The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-30
CHASING PIRATES A NEW DUTY
Uncle Sans Soldiers in the Philippine,

| Uncle Sans Soldiers in the Philippines
Have Variety Indeed.
Uncle Sans soldiers who are bring
ing the inhabitants of the islands of
the Orient into proper appreciation
of the demands and duties Of enlight-
ened people are having q mighty, busy
time of 1t these days. They are not
walking about in idleness," as Mr..
| Bryan charges, but, on the contrary,
are accommodating experiences as thrill
| ing as those which came to the men
who chased pirates on the high seas
in the old days. There is an entire alb
sense of the routine barracks life that
pals on the wearer of the blue in times
of peace. The soldiers in the foreign
lands which have come under the jur-
isdiction and care of this nation are
having @ line Of work cut out for them
that would not be possible in any
country less civilized. Since the close
of the civil war the west, with its
cattle rustling and Indian outbreaks,
has furnished the only exciting field
for the army but those now under the
flag in foreign lands are in the midst
of adventures compared with which an
Indian outbreak is as tame as an after
noon tea.
Meagre details of some of these
thrilling experiences have come to A.
G. Peterson of St. Louis from Major
o. J. Sweet of the Twenty third in
fantry, United States army, who is
now on duty as commanding officer
and military governor of the Island of
Jolo. The major was stationed at st.
Louis for a number of years, and has
many warm personal friends in this
city. When the Island of Jolo came
under the American flag Major Sweet
was sent to take control of the island
and was appointed military governor.
The natives Of the island have never
caused the soldiers of Uncle Sam any
particular trouble, although the work
of reorganizing the government has
been arduous, and has demanded an
immense amount of detail work on the
part of Major Sweet and his immediate
subordinates.
But the rank and file of the army
enlisted to fight, and most of them like
it, These have not been disappointed.
While thtre have been no instructions
to put down. Major Sweets regiment
to the lot of soldiers of the United
States-that of making an organized at
tack upon a band Of pirates. That is
new, at least, and from inca
gre details secured from private let
tiers from Major Sweet, the task was a
difficult one, and necessitated an as
sault upon a. strong fortress manned
by as tough lot of pirates as ever
a ship or cut throat
1t appears that on May Is gang CT
pirates set out from the Island of Omar
AL opposite the Island of Sibuti, and
within the jurisdiction of the United
States, with piracy for their purpose.
They went to the Island of Kulan, off
the east coast of Borneo, and began
their work in tht approved style of the
followers of Sir John Morgan. They
butchered one Hadji Patti, Borneo
Moro, one Borneo Chinaman and four
other Borneo Moros, followers of Hadji
Patti. The victims were engaged in the
operation of the Tongkong, sailing
merchant vessel owned by Hadji Patti
The find was a rich one for the pirates.
From the bodies of the murdered men
and from the vessel the robber gang Sc
cured $4,000 in money and merchandise
valued at $4,000.
With their booty the pirates fastened
TO the village of Conowai at Parang, |
where they concealed large part of |
heir booty. The Rahjah of the island |
was instructed, as matter OF form, |
% capture the pirates and turn them |
over to the custody of Major Sweet, |
pending a decision on their case by the |
United States authorities. Over in that |
country it appears the United States |
officer jnstructs the native officials to |