The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-05
AMtsEMExTs TONIGHT


SENSATIONAL IMPLICATIONS.
sa..ae sensational testimony was forth
coming In the army beef inquiry Oh
Friday Iass " iicss failed To pass through
tAe usual ness channels, blt which IN
Ia some respects 20 eonarfna.ory q the
suspicious q 1obbery held By the gen
srai putl.G vita reference 70 TIE army
beef suppliss that II Cannot vel fse
overlooked IL the testimony be true.
sorI.s asay waa guilty o. tie ''preieEase
Of experiment" as charged b. Gen
Niles. ard aofneb body ajso had Interior
1npslves for making the experiment
Two representatives % the syndicate
Of Texas caftasaen wno endeasoFe9 10
secure a contract fer supplying The
s.ray attn beef 0rs the isoof narrated TO
,Aa hoard the sufssanee of eoaxersa-
,sons held By them with cosnEnlssary
General Eagan. wherein TIE latter
stated that under orders from the sscre-
;ary Of war be Was obliged to give
sEiaa'' u the refrigerator beef. which
tire packing houses had treated ~
'proeszs'' designed 70 assure the keeping
CT It's bses seventy-tso hours after being
removed fsosn cad ssor@se-
Repeating his interview ~lth Secretary
AggsF. Gsensfal Eagan bad SAID, according
20 asf George II Gtaasngs; Wei fhs
secretary sent for fsa last night and tod
me thsre a&A 80 mueh differences In price
sesE 81 n ss4rs = ssassf
q trial Did he order sea to DO thatf
asked No no replied bat Ills wish
amounts 70 an order Ger. EssAa fnea
repeated h!s want ~ confidence and re-
sseraiesi that II tire beef did not proYe
satszsscssry he sogla anual the contract.
for "a would not let iiae s9i1seEs Se pois-
oavG /"
with reference so Gen Eagan's refer
snee "a pFenesyaE3vs process. Mr.. Iid-
ssngs SAID ;sat Eae general had told hin
thar E~4ft 81 Co. who has made ths low
esf a&a 90 refrigefa5eE eSet. had 3 process
which would euaAle th@sn % keep the beg.
for HaNeufy-tw9 hours after Ret1g taken
frem the Fsfrsgerat0r.
10 goa believe ~ asked Zen
fsAgap sad AT sisdaIuss. "to which
As replied. I'se set - believe. I've goi 70
giss IL q tFia}<
Mr. G.8dlnss Testimony was con
nrgnea b. Gen. J. Hale sypher. the al
tofney Ior the Texas syndicate. woo
added By aay II emphasis. ." Trial
mss KISS sotd usea hy Gen Eagan
Furthermore, the testimony both ~
Ar Glsdsnss and os Gen Sypaef WAS
that t.efa i.agan Notwithstanding lis
statements So she contrary before both
the ~Ar investigating commission ard
tbs array ia4eiFy cosrt. preferred tae
bees On the aig,ss ~ the svsragerator
supply ard would have erdsged the use
~ the eaFsEe foT tie TROOPS had re nat
had Superior orders - the contrary
frofa above Ar s:ldaings sald sn Fealy
50 2uest!ous - Ma Lee that Gen
Hasan has1 told hIrn that shea Ae asae
az officer II the aela BE always dfo@e
his be~t wlih alM oa feet. ana tsat ~
fFagan> ,saught sAla tie proper wsy 80
sapr3y beef Ter The array. said Cen.
Sypber:
'tien- Esxmn conveyed the insy.vess.,s 10
gsa {has 30 distinctly Ana le7N3ftvvtv pre-
fvFTr4 e<ses Ga tbs 1Ee=& 81 refrigerator
kset."
II tbs - true she eva - thc var &C.
yartment eeFtaiaiy goes LACK farther Ga-
ward bead ossees thaa the comnstssary
general and suggests conclusion tAat
has not eeoa overlooked ~ the critics.
namely. thar Csea. Eagsa vas ussst AS :
soapegoAt sag the eytfncs ~ esgger ,nrn
than hsesaelf. I, TRAY ~ naay ~, mean
that the gBllt iay wsth iAs secretary CO
war. fer she subsequent testsssse uy -
Gen Sysher implied the operations -
forces - whish the secretary hgussest
might have ben obliged 20 - sos
sessisn According - thc witness
f,ssaa commenced 20 change hls rasaa
With reference 81 the aees an to- H'oek
only altar the bids wsre being epene..
AZ th&e ugae. said t,en SxrAer. IN vcaly
- a question frssn Ma Lee Gen
Pagan said something &s>sat '-Fal.,leaI
pressure as she reason fer Abe neceS-