| Show FILIPINO insurgents OF SOUTHERN laflar MASSACRE COMPANY C NINTH U S INFANTRY of a company of Seventy Two Forty Eight are killed and eleven of the twenty four survivors wounded attack made while men were eating their breakfast the war department sunday re the following dispatch from general chaffee at manila twenty four men company ninth regiment united states infant ry wounded have just arrived from Balan gigo rema ader company killed insurgents secured all company gnp piles and all rifles except twelve corn pany was attacked during breakfast morning september bep company seventy two strong officers thomas W connell captain edward A bump us first 1 eu tenant dr E S agns gns wold major surgeon among killed chaffee the news created a sensation in cial circles at washington it was the first severe reverse that has occurred for a long time baill the officials were not unprepared for news of just this character from samar in which the revolution started by aguinaldo Agul naldo baill continues the troops were attacked while un prepared by bollmen of whom the americans killed about many of the soldiers were killed in their quarters before they had time to grasp their rifles general is going to the scene of the disaster and will personally command the troops A new branch of the has been discovered at harlac capital of the province ol 01 that name ahe object of the society is the slaughter of the whites marcelino manville president of bantang is the cl ef of the new branch chich includes DUO bers of tl e native constabulary wl were recent ly armed pol ceman admits tl at he was taxed a dollar and vas ordered to make bolos A regular collect on has been made by the organ zat on from tl e natives eitt er bj on or threats and an uprising had been planned for an early date samar is a counley abo t as large as the state of oh and tl e american forces of occupant on all be tween 2000 and 2500 men these aie distributed among var ous posts in the island a large number be ng located at the more important centers apa n never made any efforts to occupy ha mar and it only has been for p three months past that the united states has undertaken that work the latest report made by general hughes to tl e war department was that the number of insurgent r fles in the island aggregated aggie gated about the fil phinos carr ed on a g erella war fare and ons aga ast them were d the d to company occurred it is bel eved wh ie it was engaged in an t on to clear the country of roving bands of tl ese insurgents the fact that the annei cans were attacked while at breakfast ind cates the dannic and pluck of the insurgents four een of the t venty four who es bear painful wounds |
