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administrators who saw in it the prospects of getting people more contented and less disposed to creating trouble again. With the port opening came the provisional appointment of customs inspectors who were to hold office until they were relieved by civilian officials. 7
Yet while Guevarra’ s surrender accounted for practically all his armed troops, there remained in the hinterlands of Samar several discontented elements that had not joined Lukban, preferring to operate independently. Initially, these were known as‘ dios-dios’ because of their religious beliefs that purportedly made them invulnerable to bullets. A band of them raided one of the barrios of Paranas shortly after the surrender of Guevarra’ s troops, but they were repulsed by the Philippine Scouts under Lt. Allen Walker, resulting in the surrender of 25 boleros. A few months after the surrender, a new surge of rebellion emerged, this time led by indigenous leaders of the dios-dios now renamed as‘ pulajanes.’ 8
This would last longer than the Lukban-led insurrection – and would be a lot bloodier.
Endnotes
1 Feb. 27, 1902, The New York Times 2 1902 War Department Report 3 The list of surrenderees on April 27, 1902, at Catbalogan, Samar as reported by the brigade commander: Gen. Claro Guevarra, Col. Francisco Rafael, Lieut. Cols. Narciso Abuke, Agapito Sebastian, Majs. Leonio Guioson, Eugenio Daza, Andres Lobrio, Jose Hermosilla, Teodoro Garfin, Capts. Ramon Serrano, Gemimo Abcede, Corme Antonio, Victor Maurino, Luiano Limo, Meliton Almanton, Benito Azanza, Peregrin Albano, Clodoaldo Linero, Severino Linero, Julian Cabseang, Alejandro Mendeniola, Valeriano Abanador, Eulogio Barretto, First Lieuts. Hilarion Enriano, Lazaro Giray, Cesario Ortez, Nazario Dimaquileng, Leonio de Platino, Andres Barandino, Poeniano Mankol, Matias Fajardo, Jose Cultura, Peligio Acosta, Tuciano Ortez, Cirilo Epriltano, Second Lients. V’ icente Roxas, Francisco Limo, Hipolito Rino, Manuel Rasell, Lino Cruz, Poniano Jazenines, Leopoldo Artecha, Mariano, Cueva, Pio Cazalla, Lacarias Base, Esperidion Farrayo, Jose Permosa, Mato Narona, Naruso Roales, Julian Bautista, Benedicto Merillo, Hilaro Nunez, Pilarion Laturre, Eliseo Latarre, Santiago Donesa, Juaquin Obao, Hermogenes Rosales, Eleuterio Neyra, Gregorio de los Reyes, Marelto Mira, Pasenalcena Patricia Comando, Gavino Buenaventura, Balbino Reyes, Miguel de la Sala Valentin Abelgasa, Ubaldo Llanr, with 236 riflemen, 444 bolomen, 112 Krag rifles, 1 Krag carbine, 78 Remington, 31 Mauser rifles, 14 miscellaneous guns; total, 236 rifles, practically all serviceable, about 8,000 rounds of ammunition, 7,500 of which was Krag. Since the 27 th, 5 riflemen and 53 bolomen, with 3 Krags and 1 Remington, have presented themselves at Catbalogan.( From the report of J. A. Penn, Captain, Seventh Infantry, Adjutant-General, May 6, 1902, Annual
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