The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-17
GENERALS ON THE STAND
Quartermaster, COmmissary and In
spection Onicers Testify.

Washington, Dec. 16.-B1gadier General
John P Weston. chief commlssafy Of the
SfIafter expedition, testified today before
the war investigating committee that
there was an absence of red tape methods
in feeding the volunteers at STboney He
saad he never heard a complaint OF the
condition of the conmissary supplies at
the front. Special efforts had been made
in behalf of the volunteers whose Off
GERS. he recognized, sometimes did not
quite understand now to get what was
due TO the men. Surgeons we're given
articles from hospital stores on mere
memorandum receipts and they were pasd
for out Of funds at Washington. Colonel
Roosevelt once came to Santiago and
wanted TO buy tomatoes and certain ex-
ira supplies for his men and ne refused
70 let him pay for them. as there was no
need for II. Witness said ne took 3.
with him when ne went to Florida and
still has "a lot OF 81 left
We'll. you are Tsle only man then. -
interrupted Captain Howell. ''who ever
went 20 Florida and brought any money
back
Referring 10 difficulties caused by the
subs3stenc department depending on the
qusrtermasseT's department for 1ranspor-
tation. ne sal DIT was a ridiculous idea
and the transportation was a matter he
would not ike 20 speak OF without think
ing Il over" and ne had though a heap
about II. too"
So tar as the food WAS concerned. Gen
eral Weston characterized the Santiago
campa I'm as a mere SagateEe. the hard
SHIPS being trivial compared 70 MS own
experience in frontier Indian campaigns.
wsaen ne and ms nnsn we're fenced 10 use
me wagon mules for food.
The Rev. DR.. Henry c. Mcccok o, Ps1f-
adelphsa, chaplain OF the Second Pennsyl-
vania and special commissioner % ten
National Relief association. sid thst on
ms -e-1lrn from Cuba he had called on
Presiden.t Mckinley. Angus s and ad5ed;
III there was anything I'D not kno~
and he sd not get out % ne, I an una
ware 81 e. He has a wonderful DorSer
q crOss-exarni8aeion ="
The president a. thsst tinrs commissioned
nm 20 ft7y and permanently mark t'e
graves Of our soldiers AZ santiago he
u!ctures ne desota-e conditions q grave
but said zhe names were nearly al
marked. Sone VoslH5sd men had wan
de-S-s Of and sled and shssr graves re-
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