The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-07-21
WAR NEWS

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/ Srsbi,h ifoops captured shoai 5000. II
ns condition 81 The sarrcbder that they
/ he transported 30 sp.lr. II they dcsite 70
40. Of coarse leaving their arm 20 oaf
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IL isAu interesting TACT tbti their eunf
ere better than oBs being "a tbe --latest
approved pattern and using smoteiess
powder They oil bs vslu.blo scqa'sl
too IL our srmy The Inhabitants o. m
city and eoubity we're 10 great desliatiot
.nd ~iii ueod help from as.
a. reported th.i their sse some csset
OF ysllo. lever Of "a mild type smoos eur
troop. but they hs,e been isolated and
tie surgeons think The trouble viii cot
be serlous oar soldiers can nov be locsi
ed 20 more hesliby districts and moei Of
them siihdrssb II necessary.
Az expedition nndtr Gen, Miles is about
20 start for Porto Rico. the force, With
the aid Of our 4 ct, Is lbousht to be strong
enough 10 nspiute the leland, The Span
,sb force there Is DOT supposed to be very
large snd orr sun bosts should be able to
destroy the coast defeucts
One al the most fortunate circumstances
attending orr nation.l success at Santiago
has been 10 the relief II shords our sol
diers before that city. Sickness had bt
sun severely there, and the conditions OF
the siege were unfayorsble to iis being
lessenei 10 smount. We DO not fnd that
yelio~ fever has appeared 10 it's more
sirulent form. but there was clear danger
that II might take on an ugly epidemic
character There is much better opportu
nifty for sanitary protection than il mill
tsry operations bad been continued, and
yet it eau hardly be said that the danger
from disease is over The city, which we
are to enter, is represented to be in .
flthy ss we'll Ms iorlorn state, and d.
sease 10 uew forms may lie bred 10 1t 10
less proper precautions are taken. Unit
ed States enterprise is needed to clear out
the neglected places there, Fortunately
our nation is noted for its efficiency 10
this respect aud 1t is fair TO look for its
early application to remove the risks that
threaten our soldiers In Santiago from
Spanish inospscity sod neglect.
1t is estimated that it will cost round
million OF dollars to take the Spanish col
ders captured at Santiago back to Spain,
There are over 10000 OF them and they
vii cost something over 500, 900 per
week TO care for until they are landed 10
their own country ia addition to the mil
lioL it will probably take to get them .
cross the ocean.
Gen, SKATER has lad Q thorough exsml
nation made OF the sanitary coalition OF
Santiago. The work was done by DR.. |
Goodfellow OF the Generals staff aud by Q
civilian physician, DR.. Orlando Dwiker
They find that although there are at pre-
sent but six cases OF yellow fever in the
city 10 addition to two suspects, the town
is ripe for "a epidemic. Santiago and
Rio Janeiro are considered the gre Attest
fever. breeding oenters in the world. This |
town has always lacked every sanitary re
Quirement, and now, after a two months
siege. leaving it dirty aud repellsnt. it IL
a veritable pest hole. The awful steUchet
that arise from the streets stsgger and
choke one.
The ordnspce department is considering
what to do sith the large quantity OF arms
iortifcItioa enus and ord
nance stores which have como into the
possession Of this goyerpmett through
the surrender OF Santiago. Gen. Sbsiter
reports tha, about 1000 Mauser rifles were
turned over the first day and the humble
will reach probably 20, 900 when the troops
It other points 10 the surrendered zone
urn in their guns. The reports made b.
ore the sur, ender indicsted that thu
Mausers handled by the Spanish troops
we're not 10 very good condition. The
Door care they received, principally from
he volunteers, LETT many OF them rusty
md defective. ordnance officials believe
however. that the greater part OF the gum
sn be put IN first class order. The
4 snser has csliber OF seven milimeters
u 2 7-S OF 40 incb, while the American
Iuu has a callber OF 3 OF gu inch. The
Inference 10 csliber mskes ii Impossible
o use American ammunition in the cap
ured guns, but the Surrender covered
large stock OF ammunition slso.