Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-22
NILES EMBALMED BEEF
hdlt Gen. corbin Says Il Is Used by the
Armies Of The World.
DID NOT EXPECT WAR I'LL IT CANE.
Gen. Miles Plan Of Campaign was Not
Approved Evidence Regarding tho
selection Of Camps. etc.

Warrington. Dec. 2g-Adi,. Gen. Cor.
bin was the flrst witness before ;hc war
investigating commission today. ana
was rlgidly questioned regarding the
selection " Camp Algcr. Va. lie soiii-
ned sha, The removal Of Camp Algcr
WIS dictTtcd by thc secretary ~ war
Amself ana that 10 original ss.tbiiah-
meat was recommended by capt. sca-
burn. OF G"u. Miicss s;on ilo (Gcn.
Corbinl had said al thc time 10 could
not be- good camp ground. bcuausc
thoru was no; guiiicicp range for rifle
piariicc. liz had understood, from the
secretary Of war. that Gen. Milos had
something 60 do with ~ selection. lie
was mo- certain uf capt. Scahurna sN-
act E.atlH. bul he had Understood Capt
Seahurn had been sen. hy Gen. Miles
~ make iaic inspection of the camp
site.
"Did Gen. Miles pro:os; or do any
camp"
"Noi 90 my knowledge" was the
answer.
Gpn. Corbln added cha. he did no,
know che rclf1n Tor lhe diseun.inulncn
81 me camp. Qul STONED as 90 camp
Wlkpff Gen Corbin said thar the troops
anu N.igNa 'uNlt AnhIs AUX SIN MNtr
ehoac len behind In the South from
.ha Expeditions to Santiago and Por.o
lticu, ani thar tho transportation OF
.nls hid not, ~ far ~ he knew, led
60 inllruai congo Htl1n or ini,rfercd In
any way w!fn she carriage of snpplicd
Tor tn itVppl fuiuequotgly arriving. lie
defsrl cha. the cufgrac. with the Iona
lNund railroad gave 70 exclusive cone
troll. ana aaid that the only restriction
made IN ahal Arrangement WIS tis de-
slrable one Of prohibiting excursion
Steamers innGtrg a. .hp camp lie
Htid unr reason Tor lit HclU0..lu was
she excellent fnclli.irH ~ wa.er trans-
p1rtail0n. H. said she camp a. Tampa
was never drsiruiscd Tor anything but
= POINT OF ymhlrkasluu, ana said the
nftt cQmpniniH h. had heard from
Camp Thomas. Chlckamauga. wcre In
,'ha prist.
Asked when ~ first seriously appre-
hendfd ihrru would br husiliiuss. Zen.
corbln ffi1 h. might siy h. dld NOS
seriously contemplate war untl 81 Wa.
a fao,. Tor b. had hoped io the last
nomcfs thu. u would be- aycised. on
AfTi ION, thc army Tor one ~ ~ size,
was well equipped ana thoroughly sup
piled. lie sii1 thlg prior 20 the war
ihifN had been no complaints ~ rofrIFpr
atcd or canned beef. and thu. they were
u<--i by She armies % she world and
commerce. u was no new experiment..
"s.rlously speaking" said Gen .cDr-
hin. II d. ~. think ghe war deparsmcn.
contemplated war until d; was declared
by congr,4l am appropriations were
uvafnnle. or course thu pas- blllil er
were thought ~, but there were no geu-
cril preparations except - far ~ tn.
y partner, was nhic 90 meet the poo.
Hlhllltiea .hns confronted a."
Col. blnhy. who conducted ghe eN-
m La Hmm IA fIIH a
bin hat he Dha'ryed thc laser was eau
tlous ana yilccni, ana explained 1t.
II uVi our object 90 crlslciae uifHeg,
Thig Il not uur huslnsus. Tho strategy
% She war may havf been right ana
may have been wrong. but uur object
II 20 determine whether the war dcpar. o.
msrt acted sniclgu,iy."
lie said that when Gen. Skaters sx.
petition Nariri 10 took all the Grams.
ports u WIS possible to oht1iu. The sun
ply was not equal "a the Il mlnd. |, had
lefn planned 90 carry about $4,000
tivopa ~ thas time, inr.cad Of 1900
rikfn.
lIo referred 90 the lc,tr Of Gen. NIllcs.
da;ed june siih, laying Out ,hc plan
OF ehnlphlgn on no war, AMI anld Il
was not approved.
% You know anylhirg about Gen.
Miltff dispatch ~ Jun q, ! .hinfs a
ltfier o. fisa secretary - war. 81 Wci'rh
&c purraars 80 hIga lhs army march
clean fhruugh cuba aul take "a. 0Bi
prifpr,ers AMI work fhtm afsl tnnf
them klr'ilyF" Gen. Ccrbir WAS asked
Yes. slr;" was mo answer "Thlf
letter was tcr tvld and d'1 MT rscclye
thc lppfoval n ths atcrc.ary - war"
You ny ." ~ pdsslln made by
uen Miles o. carry ,u the cimpaign IN
one manner Meg h ne ir1!ca.cs N. that
Letter wnu dislpptcvod1"
~ was ~; approved" replied Gen.