New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01

when the broke out and OF the proportion
agreed or OF bacon and the canned meats in the
ration. il finally decided TO make the ration
half bacon and half canned meat roast beer pre-
dominating over canned corned beef because there
was more to be had on the market
Colonel Smith did not 90 to Cuba with the Shafter
expedition. bat saw great deal Of the loading at
Tampa. lie had seen two OF Armour canned
meat rejected because OF the stencil arising from
H. The contractor had asked leave to 20 over the
cars and remove the defective cans. This was done
as ne understood. and the meat arterward ac-
cepted.
10 said he mover heard OF the use Of chemicals
WITH he refrigerator beef There COM
pa Stve.y small siipment Of canned prepared
p cNnE Company. IN Kansas City. lie had eaten
aocle Of this meat al The packing company's place
prepared but he had seen some white powder
which ne COMPANY sad II used to preserve the
,rent Some of MS reht had been issued to the
batteries which Aa6 refused the refrigerator beef
ard thcy accepted 81.
SURPRISE FOR THE WITNESSES
Al tho afternoon session on the long table In
the courtroom eicht plates with various stevs
and compounds OF beef some OF canned beef fresh
from no factory. some Of beef that had gone to
Cuba and come back and others Of fresh beef from
the Washington market but prepared nearly
possible in the same way that the canned beef was
rs he'd n the factory. The enlisted men who
testified yesterday were brought In and asked 10
PICK Out. = they coCi0, the various sorts or beef
from the plates Sergeant Alexander was IN,
hrst. lie looked haukly at the line OF plates
turned tho samples with the fork and said
mat there did any OF II look like what
hao in Cuba" Re did taste any Of IT and re-
tired
Sergeant Casey followed and picked out the slop-
picst-ooking plate rs the cooked Cuban article and
the drl"st a. the Cuban beef cold. Or. ". C. Boz
uon ot me Medical Corps. stood by and Kept tally
on the plates. zach Of which was numbered. Ser
-caLts BUCkaEe and KIDD picked the same plate
among the hot Dishes but differed rs 20 the cold
Scrs All Grant picked the same not plato as the
Others bot insisted thht none ~ ito colo nra-s
campaign On being urged 70 pick out one o. the
-od pls. So ne Aelected one which he said looked
more Ike tho Cuban brand.
Sergeant White picked out the sloppy looking
stew -eaCily enough bur baked To" cold ne =,
aset!ng that he had never seen anything Ike II
H. ths Campaign.
Sergeant Motz was Hke-minded but said candid
couseQueut y Ga not know that his opinion was OF
much value.
The enlisted men then recalled and Major
Jesse Lee said that he would take advantage or
ire permission accorded 10 him by the Court -
cues ION Of them himself lie asked each Of
hem Il the beef shown 10 them here was prepared
In the same way IS that they had III Cuba. and
whether or not tie plates were fuir sample 81
what they had used on the campaign They unani-
mously agreed that IL did not look the same and
did not seem 10 be a fair sample OF the campaign
beef In any way.
Colonel Smith. the Havana commissary was
recalled and told OF the condemnation =. canned
inca. recently reported from Havana IN the press
dispatches.