The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-13

put $4,000 more In the hands OF Major
Black and this General Eagan declined
TO do. putting $4,000 to Major Blacks
credit In New York
Genera, Easan referred 10 the ms
terious manner IN which papers disap-
peared from tho files OF the war de-
partment. He said that while Major
General Miles was ut Tampa. Fla, he
wired to the com,nissary general 10
know what stores and supplies were On
hand ut Tampa and some other points.
General Eugan replied In the usual
way, though the railroad tracks Mt
Tampa were piled with millions OF ra-
tions.
Miles Rcprimand.
General Eagan said he was astound-
ed the following norhing to see In the
reports OF certain papers that General
Miles had severely reprlmanded the
commissary general and the chief Of or
dinance on the condition OF their re-
spective departments.
General Miles had no right IN law to
deliver such q reprlmand. and Witnesses
at once had enclosed the clipping 10 the
aajutaRt generals Office. requesting an
inquiry as to the authenticity OF the "e-
port. No such reprlmana was ever re-
ceiVed by him and the general COM
manding had taken no notice OF his in
Quiry nor ever taken the trouble since
then to declare the unauthorized char
aeter OF the press statements. TWAS such
Indifference as this that had "giVen IL
cense to the yellow journalistic knaves
who had misre7resen,ed and bounded
government officials throughout the
fftoT a.
had tried TO get his letter of inquiry
and press clipping from the adjutans
generals office. but 1t had disappeared
and was nowhere To be found. Wit
ness charged general Miles directly
With disarrangfng and hamperins the
administration OF the war department,
OF the calling off OF officers from duty
where their presence was absolutely
necessary. This ,Eas the case In taking
Colonel John Weston away from Cuba
70 serve with the Porto Rican expedi-
tion aud In putting Major a. L. Smith
very efficient officer assigned as depot
conmissary In Porto Rico. to work on
''some transport duty" when his SER
Vices were demanded on shore. General
FaSan said the commanding general
went clearly outside his power In doing
this and inttmated that General Miles
was moved to do so by the ignorance
and inefficiency of his ow- appointec.
Major Black. who was supposed to be
the chief commissary officer on General
Miles staff General Eagan referred
TO General Miles testimony that he
had photographed the department from
Porto Rico for complete and proper
rations" and said that IL the commits
sary generals Office had received any
such message, he should have
considered 1t The request or
very ignorant and III informed
person." Continuing. General Ea-
gan referring 10 General Niles eX-
pressed preference for native beef, OF
which he said there was plenty. assert
ed there were 10 cattle whatever In the
neighborhood OF Santiago. The native
beef General Miles referred to General
Eagan characterized as stays, ruats.
bulls. and overworkel cattle. The use
OF such animals the department would
never al qS.,slSS. &C., :.--7+---- 1880. s.-
The Lie Passed.
General Eagan, quoting General Niles
allegations that in his judgment there
were some serious defect In the refrig-
orator and canned beef said General
Miles would not say this was anything
more than his judgment. Whoever"
said General Eagan. calls It enbalmed
beef Is n llar" Noticing the reports
submitted by General Miles IN corrob-
Grafton OF his charges. General Eagan
submitted whether or not his course OF
securing these reports would not be
constructed as seeking adverse reports.
Hc cited Generals Merritt and Shafter
as approving: the beef. Newspaper
statements emanatisS fcom General
Miles that 100000 pounds of the beef
were condemned at Porto Rico. is all
absolute falseEe0d. No such quantity
was condemned there or elsewhere"
Witness said Surgeon Daly's report that
beef apparently was infected with
chemicals to aid In preservation, was a
"falsehood and he made II out OF whole
cloth He deadHHced the assertion that
chemically prepared beef had been is
sued and said he did 10. belIerr Surgeon
DAILY had that belief, tllei, since or now.
why" he asked. did he st!rk his
duty? Why not make chemical nnaly-
sis and why Keep this information to
himself and then spring It Suddenly on
the commission and the whole country
and imply that packing houses have i
been cheating the government and rIo-
iating their contracts. At no time did
tic inform the cofnmissary general or
the secretary OF war OF these things.
This" continued the witness, "is z
4 scandal calculated 10 ruin thousands
of people and discredk and put infamy
on one OF the greatest industries OF the
world. General Miies In testimony re-
fers to the beef rs sent out under pre-
tense Of an experiment. This implies
corruptions; q serious charge not to be
made lightly. Already the press al
most wholly has accepted this view and
some have demanded mv dismissal It
was not an experiment nor pretcnse
thereof. General Miles lies tn his throat
In his heart. IN every part OF his body.
t:c should be drtrtnmcd out of the sc:'-
vice and imprisoned. ! wish to force
the lie back In his face. Unless he
should prove his statements. he should
be avoided hy everybody, disbarred out
OF every club"
The witness denounced In the most
sensational terms "his (MIlcsD scam
ddis, iibets and malicious falsehoods."
Engan's Words in Full.
General Eagan', testimony on this
point. follows: I..
General Miles was acked by your
committee how timed fresh beef be-
came part of the army ration. His
answer is 'Yon mad better ask the Sec
retary OF war or the commssary gem
cral. I think they can tell you. I
know 1t was sent 10 the army as food
and the pr"tcnsc Is that II was seat as
an experiment" General Miles In say
Ing that this food was sent TO tho
army MS q pretensc for experiment.
says that which implies corrupt!on,
which nInGty-nine out of every one
hundred people Will understand to
mean corruption. because 1t was n pre-