Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1903 — KILL 300 MOROS. [ARTICLE]

KILL 300 MOROS.

Americans in Jolo Crnsh Armjr of Rebels in Battle. As a result of five days’ severe fighting in Jolo between the American tijoops under Gen. Leonard Wood and the insurgents 300 Moros are known to have been killed and'many others were carried' off dead or wounded. Maj. 11. L. Scott of the Fourteenth cavalry and five American privates were wounded. Gen. Wood landed near Siet Lake in Jolo on Nov. 12. The Moros were soon located, aud fighting began immediately and continued until Nov. 17. Maj. Scott was taking Pnuglimn Hassen, the Moro leader, who had been taken a prisoner, to Jolo.’ While en route Hasson asked to be allowed to see his family. His appeal was granted, and he thereupon led Maj. Scott into an ambuscade, where the American detachment was fired upon. Maj. Scott was shot in both hands. Ilns-en succeeded in escaping during this unexpected attack, but is supposed to have been killed the following day. * > The fighting took place in a country covered with swampsf and rocks. The Moros were driven ‘across the country from Siet lake to the town which Hassell had made his headquarters, and where it was reported the Moros were 2,000 strong. The rebel position was attacked in the flank by the Amerienn troops, which oc-| eupied the town and inflicted a loss of fifty killed On the Moros. Ilirsseu. with a small party, surrendered. The rest of the Moros went into the swadlps, out of which they were driven on Nyv. It), leaving seventy-six dead behind them. On Nov. 17 .the American forces renewed the attack on the remaining Moros, of whom forty more were killed. The rebel forces have been literally destroyed by these operations by Gen. Wood, who says the indications are that there will be no extension of the uprising, 'which was handled without difficulty.