The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-31

WASHINGTON, March 81, 1S99.-The
following despatch was received at the
War Department early this morning
MANILA, March 81.
Adiutant General, Washington
Troops resting at Malolos Consider
able portion OF city destroyed by 1lre.
Our casualties one killed, fifteen wound
ed. Hall has returned with his troops
to former position north of Manila.
(Signed9 OliS-
It is said at the war departlnene ne aiiae taa
during the rainy season, nor is 1t believed
tbat he will al present chase the Filipinos
into the mountaiin atfinia,s 1assnesss eansider It It
Gdden, eyident that at the e. fight that was in
AguinaIdo has been whipped out OF MN,
and it isbelieved he cannot hold the
Filipino army together much longer. II
General Otis advises, the War Depart
ment will approve a cessation OF actlVe
hosrilities or further forward movement
when little can be Accomplished save chas-
ing the Filipinos without definite re-
suits
A short rest will determine whether the
Filipinos intend to keep up guerllla war
fare and if so plan IS aireaoy tiIas y1ii
be employed to fight the guerluas, anu
as the government can give them better
pay and afford them greater protee;tlona Pro s;tda,a
than Aguinaldo there is no doubt about
the ability to employ natives in this way.
If there must be guerilla fighting during
the rainy season, which Will soon pc upon p,i1
the philippines, the United states VIII
not sacrifice its troops in such warfare
If natives can be obtained.
The scene of action around Manila has
shifted materially within 5ne iase aavanne ywen
force, which has been pushing norm
ward, has reached its objective point, Ma
lolos 1t is now enjoying their most de-
| IF activity appears to the east of Mania,
where GGeneral Robert Hail brigade
made UP entirely of regulars, mas tnus
| far been held as a reserve.
| this morning referred for the hrst time
to the lighting done by Halls brigade;
saying a severe engasgemenTf rie;assa This haa IL
! about ten miles due east of
| Manila and entirely outside Of the range
\ of fighting of MacArthur's division. On
vanced fully ten miles up to Montalban-
| According to General Otis despatch, re-
! ceived at six A. M. today, Hall has now
retraced this. stretch OF ten miles and Is
The killing of Lieutenant Gregg OF the
Fourteenth Infantry, occurred during this
lighting east of Manila. 1t is particularly
! deplored in army circles, as Gregg was
vol,ng and poular officer. He was ap-
4 nointed to the military academy from
i PENNSYLVANIA, graduating IN the class
jtof 81 and serving first with the tne
! the Eighteenth He was at Fort Sheridan
! for time with the Fourth Infantry and
also saw service in Cuba. General HaH;s M
4 brigade. which has been doing the Tight
/ mo T., aast of Manila, is made up of the
Third, Fourth and two battalions OF the
4 17th Infantry.
Further indications that the. rebels are
! arfiue asst of Manila is shown in the brief
report mat Gs.egal Klngs e,la eTlgaae has
IN tbe troops ssal south Of the Paisg River; They
4 form a division under Major General Law
4 fot, who has the brigade of Genera
Z ING and Ovenshne. Kings brigade. in
Guides llsF the First North DAKOTA EiEs ,lr
Washington and q battalion Of the f,lTs
| fsojorado. Ovenshine's brigade includes
| the Fourteenth Infantry, First Idaho ant
4 squadron of the Fourth Cavalry
,,,ia " 3 70 accented at the War Depart
men ment a as s showing that General Otis does
not propose to allow the rebel, rebels to r press
Ma MarArff,ur IS executing the main move.
Il p,erat far to the north.