The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
ALGER TACKLES
EMBALMED BEEF
Was Proper Effort Made to Feed It
10 the SOIdiers2
VIRGINIA NOT REPRESENTED.
At Senator MorriIl's Funeral-Thc Ne
gro Paymastcr Not To Go TO Cuba.
Order Sending Him There
Has Been Revoked.

MAShlNGIDN, December 3l-Specldl.
The Secretary Of War has issued orders
for a board Of survey to convene at the
War Department az 10 A. VI. next Tues
day "to examine into and report upon
the responsibility for the loss OF about
$4,000 pounds Of refrigerated beef the
property Of Swift * Co, of Chicago; 10
ascertain and report 81 duo and proper
effort was made 10 feel this beef 10 the
troops I'm Porto Rico. and 20 fix the re-
sponsibilty II due and proper effort was
not made, 20 ascertain and report the
character and quality Of the refrigerated
beef herein referred 10; 10 ascertain and
report IL 10 was good and ft meat for
ISSUE n II had been subjected 10 any
chemical processes whatever and 10 re-
port whether or not the United states
is responsible for the loss 9f the beef
or who. If anyone. is responsible for IFS
loss. and whether IN IT'S opinion Swift &
Co. should or should not be reimbursed
for tho beef"
THE BOARD.
Tho hOarl Is composed OF Colonel
Charles II. Alder. assistant surgeon gen.
eral: Colonel James NJ Moore. assistant
quartermaster general; Colonel Francis
L. Guenther. Fourth United states arr
tilery. and Captain L. e.. Scherer, as
sistant adjutant general recorder.
This will be Ayers own board. Two
others are now investigating the same
subiect-the War Investigating tommis-
sion and the Inspector Generals office
The latter is General Miles own board
and there is little doubt that the truth
about the embalmed beef scandal will
come out through that medium.
There is no motive for concealment
A SECOND SQUEERS.
One cannot repress a smile when read
ing the language Of the Secretary order
when he mentions as one Of the subjects
10 be investigated whether educ and pro-
per effort was made 20 feed this beer 10
tho troops in Porto Rico ana 10 NIX the
responsibility n due and proper EFFORT
was not made" Viewing the matter
from the standpoint of General Miles
and the descriptions egiven OF the meat,
how vividly this recalls the Efforts or
Professor and Mrs SQueers to feed the
students al Dotheb0y's Hall treackle and
riolasses. Secretary Alger had the OPP
nortunitv 10 play the part or Nickleby
but chose rather 90 be Miss Squeers ana
stand by ana gleefully see the job wei
done. -..,...,..
NO VIRGINIANS THERE
The VIRGINIA senators and representa-
,f,,os ain heinz absent from tie city on
account Of the holidays the state WIS hot
ronresentaI at the funeral services Over
the remains Of the late Senator JUSTIN
smith Morrill, held IN the Senate chamber
~ noon to-day. So many are out Of the
eifv that the congressional representa-
ton was rather small, but the galleries
we're hacked with the exception OF the
diniomatfc gallery, which had only TWO
occupants.
OLD FAMILY SERVANTS.
ono feature of the funeral which re-
minded one Of the funerals or southern
poople was the presence of venerable col
ored servants IN the Senate chamber with
the remaining members OF the mousse
hold While Washing on mourns the loss
OF the man as well as tho senator with
ONT doubt these old servants were among
the most sincere mourners. Tor the home
ife of Senator Morrill, IS deserted as hav-
ing been IDEAL
LYNCH WILL NOT co.
When orders were issued November 18th
for Major Heth Tyler and several other
paymasters 20 proceed 10 Havana 10 pay
off troops the name Of Major John X.
Lynch. was included in the list. Lynch
Is the negro paymaster from whom some
of the Southern troops refused 90 receive
their pay. Orders were issued to-day re-
voklng the former order as far as IL at-
fected Lynch, and he is directed 20 re-
main on duty IN the Department or the
Gulf until further orders.
Private Andrew NJ Weldon, Company
G. Fourth u. S. Volunteer Infantry Qm-
munes). now AZ Manzanlllo, Cuba, has
been discharged.
Examinations VIII be held by the civil
Servic. Commission on March 9Th. Sth
and 9Th. wherever the commission has n
board az examiners. for the position Of
Assistant ships Craftsman. especially
qualified I'm designing electrical machinery
OF war vessels az Newport News, at
salary of 81 q day.