The Washington times., 1904-01-18

yesterday by the Interior Department TO
Luther S. Kelly to proceed to San Car
los Indian Agency. in southwestern Ari-
zona. to assume charge of the remnants
OF the Red Men there, is hidden more
romance than Is generally to be found
in the career OF one man
Yellowstone" Kelly. General Miles
old scout-for il is he-won this appoint
ment not so much for the long series
OF brave acts he has performed i'm the
service Of the Government as for one
feat credited TO him In the Philippines.
y ellOwsrone" is the man who, with
several Anticipated shotguns, held a
Government nipa and log house. with
school teachers and others as charges.
all night and until help came, against a
horde OF insurrectos and ladrones. who
had rushed the town, captured the
company Of eonstabuIary. killing al
who failed to escape and numbering the
commander of the garrison, Captain
Clark Kelly obeyed an instinct in this
fight. Yesterday afternoon he obeyed
the order and departed FOR Arizona
As are the majority Of thrilling epi-
sodes in the Philippines. the fight be-
tween the shotgun-armed scout and ms
handful of men against several hum
dred fanatical Filipinos. using stolen
Krag-J orgensens and Mausers, hs.s been
outlined in dispatches But the details
We're not told because when the contest
took place 81 had to be expended for
every word cabled to the United States.
And Kelly arrived here only a few days
ago. The scout reluctantly gave the
facts as they appear subjoined-
Fight at Surigao.
The fight took place at Surigao. in the
province OF the same name, March %.
1903. not quite one year ago. 1t WIS
about the time word was joyously tele-
graphed over the world that the Philip
pines had been 'pacihed;" that blood
shed had ceased.
The town was characteristic, a group
of nipa and log buildings occupied by
the natives. including a governor" who
disappeared mysteriously just before the
massacre. a barracks for the constabu-
larry. a school presided over by two wo-
men from Iowa. the homes of the few
white Government officers, and the pro-
vincial building, in which Kelly had his
Office. On one side was the river and
jungle, while to the rear hills rolled
away until lost in range OF noun
tains. There was the usual plaza. a
few streets, and the inevitable convent
and chapel
Yellowstone" Kelly was the provin-
oial treasurer. The other whites in the
town were Capt Z. G. Clark, con-
stabulary officer. in command of a hun
dred ''pacified" FIlipinos. and native
Of Virginia; Charles A. Beatty. a we'll
known resident Of Washington. D. c.;
Edward Suter. a son Of Major Suter, Of
friends in Washington; NJ. L Luray.
of Chicago. a telegraph operator whose
name yellowstone" cannot remember,
Young, Iowa women. The native popu-
iation consisted of the governor and
council, twenty-odd, and 200 citizens
Rumors Of Attack.
Though there had been rumors from
the mountains OF the organization OF a
band 70 attack the town. nttle attention
was paid them The district had
been "pacifed" The prisoners in the
town jail, twenty-four IN number. we're
one day released mysteriously. and they
disappeared in the jungle. The com
mander then became uneasy and began
to doubt his cOnstables. March q
dawned ike a sunny June day here. All
went well until noon. Yellowstone"
had gone to dinner. the teachers were
at school, Clark was dining at his Of
fee, seventy-five yards from the bar
racks, watching the latter structure
through a window. All other whites
were at hone. Suddenly. a scattering
volley OF shots was heard and Beatty
dashed by "Yellowstone's" door yell
ing:
"Get your gunsi Here come the
ladronesT
Out of the jungle, under command OF
one Conception a horde Of the lit
tie brown men in white came running,
firing and shouting. They first rushed
the constabulary barracks. drove off the
guards killed a few and captured 100
Krag-Jorgensen and Mauser rifles, to-
gether with fifty army revolvers and a
thousand rounds Of ammunition. All OF
this happended before the white officers
could jump from their dinner tables.
They scattered. however. and, began
hunting private revolvers, gun s"
Yellowstone called them. So ''paci-
fed" had The district been none car
ried his weapon, and no rifles were kept
out OF the barracks. Five minutes were
thus wasted. Clark, IN the meantime,
was snOuLnB Tor any kind or a weapon.
The Inflated officer obtained small
double-barrel derringer. With this he
ran the seventy-hve yards Of roadway
and met the yelling ladrones. In the
meantime Yellowstone. Beatty, Suter
and Luray found and loaded their
weapons. They reached the school and
escorted the women 10 the provincial
house, collected loyal natives. and then
went 10 the aid Of Clark Two shots
were heard, hardly distinguishable above
the cries Of the ladrones, who were
piling upon Clark Ike hounds upon a
fox at the kill. All had murderous
bolos and were using them.
Overpowered by Numbers.
Before the three white men could
reach the unfortunate officer the lad
rones had broken locks. loaded their
rifles, and were ready. They began
shooting. The white men knew four
small pocket pistols would not do in a
night with g-Jorgensens and
Mausers, so they began TO retreat. FIR
ing as they walked backward 10 the