Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-09
10 PAcEs-LAsr EDITION.
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known on the island OF Joo IL well
toward the center OF the island and
some distance removed from the cap
ital which Is on the sea coast, There
is, however, near the city OF Jolo, dis
lance only five miles, a mountain an
swerlng closely, save for the crater
the description given in the dispatch
This mountain was controlled by two
dattos--Calbi and Joakinine. the lat
ter one of the chieftains who signed
the famous Bates treaty. The
mountain Is very steep and at It's apex
Is Moro fortress which had never
been trodden by white troops.
Lieut. Gen. Bates. chief OF staff, who
had extensive service In the Southern
Islands Of the Philippine group. and
is well acquainted with the Jolo coun-
try, has no fear that this last trouble
extends throughout the group In the
first place he says there is no homeo-
gently among these island troops:
strong Jealousies exist and Il has been
impossible for them to eohere in on
position to the whites. 1t is also be-
lieved here. from the official dispatch
that the Moros attacked We're really
set OF robbers and that the action was
undoubtedly precipitated by Gen.
woods determination to eXterminate
them at any cost IL they could not be
otherwise subdued.
The movements of the gunboats
which had been detailed from the ASH
attic fleet for duty in the southern ISL
ands OF the Philippine group are report
ed only TO the Communicated chief OF
the Asiatic station at Manila, and the
navy department consequently Is with
out information as TO the whereabouts
OF the ships until considerable time
has elapsed. However, the fact that
Ensign II. c. Cooke, Jr., Is reported TO
nave been wounded establishes the fur
ther fact that the gunboat Pampanga,
small craft of about 200 tons, was
az Jolo for this young officer Is the
commander OF the vessel. Cooke Is a
native of the District of Columbia, but
was appointed to the navy from New
York. where his father lives. He has
been on duty on the Aslatic station
since 1908 and because of his good rec
ord recently relieved Ensign Oscar f.
c. Cooper, In command OF the Pampan-
ga of which prior to that time he had
oeen acting as executive officer.
The department OF Jolo is now In
command Of Brighten Tasker II.
Bliss II was formerly commanded
by Mai Gen. Leonard Wood who af-
terward became commander-ln-chief
of the Philippine division upon the
departure Of Gen. 'Corbin.
Some Of the army officers here who
have served in the Jolo group say that
Mount JOlo, the scene of the action,
is located about II miles from Jolo,
the capital of the island Morocorito
is on the very top of the mountain.
once before It's garrison of natives was
induced to vacate the place by the
exercise of diplomacy, but heretofore
no force has been able to capture II.
The Sixth infantry, which seems to
have borne the brunt of the lighting
was from Fort Leavenworth and has
been in the Philippines about year.
The officers Of the general stan fully
acqua slted with the habits of the Moros
say they have not the slightest fear
that the Moros viii try to retaliate for
the crushing defeat. These officers
judge from the dispatch from Manila
that there were really two actions, the
fret probably "A surprise and serving
merely to locate the position and es-
tablish the strength OF the Moro de-
tenders This having been done, the
second day seems to have been occu-
pied iu hosting the artillery and am
munition supplies to- positions from
which 10 operate upon the Moro fort
ress in the crater and the second action,
cough. under the conditions described,
on the slope of the mountain at an an
gle of 30 degrees undoubtedly broke the
Moro strength in that locality for an
indefinite ture.
CAPT. PENIS COMMENTS.
San Francisco, March 9,-Maj Gen.
Corbin, recently In command OF the
division Of the Philippines, left his no.
tel early this morning before learning
of the engagement near Jolo. In his
Ii Il N nj a
Penn of the Seventh infantry, who has
lust returned from the Philippines,
after reading the Associated Press ac-
count of fatal conflict, expressed
himself as follows:
II am grieved to learn that our cas-
ualties were so heavy, but am pleased
to learn that n substantial victory was
achieved. The fight is simply one OF
series that have occurred in the
work of pacifylng the islands Ii Is
not likely to lead to further engage
ments in the near future, as the
Moros on the island of Jolo are not
united under any leader. They are
grouped into small bands. each under
a petty chief one village may be
destroyed without affecting its neigh
bors. who seem Indifferent to the fate
of any except their own people.
The success of our troops means
simply the practical determination OF
dangerous body of outlaws who
might have caused much trouble, and
this result viii deter others inclined
to defy the authorities of the United
States
Maj. Gen A. W. Greedy, who takes
command Of the division of the Pa
cifc. said he did not expect further
trouble on the island of Jolo. which
was small and did not contain large
population. Similar engagements had
occurred before, and each defeat OF
the lawless bands tended to insure
peace. 1t was an incident Of the cam
paign, not the beginning Of new trou-
BILE.
THE SIXTH INFANTRY.
Leayenworth, Kas.. March 9.-The
| Sixth infantry, which participated In
| the fight with the Moros near Jolo. was
last stationed at Fort Leavenworth
Kan. going to the Philippines from
there. The Sixth infantry Is one OF
| the Oldest regiments In the United
States. The officers mentioned as hav-
ing been In the engagement are all
well-known here. Capt. l.. NJ. Koch
Ter is son-in-law OF the late Col. d.
| II. Anthony, the noted editor OF the
| Leavenworth Times. The wife of
| Capt. Rivers, one OF the wounded, liz
now In San Francisco. News of the
| engagement created intense interest
OF