The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-05
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MIN D., WERE WHIPPED.
Their Fort Taken After . Desperate
Hand 10 Hand Struggle.
TRENCHES LINED WITH NATIVE DEAD.
General Chaffee Says Result Secures
Respect for American Arms"-Up-
rising Completely Crushed
TRENCHES LINED WITH NATIVE DEAD.

Washington, May 4.-The war depart
meut today received a cnblegram from
General Chaffce indicating that the cam
paign against Sultan Bayan, one of the
principal Moro chiefs, had been complete
ly successful. The result was accomplished
by gallant assault on tho principal Moro
fort, and its capture after a number Of the
leading Moros had been killed The cable
gram which was received this afternoon
was as follows:
"Adjutant General Washington: The
following is the full substance Of Brigadier
General George w. Davis message from
Bayen: Eighty-four survivors of Bdyan
surrendered Internationally this morning
AT l. Sultan Bayan, Raja Muda Bayan,
Sultan Pandaratan and all leading lattos
dead and many of their followers. Assault
on the principal fort, which surrendered
last night. was one Of the most gallant per
formanccs of American arms. Colonel
Frank d. Baldwin and his regiment de
serve all praise for hand to hand struggle
In four lines of bitches under walls of fort.
These trenches are lined with Moro dead
from rife fire win telegraph list later.
After clghty-four survivors marched out
this morning as prisoners, and was under
stood they were all, eight others, who had
concealed themselves in rubbish inside the
fort, made a break for liberty, tried to force
their way out, bnt none succeeded. Some
more wounded tried 10 stab soldiers trying
10 help them 1t Is impossible to state the
number of Moros killed, many lying In tail
grass. The surrender saves us from en-
ploying siege and starving out, Impossible
10 have carried works without scaling lad
doris, which were ready. Intend to retain
prisoners until two or three small adjacent
forts occupied, then with your consent to
rctair as hostages eight or ten Of the prin-
Cipals Nnd release the others. The force
IN line Of advance consisted Of four noun.
tain guns, 40 rifles This fully sufficient.
Could not have used more men advantage.
ously. Had We sent strong column il would
only lave sweled the casualty list One
neighboring datto has already presented
himself as a friend, and ] expect II general
coming in shortly, when the weight Of the
! blow Is known The dead sent to Malbang
! for burial In light Of present knowledge
could have besieged the principal forts
and in time forced surrender, but thai
( would probably have resulted in sorti'
/ for freedom and escape for many. BY at
/
crushed-thc only kind Of lesson these will
Moros seem to be able to profit by. Shall
Invite Sultan Tarlac to pay me friendl!
visit, If he does not do so Of his own IN
itiative He has fort further east, in plail
sight and Of same strength as was Bayan
on beautiful tabeland thousands Of acre
hne upland rice. and urging people to re
turn to its cultivation. The result to fol
low this action very Important, namely: /
secures respect for United States authorit!
in the center of Moro sayagery.
Have never seen men drawer no
heard of any performance excelling this /
gallantry 1t is my painful duty to repor
that overthrow of Moro power not accom-
plished without severe loss, one officer an
seven enlisted men Killed and four officer
and thrty-scvcn enlisted men wounded
WIN telegraph list later"
"Charee"