The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-10

Copyrighted. 1900. by Frank G. Carpenter.
Pollok, Island Of Mindanao. April 49, 400
IT DESPAIR Of giving you an ade-
| quatc idea Of the Moros 81 this
part OF the world. They are more
barbarous and savage than any
IL thing you can imagine, ard they act
very much as though they thought
| we were the same. There is. | believe,
| bound to be trouble with them
sooner or later. and should
have trouble here now were not
the soldiers very careful in their
treatment OF them When | wrote
from ParanR- Parang the Moros were In
possession Of the Spanish fort there. Capt
| Gienwater. who was the first officer to
command that station had but one com
pany and as Baqu the datto who had
possession of the fort. claimed to have
400 fighting men. CLEARWATER did not
risk forcing the issue. Since then. how
ever. capt. Reynolds has come with
second company, and he and Lieut.. Col.
Hayes recently counselcd together and de-
cided that the Moros must be gotten out
Of the fort. as in case Of trouble the
place would be of great advantage to us.
They sent word ia Datto Baqui that he
must vacate and take his soldiers and
wives to other quarters
The great datto grumbed lie said he
had no place to GO and asked II the
Americans would not allow him to take
up HIS iildTt'fH III tnt fnuTcn. lie was
told no, and he grumbled the more. All
this happened the night he was told that
he must leave.
our soldiers. including the officers. did
not sleep much that night. They were not
sure what the datto would do. II he re-
fused II meant war. and, with his SUI
perior numbers there was no surety how
the war would turn out a great com
motion was observed I'm and about the
fort all night and when the troops
marched up to the fort the next morning
they fully expected TO fight.
when they arrived, however, they found
the datto moving out, bag and baggage
He told them he would go. but AT the
same time he pointed out to the bay
The Americans looked and saw that Il
was covered with Moro boats From ev-
cry quarter the Moros were coming to-
ward Parang Parang Some of the bouts
had flags flying In them all were filled
with men armed with Iancos, guns and
krises. and II looked az though the Mo
hHmmedans of all Mndanao were com
Ing to wipe out the Americans
The Dntto Baqm pretended that he did
not understand 1t. and a guard Of sol
diers was sent down to the pier 10 in
tercept the crowd upon landing and to
learn what was really the matter. The
officers went with them. taking the big
army wagon which had recently arrived
and tn" fouf-mule team
Al the wharf they found that the in
vadinR Moros were the forces Of old Datto
Tito and OF several other chiefs who.
learning that one OF the higher officials
Of our army was present. had come to
hold conference with him. Thereupon.
much relieved that there was to be no
nghting the Americans asked the dattos
TO get I'm the army wagon and ride up
To the town. AS none Of them had ever
seen a wager. or mules before. they were
delighted They crawled In. stumbling
over their weapons Rs they did so The
mules were whipped up. ana they were
carried ON the gallop over the stones to
the town,
Datto tuo's DIoody Proposition.
They were taken 10 the gate Of the
fort. but not admitted inside. as treaCh-
cry was feared Chairs were brought
ont for the dattos, ana with armed sol
dirrs around nominaily IA a matter OF
honor but really as guard against at
tack, council was held.
The chief datto of the party did not
speak lie was too old to do 50. refer
to Datto ttio who next To his hated ri
val. patto Piang Is the strongest Moro
Of MindhnHo island He has Tor many
Neara had a large army and waged war
with all about him. Al one time he said
he would drive the Spaniards OF the face
OF the earth. lie sworc they should never
enter his territory and organized the
chiefs ~ the other Moro tribes to resist
them They pat w forts and dug pits
FOR amhuScades but We're defeated and
I'tto submitted Since then he has fought
again and again, ana OF late, although
ho is now almost ninety. he has been
wHgiug war with natto riang the dattn
uf This region who was the frst 70 come
io the support 81 the Americans,
patjo PAug Is a thrifty chief He Is the
son of thin"Se slave. who BY his own
ability has made himself datto. and
Who by the commercial strain ~ ChincSs
h.aod which ne has in him has amasscd
lands houses ana gold galore
A. thr council proceeded It was seen
thai 90, Motu- present were an enemies
vf iRit0 Plans and That they had com,
io httcN up scheme ta conquer him Ous
OF phtta luUS mon. 8ercc. dark
sklunrf follow Witt "a bis Kris az hii
waist presented tho ,asr rsI- man Wa
GA orator Itr urst duattd ga the great.
Ness ot their ttiec ana chem spoke of DC
t1fagte whtsh tnt. Son vt IS slave. steal
WE thclr lands 0ud aroUlHS ttsh bs
pUndrrtr@ tlrm After l.u@ preamble
Zee tarc t' tee purp'~, ut th. ,islt Hnt
t'1n'N proposed go tha An. 'tesn com