Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-28
NATIVES SURRENDERING.
Guevarra, Who Succeeded Lukban,
Brought in by Gen. Grant.

Manila, April 27.-Gen. Frederick d.
Grant mas assembled the Gandara river
in the island of Samar. and has brought
the insurgent leader Guevarra and his eli
tire command down to the coast. Gen.
Grants expedition went up the river IL
the gunboatS BaSco and Florida, seVeral
steam launches and native lighters.
Guevarra's command consists of Rafael
Sebastian. Abaki and SO other officers, Isl
men and 161 rifles. ..,.E
Three hundred insurgents with 131 rifles
are expected to arrive at Catabolagan.
Samar today, to surrender formally to
the American authorities. Three hun
bred bolomen. Is of them armed with RI
fies. surrendered, yesterday, at Suat, also
in Samar.
Guevarra succeeded Gen. Lukban to
the command of the insurgent forces in
Samar when the latter was captured. last
February. He announced his intention to
surrender last March.
At q farewell banquet here to the OH
GERS of the 9th Inf. Acting Civil Governor
Luke e. Wright paid q glowing tribute
to the military forces. He said the army
under circumstances of surprising diff
Guilty had paved the way for the work
of the civil authorities and that only a
few cases of friction between the two
branches of government had occurred. He
said that Cen Chaffee. whose opinion
might at times have differed from those
of the civil authorities, had been most
loyal supporter of civil rule.
Replying to Civil Governor Wright. Gen.
It031Ite SAID that the pliGeiS Oh Inc
knew that their duty to the country de-
manded their utmost efforts to sustain
the civil authorities and to suppress the
rebellion. 4u
The interior of the Thirteenth Street
Presbyterian church at New York was
wrecked by fire. Sunday evening. y de-
fective electric wire is supposed to have
started blaze under the pulpit and be :
fore the flames were extinguished $i9.ou1
damage had been done. The pastor, the
Rev James III. Hoadiey. who lives two
doors from the church. by prompt action
managed to save the church records and
the communion service. The Thirteenth
Street Presbyterian church was founded
in 1916 by the Rev. Samuel IL. Burchard
of Rum RomaniSm and Rebellion
fame.
Capt. L. w. V. Kennen of the 9Th Inf.
reports from the island of Negroes the
surrender of the ladrone leader Rufo with
15S officers and men of his command, to-
gether with II guns, 1i0 bolos, seven
spears and a few revolvers ana daggers.
Cant. Kennon says this surrender means
the opening up of the whole OF the SOUTH
err coast of the island of Negros. After
papa Isio Rufo was the most important
ladrone chief in the island. He promises
To force Papa Isio and his few remaining
followers to surrender. Papa lsio was APP
pointed n colonel in the insurgent army
by Gen. Malvar one year ago
The cholera situation in the islands
does not show any Improvement. Chcl-
eva eases are reported among the Ameri-
car, soldiers in the Camarines provinces
~ southern Luzon and elsewhere, but 50
far few Americans have been attacked
and the disease is mainly confined to ma
ti,-es and Cinnamon. In Manila there
have been 555 cases and 4i9 deaths from
cholera which the provinces report 1888
ca ses and 1863 deaths