The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09


lasted two days among the lava ridges
which had been strongly fortified by
the MorOs. Artillery had to be hoisted
by means of ropes up the last 800 feet
Wood highly cOmmends the work &f
the troops.
He Fought With Funston.
Lieutenant Ernest NJ. Agnew, who
was wounded'in the battle, is a Mime
apolis, Kan, boy. His father is a
wealthy hardware merchant of dinne-
apohs. and the family is one Of the
best known in Ottawa county
Mr.. AgneW enlistea1 in the Twentieth
Kansas regiment as a second lieutenant
in NJ company from Sallna He vas
soon promoted to be first Lieutenant for
I company. He served through he en-
tire Philippine campaign with the Twen-
tieth Kansas, and was never sick or
wounded He participated in every en-
gagement When the Twentieth came
home, Agnew was on Of these who
stayed behind. He got a commission as
captain in the Eleventh volunteer cav
airy. On February 2, 1901, he took a
commission as second lieutenant IN the
regular army, with the Twenty-sixth
infantry. On February 29 1904 he was
promoted to be first lieutenant, and was
transferred to the Sixth infantry. It
was in this regiment that he was serT-
ing when wounded.
Merely an Incident.
san Francisco, March 9.-kaJor
General Corbin, recently in command
Of the division Of the Philippines. left
his hotel early this morning before
hearing of Of the engagement near
Jolo. In his absence, one of his aides,
Captain J. A. Penn. of the Seventh in
fantry, who had just returned from
the Philippines, after reading the As
ISOLATED Press account of the action
q
''I am grieved to learn that our
casualties were so heavy, but am
pleased to learn that a substantial vic
tory was achieved. The fight is simply
one Of a series that have occurred in
the work of paeifying the Islands. 1t
is not likely to lead to further engage
ments in the near future as the
MOros on the island of JolO are not
united and under leader. They are
grouped in two small bands, each un-
der 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
a dangerous body of outlaws who
might have caused more trouble, and
this result will deter others inclined to
defy the authority Of the United
States"
Major General A W. Greedy, who
today takes command of the division
of the Pacific, said he did not expect
further trouble on the island Of Jolo,
which was small and did not contain a
large population. Similar engage
ments had occurred before, and each
defeat of the lawless bands tended to
insure peace. It was an incident of
the campaign, not the beginning of
new troubles.
LeavenwOrth Is Interested.
Leavenworth, Kan, March 9.-The
Sixth infantry, which participated in the
fight with the MOrOs near JOlO was las {
stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
going to the Philippines from there. The
Sixth infantry is one Of the oldest regl-
ments in the United States. The off
GERS mentioned as having been in the
/ engagement are well known here. Cap
tain L. NJ. Koehel. is a son-in-law Of
the late Colonel D. R Anthony, the
noted editor of the Leavenworth Times.
The wife Of Captain Rivers, one of the
wounded is now in San Francisco.
News of the engagement created intense
/ interest at Fort LeavenwOrth.
About 400 Men Engaged.
Washington. March 9.-The last list
/ Of troops stationed in the Philippines
at the war department shows that on
/ January 20, the following troops were
stationed on the island OF Jolo;
Companies / and L, Fourth cavalry,
and the Twenty eighth battery field ar
tulery. Companies I, K, L and NJ, Of
/ the Twentieth infantry had been sta
toned at Jolo but are understood tc
have been relieved by q battalion Of The
Sixth infantry. commanded by Colonel
/ Duncan In January. Colonel Duncan
was the senior officer on the field save
+ Major General Wood snd BrigadieT
General Bliss. Assuming that the or
[ ganizations we're up to their normal
! strength there were about 490 soldiers
in the action besides the naval con
tingent the strength of which is SO fan
unknown. It is believed, however. that
. owing to the sick list and other causes
there were probably rot more than 40(
/ Of the military engaged. The strength
/ of the constabulary Is also unknown.
/ The official dispatch does not enahl5
/ the authorities here to place exactly the
scene Of the combat. The only crate'
! known on the island of Jo1O is wei
! toward the center of the island and some
distance removed from the capital wfici
is on the sea coast. There is. however
near the city of Jolo, distance only hv6
I miles. q mountain answering closely
save for the crater. the description d
! that in the official dispatch. This noun
tain was controlled by two dattos-CaIb
and Joakirine, the latter one of tht
ehieftains who signed the famous Bates
treaty" The mountain is very steer
] and at its apex is a Moro fortress which