The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-02
ia TESTING CONTEST.
s ersffyc EXPERIMENT WITH
4 - or THE ENLISTED MEN.
- u Canned Beef From Porto
-. Fresh Reef and Other Can
- Beef Cooked. and Few Of
-. Are Able To Identity It.

wxMHx1ToE. March The court OF
- fnfo the beef charges held a long
- soSsy examining officers. aud en-
& s-x IN ard representatives 81 Western
-. errs TIE meat packers s@presenfa-
- szrs practically the same testimony
-. AZ previously presented IN tha war
& -sxz.snx commission, bur IL Is under-
- ma. ttis iE only &C get their gen
4 - ss.serneus or the court record ard
- ,tes. examination today will De FOL-
s - ~ much n re d%ta le5 examination.
- ~us.sea incidents connected with r4ex.
ss..sri6d % Cuba aid Porto Rico during
r ~.
- yexe Lee, who has attended the
- Ter sons days. II being generally
3 s.xrrasca that be was present in behalf
go NEes appeared aga.n today, taking
- acd formulating questions. He was
sn.wed 70 question the men OF hts own
k~e~ec;. bait his quest! TO other wit
- ssse taken under ady!ssment by
~ eours and il was understood eeclx-
- q, Be reached tomorrow as to Nal
- stArdng before the court
NJ programme for today. as outlined in
.6nxee sy the court. was the examination
= 1omasssssTy officers and some volun-
- vho had responded 70 the summons
s A. court II was aiso decided 10 hear.
Is Bowdens report or the beef tasting
1nuutEasIon Of the enlisted men yesterday.
aegean. Hatcher. Ninth infantry, was
nuosad and asked 70 identify an old and
Suuuut-NA.ned wooden case Of canned
- bet which his regiment had receiy-
= b Santiago and brought home with
- He was then excused and Lieut.
- A l. Smith was called and question:
= = 70 the history OF the beef On the
nnnsr Manitoba, which was sent to
hwso Rico, during Col Smiths service
~ A Col Smith recoiIecte1 she was
Ggastd In discharging beef ABOUT SIX
Ma Only - much beef could be taken
n oses day a. the troops could use, con-
1wensiy she did not discharge al her
~ but she had q large cargo ~ other
nres. which were much needed and Col.
hnih succeeded In getting them All OF.
r. supposed her return to the states with
a scdiers was under orders from Gen.
vlson. bat he DID rot know whether or
- Gen Wilson knew that ahe was carry
- back soG.eyo pounds OF beef to tho
ostaG
OIL Gallagher. Of the subsistence de-
urfu<nl sho wBss fed eornsB issssry az
"a Shaster's headquarters outside Saa;i-
n testified that when comp.a ate began
= ecsns in from the front aga gst tbe
= Ar ~ possible
fAeTe sere large supplies Of canned
~ beef Col. Gallagher said. but Il waa
= 70 TIE Cuban troops and Santiago resi-
nfss who preferred I, tn bacon. As there
pHs mere Guiana and refugees 10 be fed
aaA there were soldiers. the canned roast
~ ID not GO amiss
~ soon ~ the army arrived In Santiago
n Gallagher hegafi the issue Of refffg.
tsnd beel under 60. Wess.on's d.racttxsn.
zaf4a try4s at a, 49, -.
1rxWsted beef. and abous 1903 pounds
~ condemne4 20 the knowledge OF tae
ktsees lie had no reason 10 believe that
~ u the refrigerated beef he had seen
y been chemically treated in any way
kfked By Cc. Gillespie "A tc har personal
Mon Of eanTsd roast heef " tness said
! had eaten II guile frequently white in
"a He did not Ike Il particularly and
b rot think II was "a thing 90 which soil
~ ahcsila he forced To i've for any great
r3f on time But q rsgsfa3 a .tssstE -sssF,