The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-07

that reason unht for use. and its mms diate desruc
ton was recommended on that ground only. The
report of tho board approved by Dr. DALI. and
tho beef thrown overheard In obedience TO his or
drs 81 special steps taken to verify the fact
that thu broth made from the refrigerated beef
for tho cstmony shows that there native beef In
the refrigerator, and that It was being drawn upon
f1r use. and precautions taken to secure the
Identification ~ the samples After his return TO
the United States he tesnes that tho solid contents
Of the broth wero isolated and the residuum was
examined by him In Pitsburg. and found to contain
traces Of boric and salicylic acids.
"on the other hand, the testimony shows that the
b,e' .roatcd by the Powell process, which was de.
"lRrcd By Dr. DAILY to contain borio and snlicylc
acids. was IN fact. treated by fumigation and the
materials employed contained neither boric nor
salicyiic acid Tho beef from which the broth WAS
made on the Panama has not been positively identi.
fed nS refrigerated beef. aud the connection be.
tween the rcsiduum OF the sample taken from the
'hip's callron and that analysed by DR.. CLARK has
not been established to tho satisfaction Of tho court
In respect tn tho written report submitted by DR..
DAY. to the MajorGeneral commanding which in.
Guided the results Of hs observations in respect to
the chemical treatment Of the beef, the testimony
fails to show why the facts therein alleged were not
brought 70 the attention Of superior authority with
a view to an investigation of the suspicious circum
stances and tho application Of a prompt and AIDE.
quate remedy TO any wrong which may have been
developed as tho result Of such investigation Nor
does II appear why the Major.Ge commanding
when such knowledge came into his possession
should have delayed so long in bringing II TO the At
tentIon of the President and the Secretary Of War
This describes the cornerstone in the
Miles accusation. No jury in the United
States would have failed instantly to throw
it out Of court.
In delivering it's conclusions upon Major
DAYS testimony the Court OF Inquiry
upon the beef ration did not find the occa-
sion for stating tho fact that when the
Army Court of Inquiry of which Gen.
DODGE was Chairman heard Gen. MILEs's
gross and unsoldierly charge Of fraud
against the army beef it instantly
sent Il telegram to every quarter where
that beef was to be found, ordering that a
pound of ii be cut out sealed and sent to
Washington for examination. and, these
orders being obcyed, the beef so sent was
analysed with the unbrokcn evidence that
it contained no drug.
The canned beef was shown to be an IN
desirable ration for tropical climates in the
opinion Of tho court but Prof CHITTENDES
of Yale and Prof ATwATER Of Wesleyan
University proved by scientific analysis
that the canned beef was all that it pre-
tended to be, and thoroughly sound as food.
Gen. MILES, and the thousands OF malig-
nant and hysterlcal newspapers that have
followed his heels raging at the War De-
partment and the American beef packers,
struck the foulest Of blows, not only at the
beef packers in question, but at the ma
tional good namajn politics and in trade.
1t will he hard struggle for our mer-
chants to regain their lost ground, but the
task must be undertaken with the conf
dencc Of success which our former achieve
m"nts justify