Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-13

frigerator. The day after the bids were
opened attorneys in Washington ad-
dressed a communication to the secre-
tary of war making the argument that
Notwithstanding their clients bid some
what higher than the others they ought
to be awarded the contract because Of
their ability to perform their contract by
means of the Powell process for the pre-
servation Of meat, which they con-
trolled, and which had been satisfac
torily tested under the auspices of the
government This letter was referred
by the secretary of war to the commits
sary general for his consideration. who
returned it to the secretary with his en-
dorsement, in which he said:
This letter was returned by the Sec
retary Of war. Mr.. Days testimony.
that he had found by chemical analysis
of meat furnished the soldiers that it
contained chemicals. was in no wise con-
tradicted. Three witnesses. Sergeant
Nelson. Lieutenant Gampher and DR..
Castle, testified that the agent at Lake
land. Fla. had told them that the con-
tractors had found it impossible to COM
ply with Their contract to deliver fresh
meat which would remain sound and
sweet for - hours after delivery from the
refrigerator without the means of
chemical process, which process was a
secret even to him. If the court found
in the face of this testimony that no
meat delivered was chemically treated
ii amounts almost to stultfication."
Has there been any change in the
manner Of supplying troops with fresh
t. sl..- III a
made?"
Indeed there has. Cattle on the hoof
are now being delivered in Cuba slaugh-
tered on the island and delivered to the
troops the following day and no com.
plant has been made. Furthermore. So
called canned roast beef was dropped as
a meat ration some time. think. during
last August or September All of which
shows that General Miles reference to
the method of supplying the troops with
meat as an experiment was correct and
that his opinion that beef on the block
or on the hoOf is the only suitable fresh
meat ration for troops, was we'll founded.
The great majority of the papers and
of the people including the president q
know this from conversation with him
about three weeks since), believe that
General Miles would not make state
ment concerning any person or circum-
stance which he did not honestly believe
to be we'll founded and true"
Mr.. Probasco blames the secretary of
war and the adjutant general for op-
posing General Miles.
Miss Lulu NJ. Plant of Plymouth,
Mass, died at the United States hospi-
tai in Savannah. Miss Plant was a
trained nurse, and when the late war be-
gan she Joined the hospital service. She
contracted blood poisoning while at
tending a patient in Cuba and was
brought back to Savannah with little
hope Of recovery.
Estranda Palma has under cons!dera
tion the advisability of applying to the
administration to place at his disposal
transport to take from American
ports to Cuba number of cOmpatriots
who We're driven from the island by the
war, and who now desire, but are too
poor, to return.
The Spanish government has ordered
20 samples of new Spanish-invented
rapid-fire gun which, it is said, pierces
1e centimetres of HarveyiZed steel at a
distance of 1000 yards.