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70 PUNISH TIE NATIVES.
Military Authorities to Deal Sc
verely With the Treacherous
People Of Samar.
THE. REBELS TO Be CLEANED OUT.
More Troops Are to BE stationed on
the Island-Further Details of the
Sad Fate of Company C-The At
tack Was Well Planned and q Com.
p1ete Surprise.

Washington, Oct. last advicea
from the Philippines indicate that the
military authorities intend to take
prompt and vigorous measures for the
suppression of the insurrection in the
island of Samar, and that attention
will be directed first to the summary
punishment of the treacherous natives
who took part in the massacre of com,
pany C, Ninth infantry, at Balangiga.
There is, therefore, every prospect
that the island of Samar will be the
theater of active hostilities for some
time to come, as it is the purpose Of
Gen. Chaffee to teach the rebellious in
habitants lesson and force them to
respect the power and sovereignty OF
the United States.
By direction of Adjt. Gen. Corbin
report has been prepared at the war
department briefly describing the is
land and its inha bitants, the military
| operations that already have taken
place there for the pacifcation of the
people and the establishment of good
order and government. This report
is of timely interest in view of the ag-
/ gressive military policy to be observed
toward such of the natives as are dis
posed still to resist the authority OF
the United States.
In the last mail report of Gen. Kobbe,
department commander, he says that
upon the arrival of the Eleventh in
fantry from the United States, two
companies of the First infantry in the
island of Leyte will be moved to Samar,
which island will then be occupied by
the Third squadron, Ninth cavalry, and
two battalions of the Ninth infantry.
Samar has been added to the military
department of the Visayas and the
department commander is now there
! in person directing the operations
! against the insurgents, but no report
of these recent operations has been
received at the war department.
Further Details of Massacre.
Washington, Oct. THE war de.
partment has received the following
dispatch from Gen. Chaffee, dated at
Manila, giving further details of the
disastrous attack on the Ninth regi-
ment:
manila, Oct. 5.-Adjutant General,
Washington, D. c.: From those who es-
capped we secure the following: On Sep
TENDER %, while at breakfast at 6:46 IN
the morning, the company was attacked
at the signal of the ringing of the convent
bells, by about $50 bolomen; 200 from the
rear of the quarters and 200 from the iron!
simultaneously attacked the officers quar-
(. tiers. The company was completely sur:
J, prised. The force attacking in front gained
. possession of the arms A fight ensued II
. which most of the men met death IN IN.
", ho a
!; beaten off temporarily by about Is mel
who gained their arms. Sergt Betron as
/. sumed command and endeayored to collec
the men. They tried to leave in boats, bu
!. were reattacked by the enemy. TIL
. strength of the command was three Off
GERS and 70 men. Killed: Three officers
= 40 enlisted men; missing, six; wounded
= !. ID; present, 10. The party attacking tn
: officers in the convent entered through
the church. Large numbers We're led b
the presidente. Probably 101 rifles wer
q with the company: 26 were saved. Fiftee
II of the lost rifles had bolts drawn. Twenty
8; five thousand pounds of ammunition wer
% lost Ninety-fve prisoners outside G
Quartet Joined in the attack at the sigma
t. The boat of the missing men capsize6
u Capt. Bookmiller may pick up the men. :
a !'LfETT. JAMES P. DRou1LLARp.
"Ninth Infantry"
G. Boolkmiller,s Report.
~ .SepteLlper SV-ftdve TetuTueQ IEol
to Baiangiga. Drouillard explains cohd
ss tions correctly. Landed yesterday. II
habitants deserted the town, firing or
IS, shot. Buried three officers, % men. nun
~ Der of bodies were burned. The quarter
buildings were fired as we entered. "
e. secured or destroyed most of the ration
k. All ordnance Is gone The insurgents 81
I'd cured 81 serviceable rifles and $4,000 car
ridges. Forty-eight men of company
- Ninth infantry, and one hospital corr
~ man were killed or are missing. Invent.
eight men accounted for. We found two
a boat en- route here. We buried the dea
=. burned the town and returned to Basey.
cll capt. BOOKMILLER,
Ninth Infantry"
To Chastise Insurgents.
De Russy has sent a strong compar
M to chastise the savages If found.-Hughe.
h. NO other oetalis. Names OF killed are 10
%. determined by the elimination of su
a. vivors as soon as possible The June mu
ter roll is probably the latest evidence
~. be had.
II. "CHAFFEE Z,