Salt Lake Telegram | 1904-03-19 | Page 1 | Datto Ali Defeated

DATTO ALI DEFEATED Rebel Stronghold in Mindanao Min-danao Captured by Gen. Wood. MANILA, March 19. News of an important im-portant military engagement has Just been received from Catabato. capital of the province of Mindanao. On March 7th detachments of the Seventeenth and Twenty-third infan-trys, infan-trys, troop B of the Fourteenth cavalry cav-alry and Gatley's battery, in all 450 strong, under command of Gen. Leon- sxd Wood, , attacked and captured the cotta (fort)' which was held by the Dat-to Dat-to All, who resists the anti-slavery law. His defensive works were destroyed and their abandonment forced by the accurate ac-curate fire of the battery. Two thousand Moros made their retreat re-treat with a loss of 100. The Americans Ameri-cans sustained no loss. Twenty-four cannon, forty-six lantakaa (native artillery) ar-tillery) and a large quantity of ammunition ammu-nition were captured and the fortifications fortifica-tions rased. . MaJ. Truitt and Capt. MacCoy pursued pur-sued and captured the Dtto lybxigua and his retainers. Tjrpops are nojj trail- mgAli, m r c!