of the Unit
ed States. We are not paupers. We are
people and we love our freedom"
Are you willing to accept anything short
of Independence"
81 will not say. They want to be free
and independent, the same as this coun-
try" ~
What will they do If the treaty is rati-
fled and the United States assumes SOW
ereignty?"
II do not know. If the Americans at.
tempt to conquer the Philippines it will
take them at least ten years. and even then
it would not be conquered in heart. They
will never be conquered. They will be con-
stantly rising to gain their independence.
.It is too bad" concluded the Filipino.
81 came to your country to offer you the
friendship Of my people-to give you our
trade and pay you alkthe expenses of OBJ
tanning our freedom for us from Spain. In
return you refuse TO even listen to me. If
you had been only willing to listen to
what 1 had to offer all of this trouble
could and would have been avoided. 1t is
not of the seeking Of my people. I am
sorry
Agoncillo repeated that he would return
to the United States as soon as he learned
the reliable news about the events Of Satur-
day in the Philippines.
The impression that his manner gave
was that he is very badly frightened en-
voy.
TROY, N. T.. Feb. Sword was re-
ceiyed in this city at 10 o'clock tonight
that Agoncillo would reach here on his
way to Montreal at lilo o'clock. The train
arrived on time and with the train was
party Of newspaper men. When the cars
pulled into the Union station here. word
was given out that Agoncillo was In one
Of the sleepers., and that he could not be
disturbed. He had retired at Poughkeepsie.
The train left Troy at 1870 o'clock for
Montreal and is due at that point at
o'clock tomorrow morning. 1t was stated
here In an unoficisl way that Agoncillo
would be arrested at Rouses Point, but It
could not be learned that any arrangements
had been made to this effect.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-Thers is con-
siderable mystery regarding the where
abouts of Agoncillo. the American repre-
sentative Of the Fflipinos. He is credited
by his fellow members of the junta with
being in Baltimore. making social call.
accompanied by Captain Morti Burgos. an
officer in the Filipino army. DR.. Luna and
other members Of the junta insist that
he will return tonight or tomorrow morn
ing. They laughed at q report which had
spread during the day that he had run
away.
On the other hand. 1t is known that the
secret service officials have Agoncilo un-
der surveillance. wherever he may be. A
story which seems to come from quarter
that should be credited states that Agon-
clio left at 11:O o'clock last night for New
York.
The other members of the junta, Sixto
Lopez. 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 re-,
ports from there showed that the outbreak
was precipitated by the Americans. Sec
retary Lopez said he had no reason to an
ticipate 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 entertainments are on the south
side Of the Pasig river. whereas the fight
ing all occurred on the north side. He said
that If the Philippine army had opened the
enlargement they would have charged the
entire line Of American entrenchments In
stead Of devoting their attention to only
three Of them.