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DENoUNcEs GEN. MILES.
commissary General Easan Causes
. Sensation In the War Inquiry
-Censured by Commission.

Washington, Jan. 13.--commissary
General Eagan. in the course of his tes-
timony before the war investigating
committee. called Maj. Gen, Miles. com
manding the army. 'liar who lied in
his throat. lied in his heart. lied In
every part OF his body" who ''perpe-
trated gross scandal and who should
be drummed out of the service and i'm
prisoned." "and should be avoided by
every honest man and barred by every
club" He characterized his interviews
as filth"
The subject in controversy was Gen.
Miles already famous "embalmed beer
testimony and the letters and docu-
ments supporting it. Gen. Miles had
charged that the canned and refriger-
ated meats sent TO the army 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 10 the army under
pretense of an experiment" This re-
Election upon both the ability and hon
esty of the commissary department
had angered Gen. Eagan and caused
him 10 request to be recalled 10 reply
TO Gen. Miles charges. That his state
ments concerning the commanding
general were not the result of a sudden
outburst of passion was clearly shown
by the fact that Gen. Eagan read his
remarks from a carefully prepared type
written copy.
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE war in
vestigating commission Friday passed
a resolution OF censure of Gen. Eagan
for the language he used Thursday
when he appeared 10 answer the
charges made against the commissary
branch of the army by Maj. Gen. Miles
and returned 10 him the carefully pre-
pared typewriter statement which he
left with the commission after reading
Il to that body. With its return was
sent letter explaining the reasons for
this action and a copy of the resolution
passed.
The following is the text o. the letter
ordered by the war inquiry commission
TO be sent TO Gen. Eagan:
washington. ID. c.. Jan. 10. ISo9.-Brig.
Gen. c. y. Eagan. Commissary General,
War Department: We respectfully inform
you that after your testimony was read
yesterday the following resolution was
unanimously passed.
Moved. That the commission receive
Cen. Engan's testimony without comment.
that II be not printed at once but held for
the consideration OF the commission. Car
ried
Having now considered the questions
involved we have determined that In many
instances the vltuperative language used
by you was not such as ought 10 have
been addressed as a witness TO this board.
We think that the personal attacks and
irrelevant statements contained In the pa
pers submitted should be eliminated. and
before receiving II as testimony we re-
quest that you will revise It's language and
IL you choose resubmit II for our considera-
ZION. We herewith return your papers
Very respectfully,
(SigneD CHARLES DENNY.
Vice President"
Washington. Jan. 17.-Commissary
General Eagan Monday sent 10 the war
investigating commission revised
statement in place of that originally
made in response TO Gen. Miles charges.
The revised statement is about 80 per
cent. shorter than that which was or
dered withdrawn because of its violent
and abusive character.