The Grit-advocate., 1902-05-09
AT WAR WITH MOROs
FORT CAPTURED BY ASSAULT.


600 Rines-other Moro Tribes No,
in Sympathy.
Washington, May t.-Dcspite earn
est efforts to conciliate the Morors OF
Mtndana0. war with them is in prog
ress. Following hard upon the heels
OF the dispatch announcing the sur.
render of more than one thousand in
surrectOs In the northern islands and
the provinces of Misamis. Mindanao
came a message from Major General
Chnfee, announcing that an American
outpost had been fired upon by the
Moros and that our troops captured the
Moro fort after IL protracted engage.
ment
The War Department later to-day
received a cablegram from General
CiiaHee indicating that the campaign
against Sultan Bayan, one of the prin,
c1pal Moro chiefs, had been complete
ly successful. The result was accom-.
plished by a gallant assault on the
principal Moro fort and it's capture af-
ter number of the leading Moros had
been killed. The cablegram, which
was received this afternoon, was as
follows:
"Adjutant General. Washington
Following Is the full substance of
Brigadier General George w. Davis
message from Bayan:
'Eighty-four survivors of Bayan
surrendered Internationally this morn.
Ing at Z o'clock. Sultan Bayan, Raja
Muda Bayan, Sultan Pandapatan and
all the leading datos are dead, as well
as many of their following. The as.
sault on the principal fort, which sur
rendered last night, was one Of the
most gallant performances of Ameri-
can arms. Colonel Frank d. Baldwin
and his regiment deserve all praise for
their hand to hand struggle in four
lines of bitches under the walls OF the
fort. These trenches are lined with
Moro dead from their rifle fire.
~ have never seen or heard of any
performance excelling this gallant
light. 1t IL my painful duty to report
that the overthrow of the Moro power
was not accomplished without severe
loss. One officer and seven enlisted
men were killed and four officers and
thirty enlisted men wounded will
telegraph list later.
"'After the eighty-four survivors
marched out this morning as prisoners
and 1t was understood that they were
all. eight others, who had concealed
themselves in rubbish inside the fort.
made a break for liberty. trying to
force their way out, but none succeed
ed. Some of the Moro wounded tried
4 to stab soldiers who were trying to
help them.
1T Is impossible to state the num-
Der Of Moros killed, as many are lying
In the tall grass. The surrender saves
us from having to lay siege and starve
them out, as 1t was impossible to have
carried the works without scaling lad
ders which were ready. intend to
retain the prisoners until two or three
small adjacent forts are occupied and
then will retain rs hostages eights or
ten of the principals and release the
others
"One neighboring dato has already
represented himself as our friend. and
l expect general coming in shortly
when the weight of the blow Is
known"
Lieutenant Rovars OF the Twenty.
seventh infantry was killed In the en-,
gagement at the fort
Captain Moore of the same regimen,
was mortally wounded.
Surgeon Porter and Lieutenant Hen
~ =. Wagner of the Fourteenth infan
try, and Lieutenant Jossman of the
Twenty-seventh infantry. were severe
iy wounded.
The President tonight sent the fol
lowing congratulatory message to Gen
ernl Chaffee:
"Chaffee. Manila: Accept for I'll,
army under your command. and eX