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Show FIGHTING ON THE ISLAND OF JOLO Threo Hundred Moros Have Been Killed In Raid Made Upon Them by Major Wood's Forces. OUTLAWS, ARE SURROUNDED. Pala, the Noted Slave Trader and Warrior, Making Much Trouble for the Boy8 in Blue. Manila. Flerco fighting has been going on tho past two weeks on tho Island of Jolo between the outlaw Moro chief, Pala, with 'coo" well armed followers, and troops under tho personal per-sonal command of Major General Leonard Wood. Pala's losses thus far aro 300 killed, whilo thoso of General Wood are seven killed nnd nineteen wounded, at last reports, Monday morning. Pala and his renialnlng followers, fol-lowers, in accordance with Moro tradition, tra-dition, prefor death to capture. General Wood, with detachments from tho Fourteenth cavalry, tho Seventeenth, Sev-enteenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-third Twenty-third Infantry and constabulary scouts has driven Pala and his followers Into a swamp, which has been surrounded. Pala was a noted salvo trader and warrior when tho Americans occupied tho Islands. Later ho escaped with his followers to tho Island of Pula So-kar, So-kar, near Borneo. Ono of Pala's leaders lead-ers deserted and took rcfugo In tho British settlement at Lahad. Pala, discovering his whereabouts, landed with a following nnd demanded of tho British magistrate that he turn tho deserter over to him. Tho demand wns not compiled with, nnd Pala ordered or-dered a massacre. Twenty-five persons, per-sons, including several British, wero killed, Pala escaped to tho island of Jolo and organized tho present up rlBlng. It is reported that the Borneo au. thoritles requested General Wooff to apprehend Pala, dead or alive, and turn him over to them. |