The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13

titles OF food that was practically untried
and unknown, and, the court so finds. The
court also finds that there Is no ground
for any imputation whatever OF any other
actuating motive on the part of the COM
missary general than the earnest desire
to procure the best possible food for the
troops. The court pronounces this act OF
the commissary general OF subsistence
colossal error for which there is no pallia
tion."
Delay Is Criticised.
The court finds that there was neglect in
Cuba and to less degree in Porto Rico in
delivering the refrigerated beef. THE
court, says the report, docs not wish to
state the case more strongly than TO say
mat the hnding appears TO be warranted
tnat TOO much time was consumed in dis
tributing this perishable article. The fault.
| II any there was. rested with the brigade
and higher commanding officers and their
commissaries and quartermasters. but the
testimony Is not so definite or specific as to
warrant the naming by the court of any
particular officers"
They say that the refrigerated beef was
| at first received with great satisfaction.
There is also criticism of the delay in un-
| loading the refrigerating apparatus of
contractors agents to Gen. Shafter for an
oruer on the quartermaster to expedite the
delivery from the transport of the refriG-
Grating plant did not effect any result. The
ueiay In ms matter was the cause or Sc
! rous loss"
Not n suitable Ration.
THE court is of the opinion that the
canned roast beef was not suitable as a
ltravel ration on transports. considering
VI absence OF cooking faclilties ana the
apsehce from that ration or fresh veseta-
n'es anu conuiihehts' TOT use on shore as
a nciu ratioh' Where the companies hao
ny, camp COOKING equipment ana Vest.a-
o'SH WERE aFaiiapie' canned roast peei 10
suitable ior issue say TWO Gays In Ten.
pu' hot iof TWO DAYS III suecessioh' IN
oonlc ORGANIZATIONS IL seems 10 nave cur
s,tu'eu at ieast one-haii OF the meat ra-
.ion. anu uhtii alter tne suIrehuer the
uoops hdu no means lot other coohlhE
,na" was piacucdole Win the ihoi'iuuai
h' carried FOR such extensive use OF
any use, exceeding one uay III hVe' the
couIt mas inns peer unsuitable
me REFRIGERATED Deer Is. IN tne OPINION
VI Tue court suitapie iation LOT tIoop9
Wren ~ can DE ISSUED 10 thefh III soou COP
ui..oH' ~
me opinion Is expressed that II would
nave pteh 'thpractlcaple 10 iahu peel ca'
We on 'he nooi III Iupa thc teHlarh VI .he
court on TINS point oeihg as toiiows' Inc
Vpiiihanuins seheral ol tue eApeui.Ioii
| sition and many Of bis commondinp on
| GERS. whose opinion is given in the testi-
| monv coincided with him in The ir,prac-
| ticabIlity ar inexnediency of such n prof
ect The court concurs in the opinion of
| these men. whose experience in active mill
| tarv service dated from 1861
p,cl..r. Exop.r,ted
|
| An instruction ol the presluent ~ wy
|
aIt EuitS' II mus, NC hno"". re
| 10 tIils ulFectioH' the court suys'
! lne CUR mus tila. a. .iie JUL .an % I.
hos."''ies IN Aprh' lo'S; the pacheis Vi
caheu peel Me,e ei,Ease', III 'ne
,uFe Vi ~. lt'oIe VI st",'u"'u pua,ts, W.
/ Known 10 the lraur anu 'he suosIS'enoe uc
partment under tne name OF cailHen ro ''st /.
! pcet' me hetnous 0, packltiS tiien III use
| were the same as THOSE hantuai9 CIR
| Ployeu III lhe preparation OF 'neat as an
aItiVie % cCHI,te''e' ""u VIC Nou. ~
loS Iillu WA. tll,s t'ie. VII. "'y ,,,e
uuI H,s ''o $3.50 va ~ ~. ~ 80, - :
| purchases Tor the use OF the miiitary forces
during the months OF May anu june iesS'
were nlaue' no. d. .ie 'ohel.a'i s, VI .ne
| packers OF III consequences ol hoits pu'
| lot.h Dy theHi Iot 'iiat PURPOSE, pu. ny .ne
order and upon the lnitiatVe OF the com
n,'saaIS Eehelai VI au.i. peI
! ,.,".raan, T., ~ ,.uaI ,nonnar
VI ms uepa, 49, ~ "a.
o"er
| Replying specifically to other questions
| set out by the president, the court says:
| That the canned beef was described as
| fresh" because II was not sailed, but that
| the meat was not old or stale.
| That the refrigerated beef furnished the
| army was mot doctored or treated with
any other agency than cold air"
That the meat purchased for the army
| was the meat of commerce; that both
| kinds-refrigerated and canned--were such
as are well known in both hemispheres as
| commercial articles, of which there Is and
| has been very large consumption not only
| by the trade generally, but by the United
! States navy and by the armies and navies
! of Europe"
| That no reports of unfitness or unsuita-
! biity OF the beef sent from the United
| States were forwarded to the war depart
ment by any general officer serving in Cuba
| or Porto Rico while the field operations
| were in progress nor were any such reports
! received until more than month after hos
1 tilities ceased.
| That, barring some defects in methods OF
| inspecting the beef on its delivery to the
1 subsistence department, the deterioration
| Of the meat In shipment was due to the
| fault of no one.
| Miles' Charges.
|