The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-05-06
GENERAL DAVIS
ROUTS REBELS

R0UTS REBEL:
Washington D. O.. May S. Tn.
war department has received a cable.
gram from General Chaffee indicating
that the campaign against Sultan Ba.
yan, one Of the pricipal Moro chiefs
had been completely successful. Thf
result was accomplished by a gallant
assault on the pricipal Moro fort and
It's capture. after a number OF the
lead ng Moros had been killed. The
cab gram which was received this
afternOn was as follows:
"Adjutant-general. Washington. The
following is the full substance of
Brlgadier-Scue-el George w. Davis
message from Bayon:
"Eighty-four survivors Bayon sur
rendered oonditionally this morning
at z. Sultan Bayon, Raia Muda Bayan.
Sultan Pandapatan and all leading
Dattos dead and many OF their follow.
ers. Assault on the principal fort that
surrendered last night, one of the most
gallant performances Of American
arms Colonel Frank d. Balwin 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 the rifle fire
Have never seen or heard OF any
performance excelling this gallant
fight
ut is my painful duty to report that
overthrow OF the Moro power was
not accomplished without severe loss.
One officer and seven enlisted men
killed; four officers and thirty en-
listed men wounded. viii telegraph
the list later.
After eighty-four survivors march
ed out this morning as prisoners. and
was understood that they were all.
Eight others who had concealed them
selves in rubbish in the fort made a
break for liberty, but none were sue
cessful
Some Moro wounded tried to stab
some soldiers trying to help them. II
is impossible to state number OF Nor
os killed Many lying in tall grass.
THE force in line of advance con
sisted Iof four mountain gums, 47O
rifles This was fully sufficient Could
not have used more men advantage
ously. Had we sent strong column it
would only ha-e swelled the casualty
list.
zone neighboring Datto has already
presented himself as a friend. and |
expect a general coming in shortly.
when the weight of the blow is known.
I'm light of present knowledge could
have besieged the principal forts and
in time forced surrender, but that
would probably have resulted in a
tsortie for freedom and the escape of
many BY attacked them they have
/ been completely crushed-the only
kind Of a lesson these wild Moros
seem to be able to profit by.
"Shall invite Sultan Turlac to pay
me a friendly visit. if he does not do
this of his own initiative. Has fort
/ further east in plain sight and OF the
same strength as the Bayan on beauti
| full tableland. thousand acres fine up
land rice, and urging people to return
/ to its cultivation. The result TO follow
4 this action very important. namely,
lit secures respect for the United States
authority in the center of Moro saw
agery
I Manila. May e. ieneral Davis, the
/ comuanuer os the American forces in
! Il e island of Mindanao, cables that
/ the eighty-fCur Moros who S .ryivCd
the attack and capture of the More
| fort by American soldiers in Mindanao
/ vest rday have surrendered and that
the sultan OF Bayan, Rajah Muda,
Sultan Panda PATIO and a number of
tn. leading oattos were hlled IN tie
/ engagement.
The assault on the principal font,
reports General Davis, was one of the
most gallant performances of Ameri-
can arms in the Philippines and the
/ regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Frank
/ ID. Baldwin, the Fourth infantry, H.
serves the greatest credit for it's con-
/ duct The men of the Fourth in
/ fantry had hand to hand struggle
/ with the Moros in the bitches and at
thu walls of the fort. When the posi-
/ ton was captured. these bitches were
/ f5unf to be lined with Moro dead,
| General Davis charactenZes the rSiIe
I fire of the Americans as excellent and
/ says he has never witnesse da perform
! ance eXcelling the capture of the Moro
! fort in gallantry and conduct
Gen raj Davis also says IL his pain
/ full duty TO announce that the over
| throw Of Moro power was not ac-
] complished without severe loss to the
! Americans. One officer and seven en-
/ listed men were killed, while four
/ officers and thirty-nine enlisted men
were wounded.
After the eighty-four Moros who
/ survived the assault had marched out
/ Of the fort, eight others who were
concealed there made an unsuccessful
! break for liberty. Some OF the Moro
/ wounded tried to stab the American
/ soldiers who we're succoring them.
II is impossible 10 give the detail
| Of the Moro dead as a number OF them
are lying in the tall grass. The
! fort was defended by three hundred
men. It's capture saves a siege, and
/ IL would have been impossible TO