The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-05-08
Campaign Against Sultan Bayan,
One of the Principal Chiefs,
Completely Successful.
TROOPS MAOtA 6ALlAAT ASSAULT
Many Of the Noros Were Killed. and
ct Of the Survivors Surren-
cered Internationally.
a Hand 10 Hand Struggle in -Four
Lines Of pitehes-one American
Officer and Several Elisted
Men Were Killed.

Washington. May 5.-The war de-
partment Sunday received a cable
gram from Gen. Chance indicating that
the campaign against Sultan Bayan.
one OF the principal Moro chiefs. had
been completely successful The re-
suit was accomplished hy a gallant
assault on the principal Moro fort and
its capture after a number OF the lead
ins Moros had been killed. The cable
gram. which was received Sunday aft
crnoon. was as follows.
AdIutant General. Washington.
Tho following Is the full substance
OF Brig Gen. George W. Davis mes
sage from Bayan' Eighty-four sur
vivors Bayan surrendered uucondi.
( tionaiiy this morning at Z. Sultan
Bayan. Raja Muda Bayan. Sultan Pan.
danstan aud an leading Dattos dead
and many of their followers. Assault
on the principal fort which surrender
[ 60 last night one of the most gallant
performance OF American arms. Col.
Frank ID. Baldwin and his regiment
/ deserve an praise for hand 60 hand
! strregie ia four lines OF bitches under
walls OF fort These trenches are
/ lined with Moro dead from rife fire.
I Have never seen or heard of any per-
/ iormancc cNceiiing this gallanrry aud
/ grit % .s my painful duty to report
I that the overthrow of Moro power
WAS not accomplished without severe
I loss one officer and seven enlisted
/ men KILLED. four officers and 81 enlist
cl men wounded VIII telegraph tho
ust later After 50 survivors marched
. out this morning as prisoners. aud was
understood they were an. eight others
who had concealed themselves ln rub
bish inside the fort made a break for
1 liberty. tried way ont. but none suc-
| Cccdcd. some Moro wounded tried
to stab soldiers trying 20 help them.
II is impossible 20 state the number
of Moros KILLED. MANY lying In tail
grass.
The surrender saves us from siege
and starving out impossible to have
carried works without scaling lad
dcrs. which were ready. Intend TO re-
tain prisoners until tw1 or three small
/ adjacent forts occupied then with
your consent 10 retain as hostages
n Cisht or ten OF the principals and re-
lease the others The force in the
limo OF advance consisted Of four noun
tain suns f70 rifles. This fully sum-
cient Could not have used more men
advantageous Had we sent strong
column 30 would only have swellcd the
casualty nst one neiehboring Data
b has already presented himself as
friend and expect a general coming
in shortly. when the weight Of the
blow is known The dead sent TO Ma.
abang for burial In light Of present
knowledge. could have hosicged the
principal forts and in time forced sur
render. hut that would probably have
resulted in o sortie for freedom and
escape f1r many. by attacking them
they have been completely crushed
e the only kind Of lesson these wild Mo
ros seem 90 De able 20 profit by Shall
. invite sultan Tarlac 20 pay me
g friendly visit. 80 he does not do so o
lhis initiative. Has fort further cas-
- in plain sight and OF same strength
4 as was Bayan. on beautiful table land
. thousand acres fine upland rice aus
urges people to return 20 its culuva
tion. The result 70 follow this actor
p very important. namely. it secures re
spec. Tor United States authority 81
the center of Moro savagery.
tSigned) CHAFFEE."