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Show f -f-r -t- -f CHAFFEE DETAILS THE SITUATION IN I MINDANAO ISLE. I f f AVoshlnKton. April 25. Adjt.- f Ocn. Corbln today mado publlo -f f tho following extract from a ca- f blegrnm Just received from tlcn. f Chnltec, doted Manila, April 21th: f "lieforo llaldwln could be com- f munlcated with he had taken tho -f f fort nt 1'iilns, after sllitht resist- -f f nnce. No cnsuiltlis. Very soon f nftcr nelgliborlns town of Uunasl -f opened Us doont, hoisted white -f -- nas; nnd dellicrcd red flag. Datlo -f I.ampo and others, with stroni: follonlnR asked permission to call and mako peace. Datlo Amant- -f f pack of Clona, who sent threaten- f Inn messaBes In leply to my let- -f ter, Is one of those who hao sub- -t-f mlttcd, Camp Is two miles from -t-f Oana, whoso Hultan hns asked -t f Iinldw In to come there. llae dl- f recttd him not to move. Ho Is f ten miles from Dutto. "it Is my purpose to hao Inter- lew with Oen. Dals. Will bo on Hancock, which leaves hero today for Malabans. with bat- tallon Tenlh infantry. It Is our purpose to show a considerable -f force of troops to I.ako Moros, -f f conerso with Uattos, then re- f tiro troops by different trolls to Mttlabaim and Varane and there- f after to send expeditions occa- slonaliy to I-akc. Wo supposed -f Oana was thlrty-llic miles from f Mnlabanu, hut It Is actually short -f twenty-one (miles); denting not necessary to overcome opposition -f f to ocUance to present location of -f troops; 7T5 men with llaldwln. two troops cavalry dismounted -t-f twelvo miles In rear. Every effort -f f will be made to picvent a Bcncrol -f war. Davis sajn the situation -f this time very favorable." --- 4.4. 4.- - |