The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-24
ENBALNED BEEF EPISODE.
GENERAL MILES CALLED ALL
KINDS OF A LIAR.
Biggest Sensation in the Course of the
War Investigation Commissions In
quiry-Court Martial Possible.

WASHINGTON, January 12.-Briga-
der General Charles Patrick Egan,
commissary general of the army, today
created the most distinct sensation ev-
er known in the history of the army.
No such invective has ever before
been used by an officer in heaping con-
tumely upon his superior and the gen.
eral commanding the armies of his
country. Only part of the testimony
given on his own request by General
Eagan will ever be printed.
The conduct of the head of the sub
sistence department in calling his su-
perior so many different kinds of a liar
and in using towards him such terms
of contempt cannot pass unnoticed In
the opinion of army officials, who, al
though keeping their heads out of the
fire, are firm in the belief that there
will be such a war over beef, so called
embalmed, as will stir up the entire ar
my.
The subject in controversy was Cen
eral Miles already famous 'embalmed
beef testimony and the letters and
documents supporting it. General
Miles had charged that the canned
and refrigerated meats sent to the ar
my in Cuba and Porto Rico were unfit
for use, that they were preserved by
the use of chemicals and that they
had been bought and sent to the army
unQer the DGeIeISe Oh an experiment.
This reflection upon both the ability
and honesty of the commissary depart
ment had angered General Eagan and
caused him to request to be recalled
to reply to General Miles charges.
That his statements concerning the
commanding general were not the re-
suit of sudden outbursts of passion
was clearly shown by the fact that
General Eagan read his remarks from
! nj
Not the least remarkable phase of
General Eagan's statement was the
! language in which it was couched.
There was scarcely phrase that would
not have been characterized as sensa-
tional in ordinary official utterances.
He denied numerous statements of
| General Miles, charged that the lat
ter's testimony constituted severe re-
| Elections upon the commanding generals
of the expeditions and referred to him
| as this same Commanding General
| Nelson A. Miles," and said whoever
called the beef furnished "embalmed
beef, was a liar"
NEW YORK, January ia specia
to the Herald from Washington says
| Brigadier General Charles p Eagan
! commissary general of subsistence OF
the army, will make tomorrow a for
NAL apology to the war investigation
| commission for his vituperative Ian
guage. He will withdraw the offensive
portion of his testimony and submit {
revised statement which will deal sole
ly with the merits of the beef contro
| VerSy.
There is absolutely no reason to be
lieve however that he will apologize
to General Miles, and it would not b,
surprising if he were to state explicit
| ly that the epithets applied by him t.
the commanding general of the arm!
| still stand.
WASHINGTON, January 16.-Th
war department is considering what t,
do in General Eagan's case. 1t is pos
sible that the President himself vii
direct a strong letter of reprimand t,
him, stating that but for the immunit.
he had promised all witnesses befor,
the commission he would have court
martialed him.