The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-18
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anet nnhecosn:ng an officer and gentle
Mar, IS ore OF The most serious known in
tue afrny beng dismissal
AsNcis II reads AS follows:
Any officer who 10 convicted OF con-
dtaef Lntscofning AZ officer and a gentle
man shall DC dismissed from the sers.sse So
II tfse court shall md Gen, Eagan gut
W even with extenaatinx circumstances.
they must attaca this sentence. ard then
ine only hope for the ofrcer xoa3id -. IN
me exercise Of e-emency by the president.
oasEa. PERHAPS, upon the courts recon-
msssda tons.
Eagan's Revised Statement.
The war investigating Commute. today
made paeiic the revised statement OF F.a-
ga. ESan has eliminated All the oejec-
tionable language and the phraseology mas
been altered frequently.
40 10 the presence OF IAN expey1nent''
charge ,f ny Gen Niles IN connection with
the timed beef. Gen. EAgan says: Gen
Miles, II saying this food Was sent to the
army as preisEse for exper,rnerf' saws
that which Implies corruption. which nine
ss-aihe OF every hundred people viii under
stand 10 mean corruption. because II was a
pretense OF experiment. he says, rot even
giving credit 70 me for furnishing II as an
experiment. but that ! furnished IL under
the pTete.s< % an experiment. This -
Be made b any nan lightly nor
u. Taking the statement IN the sense thar
u was probably intended. the sense that
has been accepted by the press Of the coun-
my dismissal from the army and my court
martial because Of IT. / answer that IL
was not furnished under the pretense OF
an experiment. nor even as an experiment.
In denying rnis, content myself with say
ing such statements are untrue and unwor-
thy OF more emphatic denial. His state
msnt reflects upon the honor OF every
officer In the department who has con-
tracted for or purchased this meat and es-
pecfaiiy and particularly On the commits
In conclusion Gen. Eagan declares. on
oath. that tle secretary OF war had moth
ing whatsoe-@r 80 ,:ss with the furnishing
OF refrigerated or timed meats. ner has
he in any manner whatsoever attempted
TO control contracts. the awards or pur-
chases OF these articles.
Gen Eagan sums up his whole case In
conclusion and finishes. hoping that his
statement 'wii: Offset the statements
made by Gen, Miles and will. In some
measure al least. do justice TO those who
have been wronged." Ii is believed that
the incident Is HOW closed. so far as the
commission is concerned
Secretary AIger's Statement.
Secretary Aiger tonight confirmed the
announcement made by members of the
cabinet that court-martfal for the trial
OF Commtssary General Charles r. Eagan
would be ordered. He made the state
ment as he was leaving the White House
with Adtt. Gen. Corcin. after confer
ence of half an hour with the president
as to the charges TO be preferred against
the comDissary general. the secretary de-
ttihfu 10 say any tulfS, nor NoNtu ne tdlk
respecting the personnel OF the court, add
ing that this would be announced tomor-
row night about o'clock. Gen. Eagan
has mol been relieved OF his duties In an
ticipation or his prospective trial. but IL
Is understood that the order for his ar
rest preparatory 10 trial will OF itself
carry with IL his relief from official du-
ties. Ii was said at the war department
today that the order for bis arrest may
be served on Gen Eagan by an officer
of the army some time during the official
day tomorrow. This then viii enable him
10 make formal application for the priv
iIege of going beyond the limits In which
he ordinarily would be confined and per-
init him TO come TO the department cr go
to any other place which he may find II
necessary.