Show r I C CAP PERSHING'S COLUMN COLUMN TAKES MORO FORTS FORTS I 44 44 4 4 44 4 44 4 MANILA OA IIA Oct Ot 2 Tho Macin Moros Mo- Mo Io- Io 4 4 ros In Mindanao have o offered but 4 ri i o the tite column un- un 4 4 dr der P Pershing of th the l Mf I-Mf- IC- IC 4 1 rf- rf tenth cavalry 44 4 4 After Arter fter a series of or skirmishes cm 4 r 4 Monday donday and Tuesday of oC thin work 4 r. r 4 tho Moros doros retreated Into Into- into nix forts forte 4 4 i on 40 n the shores of the lake When 4 4 a courier t left tl ye yesterday for or 4 4 Camp Vicars Capt Perching wan Willi 4 4 preparing to as assault n the last Moro More 4 4 stronghold 4 7 rh fh American column 4 1 4 the former orme orm r imp camp at n Sunday Sunda 4 I 4 nl night EIght ht On MIt Monday the Moros 4 4 opened lire fire on oui them with Ith a 1 brass 4 4 1 cannon I and rides from n a crl of ot 4 4 n new w forts which had been CI 4 i 4 9 Ince I lt t tp 44 4 4 the place The battery un under er 4 4 4 44 4 44 4 44 4 4 44 4 s 44 I 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Capt S. S lc l scaled a 1 4 4 tin the position of oC 4 4 the the Moros orl them thetis out 4 44 4 The In engineers under J J. J J. J 4 4 Morrow orrow hall had constructed a n trail trull 4 4 over I r the swamp n Hanking the tile 4 t 4 Moros' Moros position The fh men of or Capt 4 4 column crossed the 4 4 swamp t lI by the trail and captured 4 4 and destroyed three of f C the Moro Ioro 4 4 forts The fhe Morns Mores stood b t a a short 4 i 4 while and ran a as ae soon r ris 5 tho the ar- ar 4 4 Ullery opened tJ on oti them 4 J 4 Capt P Perching had been lIeen ordered 4 4 to th the forts unless s the 4 4 Moros loros make pence hence Twenty Moros oro 4 4 were killed There were no casual casual- 4 ties tics am among on th the Americans 4 44 4 The letter of oC O 3 jn n. n Simmer Sumner In 4 4 command on Mindanao l to the 4 4 Macin Sultans ha lies has been delivered 4 i 44 9 s |