HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MINDANAO. 
Special Orders, 
No. 253. 
Zamboanga , Mindanao , P. /., 
December 9, 1903. 
(Extract.) 
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10. The journey performed by the Department Commander, 
accompanied by his authorized aides, Captains G. T. Lang- 
honie, nth Cavalry, //. Dorey, 4th Infantry, and F. P. McCoy, 
3rd Cavalry, Lieutenant Colonel H. P. McCain , Chief of Staff, 
Major G. H. G. Gale, Inspector General, Inspector of the 
Department, and Major E. A. Mearns, Surgeon, U. S. Army, 
from Zamboanga, Mindanao, to Jolo, Jolo Island, and return to 
Zamboanga, between November 11 and 26, 1903, for the pur¬ 
pose of taking the field against hostile Moros, is confirmed as 
necessary for the public service. 
By Command or Major General Wood: 
EDW. DAVIS, 
Major and Assistant Adjutant General, 
Adjutant General. 
