New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-24
TROOPS KILLED IN SANAR.
MEN DEAD.
Officer Slain an Ambush-To7cn of
Dolores Threatened.

Manila. Dec. 93-The PuIajanes have am
bushed and killed at Dolores. on the island of
Samar. a lieutenant and thirty-seven enlisted
men Of the 3Sth Company of native scouts
Two thousand Pulajanes, It is reported
threaten the town OF Dolores. and the situa ton
is said TO be critical Lieutenant Abbott in
command Of the scouts. has requested that aid
be sent him
Washington, Dec 23-Up 10 the time of the
closing OF the War Department to-day nothing
had been received from General Corbin com
manding the Philippine Division. regarding the
ahair ar Dolores. 1t is expected, however. that
an official report from General Corbin viii be
received at the department tomorrow morning
Secretary Taft this afternoon made public a
mail report JUST received from Governor Wright
IN regard TO the condition of affairs in Saua-
and other islands Of the Philippine group. 1t is
in part follows:
The great bulk of the civilized Fipinos live
Oh or not remote from the coast line. but there
are scattered communities living in the noun
tains who are little removed from savagery. 1t
frequently happeIs that some enterprising man
among them viii obtain considera BILE follow
IS aiIu HI4i peEpeIrdte an sorts OF ourages
upon peaceful and InoffensYe inhabitants This
cannot be changed at once 1t therefore may
De inferred that for several years to come there
Will be eruptions from this source, and that they
Will make raids upon the civilized Filiptnos liv-
ING IN the loWlands, as heretofore. The commits
sion. so Tar as tts finances permit Is engaged in
building roads TO open UP these remote sections
OF the Interior and to make them accessible.
a striking instance Of the tendencies of these
mountaineers Is furnished by recent occurrences
in the island Of Samar which is the third in
point Of size in the archipelago. Two months
ago several hundred Of these hill men, under
tlS leadership OF Of their nUIT1rT. vino
styles himself PAPA Pope RuIan and who as Is
usually the case claims to be divnely inspired.
suddenly descended upon the native towns along
the coast line. pIundered and burned the out
lying barrios and began killing men. women
and children indiscriIri inatey. The consta bu-
larry promptly took the field against them and
they were soon broken UP into small bands and
are being pursued and killed or captured
Captured members of the band state that the
immediate cause OF the outbreak was that GER
tain OF their countryTnen who We're prominent in
the insuTreCtion and who have been ernploved
by mercantile houses as agents for the purchase
Of hemp. had oppressed them BY paving them
only nominal price for their hemp. thereafter
turning II In 20 their principals az a much
larger price.
haps upon the people of Samar than upon the
iuha bitants Of the other islands and except
Mindanao. the home of the Moros there is
therefore, more combustible material there than
in the other islands. Doubtless many Of the in
habitants Of these mountain regions never have
in great terror OF them and eagerly cooperate,
far their fears Will permit, with the con-
stabuary and scouts in their elimination.
First Lieutenant George r. Abbott who com
mands the 3Sth Company Of Philippine scouts
was a corporal in the 9th Infantry in the fight
at Tien-Tsin at the time of the Boxer troubles
Officers in Washington familiar with his record
say that he distinguished himself in that en-
gagement by seizing the colors when the color
bearer fell and holding them in the line.