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Show 00 ' I'M KILLED BY , I THE NATIVES I ' Washington, Sept, 25. Ensigu. Pal- ttB leiBelt, commandfig.the little, gun- -4 'L'H boat Pampangn, was killed by hostilo TM natives ycaterday at tho Tacans isl- lV ands, which form part of the Philip LIH pino archipelago. V UH Several sailors of Hnsign Belt's 'v H party wero severely wounded. De- H tails of tho affair have not reached j the navy department I Commander Fahs, in chargo of tho jj naval station at Olongapo, cabled the ' brief report from Commander Schoen- H feldt, of tho gunboat Qulros, cruising jH in southern Philippine waters. Ho re- ill riorted that there bad been an action - yesterday between tho force from the 41 bunboat Pamanga and hostile Yacans :H on tho BasSlan islands, which lie Just H south of tho town of Zamboango and ' between Mindanao and the Jolo group. IH Naval officials expressed tho belief M that tho party was on an exploring IH expedition In the interior of tho isl- jjl and of Baallan and suddenly met tho H Yucans, who are a primitive Malayan H tribe and fanatical adherents of tho H aioslem faith. The Yacans are very M poor nad their principal weapon is ' H tho .famous "sumpitan," or blow gun, jH with which they project poieouel I M darts to great distances. H |