The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-01
HE HAS THIRTY REPORTS
ALL CORROBORATE HIS STATE
MENTS TO COMMISSION.
THE CANNED ROAST BEEF DESCRIBED
Neat from Which all Substance had been *
tracted and Which Nauseat9d those
Who Attempted 10 Eatit. Beef
Mems Bluff Called
Mems Bluff Called

New York, Jan. 31-General Nelson
a. Miles gave out a statement tonight.
after having denied several published in
pqrviews attributed to him. He pre-
faced his statement by saying:
Il have been most freely quoted with
out authority from me or without any
utterance on my part 1t has been a
source of great annoyance to me-"
His statement is as follows:
''On the twentieth of last September
I issued an order to regimental com
manders to report to me concerning the
beef which had been issued to their
men. AT the time that / went before
the War Investigating Commission /
had only received reports from fourteen
of the commanders. Now | have thirty
reports. They all tell the same story.
The evidence proves the truth of the
statements which / made In addition
to the reports of the regimental COM
manders ] have Il great mass of evil
dence, consisting Of communications,
affidavits, etc, from officers, soldiers
and civilians. Every part of the country
has contributed to the mass of CORE
spondence which / have received in ref
erence to the beef served to our soldiers.
and the evidence is all corroborative of
what | have said. The great publicity
which the press has given to the matter
has brought all the correspondence of
which | speak upon me.
Il have overwhelming evidence that
the embalmed beef was treated with
ft,
atfidavits from men who saw the beef
undergoing the treatment or embalming
process.
Now as to the canned roast beef that
was different from the embalmed beef.
The canned roast beef was the beef
after the extract had been boiled out of
it. You have seen the advertisements
Beef Extract; one pound contains the
substance of from four to five pounds Of
prime beef. Well, this is the beef after
The extract has been taken from it.
They put this beef pulp in cans and
label it canned roast beef The soldiers
report that the canned beef was nau-
seating. If swallowed it could not be
kept on the stomach.
1t was pointed out to General Miles
that he had been quoted as having said
IHat II IHe men VINO supplied IHe Deer
would deposit a thousand dollars in such
a way that it could he made TO pay the
cost of the proceedings he would furnish
absolute proof Of his assertion. He was
asked what tribunal he had in mind. of
to whom he would furnish this proof,
and in reply said:
Il made that statement in response
to the offer of the beef men to pay
100000 for evidence Of the truth Of my
allegations against their product. |
looked on their offer as a bluff and took
that way of answering it. | have no
tribunal in mind l have the greatest
abundance of evidence to support the
charges l made, and do not think that
any part of the thousand dollars need
be spent in any more Investigations"
General Miles has received telegram
from Colonel A. A. Pope, of Boston, re-
questing General Miles to draw on him
for 81 ,000 to prove that chemicals were
used to emhalm beef furnished to sol
diers. but this offer win not be accepted
for the reasons already given.