The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-28

HE SAYS HE STANDS READY TO
VERIFY HIS CHARGES.
A Mobilization

A Modification Made Concerning One
of the Kansas City Packing Houses
He Claims to have been Erroneouslv
Reported Denunciation in
the Committee Room.
WASHINGTON, March 27.--In the House
Committee on Agriculture this morning
Representative Caruth, of kentucky, pre-
sented the protest Of the pork packers of
Louisville against tho testimony of w. G.
Bartle. 1t was placed on file. In reply to
a question by the chairman Mr.. Coruth said
he had a general knowledge of the reputa-
tion Of the farmers throughout Kentucky,
The Chairman-Do you believe in tho
sweeping charge before tho committee that
farmers are in the habit of sending dis
eased hogs to marketl
Mr.. Caruth-If | believed that of the
kentucky farmers l would cease to be a
resident of that State.
MR. FUNsToN's PROTEST.
Mr.. Funston, of Kansas, member of the
committee, i'll the name of the farmers of
Kansas, protested against the charges of
Mr.. Bartle. He then asked Mr.. Caruth
what he characterized as ahypothecal ques-
tion as follows: 'lf witness before this
committee should state that for eighteen
years he had followed the business of pur-
chasing and slaughtering piggy sows, stays,
boars and cholera hogs, running them into
bacon and selling them to the people, that
at the age of 81 his conscience hurt
him and he quit the business;
that afterward he endeavored to purchase
property to put his son into the same bust
ness! If you were member Of this COM
mlttee would you consider him too big n
william and scoupdrel to be believed even
under oathl
Mr.. Caruth-Well, that is a rather
sweeping question. | would hate to believe
that such things as that exist.
ENGLAND's LAWS.
Carl Dreier, of Chicago, resumed the
giving of testimony, and said that the food
adulteration laws of England had in no
way interfered with the sale of American
refined lard in that country. There had
been no fault found with refined lard in
England.
Mr.. Funston inquired whether the wit
ness charged that packers mixed unwashed
CUTS with lard.
The witness replied that when the manu-.
facture OF lard was done in a slip-shod fash
ion these Objectionable parts would slip in.
Mr. Funston inquired how the witness
knew this fact.
washed CUTS mixed with lard
Mr.. Funston called upon the witness TO
give tire names of the packers whom he had
seen doing this.
The witness declined to answer, and per-
sisted in his declination in spite of Mr.. Fun
stan's determined effert TO extort a reply.
The witness was sustained by the committee
in his right to refuse inasmuch as he is not
testifying under oath, but merely by invi-
tation.
BARTLE AT HOME.
ST. LOUIS, March CIV G.. Bartle.
whose testimony in regard to pork packing
has created such a commotion, has arrived
home and been interviewed by a reporter
He declined to make any additional state
ment as to pork packing, but said there is
further evidence forthcoming that will
create more of a sensation than what has
been published as his evidence He claims
to have been misrepresented in the tele-
graphic reports of the committees proceed
ing and has accordingly written ont state
ment This statement refers principally to his
evidence as regards Jacob Dold a. Sons, of
Kansas City, and Is to the following effect:
TN the telegraphic dispatches from Wash
ington, under date of March q, in relation,
in part, to what | stated before the House
Committee on Agriculture in reference To
the packing of pork in this country there is
an error as to what | stated concerning
Jacob Dold ~ Sons, of Kansas City / never
suggested or intimated that the foreman Of
the firm had recently bought ., 200 sniothered
hogs which were put into tanks and went
into prime steam lard rendered by that
firm. The substance of what did say was
that the foreman Of Dold q Son, who gave
his name to me as Martin, said that while
he was foreman of another concern he had
tanked out in one season for that house
2,200 snothered hogs and put the product
amongst the prime steam lard. In Justice
to Dold & Son | must say that their
packing house is far above tho average
for cleanliness. Their foreman took me
through the bulking room, and take pleas
ure in saying that found the same in first
class order and condition. | have been
misrepresented through the public press as
to my testimony before the Congressional
committee, but whatever then stated am
ready to verify in whatever form the in
vestgation may come. The people are
deeply concerned in this matter, irrespec-
tive Of the wishes or interest of the CON
tending factions"
Mr.. Bartle expresses surprise to the re-
porter that his testimony should have been
given out for publication when, he asserts,
that of others equally as damaging has not
been made public.