The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-16
VICTORY
CROWNS
OUR ARMS

m AsHISGToS. May 4.-The Was
w Department today received n ca
bleEraTn from General Chaffee
Indicating that the campaign against
Sultan Bayan. one OF the principal
Moro chiefs. has been completely sue
ees4fuL The result was accomplished
by a gallant assault on the principal
Moro fort and its capture after q mum
Der OF the leading Moros had been
killed. The cablcgram. which was re-
ceived this afternoon. was as follows:
'Aejutant General. Washington: Fol-
lowing 10 the fun substance OF Briga-
dIcr-Generai George w. Davis message
from Bayan: 'EiEhty-four survivors
Bayan surrendered Internationally this
morning ut o'clock. Sultan Bayan.
RaJa Muds Bayan. Sultan Pandapatan
and all leading Datos dead. and many
% their followers. Assault on the prin-
cipal fort. which surrendered last night.
one OF the most gallant performances
OF American arms Colonel Frank ID.
Baldwin and his regiment deserve all
praise for hand-to-hand struggle In
four lines OF bitches under walls OF
fort These trenches are lined with
Moro dead from rifle IRE. Have never
seen or heard OF any performance ex-
ceiling this gallant night.
1t II my painful duty TO report that
the overthrow OF Moro power was not
accomplished without severe loss One
officer and seven enlisted men killed:
four officers and thirty enlisted men
wounded VIII telegraph the list later.
After 81 survivors marched out this
morning as prisoners. and understood
they were all. eight others. who had
concealed themselves In rubbish inside |
the fort. made a break for liberty. but
they did not succeed. Some Morol
wounded tried 20 stab soldiers trying to |
kill them. IL u impossible to state
number OF Moro$ killed: many lying In /
tall grass.
The surrender saves us from siege
and starving out Impossible To have
carried works without scaling ladders.
which were ready. Intend TO retain
prisoners until two or three small ad-
Iace1t forts are occupied. then VIII con-
iinue TO hold as hostages eight or ten OF
The principals and release the others.
rhe forces In line OF advance consisted
,f four mountain guns. 40 rifles. This
fully sufficient Could not have used
more men advantageously. Had we
tent strong column Il would only have
sweiled the casualty list.
lone neighborinE Dato has already
himself as friend. and I ex-
beet n general cOming-in shortly. when
he weight OF the blow Is known. The
lead sent TO MaiabanE for burial. In
light OF present knowledge could have
the principal fort and In time
'orced the surrender. but that would
probably have resulted In a sortIe for
freedom and escape OF many. BY at
lacking them they have been COM
,ietciy crushed-the only kind OF les
ION these wild Moros seem to be able
% profit by.
% shall invite sultan Tarlac to payl
ne friendly visit. II he does not tell
- % his initiative. Has fort further
asst In plain sight. and Of same
strength ~ was Bayan. or beautiful
ableiaud thousand acres. fine upland.
Ice. and urging people To- return TO itsi
The result TO follow
his action very important. namely. IL
scurcs respect for United States au-
hority In the center OF Moro savag-
ry.' CHAFFEE."