The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-23
THE BEEF INQUIRY.
Army Officers Giving Their Testimony
Before the Court.
PACKERS WILL BE GIVEN A HEARING
Colonel Davis Decided That All Parties
Should Be Heard.
PACKERS WILL BE GIVEN A HEARING
CANNED ROAST BEEF PRONOUNCED VILE,
Mcn Unable to Eat II Even In stcws.
The Refrigcrntcd Fresh nccf
Rapidly Spoiled.

new. The testimony, with the exception Ct
that by Or. DAILY, surgeon on the stan o.
General Miles. durlng the war and OF Ctlonal |
Woodruff, assistant commlssary general, was |
generally in line with that OF Yesterday. The !
canned roast beef was generally condemned |
as unsatisfactory. while the refrigerated |
beef was condemned, the chief complaint b.
Ing that 1t often decomposei en- route to |
camp.
Tno testimony Of representatives Of the sab |
sstence department was begun. that OF Colo !
mel Woodruff assistant eommissary general
being one of the most interesting.
lie received more than 100000 pounds of
canned roast beef and told OF tho method OF
purchase and the reasons thai prompted IT,
He took Issue with General Miles conten-
ton that beef ON the hcot was the usual
source of fresh meat supply to the army
Another feature of the day was the intro
auttitn OF DR.. DAILY, who charged before the
war commission that REFRIGERATED beef Ut
Chickamauga. Jacksonville, Tampa and in
Porto Rico had Been treated chemically. lie
was not examined. however, in regard to tAis
charge. Colonel Davis announcing that thu
contractors who were attacked We're entitled
to be notified of the examination ON this
po,ut that they might have ample limo in
; which 10 appear should they decide to do so.
The law required this. he gaid, Aceo ding
4 Nv DR.. DAILY was excused after partial eN-
| animation and will be recalled later
| When the court Of Inquiry to investigate the
! army beef controversy met this morhlnS
/ Colonel DAILY. the recorder. announced taSt
/ the examination Of witnesses SO FAR sum
/ moncd and represented was about coneiuoea'
! The court should consider now, he thousht'
and n
! redulis and at his suggestion the court weat
I into secret session. ,.,, "a,
1 When tho executive session concluced. Dr.
! William II, DAILY OF Pittsburg VINO was ma
| tor and chief surgeon OF volunteers duliag
! the war and who testified before tue WaI
commission that he had discovered ny cnem
ical analysis bcric and sAlyciilc gciu III re-
frigerated beef furnished the army. was IN Z.
,rcsiuced. his examination by the recoruef
was conducted slowly and win grea' cnr =
developing with minutoness all OF " i'aly >
duties while attached to General Miles san
These besides those of an ARMY surgeon
consisted in making special reports u o "a
oral Mites on camp sites water supply aao
the like The recorder very oeretuiS ue
velcped the fact that most OF these rsp olls
were verbal or telesrapnlt' therein wa
from tho now famous meat report wnlsn y, wa a
ths cause of Dr. Days being summoneu as
Witness Therein the examination dinele
considerably from that OF the previous WIZ
DR., DAILY testified that he was ASSIGNED 7,
,mty on the staff OF General Miles any Il
| t,1ain
SKATER expedition sailed his duties beihN
| miscellaneous, under direction 81 tiie MI; ~
medical department. Thence he went 70 hs'
West Miami and other points 10 sluue -" -.
8 ,osad cannD sites Later he came Ntrth nn'
hnally Joined General Mtlas nj 4uanie''
Porto Rico. sailing from CherIesloh' ~ r. Al
S s,,hsenusnt to the latters departure Ills oN
les he said were these al atehtlIE SUI
peon at headquarters and general oulss in y
cident 10 the surgical and ,nsa'Sh s ac,ed
: s ~ In written and sometimes 70 Veroa
SoIone, Davis questioned closely the witref
II | H. pae,ara 10 his duties and the source nm
: nbararter Of his orders. evIdentiy VIII
view to the bearing these doyeiobpnen,,s ~
is have upon the witness ahalSs's an" 's''f
T uP pr I paiy said he remained IN Porto re
u Ave or six days after General MITES ugp'' a.,
y cd beiuE ordorei to supofNlS3 tLe va n
" c.nl;raratto,, Of the transports carrying con
ID rrirScents north in manner above rSl,'9au a
,g This was because there haa n,Nt,t ~ =.
ic ,driSus cnmplaint as 10 the ontnttlhH VI -
Is setiuus 3rnpsnerts lie received those OF
J. sors about August %. and, after piehlh Vs. ,
AZ load of sick At various po, anS arrived .
IN nnrt,ces Monroe, September 10, lanilnP
as 9tsnts I'm n greatly improved coraltlah st
Sc reported to Washnetiehn' ~, W.. The nnfgeo
u na,ara was pleased with his work o. I.
h5,rarna and wished him TO remain VIZ VIII ~ ~
While still siek u fi ,ii,cs 10 20 On an
s uens tour Of the new resmehts " ~, -
y, sa,,tb who were being httei out ~ irh "S vi
IN .ervice This was the trip on Wiz WIN, w.,
ser ser becone acquainted with the allsg ~
e. hein,rd be1f There were ssYernl oing i,o,
r. eaged In this Inspection. " ,, 81 ,,5nas, pa
u stton ycne directed. among othet tHiiisa, 80, -
a hiI.rlW townrd tho food supply anu uou sI
-, ~ Of the regimenls i, 81, /
object OF the Inspection r,ers ,sto the be
al nsett,,. condition for active sfrYlee, an
al p e,,dn, aseIstance and instructions #hsle'
y needed. ronaared after the ilspecti
on hopgr, - con,n visited. Thee reports ~ !.
rs Course Of regular routine passSSs" NE arm,
no hands Of the general fonelne 20 III that
les .u Mica 10 return home - ft,sDs sI
AZ. where. after rcnlaining s9nae lon ,,r,''
of lelNF, NC 80 very detailed recital tne ~.
~ W ~ Secf was net once broaehen py =
court but when pr pay ,3 lau ,f nm ~ ier
logicoIiy "a ~ Inc army the recorder M
te' ice i Ni ,he famous ''embam9d peer ~
iS and asked him y he reeoT,hi ,t exespt n
on sa,d he dia and u was az llshs; "a" 4,
ing hanh ~ q lie said TO the best o. "
yer lection tire exact date ~"s Mi ossenti
aa, date. ny, Ming genuine. and. IN tue op'n
SEA Of Dr. DAILY perfectly asSnrnesd the 90
lny Coicnel - ,hst il was Oaly wsthll wv
az, pIlsns houfs that he had been apir ~ ri
,,d III "a tudv this report OF pr, ~ 1,assi,t r
fond therein certain IA mad contracts
ls, anlying 9 teod material g the s9y o stn
s. srppnontlnue tho examination oi u No. I,
70 ~. subject IN the absence VI ~. d,ree
:, on ON ~ aeaInst whom his ohnrS's NJ aaror
sons d r. ~ deprive them o. rgnls
YOU'D ne ~ law lie Therefore snss ,ae,a
pte otSer parties Interested atag no
AIS nuoc.ors, should DO given ~, ,y,1nss
uoT,t,s nrcaeadinrs and thal w ~ exa.ni
her exc ,.ould be continued win the o'"s
the cd pa,ii,e 70 leaving tie stand, " me- 20
,osa ri.oy " examined IN regasa 70 l az ran
"a ~, ssyiment with beef prsteIsaa,u 4; was me
ton CVor,nf1tai and no contractor ~ns LIED
fer en,prsiy said Colonel ]. + Wessp" ahinh
was a,,eition 10 a quarter Of = p GoioneI We.
re- h.,en on tip. aud which goi P a,e IN
s old had been or sixty hours 10 Lee s Sps
~ was waiting 10 ese gha! , NM. ~ Col
was * * nsly did not RECALL anytnihs " me
ibar iv:stons statement indicating ,ns, in 81
rea- ,,sa oiher than part Of me geh ehsmie,
nos c,tbat IL had been treated WIN a. aioa e
go AZ Experiment He noticed un ma no ia
ese, a. az rlmain on the beef ana ma, ~ ~
YER We deposifed He thought u s' Ta,,,n,
rs. nc beef would not putrely 10 W. H,
to- | .st,r sixty hours exposure wit 49, ~ :"
cut piece from the beef, ana iaW' y