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Show natiTiNG in the Philippines MINDANAO M 0S0 J AND AMERICAN TROOPS ENGAGE IN BATTLE. Mores are llerated Wllhnat l,nes to llovs la lllee naveer llM-lere wltk-areaal wltk-areaal of Troops rrnat Mln 4saee Will I'rove a !!-aslrnus !!-aslrnus Hint, Two engagements hava been fought between the American troupe and the Moroa of the Island of Mindanao recently. re-cently. Moore of the Twenty-seventh Infantry, while out with a small parly hunting for waler, waa fired upon al long range. Colonel Krank Italdwln, with a hat lalloa of troops and a mountain gun, went to the assistance of Mmire's pnrtv and drove off the Morns, who lost seven men. Tha firing was at lino vards. Tha Moro villages were flying red flags, meaning that they Intended to fight to tha uttermost. Later ftiiltnn I'uiila and a force of natives attempted to rroccupy the ground gained by Ihe Americana, but theMurue were forcibly dispersed. Patio (chlrfi Imnasi has sent a delegation dele-gation to the Ainerlcsn commander, tendering the al-aolute aubmisalon of the men under his control. Hrlgadler-tienrral Davis. In command at Zamboango, Island of Mindanao, has acknowledged the receipt from Waahlnglon of Instructions lo withdraw with-draw hia troopa from Mindanao, but ha urges that, owing lo the preeenl slsla of affairs, the withdrawal will result In absolute lose of American prestige among the Moroa In Mindanao. Min-danao. Ills ordere, however, are explicit. ex-plicit. Lieutenant-Colonel llaldwln and his forces are beyond the reach of the telegraphic Wialrucllune from Washington. |