The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-29
ALLY DEFEATS INSURGENTS
JOLo SULTAN'S CHIEF BEGINS FIGHr
ING AT ONCE.

Attacks MiudRnao Insurgents Led bv
spaniards, and Kills Thirty-Four Sol.
diers Ambushed and MutiIated Near
Cebu Troops Are Sailing for Home.
WAsHISGToN. Aug. 2s.-An important des-
patch from Gen. Otis received at the War De-
partment on Saturday night has Just been
made public. Following the visit OF Gen.
Bates to the Sultan OF Jolo Datto Mundi.
one OF the Sultan's officials asked permission
to drive the insurgents from Zamboanra.
the capital and principal town OF the
island OF Mindanao. 1t appears from
Gen. Ot!ss despatch that Mundl visited
Gen. Bates at Jolo and later was trans
ported to a small island near Zamboanga, A.
that time he was told by Gen. Bates that Amer
lean troops would be sent to Fam boanRa. On,
Saturday. however Datto Mundi led an en-.
petition against tho insurgents and defeated
them. Gen. Otis says that the enemy were
under Spaniards and lost thirty killed Hia
despatch Is as follows
MANILA. Aug. "a
"Adjutant-Grntrat. Washington:
"Datto Mundi. Zamboanga. attacked and
defeated insurgents there, killing thirty thist
date under Spaniards. He had supervision az
the horos OF entire southwestern peninsula
Mndanao island. He visited Gen Bates az
Jolo to give adhesion to United States. BatexI
when he requested permission to drive out In
surEents. but was told that troops would be
sent to Zamboanga soon. Insurgents there
oHered several weeks ago to turn over the city
on promise OF surrender in case Aguinaldo,
successful In Luzon. Proposition declined.
Datto Mundi able man. educated abroad
thoroughly loyal to American interests. Batsn
leaves Both to place troops In sulu islands.
VIII soon place troops Zamboan ga md Isabella
thA nj aNANt- l.. p..E
"Or1s."
The War Department has also received the
following despatch from Gen Otis telling Of
the ambush OF four soldiers n few miles south
OF the city OF Cebu. The information was
received at Manila BY cable from Col Huehan
at lloilo. Gen. Otis cabled as follows:
MANILA. Aug. II.
"<djutant General. Warrington:
Hughes. Iloilo. reports four soldiers am.
pushed. killed. mutilated few miles south
city OF Cebu. names not given: that robbsr
bands OF negroes scattered and most of the
members OF Same returning to work on
sugar plantations: that armed TaRalos
who had entered that island. severely punished.
and that conditions favorable for formation OF
civil government under military supervision,
as has been directed: little change in Papay
and Cebu islands, withdrawal OF volunteers
and regulars discharged under Order 40 last
year has prevented active campaigns in
these islands, which meditated reipforce-
ments will cure. OrIs"
Another received on Saturday from Gen.
Otis. announcing the sailing OF tho Valencia,
is as follows:
MANILA. Aug. %.
"Adjutdnt- General Washington:
Valencia sailed Aug. %: 10 officers 1924 en-
listed men Montana Infantry. 10 officers, "a
discharged men. hospital corps, 3 civilians.
Zealandia sailed Aug %; "a officers. 800 en-
listed men Montana Infantry. 9 officers l79
discharged men. men hospital corps. 20 en-
listed men sick. civilians. Montana Infantry
left in Manila: D officers. " enlisted men re-
enlisted. sick. officers. 80 enlisted men dis
charged. OTIs'
The following death report has been re-
ceved at the War Department:
MANILA. Aug. ~
"Adju!dnt General. Washington:
Following deaths since last report: Drowned
Aug. 9th. John J. Blake, II, Sixth Infantry.
near La Castelana. Negroes : 2lst. J. f. Poole,
Twenty fourth Infantry Theodore j. Martin.
NJ. Twentieth Infantry. Following COMPANY
+. Twenty-fourth Infantry. drowned Aug. 81 8
serGt. Thomas W. Countee privates VIM.
Carter. John Dean. J. F. Johnson. Ed
ward Jones', Thomas Russell. Emmett No
MILAN. George Moody. Hampton Ken
dali Typhoid fever. 2Oth. Dickson Weeden,
c. First Montana D.: %. Elmer Rath bone,
|. Twenty-frst Infantry -. Frederick
Mcdonald. II, Nineteenth Infantry; %. Abra-
ham Gottreux, II. Twelfth Infantry; %,
Samuel Fehl. recruit. Fourteenth Infantry;
Cirrhosis Of liver: Is. John C. Rogers. @
Fourth Cavalry %. John W. Evans. +. Twenty
first Infantry, dysentcry: 20. VIM Haring,
corporal. Thirteenth Infantry: %. Horny
Keen. private. |, Twcnty-nrst Infantry. diar-
rhoca: II. John Thurman. G. Third Infantry,
accidental fa'l Is. VIM. 4. Vanza. C. Seven.
teenh Infantry. OF wounds il action; II.
Albert Irvine. N. Twelfth Infantry appe adj
dtis; "a, Fred Anderson. c. Third Infantry.
Otis"
Gen. Otis to-day cahed the following:
MANILA. Aug. ~
" Adju'dnt- General. Washington
"CasuGlites Wounded, near San Fernando
Sixteenth Infantry, Aug. 81. T.. Sergeant Louis
Steer, elbow. slight. accidental: Twenty second
Infantry. c, Edward y. Newman. leg slight;
Seventeenth Infantry. d, Corporal Francis b.
Eastman, neck. slight James Il. McGillyray.
mates, slight: Frank Sticke. scarp. slight: z,
Sergeant VIM. Scroder scarp. slight Fifty first
Iowa. near Cadmium. 18th, A. Anon NJ Stat.
ton, leg. slight; band, James T. stuart shOul-
der slight: d. Theodore 7, SaItGaver shoul-
der slight. Otis"