The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-27
GOV. CURRY Is FOUND ALIVE.
ESCAPES FROM TREAOHEROUS
BAND OF SAMAR NATIVES.
When Lined Up for Surrender the PuluJanes
Suddenly Attacked Americans-More
Troops Going to the Island to Push the
Campalgn-Curry VIII Take Part In IT,
Special Gable Despatch to TEE SUN,

NouIeibh
Special Gable Despatch to TIE SUN,
MANILA, March 2s.-Gov Curry OF the
Island OF Samar, who was reported slain
by a band Of Pulujane outlaws after an
attack on o party Of American officers at
a peace parley. is not dead. He was found
uniniured in the mountains at sunset yes
terday. He had been cautiously making
his way back to camp, travelling In the
darkness only. The Governor had been
twenty-four hours without food.
Gov. Curry's interpreter telegraphed to
Gov. Ide to-day a description OF the
treachery which gave rise to the report
that the Governor had been murdered.
The interpreter says that at noon on
Friday Judge Lobipgier, Col. w. S. Scott
Of the oo~nstabulary and he visited the
Pulujane camp near Magataon and re-
oeived the promise of Chief Aguilar to
surrender next morning. Aguilar, six sub
chiefs and 100 Pulujanes, fourteen OF them
armed with rifles, came in next day and
formed In line in front Of the constabulary
barracks. A conference was held with
Gov. Curry; Judge Lobingier and Col.
Scott. Suddenly, while Superintendent OF
Schools Hoover was taking a photograph
of the Pulujanes, Chief Aguilar blew a
whistle and the Pulujanes rushed at the
group OF Americans. At the same moment
the c~onstabulary fred a volley into the
Pulujanes.
Col. Scott escaped into the barracks.
Gov. Curry, Judge Lobingier and Superin-
tendent Hoover fed TO the River Magataon.
The Governor and his interpreter swan it
uninjured, but became separated IN the
brush on the other side.
Meantime the constabulary attacked the
Pulujanes with the bayonet. killing thirty
Of them and wounding forty, and chased the
survivors into the mountains, losing sixteen
killed or wounded.
Later the Americans, with the exception
Of Gov. Curry, returned to the barracks
uninjured.
Two companies Of infantry will REINFORCE
the constabulary in Samar and a campaign
will be inaugurated for the determination
of the Pulujanes. Gov. Curry will forego
his leave OF absence to take part In the cam
paign. The loya' FGpinos demand that
the Puluianes, who have caused them much
trouble, receive no quarter They declare
that determination is the only means OF
putting an end to their treachery.
WASHINGTON, March pa report OF
the engagement between the American
forces and the native Pulujanes, the outlaws
Of Samar, at Magataon, on that island, last
Saturday reached the Bureau OF lnsular
Affairs to-day from Acting G~overnor-Gen-
| eral Ide at Manila. Sixteen Of the constab-
ulary, the native American troops, were
killed. wounded OF missing. Thirty hostile
natives were buried.
Gov. Curry was lost for thirty-six hours,
but was finally found and as the despatch
received to-day is interpreted here, is I'M
injured. He has withdrawn his request
for leave Of absence and intends to stay In
Samar until the hostile natives are COM
pletely pacifed.
The fight was the result Of some character
istic ~treachery on the part Of the Pulajanes'
Gov. Curry had arranged to receive the
surrender Of the remaining Pulajanes and
leaders at Magataon. On Saturday 100 OF
the hostile natives and their leaders pre-
sented themselves. Just before the sur
render was to be made there was a signal
from the leader and the hostile natives
made a bolo rush. The Americans scattered,
Judge Lobingier, the district judge, and the
district school inspectors going in one direo-
ton and Gov. Curry in another. Gov.
Curry swan the river and escaped in the
brush. He was lost for thirty-six hours,
but was finally found in a road camp.
In view Of the early conflicting reports
regarding the fate Of Gov. Curry, President
Roosevelt this morning sent the following
cable message to Manila:
What are facts about Clrry?' -.