Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-10-07 | Page 10 | Pershing's Expedition

PERSHINGS EXPEDITION War Department Receives Details by Cable From Gen Bates WashIngton Oct GThe following account of Capt Perahlngs expedition against the loros baa reached the War department by cable from Gen Davis at Manila Cupl FershliiK and CupU EH Holmlcku columns llrod Into nearly ovory cotta small native fort In Macln The places were captured and destroyed Some were very strong but our bursting shells demoralized de-moralized and iii t the hodtllcH to Might It Ib evident they do not Intend to ho cooped III as they were at JJuvaii This la the place Wirer Pcrshltij llrsL defeated defeat-ed the Moro hi their form One of the sultans of Mncln and forty or lifly Moroa wore killed or wounded No property or goods destroyed except such as wvio found hr raptured forts 1 UIII hoping lint there lint bciM a lesson 1 tjmt will bo 1 < jf beueilt to the Moron I will try to com m 1111 1lI1l with Uacalod nnd others who have dtilcd UB No opportunity will he missed to Im preua them that we can hIve In iwrfeet ware with them If they will deslat from hostilities and reroKnlzc our sovereignty I The latto ol Rio Urantlc and others of than frkudly Mdcoh say that our hooting of tho Mucln Moron will ho good news to I all of the Iako Moron