Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-15

commander of the division of the Phil
ippines, reports as follows from Jolo,
capital of the Sulu islands:
"A severe action between troops,
composed of a naval detachment and
constabulary and hostile Moros has
taken place at Mount Dajo, near Jolo.
The engagement opened during the
afternoon of March 6 and ended in the
morning of March s.
1.-The acton involved the capture of
Mount Dajo, a lava cone 2,10O feet
high, with a crater az it's summit and
extremely steep. The last 400 feet were
at an angle of go degrees and there
were fifty perpendicular ridges covered
with a growth of timber and strongly
fortified and defended by an invisible
force of Moros.
1.-The army casualties were fifteen en-
listed men killed, commissioned Off
Ger and four enlisted men wounded.
The naval casualties numbered thirty
two. Ensign Fl. D. Cooke, Jr., of the
United States steamer Pampanga, COM
manding the Pampanga fort, was Sc
verely wounded, and Coxswain Gilmore
was severely wounded in the elbow.
''The constabulary casualties were
Captain John r. White, wounded in the
thigh, severely; three enlisted men kill
ed and thirteen wounded. Captain Ty
rec Rivers sustained slight flesh
wound in the thigh, Lieutenant Gordon
was slightly wounded in the right hand,
Lieutenant Wylie T. Conway of The
Sixth Infantry was slightly wounded in
the left eye All the wounded are do
ing well.
Colonel Joseph W. Duncan of the
Sixth Infantry directed the operations.
"All the defenders of the Moro
stronghold were killed. Six hundred
bodies were found on the field.
The action resulted in the eXtinc
| ton of band of outlaws who, recog-
nizing no chief, had been raiding friend
| ly Moros and, owing to their defiance
| Of the American authorities, had stir
red up a dangerous condition of If.
| fairs"
Facts About the Moros.
Jolo, or Sulu, is the capital of the Phil
| ippine archipelago of the same name and
| Is about $40 miles due south from Manila.
| 1t is the residence of the sultans of the
! Moros, who have here a large market
| place in which fruits and vegetables are
| sold The town has been occupied by
| American troops ever since 1893 and but
| little trouble has been had with the ma
| tives, those in the lake region of Min
lanao having proved to be the most in
| tractable.
Moro is a general designation for the
Mohammedan Malay people with an in
| fusion of Semitic blood, living in the
southern part of the philippines, chiefly
| in the Sulu archipelago and the adjoin
! ing portions of Mindanao. Mohammedan-
! ism was introduced from Borneo in the
| fourteenth century. The Spaniards, who
| arrived in 1921. were never able to con-
| Quer these races nor to convert them to
the Catholic religion, though many forts
and Il few towns were build among them.
| Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood, President
Roosevelt's particular friend, is in COM
mand of the troops in the Philippine Isl
ands The entire command is divided into
| three departments. In the department of
Luzon, Mai. Gen. J. S. Weston is in COM
mand. Brig. Gen. ]. A. Buchanan COM
mands the department of Visayas. Big.
Gen. Casper II. Bliss commands the de-
partment of Mindanao.
| MorOs Desperate Fighters.
The Moros are desperate fighters and
treacherous. The last battle, except that
of year ago, was on Dec. 10, 1899. The
war in the Philippines, much of which
was against the Moros, may be reviewed
as follows:
Peace proclaimed. July 4. 1902
Duration of war. 4 yrs, , mos, 3 days
Cost of war. $40, $50
Estimated American losses
Permanently disabled. ......... 5000
L.