Manila, May 3.
A savage uprising of radical farmers which swept through a dozen villages and towns near Manila during the day, in which 56 persons persons were killed and scores wounded, was believed to be well under control to-night.
Due to alertness and prompt action on the part of the Constabulary, the capital of the Philippines was saved from an attack by an angry mob of farmers, banded together ina violent organization known as the Sakdall-
Many of the dead were buried in a common grave at Cabuyao, wrapped only in woven matting and without benefit of clergy, while several eitizens and a guard of Constabulary Tooked on in silence.
First reports of plans for a serious uprising Were received by the Constabulary from "underground" sour ces at 8 o'clock lest night, It was reported that the Sakdalistas planned to attack the city of Manila at midnight, Munlelpal Building Seized Troops were rushed to the various trouble centres in. an effort to frighten the radical farmers and their agitators. At the town of Santa Rosa, In Laguna Province, however, the troops were ambushed by a sizeable mob of farmers and one officer was killed and six Constabulary-men were wounded force hand-to-hand fighting. Two Sakdalistas were killed, two boys wounded, and at least four of the Insurgents taken into custody.
The next rioting took place in the town of San Tidefonso, in Bulacan Province, where the insurgents seized the municipal building.
Seventeen constabularymen attacked the Insurgents, Killing six of their number as the bloody. battle pro-rossed through the streets of the town. One Constabulary-man was, seriously wounded and sixty rioters were arrested. charged with sedition' and his extradition sought.
The Sakdal is strongly supported by workers in the provinces among whom there has been "much unrest lately owing to the depression: Reuter.
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