New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09

OF the beef and intended for the coh hS retion
amounting about three thoussnd poun Se ,e wss
%Sns o Dr. ' %a Day major chief
geon OF volunteers. and also as 10 the ooi ~
s s %ia% of s0% % f1%s also
Of f. W CLARK and W Hilaes analgsis
received on The f pnnss ON ~af the Mani
soSs sss ssd ssC captain pWis
.sssd m sO sns 81 ne
treated with this chemical for nm'ngs The cat
showS ~ ns pe as Would result the ntsrns
use Of this chemical Atter skgess ceased (see
testimony Of Georgs L TSy " Or. s "a. nted States
the testimony upon the RaretSs
i Jar pS Seef With IL CHEMICALS order preserve for
the length OF time specined IN ana nc,,sve and
nss not been successfully contradeted ~ Is u1i in
peachable That the use OF the me troops Is also
well established by the record.
GENERAL DAvIss HOSTILITY TO MILLS
II may he interesting, perhaps, to refer orieny
here N General George W. Davis to whoii
ruror ascribes the drafting Of the "hndlnss'
Attention has been drawn to-day TO the ia0'
that General Davis the officer VINO sumo
wears ago killed Miless ambition to De L'eu'e"-
iant-General. Although Miles was 'he se'o-
,rna1or-generai he did not succeed 10 the go
Of lieutenant general when he followed ocnone,"
AS commanding general Of the Army Inc slaue
had been revived solely for Schohelo's penent III
b,s distinguished services during the CIVIL war
subsequently a bill was introduced 10 leNNe
,ha eraae for Miles's benefit. 1t was bitterly
antagonized in influential Army circles espe-
c,alIv by the bureaucracy. the directing genius
-, which at that time was Major George W.
Javis now General Davis, and the brainy guam
.,. ., the Beef Court. These influences had
,rav,ouslv endeavored to prevent Miless ap-
,o,n,rent 10 the chief command upon Schohelo
ret,rement. but had failed. A formal inquiry
came down from Congress to the War Depart
,nent TO learn II the Secretary Of War deemed
General Miles's military achievements OF SUM
,c,snt magnitude to warrant the revival of the
grade of lieutenant-ge general for his benefit
Nv Lamont. the Democratic Secretary Of War.
had never been soldier and was consequently
little qualified TO answer such question intelh-
gently The officer who drafted the ofnclal an
swer to the inquiry was Major George w. DAVIS
Mr. Lamont's close friend and CONFIDENTIAL al
wiser Belonging to the military coterie IN
,r.rcbsd in the War Department. which was bit
,erly hostile to Miles. of course MAJOR DaVis
answer was coldly averse to the Generars
lcIa,ms. This document, signed by the Secretary
Of War. had the effect desired. and the Niles
h,r was smothered in committee. Major Davlss
,relations with the War Department at that time
and subsequently were of the most intimate
sort 1t was popular gossip that he ran the
DEPARTMENT" This will be better understood
from speech delivered by General Grosvenor
in the House year ago. in which he SAID:
He major Davis has been at once presiden- OF
the Antietam Commission, supervisory director S Sa
G che snISn fBsaseefd Commissions member Of
board to revise ana print the Army and
DOR a year past has been wholly engaged IN MAJ an
g the findings b me %ss q Secretary n94ST
military secretary and I Al tS
an s s was .sG posing as the head Of the Rec
ords Bureau. 1t will be perceived that he was at
i5s, seaa % az any one Of them Daring Mr. mOns
term and since he has made scores Of Journeys
Weeks: to shiloh. Gettysburg, Chickamauga. and
where, AS Lamonts representative he escorted Ii
Huns, Chang out OF the country. ,d.
Major Davis although Democrat in politics so
far as Army officer can have any politics. APP
pears TO have lost none of his departmental in
fuence after the accession Of Mr.. Lamonts Re
uubltcan successor He was continued at the
head Of all the various commissions Of which
General Grosvenor graphically gives an account
He was recognized an officer OF commanding
talents and when the came. although he
was only a Northumberland OF infantry his
name was among the first lot Of brigadier- gene
erals sent TO the senate. his attiluue u" az
Miles Is notorious among certain set IN the
Army and was particularly we'll known TO sec
rotary Alger when the personnel OF this beer
s,ourt was under consideration 1t was. at the
Kline thought strange that the War Department
should have found il necessary TO Withdraw thls
particular officer from an active command away
slown in Cuba to go upon this beef inquiry wnen
many others nearer at hand and not employed
were available.
MILES WILL MAKE NO COMMENT.
HE SAYS 1T WOULD BE UNsoLDIERLY FOR
HIM TO DISCUSS THE BEEF REPORT.
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