Show iv 1 t Jf f J NEED DRASTIC REMEDY J1 American Forces Must Move Decisively Against Moros THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL J S I Order to Itetain the Support of the Friendly Moros Severe Measures Meas-ures Must Be Resorted to With the 1 Hostiles Native Crew on Inter Insular Steamer Mutincd at Port j Virac Murdered Chief Engineer and Wounded Several Officers Eight of the Crew Killed Manila Aug IGThe Moro situation In Mindanao Is considered critical and i Is believed that American troops S will soon move against Bacalod where the recent murder of two men of the Twentyseventh Infantry was plotted A small party of Moros surprised an outpoot of the Twentyseventh at Camp Nlckars Mindanao August 12th killing 1 kill-ing two and wounding one American They were from Bacalod which has n strong fort and other defenses Blller opposition to the Americans exists at Bacalod and Capt Pershlng of the Fifteenth Fif-teenth cavalry commanding the American Amer-ican forces t Lano recommended the reduction of the fort Gen Chaffce who left Manila on n final tour of Inspection In-spection reached Zamboangn Island of Mindanao last Friday In a conference con-ference with the local commander commalcel Gen Chaffee argued that unless the American forces moved decisively S against the honliles they would lose the support of the friendly Moros MUTINY OF NATIVE CREW S1 The native crew of the interinsular t steamer Mis Hermanos mutinied at S Port Vlrhc island of Catnmhmnes last Thursday They murderer the chlei engineer of the I vessel l and wounded Use captain the mate the second officer and one of the passengers all of whom are Spaniards Members of the unlive constabulary went to the lCiUC of the ships olllccrs They fired Into the crew and killed three of them Twentyfive of the crew surrendered and live jumped jump-ed overboard and are believed to have been drowned During the Sght ing on the Mis Ilermanos the steamer ran aground hut was subsequently floated floatedRAVAGES RAVAGES OF CHOLERA Cholera reports show few cases of the disease here but a larsc number in some province The lolal number of cases reported to dale is 2f3n wIth 17oOG deaths Estimating the cases S that have not been reported 19 the au thotlties the louiImimlisr l I is bcIJeved to have reached 30000 r LOOKING FOR TAFT I Gov AY II Tift who left Singapore Straits Settlements I last Friday on hoard the United Stales gunboat Alava is expected to reach hero next Thursday Thurs-day and an elaborate reception will he tendered him The shipping In the 5 harbor will be decorated and a roces S slon of small cnift will accompany the Alava up the bay A series of arches t are being erected along the I line of Got Taffs march from the wharf to S Malacanan palace where a reception vlll be given There will be a banquet on the evening of the Governors arrival ar-rival I TO AMERICANIZE PRIESTS Father MacKinnon who came to the S Philippines as chaplain of the First California regiment and who Is now paslor of the Catholic church In ErS Er-S mlta Manila suggests that when the Philippine helrarchy Is reorganized 4 thai 100 of the young native priests bo c Sent to the United ISates for a few Si years training In Catholic seminaries S Father MacKinnon believes such trainS train-S ing would impart to them the spirit of American priesthood and a beneficial f knowledge of Americans and their t lan I Kuage lie proposes to ask American bishops to assist this project finan i Ilan S ca 1 JLIBEL S LIBEL SUIT CONCLUDED The trial of Frederick Korr proprie 1 i tOI and Edward OBrien editor of i k Freedom charged with libeling Benito Lopardo a Filipino member o the civil commission was concluded yesterday luced S The tomorrow Judges J decision will be announced S |