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Show MILITARY ROAD TO BE BUILT. Aud Time Oprratloui Agaluat the Moros Will He Kaaler. On the urgent recommendation of General Chaffee, commanding the military mil-itary forces of the Philippines, Secretary Secre-tary of Wur Root has authorized an expenditure of $20,000 for immedlute ute in the construction of a military road in the island of Mindanao from Illlgan, the chief port on the north coust of the Island, to a point ou the northern shore of Lake Lanau. This like Is lu tho heart of the Moro country coun-try aud its shores are thickly dotted with villages, the aggregate Inhabitants Inhabi-tants ot which are estimated at 35,000. The action of the war department wai cabled to General Chaffee. |