The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-09
BATTLE IN THE PHILIPPINES
LEADING MOROS WERE KILLED.
Gallant Attack on Principal Moro
Fort Brought Good ResoRts-WorIS
Of Colonel ID. Baldwin and Regi-
ment-Many Natives KiHled and
wounded.

Washington, Nov. 5.-The war de-
partment has received a cablegram
from General Chaffee indicating that
the campaign against Sultan Bayan,
one of the principal Moro chiefs, had
been completely successful The re-
suit was accomplished by gallant as
sault on the principal Moro fort and
its capture, after number of the lead
ing Moros had been killed. The ca
hlegram is as follows:
"Adjutant General. Washington:
Following is the fun substance of
Brigadier General George w. Davis
message from Bayan:
"Eighty-four survivors at Bayan sur
rendered Internationally this morning
at o'clock Sultan Bayan, Raja Mum
da Bayan, Sultan Pandapatan and all
the leading dattos are dead and many
Of their followers.
THE assault on the principal fort.
which surrendered last night, was one
of the most gallant performances for
American arms. Colonel ID. Baldwin
and his regiment deserve all praise for
hand to hand struggles in four lines of
bitches under the walls of the fort.
These trenches are filled with Moro
dead from rifle fire. l have never seen
or heard of any performance excelling
this gallant fight. 1t is 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 Of
fcers and thirty enlisted men wound
ed. will telegraph the list later
After eighty-four survivors were
/ marched out this morning as prison
ers and it was understood they were
all out eight others who had con
cealed themselves in the rubbish inside
the fort, made a break for liberty,
but did not succeed Some of the
Moro wounded tried TO stab soldiers
trying to help them
1T is impossible to state the num-
' Der of Moros killed. many lying in tall
grass.
The surrender saves us from siege
starving out the garrison Ii was i'm
possible to have carried the works
= without scaling ladders, which were
ready.
Il intend to retain the prisoners un-
-" til two or three small adjacent forts
- are OCCuDleu, lH0n Will COHS&Ht ~ re-
" lease. l will hold as hostages eight
y or ten of the principals and release
- tho Nthe~s.
= 1.-THE forces in line OF advance con
II sisieu Uf four mountain guns and 470
rifles This was fully sufficient |
4 could not have used more men adj
q. vantageOusly. Had we sent a strong
/ column it would only have swelled the
II casualty list.
m "One neighbOring datto has already
~ represented himself as friend, and ]
If expect a general coming in shortly
2 when the weight OF the blow is known
20 The dead were sent to Malabong for
burial.
! I'm light of present knowledge we
It could have besieged the principal fort
IS and in time forced the surrender but
IS that would probably have resulted in
1t a sortie for freedom and escape for
sr many. BY attacking them they have
Ie been completely crushed-tbe only
IT kind of lesson these wild Moros seem
1t to be able to profit by. I shall invite
the sultan of Tarlac to pay me a
friendly visit if he does not tell us OF
his initiative. He has fort further
N east in plain sight and of the same
le strength as Bayan, on a beautiful ia
al BILE land. There are a thousand acres
r. in fine upland rice and we are urging
y the people to return to it's cultivation
III The result to follow this action is
2 very important, namely, it secures re
re spect for United States authority il
N the center of Moro savagery.
"CHAFFEE."