THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11199, 23 August 1898, Page 2

THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

I ■'■ . 4» '.RIOTING IN POitTO EICO. FOOD FOR MANILA. Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright. WASHINGTON,.August 21. (Received Aug. 22, 9.5 a.m.) The inhabitants of Porto Eico began rioting and attacked tie Spanish cafes and banks at Ponce. The American troops suppressed the disorder. SYDNEY, August 22. (Received Aug. 22, 10 p.m.) A steamer will be despatched to-morrow with 1900 tons of frozen meat for Manila. The consignment comes chiefly from Queensland. , The steamer' Duke of Sutherland is | fixed to take another shipment, and will I leave as early as possible. (Received Aug. 23, 0.30 a.mf In addition to to-morrow's shipment of meat to Manila 600 tons of New Zealand | potatoes, despatched at £8 5s per ton, are i on board. NOTES BY THE VANCOUVER MAIL. WELLINGTON, August 22. The following items are from Honolulu files by the Warrimoo: — A Washington despatch, dated July 33, says: —Naval officials say a serious irregularity occurred at the time the ships of Admiral Cervora's fleets hauled down their colours and surrendered. Inquiries have brought out the fact that the breech blocks of the guns were thrown overboard, thus disabling the guns and making them practically j worthless, also that the valvea by .which the ships were flooded wore opened after the surrender, which was a breach of the rules of warfare, the enemy having ceased fighting and having asked for quarter. It is said tho further destruction of the ships at such ' a time is both wanton and dishonourable, and if the persons responsible for it are located they are likely to bo held accountable. • A New York despatch, dated July 17, says:—The chartered transport Olivette has arrived with 272 wounded soldiers from Cuba. Among the wounded are some of the most extraordinary known to surgical history. There are men who can show as many as eight Mauser bullet holes, and by all the traditions of surgery they ought to be dead. Men who were shot through the kidneys, liver, or lungs are able to walk around. A soldier who was shot straight through the brain has lost the sight of one eye, but otherwise' ho is sound. Another man who was shot through the head just above the ears — ■ — i

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was able to sit up ths day after the boat left Cuba. Most of the wounds were clean out, and the bullets, when removed, were not deformed. Although there was nothing to complain of in this line, the doctors found something which is regarded as much worse. Where bullets are cased in brass verdigris formed on the jacket of the bullet before it was extracted, and resulted in suppuration of a poisonous character. A despatch from Washington', dated July 14, says that over 2000 American soldiers have been sent to the hospitals in Santiago suffering from wounds, fevers, and other ailments.