Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-01-26
The COURT-MARTIAL
Gen. Eagan Served with the Notice
and Relieved from Duty.
/ STATEMENT ABOUT Gen. Niles.
The Commanding General of the Army
Likely to BE Court Martiaied ~ soon
~ the Esgsn Court submit.
Its FindingM


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special to the Brooklyn Eagle says:
Maj Gen. Nelson A. Miles, commanding tn,
United States army, is to be court-martialet
as soon as the Eagan court-martial submits II.
findings, provided 1t Is found that the utter
ances OF Gen Miles contained any prov OcatiOr
for the assault made upon him by Gen. Eagan
The above statement was made ia
the correspondent Of the Eagle BY 9
high official Of the administration and
is concurred In by at least two mem
bers Of che presidents cabinet. When
asked for more explicit statemen,
the official referred to said:
There Is very marked difference between
the position Of Gen. Miles, who attacked the
alleged embalmed beef, and Gen. Esgan, who
assaulted, before the war investigating COM
mission. the statement Of the former Gen
Miles Is responsible to the president only.
while Gen Eagan Is responsible to the score
tary OF war and Gen. Miles Eagan Is TO DO
court-martaled and then Gen Miles is to be
court-martiaed. There is little doubt that
Gen. Eagan will be recommended for dismissal
and there is also good deal in the report that
Secretary Alger will get out Of the cabinet
The latter may quit before Miles Is court
martialed Secretary Alger feels first that he
Is responsible before the public to u certain de-
gree for the trouble between Eagan and Miles,
and, secondly, he feels that he has not been
wholly sustained by the chief executive
Thirdly, he feels that something Is to happen
to Gen Miles and that the people Of the coun-
try will hold him responsible for IT, although,
In fact he will have nothing to do with It,
1t is believed in high official circles
that II Secretary Alger intends to re.
sign from the position OF secretary of
war, which has been intimsted for
months, the time for his retirement
will come when action has been taken
in the case Of Gen. Eagan and 1t has
been demonstrated that the president
must Of right and necessity order a
tribunal to sit upon the alleged offense
of Gen. Miles. 1t is known to every.
one in Washington that there have
been serious strained relations be.
tween Gen. Miles and the secretary of
war ever since the war with Spain was
begun. Gen. Alger would naturally
feel that the public would hold him
responsible for the order of court
martial of Gen. Miles and for whatever
action might be taken as result Of
that court
The charges and specifications in the
court.martial of Commissary General
Eagan have been drafted and are now
in the hands of the president The
charges are conduct unbecoming an
officer and a gentleman and conduct
prejudicial to good order and military
discipline.
Gen. Eagan was served with legal
notice Of the ordering of court.
martial for his trial just before the
close of office hours yesterday. This
notice was delivered by the messenger
of the adjutant general, in the usual
course, and had the effect to relieve
Gen. Eagan of his duties as commits.
sary general OF the United States
army, pending the conclusion of the
The office was placed
in charge of Lieut.. Col. George b.
Davis, who has been on duty there for
some time as assistant to Gen. Eagan.
Gen. Eagan has not yet outlined the
course he will pursue or the nature of
his defense, if he makes any. He is at
present engaged in trying to secure
counsel. After he has conferred with
these he will determine upon his plan.
Against Publishing Crou Reoorts
Washington, Jan. TO- Senator Har-
is presented to the senate memorial
rom Walter N. Allen, of Meriden,
ian., protesting against the publica.
ion OF the government crop reports
n his memorial Mr.. Allen says;
Kansas now has capital and settlement and
hould stop booming her crops Is 1t good
BUSINESS to publish every month en- inventory
I our stocks--the number OF acres sowed and
he prospects Of growing cropsy II the depart
lent at Washington were to send out
report showing the full crop OF wheat,
orn and cotton In the United States.
he effect would be to intimidate buyers and
ear the market But, on the other hand,
hould the report show short crops in all states,
r full crons In our sprtion und shnrt crono In