Evening star., 1899-03-31
FAIL ts:ss0F MALOL0S
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heved he eannouhoid the Filipino army to-
gether much longer. If Gen. Otis advises,
the War rspsrthSent win approve a cessa-
ton of actdfe hoSAilities, or further forward
movement. .when1tittle can be accomplished
results. Ashortiifest will determine wheth-
er the Filipinos shtend to keep up a guer-
rilla warfafe, afH If so, plan is already
maturing t5 meetssuch condition.
Natives VIII bee employed to fight guer-
rillas, andTas the government can give
them better pay1than Aguinaldo, and af-
ford them greater protection. there IS no
doubt aboat the ability to employ natives
lighting during the rainy season, which will
soon be upon the Philippines, the United
States will not sacrifice it's troops in such
warfare If natives can he obtained
The scene Of action around Manila has
shifted materially within the last twenty
four hours, as shown by the latest dis
patches from Gen. Otis. supplemented by
the press adviees from the front. MacAr-
thurs advance force, which has been push
ing northward, has reached it's objective
point Malolos.e 1t was resting there at 6
oclock this morning. hut whether it will
continue the rest or viii push on in pursuit
OF the retreating rabels had not been defin-
lteiy established during the early part of
the day. -
Fighting by Halls Brigade.
But in the meantime "a new field of activ-
ity has appeared. This is quite apart from
MacArthurs advance, twenty miles north
ward and is off to the east of Manila,
where Gen. Robert'HalPs brigade, made up
entirely of regulars has thus far been held
as reserve. Cen Otis dispatch, received
early this morning, referred for the first
time to the fighting done by Halls brigade.
saying a severe engagement had occurred
beyond Mariauina- This is about ten miles
due east af Manila, and entirely outside of
the range of the. fighting which MacAr-
thurs division has been doing, twenty
miles to the north. The press advices were
very helpful to the War Department in
showing in detail the movements of Gen.
Hall to the east of1Manila. On the military
map it is shown that he advanced fully ten
miles up to Montalban,
Hall Has Retired.
According to Gen. Otis dispatch received
at 6 am today. Halt has now retraced this
stretch OF ten miles and is back at Mari
quina. But in this forward movement his
regulars have been doing some hard fight
ing. The killing Of Lieut.. Gregg of the
14th Infantry occurred during the fighting
east OF Manila. His death is particularly
deplored in army circles, as he was young
ana popular officer He was appointed to
the Military Academy from PENNSYLVANIA
graduating in the class of 1887. and served
nrst with the 10th Infantry, and then with
the 18th. He was at Fort Sheridan ILL.,
LOT time with the 4th Infantry, and also
saw service. in Cuba Gen Hairs brigade
winch has been doing the fighting east of
Mania. Is made up of the Sd and 4th In
tantry and two battalions of the 18th In
fantry.
South of the Pasig.
Further indications that the rebels are
active east of Manila are shown in the
brief report that Gen. Kings brigade has
peen moved out from San Pedro Macati to
Pastg This is the first move of any of the
troops south Of the. Pasig river They form
a division unqer, Sla5or Gen. Lawton, who
mas mas the briga5es olft.Gens. olft King and Over
shlne,. Nnrtb na nhnga hrigade includes the 1st
TALON of the ifst Colorado, Oyershine's ,bri-
gade gad lnelpaestaee 1dth 4 Infantry, 1sf Idaho
The rhove1dEhts ea5t and. south Of Manila
are ai acceplefs1lat Pts tthg. War Department as
showing thaf.Gef. Otis does not propose to
allow the ret5els to press, in from those
quartets whilS Gem Macarthur is lexecutl
ing the main fnovertRnt far to the north.