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Show SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS CONDUCTED AGAINST MOROS Manila, June 27. Successful operations oper-ations against Jikiil's band of Moro bandits have been conducted during the last few days by Captains Byrarn, Rhodes and Anderson, commanding detachments of the Sixth cavalry, that are operating with the mosquito fleet under Captain Signor. Captain Anderson struck- the band on Pata island, and in the running engagement en-gagement that followed, five of the bandits were killed, a number were wounded and several others were captured cap-tured lv friendly Moros. Thirty-one of the band have been killed or captured cap-tured during the last thirty days, but Jiklri himself always manages to elude capture. The several cavalry detachments are si 111 in puisutt and expect to capture cap-ture or exterminate the outlaws, who have caused tho authorities much trouble. |