source: Buffalo Evening News, Monday-May 20-1901 LIEUTENANT RYAN COMES HOME AGAIN. Lieut. John J. Ryan, who has been in service in the Philippines since November, 1899, returned to Buffalo yesterday. Lieut. Ryan was a member of Co. M., 26th infantry, and was attached to the staff of Gen. Hughes in charge of land transportation. "My service was in the Province of Panay which, next to the Province of Luzon,was the scene of the hardest fighting of the rebellion," Lieut. Ryan told a NEWS reporter yesterday. "Forty thousand men were in the field in Panay. Fighting has entirely subsided throughout the island and with the exception of a few bands of marauders conditions are peaceful. Gen. Delgardo who surrendered to Gen. Hughes has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States and will become governor of Panay. "All the rebel chiefs are now reconciled to American occupations, with the exception of Col.. Salis, who proved to be an exceedingly dangerous rebel. He was refused conditional surrender and will be tried for violation of the articles of war. The Filipinos as a whole began to appreciate what the Americans propose to do for them in the way of protecting their property and educating their children and the revolutionary spirit has entirely subsided." Lieut. Ryan was mustered out of the service at San Francisco on the 13th of this month, and will now settle down in Buffalo. ~submitted by Linda Web-Page Editor: BETHANY ~ Its Past and Present ~ http://www.arkwebshost.com/family/bluebird/TownOfBethany.shtml Contributor for the BUFFALO and Western NYS Website: www.buffalonian.com ~ History Through Newspapers