The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-13

experiment says that which implies cor
rupuOn--which ninety-ninc out or every
ono hundred people will understand 10
mean corruption. This is "a serious
charge. which should not re made by amy
man lightly. nor without ample evidence
90 support &c. Taking the statement lii
tho sense that 10 was probably intended
the sense that will be accepted by the
country at large. the sense that already
the press almost wholly OF the Unitel
states has accepted it-indcod some on
that press because of IL called for my
dismissal from the army and by court
MARTIAL answer that 10 was not iul-
ulshcd under tho pretence OF expert
mont nor even as an experiment, ana
when General Miles charges that lt was
Furnished as "a 'prctcncc of cNperimehl
ho hos fin his throat: he lies I'm his hear d.
bo lies in every hair of his head ana
ovcrv pore Of his body-he lies wiini'Y'
doliboratclv. intentionally and mahc-
iousy ..,. ,.,.,, ,,-
Dff this statement is true that this
.... c,trri.rrd under 'prefensc OF am cN-
,.,rir,srt' thon ] should be drummcd ont
of me army and incarcerated in S'ales,
,rison. If his statement is false "7
,sscrt 10 To- be. then hc should be uIulh,
mod out Of the service ana ihcai' era. 2"
d., ,.ri.on with other libcllers. His state
mcnt SIS scaudalous lnei rcn'c.i"R u''
n,. honor Of every officer i'm the Depart
,,c,t who has contracted for or purchas-
cd tbis meat. and especially and par u-
,,,loriv ON tho Commissary General
myself
SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT.
"rn dcnouncing General Miles as O. mar
,.rrr me makes this statement / Wlsh
to make 30 as emphatic ana as Co"i7' "9
tbo statement itself. I wish 20 lorce ln'
ltc bacl, into his throat covered WIN
.i., cortonts of "a camp latrinc. wish
~, h,ord b. as a. fllschood OF whole cioin
,,ltbout particle Of truth to sustain
a. and unless he can prove his stalemeht
10 ebould be denounced by every honest
man. barred from tho clubs. barred from
tbo society of decent people ana SO os-
t,.,,izad that the street bo0t-black would
r.t roudoecond 90 speak 10 him. Tor ne
has f0ulcd his own nest. Tie mas aS-
noreod the honor OF ofoinef oH'eeI
without n particle OF evidence or iact lo
e14tain in any degree his ac3naalou7'
libelous. malicious falschood. VIZ Ii''
.rf. brff or anything whatever was 4nl-
nished the army under 'prctenae OK exc
pertinent
General Eoran referred 20 the reports
from officers and submitted 10y General
Miles as irresponsible statements. ana
eqf1 chat fcw army officers would take
a5vantqee of The situation % make
statements which tney knew there was
mo power or means upon earin To ul4-
pr0ye. because the substances they spoke
OF have passed out of existence, the
proofs are gone. .-,,.
"4avine traversed General Miles
statements" General Eogan said:
"Having shown him to You to be
liar. having demonstrated the animus
th9t parvades this whole matter. ] now
,,o back TO his statement that BOO his iudg-
tneut food was one of the causes oi so
much sickness and distress OF the troops.
The design 90 say. to imply Co assert,
90 fnsiuuate chat sickness was caused for
such reason in Porto Rico is to make am
assertion wholly untrue devoid OF any
facts. devoid of TRUTH and can only Dee
prompted by "a base motive
RAVING NONSENSE.
General Eagan said the first intImaUOn
of cohmical treatment he had hhd, was
in General Miles statement and 10
seemed 90 him "the Iaviue nonsense OF
b madman." Ife chareed that Chief
Surgeon DAILY. with General Miles. had
ever made am expert examination OF the
IHNI. IlfN llH MllANlIl Ntl't i.''. t.''r
'alsifed the facts. General Lagan con-
,mded as follows.
"The subject ] have treated of here
g filthy subject. and You cannot touch
pitch without being dehled. you cannot
touch base malicious lbolous falsehoods,
nlsreprcsentati0ns without calling
pldc "a spade and telling the whole truth
and characterlzine things as ihey are. The
lamaeo that has been done by these
statements is believed 90 be very great.
lut indulge the hope ana the belief
hat my statement when published to
.he country. when read by the rcprcsen-
atives OF foreign governments here, will
,Hset the statements made by General
Miles and viii. I'm some measure in
least. do justice 90 others who nave been
wronged. maligned and libenod.
ONE SHOULD Go.
"FOr myself. ! content myself with ex- I
pressing my profound belief that either /
General Miles or J should be put out of |
ho service. either he SIS right or I am |
right. either be dishonors his uniform |
with his false statements and libels. or /
dishonor mine in feeding soldiers with /