Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-08
THE FORT
Eighty-Four Moros Surrender After Their
Leaders Were Killed.

Eighty-FOur MOrO5 surrender Attor Anon
Leaders Were Killed.
Manila, May 5.-Gen. Davis, the
commander of the American forces IN
the Island of Mindanao, cables that
the "a Moros who survived the attack
and capture of the Moro fort by
American soldiers in Mindanao Satur-
day, have surrendered, and that the
sultan of Bayan, Rajah Muda, Sultan
Panda Patio. and a number of the
leading dattos were killed in the en-
y%agement.
The assault on the principal fort,
reports Gen. Davis, was n of the
most gallant performances of .Amer-
lean arms in the Philippines, and the
regiment of Lieut.-Col. Frank D.
Baldwin, the Fourth infantry, de-
serves the greatest credit for it's con-
duct. The men of the Fourth infan-
try had a hand-to-hand struggle with
the Moros in the -four lines of bitches,
and at the walls of the fort. When
the position was captured these
bitches were found to be lined with
Moro dead. Gen. Davis cha~racterizes
the rifle fire of the Americans as ex-
c%ellent, and says he has never wit
aessed a performance cXcelling the
capture of the Moro fort in gallantry
and grit.
Gen. Davis says, also, it is his pain
full duty to announce that the over
brow Of Moro power was not &C
;omplished without severe loss to the
Americans. One officer and seven en-
listed men were killed. while four Of
6cers and SO enlisted men were
wounded.
After the 81 Moros who survived
the assault had marched out of the
fort, eight others who were con
cealed there made an unsuccessful
break for liberty. Some of the Moro
wounded tried to stab the American
soldiers who were succoring them.
1t is impossible to give the total Of
Moro dead, as a number of them are
lying in the tall grass. The fort was
defended by 800 men. Its capture
saves a siege, and it would have been
impossible to carry the position with
out scaling ladders.
Gen. Davis further reports his in
tention of retaining his prisoners I'M
til the few adjacent Moro forts are
occupied. Then, with the consent of
Cen. Chaffee. he will retain ten of his
principal captives as hostages and re-
lease the others.
The American forces who attacked
the fort numbered 40 men and four
mountain guns.
1t rained hard during the night pre-
ccding the attack, and the men were
without blankets. The battery fired
1870 rounds at a range of 1,4OO yards.
Gen. Davis adds that he is sending
the dead to Malaban for burial. He
intends to invite the sultan of Tarlus
to an interview. His fort is of the
same strength as Bayan, the one cap
tured yesterday. Gen. Davis is urg-
ing the people to return to the cult
vation of rice.
A Board Investigating the Charges
Made By Mai. Gardner.
Washington, May A cablegram
from Gen. Chaffee relating to Maj
Gardener stated that a board consist
ing of Colonies Whit and Duncan and
Capt. Johnson were Investigating the
charges made by Maj. Gardener, but
up to the present time Maj. Gardener
had furnished the names of only one
man, although saying he had several
witnesses. Mr.. Spooner, commenting
on this cable, said that it was i'm.
proper to insist that Maj. Gardener
should be brought here while the in
vestigation was pending.