The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-09
INSURGENTS TAKE TIE OATH.
Details of the Surrender OF Fumes
and His Command.

The War Department yesterday made
public the reports of Capt. Charles G.
McLain, Forty y-seventh Infantry, and
Lieut.. r. 2. Disque, of the same regiment.
on the surrender of the insurgent leader
F'miterio Fumes, and his entire force at
Bulon, province of Sorsogor, February %,
1901. On that occasion. 1913 insurgents
took the oath of allegiance. Captain Nc
Lain says:
'On February 10, at the request of the
Federal party. l sent detachment under
command of Second Lieut.. b. T. Disque,
Forty-seventh Infantry, to accompany
commissioners of this party to Iracin.
The object of this commission was to
establish communication with the insur
gent leader, Lieut.. Col. Emiterio Fumes.
and, if possible, to induce him to sur
render with his entire command. On
February %, | received q communication
from Lieutenant Disque that Fumes and
his entire command had surrendered to
him the day previous. and that he had
allowed them to retain their arms. as they
desired to come to Bulan and assist in the
celebration of the birthday of Washing
ton.
AT $3.50 a. m the same day delega-
ton of the Federal party waited on. me
and requested that l receive and assist
them in receiving Colonel Fumes.
Ihe entire Federal party, on horseback
ana In carriages, accompanied by First
Lieut.. Charles II. Morrow, Forty-seventh
Infantry, u. S. v. and preceded by the
two bands of the town. went out to meet
them. Twenty-Five men of this company
and twelve men of Company ID. Forty
seventh Infantry, under command of First
Sergeant Kluyer, were drawn up in line
just beyond the bridge leading into the
main part of the town to answer a salute
of three volleys to be fired by Colonel
Fumes command. When the Federal party
came up they were received by salute
of three volleys.
The entire party then formed in column
OF twos, the line of parade being members
of the Federal party on horseback, pre-
ceded by the Iracin and Bulan bands
detachment of Company ID, Forty-seventh
Infantry; Colonel Fumes and Lieutenant
Morrow. Major Victoria Gratola. and Lieu
tenant Disque; officers of Colonel Fumes
on horseback, rifiemen under command of
Capt. Zacarias Conspecto. bolomen under
command of Major Domingo Espigol.
When the bridge was reached my de-
tachment, stationed there, fired a salute
of three volleys. and as the procession
marched by presented arms. The entire
procession then entered the church, where
'Te Deum' was chanted by Casiano
Vega, the Catholic priest OF Bulan. After
the ''Te Deum' was chanted the procession
formed again and marched to post head
quarters. | had my entire company and
detachment of Company ID. Forty-sev-
enth Infantry. U; s. ". drawn up in line,
hhs Oh tHe TlSHl VI llit SlItet, ana
a detachment of Company D on the left
of the street.
Capt. A. C. Hart and myself received
them In the centre. The process
sion was halted a short distance from the
right of the line, and Colonel Fumes ac-
companied by Lieutenant Morrow, and
Major Victoria by Lieutenant Disuue, fol-
lowed by all the officers of Colonel Fumes
came forward and were received
by me. The command of Colonel Fumes.
led by Capt Zacarias Conspecto. then
filed by and surrendered their arms. The
Federal party OF Bulan deserves great
credit for this work. In my opinion this
surrender will bring all armed resistance
in this province to an end"