The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-13
QUITE ANXIOUS FOR WAR
lITNDAN4O SULTAN DEFIES THE
 AMERICAN FORCES.

Declares He Wants HostIIIties Forth
 WIIh-Writes Letter to General Sum
 ner Telling Him to Cease Sending Letters and Adding That What They
 Want ia War-Trausport Buffalo in
 Pori.
 Manila, Oct. 12.-The Sultan of Baco- Tod, Mindanao, has rejected the friendly overtures of General Sumner, comman- der of the American forces in Minda- mao, in a defiant letter in which he in- vites war. The sultan says:
 "The Sultan of Bacolod desires war forthwith. He wishes to maintain the religion of Mohammed. Cease sending letters. What we want is war; we do not desire your friendship"
 Friendly Moros report that the Sul- tan of Baco!od is fortifying his strong holds. He is in possession of many rifles. It is expected that an American column will be sent from Camp Vickers to capture and reduce Bacolod strong holds. It has not been decided when the move is to be made.
 New York. Oct. 12.-The United States steamer Buffalo arrived this morning from Manila and ports on the | Asiatic stations, with ofrty-two officers | and 56S men. The Buffalo left New York June last with thirty midship- ! men of the class of 1902 750 men and i 800 tons of stores for the Asiatic fleet. She had a very pleasant run, making the usual stops at Gibraltar, Malta, Port Said, Colombo and Singapore. At 1 Gibraltar ten rnidshipment were trans ferred to vessels of the European sta- tiOn. She arrived at Cavite (Manila) ] August 2, where she found Rear Ad- niral Rodgers with his flagship, the New York, also the Rainbow, the flag ship of Rear Admiral Wilder; and sev- eral vessels of the Southern squadron. 1 The Buffalo transferred about 450 men i to these vessels and received 280 who had served the required two years in the Philippines She also landed stores for the Southern squadron and took on stores for the Northern squadron.
 Bad weather interfered considerably with the handling of the men and stores at Manila and as cholera existed there comparatively little communication was permitted with shore. Thirteen mid shipmen were transferred to vessels al 1 Cavite and the Buffalo sailed on Au- gust tfor Nagasaki, Japan, where the flagship of Rear Admiral Evans, the Kentucky, New orleans, Helena ant vicksburg were found. -
 The Buffalo made exchanges of mel and supplied stores. She also transfer red five midshipmen, and received ; number of officers who had been order ed home. As much cholera existed a Nagasaki the steamer remained at tn water achorage under voluntary quar antine On. August 15 the Buffalo sail ed for Wu Sung, China, where sh found the Monterey, Wilmington ant the collier Saturn. Then she continuet the exchange of men, transferred tn last two of the midshipmen, delivere, stores, coaled ship and received officer for home. She left Wu Sung August i for Hong Kong, found there the Monan mock, completed the transfer of men an stores and left for home August 2E stopping at Singapore, Colombo an Port Said.
 At Messina, Sicily, the Buffalo fell i with the Albany and received frye of ficers and forty-seven men sent hom from various vessels of the Europea station on account of the expiration 0 their terms oS duty.