The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-01-17
EMBALMED BEEF SCANDAL.
Gen. Eagan Censured for His Typewritter
ILLUMINATION of Gen. Miles by
the War Board.

ing general of the army, irrespective of
the merits of the embalmed beef scan
DIAL, is looked upon by the entire army
as a military crime, an act of scandal
Gus characterization, and a defiant dis
respect of regulations which must not
be permitted to go UNPUBLISHED. From
the president down, the authori-
ties look upon EGgan's vio-
lence as heinous breach of decorum
which separates his case altogether
from the beef controversy, and re-
quires that he be drastically disciplined
for his undignified ma1erolent attack
upon superior officer in contraven-
| ton of the ordinary decent ameneties
of civil as well as military society.
The judge advocate generals depart
ment of the army is of the opinion
that Gen. Eagan is guilty of conduct
for which the only sentence is dis
missal.
Gen. Miles has taken no notice OF
the attack, and will apparently await
to see whether the authorities will
take any step to punish SO fragrant an
offence. The fact is all the officials are
stunned by the indiscretiOn, and in
temperance of Gen. Eagan, and viii mot
lct hastily in an affair of such import
ance. Perhaps several days may
elapse before a course of official pro.
cedure is announced.
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ordered by the war inquiry commission
to be sent to Gen. Eagan:
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1899.
Brig. Gen. c. p. Eagan, Commissary
General, War Department.
Sir-We respectfully inform you that
after your testimony was read Thurs
day, the following resolution was
unanimously passed:
"Moved, That the commission receive
Gen. Eagan's testimony without COM
menti that it be not printed at once,
but held for the consideration of the
commission. Carried"
Having now considered the question:
involved, we have determined that in
many instances the vituperative Ian,
guage used by you was not
such as ought to have been ad.
dressed as a witness to this
board. We think that the personal at
tacks and irrelevant statements con.
tanned in the papers submitted should
be eliminated, and before receiving il
as testimony we request that you will
revise it's language, and if you choose
resu5mit it for our consideration.
We herewith return your papers.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) CHARLES DENNY,
Vice President.
Gen. Eagan was at work in his Office
, promptly as usual Friday.
He refused to say anything beyond
what he had given to the war commits
sion Thursday, saying that his state
ment then was q full declaration of hi
! feelings and his beliefs. 1t was an off
cial utterance, he said, made to tn,
body which had right to hear it anC
he declined to enter into an eXpost fac
7 to newspaper war.
1t was stated at the war department
Friday that orders had been issued t,
Inspector General Breckenridge to pro
ceed to Porto Rico and Cuba for a thor
ough inspection of the army camp
there. The idea is ridiculed that thi
order has any connection with the bee
investigation set on foot by Gen. Mile
and now being prosecuted by the in
spectOr generals Office.
At Fridays cabinet meeting a larg
share of the time was consumed in
discussion of Gen. Eagan's testimon,
before the war investigating commit
, tee Thursday. The cabinet members
however, were unusually reticent wit
respect to what was said and decline
to express any opinion as to what, i
anything, would be done in the matter
, which is now in the hands of the pres
: ident and Secretary Alger. Neverthe
less, all cabinet members common
the action of the committee in declir
ing to receive the manuscript of Ger
Eagan's testimony until the objection
d able epithetS have been eXpurgateC
There is no doubt that the presiden
deeply regrets the incident and it is a
-. most certain that official cognizanc
will be taken of the matter very soor
Of The question was discussed of how ia
Gen. Eagan may be entitle
to immunity from punishment unde
the recent public statement of the SCI
is rotary of war, by the direction of tn
n president, to the effect that all wi
or nesses appearing before the commi
d, sion would be protected in their right
lie and positions, if in the service of til
rs United States, regardless of whol
their testimony might be directe
II against.
w 1t was gathered from friends of Gel
p Eagan Friday that he is prepared
st accept the suggestion conveyed in til
er letter of the war inquiry commission
j. and will amend his statement so as