The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-21

one old Moro, who was captured on the way, the chief of this band was ln- duced after many efforts to surrender without a fight and gave up his guns General Wood with the troops spent the greater part of the day far from water under tropical sun. waiting | with the utmost patience upon the dila- tory tactics of the savages in order to accomplish the subJugation of this band without bloodshed.
 | The Expedition Abandoned
 Upon the return Of General Wood to Jolo 1t was considered that the ring leaders were dead and the Moros had neen punished enough and the expedi- ton disbanded. IL wpa soon discov- cred that Dajo fugitives from the Tambang fight were on top of Mount DaJo. They put a crop of rioe and sweet potatoes Inside the crater and had plenty of water there all the wear round A demand was made on Dattos Joakanain and Kalbi for the guns of the ringleaders which were surren dereo and they were told to come down ana settle below, but could cultivate their crops above so as not to lose aIl their food Dattos Joakanain and KaI- oi, from whom the DaJo people had run away, exerted their power to command over them and kept them from depre- dating during the summer and fall. They accordingly caused about 15O of the original 200 reported to be on the mountain to come down and settle l In their old homes below. A day or so before Thanksgiving went to Zambo- anga, 100 miles north and returned about December 1. I found that dur Ing my absence some Moro had told the Dajo people that the Governor would attack them at daylight on No vember 30. They all ran away to the top Of the mountain, sounded their tack.
 They considered that state of war was on and 1t was reported that forty armed Moros were going about at night to take propertJ' of friendly Moros. several ounaloes had been taken when arrived, Pressure was at once put on Joakanine to allay this excitement and stop all depredationa A letter was written General Wood detailing the circumstances and whereupon he or dered two companies of the 18th In- fantry to Joio. Joakanin was able to prevent further depredatlons and said succeed In getting all the Moros of the mountain. All during the month Of December he kept them quiet. sOdiers Not Needed.
 saw General Wood last about De- eember 26 md told him the two com panies of the 18th Infantry would not be needed for the present, us the Morna were being kept down by Joakanin, | and the order sending them to JoIo was revoked. and I started on leave of absence January 1. The last adyiees by mall from Jolo were dated January 2s and the Dajo question not being mentioned 1t was supposed the Moros | remained quiet at least until that date. It Is presumed that they got out of Jonkanin's control entirely and began to depredate on other Moros according to the Moro custom and had to be sub dued or else it would be necessary to abandon the effort to preserve law and order in Toio.
 The policy of General Wood has aI- ways been to bring about peace and order as gently and with sS little loss of life as possible. Tn evefy case when 1t has been necessary to arrest Moros charged with crime and they have gone Into their strongholds and called their friends and relatives about them to resist arrest every possible effort, ex- tending in some cases overt weeks and months, has been made to bring about the arrests without bloodshed.
 The chief who surrendered at Mount Talipau came to Jolo to pay his respects to the Secretary of War last August. and Is now a loyal friend of the Gov ernment Mara1ahab Indianan, who poses most unfavorably in the record of the former Government Of Jolo. In which 1t may be read: That no peace or order can. be expected in Jolo until Indiana is killed" in 1904 was made