The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-24
ARMY BEEF Is ENDORSED.
4 NUMBER OF CoMHI>SlRIES TES-
THY IN IT'S FAVOR.
timony VIII He Continued To-
Say-He Explains Why Refrixer-

WASHINGTON. Fsea 23.-TTA@ testimony
of COD ]. e Weston. esso vas. at ire
breaking oar q the war. assistant eoamTz1ss-
sary general an3 sz3w Is ths successor Gen.
E.ag gar. together a5ta tse appearance sgf
Gen. EaSan- Ras the feature II sfsssaq's
proceedings o. me court oE inquiry la.yeS-
tkgaf1ng tfe charges q tseyi AL-saa a. 10
the hees supplied 20 the army x5i.@ IN
Cuba en1 Parto REQ
Each crn sen3ed that the roast aesf y s-s
wholesome component % tie array ra-
ton and took Issue w11h f@oee wFsa have
criticised II. Regarding TIE refrigerated
tsef, me testimony - today tended %
show taat il gas satisfactory. Gas Eagan
took 4ssss@ With Get Niles IN regard 10
the beef an the hoot being the o*Sz supply
o. fresh beef 70 .he army Insisting taat
Fueh ss9uEEe y IL ifsp-act- NAks.s n Istg7a fSai
especially Undesirable - any country
xt1er.. tae animal heat IA the neef cspsla
ROT disappear hezore cooking
The work - tge court LIS WASH nzi on
wsfl bs finished for t1e tine b@iTzg &nosi-
the middle Of next seek, when tae court
wlA adjourn 70 Chicago.
Capt. Alex Piper.
The flrr1 witness was Capt Alex Piper.
% the subsistence department. ~ voa3E4-
ieers. he waS ass sresi "a cctian5sssSry *
the second brigade. hasst 4srly corps, en-
i'orto Rsco He said that IL Porto Rico
t,eef an the hoof. native cattle II cenfleN-
ton With canned corn and roast bveLs !" Is
issued Native beef ~as issued. 20
tsgs,ggf,i. tye DAYS our al ten Up 10 August
H. on snica DAY. under instructions from
Col. Sharp. department comm isssafy. ne
secured refrigerated beef from the Aassa-
ch4setts
gen. J. r. Weston
Gen. J. r Weston. who vas Skaters
head OF cosnnlisssary IN the Santiago cam
paIgn, ard succeeded E-s4~aa a. e5EaSllis-
sary general % the army testified tossay
that tie whaIe Subject 81 r. "a aee2 vas
considered thoroughly In Wash -ngyon prior
20 the army gpsng 20 cuba &ad tlfe cofa-
cluSaon reached saat canned roast oeef WIS
the BEST thing oota-u3bie- Hs N@s taca
and "a s,ill Of the opinion that neSt 10 r.
frfgerated bett and sect Oh the moor, can
ned roast beef Is the lest n1ea~ eup;'.y.
made refrigerated beat atd live cattle I'M
possible Under flte trying Cuban Feat the
canned beef became uIltIaSitiug u appear
ance. buk remained very paAsI4ais IL
stsws. The complaints he attributed 10
the fact tnat the men were run ao"n bS
the time they reached oAn!laEo ara ~efs
kept Up by excitement. When the cam
paIgn ended the excitement relaxed. ana
they went 30 peer.
Gen. Weston reviewed at some length
the difficulties attending the sfnoar kasion
Gen. Weston then reviewed The first ar
rival az refrigerated beef a. s+b.tlsy. the
MISS slppi bringing 2eoet pounds .na;ns-
dsatsIy after tae surrender. Ee sa@ the
fsef on the Mississippi. afa0f feasy!hg 70
COL. Davis, said :. Was not 80 ;nvaJns IN
appearance as the beef IL Tampa II was
signify dIScolorv3. buG ret baG
The Chemically Treated Beef
AR Edwards. he said, representing
Armour * Co. came 10 nam ard sfsid
snsrs. n+es WAS coming tina; woaid d
treated ard he asked witness u nc would
put IL Oh ship and see how long II wttu4d
sgska srrfFa "a q ~
Mr. Powell what had been done 10 ne
beef and lac latter replied that nothing
IrYlriosis Was IN the treafTnSslt, ne had
furnished beef for years 20 Florida hotels
ana III. belle. cd tess beef IN question would
keep ssventy-tgo hours and x 80. aud
the government would contract, the teI
process wosstd be explained. SIX or seven
quarters were taken and pat on the snip.
Some was IN canvas and some not RE
former hold 0Qt seventy obi hours, While
The lnca9syasSed beef went up pretty
Col Weston declared eInphaslcaIy THAI
the government had 40 connection with
tSe experiment
Canned Beef Was Not Spoiled.
Canned roast beef IN cuba was not
spoiled hus .he heat made 1t uninrit-nrg
IN appearance However,. i Nas moe
some and excellent fpr stew purposes
Mai. Henry o~Eeod.
MAJ Henry osgooi. acting "a assistant
csssnrFljsSary @eners4 prior Ia the outbreak
az The xsar, responding 20 C2l hattS, de-
clare4f N hts opinion THAT many ~ the
claims Of officers THAI refrigsgafe1 beef
wAs spoiled were false. The beef
~ said otfen appeared offensive when
merely siewed, whereas i a Anfe VAS
ta-,3 10 cat OF The outside. the best oeet
Won could fissa anywhere" woutt be fouud.
snap Judgment s8s taker often OF thai
beef" tire witness declared.
speakiu. - the men and their CON-
tsstf .9eir f..s.rs wore our of v-hark