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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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