The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-11
kWiIl Secretary AIger Resign?


The New York Tribune prints story from Washington
to the effect that Secretary Alger will
Cuba and that his place will be filed by General Rus
sell Hastings Ohio who the presidents superior off
GER during the civil war; and recently rendered the drec
torship Of the Bureau American Republics There
some reasons believing story and of the strongest
If them is that it appears in the Tribune
stands near administration and the habit of
wasting space sensations printing stories of this
not authentic. It strengthens the probable
truth that the day when this story sent
General Hastings conference with the pres
dent of which mis- decnaton of the bureau
appointment would not have required more
minutes there is to believe that the re-
mainder Of occupied in the consideration of the
offer of the high position by president of mis- clos
est friends.
Ayers resignation will only the ending another
chapter in the broils of army many years
standing. indication of it General Merritts
Unreasonable rejonder the Philippines the
beginning of the war; asserting that the force allowed him
inadequate.
Ayers ignoring his enemies and in not
keeping feathers and gold braid which
seems to be perpetual Washington
However Ayers retirement from the cabinet would be
by all who believe in him proof that all
the charges Miles has made
FretfuI and peulant conclusion because
his FURNISHED by glorious deeds Cen
Miles made the statement that the beef urnishend the
soldiers was embaImed. What he that chem
cal had been injected into the beef to preserve it.
Thereuppon world of evidence began to come in Every
soldier army remembered the canned roast beef
uninviting was southern country believed
was enlbaaed investigation having been ordered and
proceeding developed charge whatever made
that the canned roast treated chemically. Il
was which the trouble and chem
IcalIy treated No one charges that Miles Upon
the whole, which charged embalmed.
refrigerated beef in fairly good salts
faction far the evidence goes
But Miles had made the charge that the en-
of the charge in September but he
did accusation until along December. But
when once the charge was openly
uies remembered having heard they had
En- was chemically treated.
From being taken before the investi-
gators it reasonably just what the
grounds for this Widespread suspicion.
ell Of New York has had for twenty-five years process
smoking meat which preserves He wanted
atty on his process 20 Armour & They gave him six
experiment upon These beeves experintd
upon sent south Probably hundred this
first. thousand and the thousand tens
of thousands until the whole army had the story thai
the beef was embalmed. Armour's did take Powel's
process Powell tried 10 sell II Swifts but they
fused to take it not TO Powes knowledge used
meat during the war except in the first instance
This probably substance Of the whole
sroversy If the investigation has accomplished this one
thing IL has good thing, namely has convinced
the military authorities that ras beef not army
ration in semifropica conflicts refrigerated
has room fer Improvement
But Miles ugly charge that all the to the
Soldiers Of the United by arteral inec-
hon has been exploded Dissatisfied unhappy at an
sufficient need glory Miles voiced suspicion
and asseverated it fact
he has the army with him. and the army a uni;
against Ager whose greatest fault military pro
fest is sfted. IS that he is civilian"