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Show NO FURTHER . TROUBLE ; IS FEARED IN JOLO , ' BY MEN IN THE ARMY ; . SAN FRANCISCO. March ' 9. Maj.-Gen. Maj.-Gen. Corbln, recently In command " of the division of the Philippines, left his hotel early this morning before learning learn-ing of the engagement near Jolo. In his absence one of his aides,, Capt. JA. Penn of the Seventh infantry, who has Just returned from the-Philippines, after af-ter reading the Associated Press account ac-count of the fatal conflict, expressed himself as follows: i ' j; ' "I am grieved to learn that our cas-' ualtles were so heavy, but am pleased to learn that a substantial victory was achieved. "The fight ls Blmply one of a series that have occurred In the work of pacifying paci-fying the Islands, It Is not likely to lead to further engagements In the near future, as the Moros on the Island of Jolo are, not united under any, leader. They are grouped Into small bands, each under a petty, chief. One evillage may be destroyed without affecting its neighbors, who seen Indifferent to the fateof any except their own people. "The uccess;of our troops means simply the practical extermination of a dangerous body of outlaws who might haive caused much trouble, and; this result re-sult will deter others Inclined to defy the' authorities of the United States.". ) Maj.-Gen. A.' W. Greely, who today wakes command of the division of the Pacific, said he did not expect further trouble on the Island of Jolo, which was -kmall and did not contain a large population. pop-ulation. Similar engagements had oc- curred before, and each defeat of the lawltss bands tended to insure peace. It was an incident of the campaign, not the beginning of new trouble,. |