Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-09

fCopv lighted 1900 by Frank G. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
POLLOK. Island of Mndanao.
April 10. 1900
DESPAIR of giving you an adequate idea
Of the Muros of this part of the world
They are more barbarous and savage thah
ANYTHING You can imagine. and they act
very much as though they thought We were
IN. SANE. There is. | believe bound To De
trouble with them sooner or later. ana We
should have trouble here now We're not
the soldiers very careful i'll their treat
mont al them. When l wrote from Parang-
Parang the Moros Were in possession OF the
Spanish fort there. Captain Giilenwater.
VIII, was the first officer to command that
station. had but one company, and as
Hadui The datto who had possession OF the
fort claimed to have 4.00 fighting men,
Clearwater did not risk forcing the issue
Since then however. Captain Reynolds has
come with a second company. and he ana
lieutenant Colonel Hayes recently counsel
cd together and decided that the Moros
must H.. gotten out of the fort as in case
OF lrouti. the place would be OF great ah-
vantage to US. They sent Frord to Datto
Bi:ui that he must Tacate ana take MS
= lii.rs and wives to other quarters
The great datto grumbled, He said ne
had mn pIac.. to co. and asked If the Amer
leans would not allow MIN ~ t'int up 49,
quarters in the church. He was told no.
and h.. grumhlcd the more. All TINS nap
pru,d the night he was told that ne must
leave NJ,
no, sleep much that night. They We're not
sure what the datto would do. III he re-
fused It meant war. and. with MS Supeiiol
numbers there was no surety now the war
yvouId t,lrr out \ great c"mmotton was
observed in and about the fort all night
and when the troops marched up to the
Tot the next morning they fully expected
u fight.
Looked Like Trouble.
When they arrived. however. they found
the datto moving out bag and baggage. lie
told them he would go, but at the same
time he pointed out to the bay
The Americans looked and saw that II
was covered with Moro boats. From every
quarter the Moros were coming toward
Parang-Parang Some Of the boats hao
flags flying in them, all were hl!ed Win
men armed with lances. guns ana Krises,
and 1t looked as though the Mohammedans
Of all Mindanao were coming 10 "ipe ou'
The patio Baqui pretended that he did
nor understand 1t. and a guard or soldierS
was sent down TO the pier TO in'ert creep rns
crowd upon landing and to learn what was
raallv the matter. The officers went with
them, taking the big army wagon which
had recently arrived and the iour-hiuie
A. tbe wharf they found that the invad-
ing Moros were the forces Of old DatLo
Into and of several other chiefs. VINO,
learning that one Of the higher officials OF
our army was present. had come to hold
conference with him. Thereupon. mucn re-
ueved tina, there was to be no fighting. the
Americans asked the dattos 10 get in the
army wagon and ride up to the town. AS
none of them had ever seen a wagon or
mules before. they were delighted. They
crawle4l in. stumbling over their weapons
a. they did so. The mules Were whipped
up and they were carried on the gallop
over the stones to the town.
Datto Ttto's bloody Proposition.
They were taken to the gate OF the fort.
but not admitted inside. treachery was
feared Chairs were brought out for the
dattos. and with armed soldiers around.
uominally as a matter of honor. but really
"a a guard against attack. 4 council was
held.
The chief datto of the party did not
speak. He was too old to do so. l refer
TO Datto Tito. who. next TO his hated rival.
Ganao Island. He has for many years had
a large army and w;tged war with all about
him At one time he said he would drive
the Spaniards off the face OF the earth. He
swOre they should never enter his terri
tory and organized the chiefs Of the other
Moro tribes 20 resist them. They put up
forts and dug pits for dmbuscades. but
Were defeated AMI Tito submitted. Since
then he has fought again and again and Of
late. although ne IL almost ninety. he
has been waging war with Date Piang. the