The evening times., 1899-02-27

F5e thought that Western refrigerator
h-sf was The best beef in the world. Troops
on Indian expeditions We're sometimes sup
ulied with beef and sometimes not. As
rule they were furnished with alt pork. On
scil,a expeditions IN which he had parti-
Cipated. horse meat Was used.
The next witness was First Sergeant
l2w0od Alexander Ninth Infantry. He
testified that he served with this regiment
in Cuba. The meat part of the travel ra-
lion consisted of canned corned and camel
roast beef. There was a great deal OF
oCmplai-' against the canned roast beef.
All the men complained of il, and ii made
many of them sick at their stomachs. IL
was rot fit to eat. There was not much
rutriment in il. He had not tasted any
thing like il before. II WAS not seasoned
and though il was not spoiled yet il did
not taste fresh. He did not complain, be-
cause he thought it would be no use. 1t
was flean tasting beef. They ate it be-
cause they had very little else TO eat. Be-
fore Santiago many of the men threw their
canned roast beef away. He did not use
his. The men attributed their sickness to
the beef. Two-thirds Of the men were sick.
He could not describe the taste. He thought
al the time that the canned beef had been
boiled and pressed.
The refrigerated beef was not good. II
had queer taste The men suffered from
bowel complaint and stomach trouble. Af-
ter the cans Of beef were opened the meat
would last only from three to FIVE hours.
II was not a convenient package to carry in
mans haveTsack. He thought il was
poor thing TO issue.
Full rations were not Issued Their ba-
con, hard bread, ana coffee were short.
They were frequently short of sugar. He
thought that the shortage in these things
amounted TO one-half He thought that
the Subsistence Department was at FAULT.
He had been in the service six years.
The witness produced memoranda showing
shortage in bread, meat coffee, sugar,
soap, salt, pepper. vinegar, and candles.
At the time the shortage occurred one
half the men were sick.
The memoranda showed that the hard
tack was water soaked and that the men
who captured San Juan Hill fought on
empty stOmachs.
In reply 10 questions from General Davis
the witness said that though the refriger-
ated beef was lot spoiled, yet it had a de-
cidedly unpleasant taste. None of it was
good. Though il was solid and looked
fresh, yet il made the men sick to eat it.
Governor Roosevelt has been summoned
10 appear before the Court. A letter was
sent 10 him at Albany few days ago, and
probably reached its destination on the day
Governor Roosevelt left for Washington.
All diiSNtl - tABCNACN AolAASli'h anu II 10
thought that Governor Roosevelt will tes
tify Il his week.
The next witness was Sergeant Buck
age, of the Ninth Infantry. He was at
Tampa. No complaints were made of the
beef On the voyage the rations COM
prised caned corned beef and canned roast
beef A great many complaints were made
against the roast beef. The men did not
like it. 1t was dry and stringy and the
men alleged that it sickened them. Most
of the men could not keep il on their
stomachs. From the time of landing to
The surrender of Santiago there was no
regularity in the issue of rations. The
men complained loudly against the roast
beef In many instances the canned beef
was cooked but the men found it disa-