The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-25
SURIGAO has BEEN RELIEVED
AMERICANS DRIVE LNDRONES
FROM TIE TOWN.


Attack BY Concepciea and lsis Men
--Braye Defence BY the Small Ger.
rison Under "Yeiiowstene" Kelly.
Special coAe DsspdisA u Tar sun
MANILA. March 24.-Concepcion, q bandit
who with twenty fellow prboners recently
escaped from Jail. lid twenty rinemen and
forty bolomen In an attack on Surigao,
Island OF Mlndanao, At noon on Sunday.
and killed Inspector Clark OF the constab-
larry while he was rushing from his quar-
ters to the bArracls. They then surprised
the constabulary. who were at dinner, and
captured eighty rlnes.
The unarmed constabulary stampeded.
but 1t has not been proved that they de-
serted. Meantime the provincial officers
and foreigners took refuge In the Govern
ment buildings, which include the cable
Office. and succeeded In telegraphing word
OF the condition Of affairs.
The refugees had some weapons and
kept the outlaws at bay for two days and
one nieht until the arrival Of Col. Taylor
OF the constabulary with reenforcements
to-day. The bandits fied to tho hills when
they saw the resnforcements coming. Col.
Taylor Ia in pursuit. The native officers
OF the place are still In hiding The body
OF Inspector Clark was recovered to-day
He was the only person killed.
A detachment Of troops from Tasbiliran.
oebu; Dumaeuete. Eastern Negros and
Iligan, Miasmis district Of Mindanso. and
two companies Of the Twenty-ninth In
fantry from Iloilo and two companies OF
tho Eleventh Infantry from Taclobsn.
Leyte, with Gen. Jesse N, Lee. arrived this
afternoon. The oonstabulary and military
Gov TAT ana Gen. Davis had a con-
ference TO day. which will possibly result In
placing Col. Myer in command Of the COM
bined foroes which will begin rigid proee-
cution OF the outlaws.
WASHINGTON, March "A cable de-
spatch Was received at the War Department
the afternoon from Gov. Taft. announcing
that sqrisao, the capital OF surieso Province
ured by ladrones on Sunday, has been
relieved The despatch received this morn
ing from Gen. Davis briefly reported the
attack upon the town. saying:
s: . M sISSSs UPON ra ~ .sd u ftS
p,sas vas attached SUNDAY BY sbeq, 100
The following b Gov. Tate despatch:
.Ai ir a, suIlsao turns gu, to ~ escape
Of isn prisoners. ,-sn,enced 20 long term.
their fellows. returned 10 surisso and sue
oeed.d in surprising and rushing the con-
uabulsry barracks, Obtaining consts buls
arms and ammunition. killing Constsbulsry
is'r,.t", CLARK and ,nS, ,ss1.s f iSsISS,ss
two w"msn. retrsstsd 20 the pr:.inclsl
bulldirs whore, under the direction 81 Luther
Kelly, Provincial Trsssnrsf. formerly
Captain ~ Volunteers and still earlier an
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