The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-31
OTIS WILL LAY OFF
A. loon as the Rainy Season Begins
In the PHILIPPINES.

We ,ington, March 31.-It is said at
the w department that Gen. Otis will
not ma e a campaign during the rainy
season, 'or is it believed that he will
at the L eSent chase the FilipinoS into
the mountain fastness of Luzon- The
officials consider it evident that the
fight that was in Aguinaldo has been
whipped out of him and it is believed
he can not hold the Filipino army to-
gether much longer. If Gen. Otis ad-
viseS the war department Will approve
a cessation of active hostilities, or fur
Their forward movement when little can
be accomplished save chasing the Fill
pinos without definite results. A short
rest will determine whether the Fill
pinos intend to keep up a guerilla war
fare and if SO a plan is already ma
turing to meet any such condition. Ma
tives will be employed to fight the
guerillas and as the government can
give them better pay and afford them
greater protection than Aguinaldo there
is no doubt about the ability to employ
natives in this way. If there must be
guerilla fighting during the rainy sea-
son, which will soon be upon the Phil
ippines the United States will not sacrf-
fee it's troops in such warfare.
The scene of action around Manila
has shifted materially within the last
twenty-four hours. MacArthurS ad-
vance force, which has been pushing
northward, has reached it's objective
point Malolos. 1t is now enjoying there
a most deserved rest. In the meantime
a new field of activity appears to the
east of Manila, where Gen. Robert
Halls brigade, made up entirely of reg
uIars, has thus far been held as a re-
serve Gen. Otis dispatch received ear
Iy this morning, referred for the first
time to the fighting done by Halls bri-
9ade saving a severe engagement had
occurred beyond Mariquina. This is
about ten miles due east of Manila and
entirely outside of the range of fighting
of MacArthur'S division. On the mill
tary map it is shown that he advanced
fully ten miles, up to Malabon. Accord
ing to Gen. Otis dispatch received at
a. m. today Hall has now retraced this
stretch of ten miles and is back at Mar
iquina.
The killing of Lieut.. Gregg of the
Fourteenth infantry occurred during
this fighting east of Manila 1t is par
ticularly deplored in army circles
Gregg was a young and popular officer.
He was appointed to the military acad-
envy from Pennsylvania, graduating in
the class of 'S7 and serving first with
the Sixteenth infantry and then with
the Eighteenth. He was at Fort Sheri-
dan for time with the Fourth infan-
try and also saw service in Cuba Gen.
Halls brigade which has been doing the
fighting east of Manila is made up of
the Third, Fourth and two battalions of
the Seventeenth infantry.
Further 1T that the Insurgents
brief report that General Kings brigade
has been be m9yed Ept from san rf d 6v Ma Of
any of the troops soubl Of the Pasig river;
Lawton, who has the brigades of Gener-
ais King and Ovenshine. Kings brigade
Washington and a battalion of the First
Colorado; Ovenshine,s brigade includes
a squadron of the First cavalry.
b The movements east and south of Ma
a 5 showing that General Otis does not pro
pose to allow the Insurgents to press in
Arthur is executing the main movement
far to the north