The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-17
EABALhED BEEF SCANDAL.
"'n- Essas Csnsnred for M.
'"'aa'ion of Gen. Mile, b,
the War Board.


., ~ president down, the autbori
s'eS look upon Eagan's vio
renee as heinous breach Of dooou
whicn separates his case altoce,ha-
-io" inc beef controversy. and 70.
quires that ne be drastically disciplined
Tor his undignified malevolcnt 49,.
upon superior officer In coptrauon
'ion OF the ordinary decent anora.;o.
Oh civil as we'll as military. societv
nc Judge advocate generals depart-
nen' OF the army is of the onin;on
.hat Gen. Eagan is guilty Of conduot
ior which the only sentence is dis.
missal. "iS-
uen' miles has taken no notice q,
Ihe attack, and will apparently o,v.;.
70 see whether the authorities u,l,
TAX" any step to punish SO fiagrant an
onence. The fact is all the officials ara
stunned by the indiscretion. and IN.
temperance of Gen. Eagan. and will lnot
act hastily in an affair of such imnort.
ance' Perhaps several davs nav
eIapse before course of offic,a, nro-
cedure is announced.
The following is the text Of le.to~
ordered by the war inquiry commission +
TO be sent to Gen. Eagan:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. 1900
Brig. Gen. C. p. Eagan. Commissarv
General, War Department.
Sir-We respectfully inform Won that ,
ai'er your testimony was read Thurs
day. the following resolution was .
unanimously passed:
Moved, That the commission reco;ro :.
'en' Eagan's testimony without com.
nent; that 1t be not printed at once A
but held for the consideration of the p
Carried" -
Having now considered the ouest,on. =
involved, we have determined that in \,
many instances the vituperativc lam p
uage used by you was not D.
uoh as ought to have been ad. A
ressed as witness to this 7,
oaro' We think that the personal at ci
acks and irrelevant statements COM II
lined in the papers submitted should II,
eliminated, and before receiving it
testimony we request that you will Y,
wise It's language, and if you chooSe
submit 1t for our consideration. 20
We herewith return your papers
Very respectfully, {
toigneo| CHARLES DENLY, {
Vice President.
Ten. Eagan was at work in his Office ]
omptly as usual Friday. Z
de refused to say anything beyond noe
lat he had given to the war commits ing
N Thursday, saying that his state. ces
mt then was a full declaration of his fun
lings and his beliefs. Itwas an Off. r
l utterance, he said made to the app
iy which had a right to hear it and Cut
declined to enter into an expost fac. Il
newspaper war. ero'
was stated at the war departnent mn,
DAY that orders had been issued to
pector General Breckenridge to pro.
4 to Borto Rico and Cuba fora thor
h inspection of the army camps
re. The idea is ridiculed that this
,r has any connection with the beef N
'stigation set on foot by Gen. Miles "
now being prosecuted by the in Y
tor generals office.
Fridays cabinet meeting a large
e OF the time was consumed in
lssion of Gen. Eagan's testimony
re the war investigating commit
Thursday. The cabinet members.
ever, were unusually reticent with <
ect TO what was said and declined -
spress any opinion as to what. if -
hing, would be done in the matter, ~
b is now in the hands of the pres ~
and Secretary Alger. Neverthe- -
all cabinet members commend L
ction OF the committee in declin-
receive the manuscript of Gen.
MS testimony until the objection.
epithets have been expurgated. Appo
is no doubt that the president
y regrets the incident and it is al.
certain that official cognizancs GREl
e taken of the matter very soon.
uestion was discussed of how far A Tsrr
Eagan may be entitled th'
nunity from punishment under
cent public statement of the sec
of war, by the direction of the HAv
ent, to the effect that all wit raging
appearing before the commits accessi
ould be protected in their rights officials
sitions, II in the service of the and the
States, regardless of whom town
testimony might be directed been dc
!. LoND
IS gathered from frierds of Gen. parts c
Friday that he is prepared to more or
the suggestion conveyed in the erty. !
Of the war inquiry commission, known
j amend his statement so as to the stol
the matter complained of. ing -four
Sesro Mardsrers RespItsd.
TIA, Kas., Jan. 1.-Two Negro ST. PI