The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-30
AMERICANS
ATTACKED
BY REBELS
Company C, Ninth Regiment,
Lest Over 40 Men on Island
Of Samar.

Manila, Sept. 30.--General Hughes. from
the Island OF samar. reports the arrival of
Sergeant Msrkley and one private at
Tanan, from the fight at Balangiga,
where over forty men of Company c, 9th
Infantry. were killed by insurgents. who
attacked the troops while at breakfast.
Saturday last
The men who have reached Tanan. say
that the officers OF the company, who
were at first reported to have escaped,
were killed with the majority OF the
company. The troops were attacked,
while unprepared, by four hundred bolo-
men, OF whom the Americans killed about
lao. Many OF the soldiers were killed in
their quarters before they had time to
grasp their rifles.
General Hughes is going TO the scene
OF the disaster and will personally com
mand the troops. The conditions In
Tayants and Batangas are not reassuring.
The worst form OF guerrilla warfare pre-
walls there. The insurgent forces are dis
tributed under cover along every road
and trail, and wait for travellers in am
bush.
The insurgent leader Caballos (who
formerly belonged to General Cables
command, but who refused to surrender
with Cailles). Is retreating 10 the noun
tains. The main forces of the insurgents
are scattered I'm bands over the province,
where they dig up rifles when there Is an
opportunity to use them
A new branch OF the katipunan society
has been discovered at Tarlac. The OBJ
ject OF the society is the slaughter OF the
whites.
Maroeiino Marivilla. president OF Ban
oang, is the chief OF the new branch,
which includes members OF the native
constabulary. who were recently armed.
One policeman admits that he was taxed
dollar and was ordered to take boios
A regular collection has been made by
the organization from the natives either
by persuasion or threats. An uprising
had been planned for an early date.
OFFICERS KILLED.
commissioned officers OF Company c.
Ninth infantry. are supposed now TO have
been killed In the action in Samar Phil
GERS are: Captain Thomas w. Conneii
First Lieutenant Edward A. Bumpus
Major-Surgeon II. s. Griswold.
A question having arisen as TO the ac-
curacy OF the cablegram received at the
war department yesterday from Gen.
Chaffee the cable company was directed
The repetition developed some irreglI-
larities that materially change the mes
sage. AS corrected the dispatch reads:
Manila. Sept. %.
"Adjutant-G General, Washington:
Hughes reports following from Bassey
Southern Samar: Twenty-four men, Com
pany G. Ninth regiment. u. s. infantry,
eleven wounded. have just arrived from
Balangiga: remainder company killed. In
surgents secured all company supplies
and all rifles except three. Company was
attacked during breakfast morning Sept
IS: company ~ strong; officers, Thomas
w. Connell captain; Edward A. Bum
pus, first lieutenant; DR.. r. S. Griswold
I major-surgeon."
As corrected. the dispatch shows thai
| Company of the Ninth suffered the dis
aster. No company was mentioned II
| the Sispatch made public yesterday Tn,
| serious discrepancy between the origina
and the corrected dispatch. however. 1:
| that the latter indicates that the com
| missioned officers OF the company arr
missing. perhaps killed, while the for
mer indica ties they escaped.
The father of Captain Connell lives II
| New York. He telegraphed to the wa
| department today that he is in receipt o
l a cablegra from the quartermaster o
| the Ninth regiment saying that his sol
! has been killed I'm action. He asks 70
\ confirmation OF the dispatch from tn
1 war department. but the officials her
| are unable at this time to confirm the in
4 Co.. tnVR