The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-24


Mrs. H. Mex Twombly and Mr. and
Mrs. Griunell Willis a all out of town;
and this is only portion of the names OF
those who are spending the winter
elsewhere"
Eagan on the stand.
Washington, Feb. "a. - Colonel j. r.
Weston, who was at the outbreak OF the
war assistant commissary general and
who now is the successor of Commits
sary General Charles P. Eagan, and
General Eagan testified at yesterday
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inc TIC saS go aannad roa.4 baef
b,,+ bad - o,.e ~, 80 rooLe can,
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n,,+i, Eah q $3.50 o,5 obiaf con, mis-,
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General Eagan, in reply to questions
said he considered carefully the ques-
tlon OF fresh beer for the army When
peer on the hoof or refrigerated peer
could not be supplied. He was very IA
Vorapiy impressed with the canned
roast beef, tasted 1t and united with
other officers of the department In
adopting 1t. He understood the navy
had used 1t for many years with entire
satisfaction In introducing canned
roast beef 1T was the intention to use 1t
as an incident, and the men could take
II or not as they hkeo. Inc pest way,
ne SAID, for 1t to be used was In stew
with tomatoes or other vegetables.
Inc nrst complaint ABOUT the peeI'
General Eagan SAID, came from captain
Pnlllp reed OF the commlssary depart
ment' Wltness was surprised and at
once ordered all officers who had the
DeeI " eAalline ana report. All re-
Of sunnlvino rof,ioerotad hoaf 90 -,
a. o,oo ,,,i+h Az 80 - 49, -
80 ''~-A' 49, NAASiS "SiS
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after heinp taken FROM, tho rafrio.oro-
tors Rafrioeratod haef a,a e,.o,a,a 49,
were sent to ia NINA for. n +ost ond r,,+
ness' recollection Uas tbo+ fha froza,,
snoIled f,rst
General Eaean said tho oo,,n,issorx ~,
department had never considorad ~ voc,
sible TO pet native beaf in C,,ho ana ~
PROPOSITION for the Govern ~oant to h,,S,
and take its own berds ~ c,,ho r,,as
never considered seriouslv
Colonel Davis then read +be contract
with Swift q % for the por+o pica,,
supply of refrigerated beef General F,a-
gan having identified the conv "swif+
<. Co. were the lowest biddars ;, said
General E,aean in rasnon.a 70 o,,as1
ton. and explaining further he soid
"Mv Understanding was +bat tho haef
should he nerfectlv eood FOR 70 hours
after II left the shin or fron, +bair no ~
on shore and the "a hours in tba CO..
tract n,,st have bear or,e,i,,aIl,, ~ ~
sult of a clerioa1 ro,.,,
Geheral hagan SAID when the war
came tnere We're three plans for fresh
and for the government TO own its own