The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-13
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H., efo..;,.a s4s4amar+s in which
case fhe foundation General Eagan
thought might have been laid Tor formal
s37,gi iianeraI Eagan being fhru~n back
u,5Jn the Iess inony gwen by GeneFal Mes
bsfore the Commission, ana A.-olAg MIN
Ile.yond leaeh according to the rules or
if,3IjfaIy law. ayaiied himself of the same
means according to his friends, OF re-
dressing his grievances ACCORDING 70
this view, therefore the mater iias lsir,
the Two e1hcers for, from the reasons a.
ready stated. tae army ofl1elais aapalG 15i.l;
lsg til.s 3e -, Isis - 1hief ~ tbe Ar
my, the Secretary OF War nor any army
officer or war uepaftineht foiiicis.A ss'i
take cognizahce o. it ,,7 aarac+iar y,
lhefe Was OILY st.si.es ,,S IN te Inspae
sile agfca Neither General Miles
49, 80 y ns SSrectent:6..a were at their
dasks = a. ie ssi IN spire OF the fact that
nsshs a. Wy n,s 30 - fainersl il q hard work
u, aIs,sajv e gn hand promptly after
the department. opens None Of their su-
eN,s1ts ~ of yesterday except to guardediy
say they sswished the War Department
coilld wash It's linen indoors" This nome
ly prCyerb was ntiae VS. ~ ~ - -, go, ~
any ti1ng for pucile'tie g., ,;s off;oa
General Eagan was at Work ~ n ms oiiiSe LIS
promptly as usual ds reiuseu g %
ANYTHING beyond what re had given 70
the War Commission yesterday, saying
that his statement then was full dec
iaration of his feelings and his 5ehels. II
was official utteI2nce, ne sai4, - lle.,c haa,s
TO the body which had a rlght 70 near
II and he declined to enter into an ex post
faefo eail newspaper war.
It was stated at the war DepartIiigT,.. IN 81.
today that oders nave heen issued TO IN,
specfor General BreelSinridge TO proceed
To Porto Rico and Cuba for 4 thorough
inspection of the army camps there. me
idea is ridiculed that thlS ordel nas ay
.t a fon+ bv General Miles and now be-
's See on 19.osecnted nv the Inspector General
Office. off s / .,as
N ,ltad lne as lilxely that this order was
II thae ahg as Maa made General Breclkinridgs the
first and for a1nfasr ,ong sie e be en- mustered @ out
General OF soiurise e,la radnced to his original
of the service ,.,sr any ieu1y arnov
1t is said by persons !i;.le Wno l.laI y ~ tbst
garded as authoilstsS ~ nantroversy be-
in its present pnase VIZ Sn,,a,.sl E;agan
is not one that will admit OF the cailins
of a court OF inquiry. Ihls IS i el,iIetS Y
apart from the question OF the rlshe 70
call }affer case under the strict rules
of military law, the Court Woulu pe
obliged to take under considerasioli+ IL
tain specific charges sucn as ii an n -
upon a brother offlcer. ana ~ouiu a. ~ a,,'o,,
nerrritted to go beyond that malter, etyn sYsl
to the extent of inquiring into the lrusil- Il
fulness Of the charges made n.,,s, IN .ns az a.
tack. The Court OF INQUIRY, n3msyof ea,d of ac7
its name implies, has proaosa neio pa,,yd
tion and might without neihg poullu
closely. inquire into al OF me ,;,a, Las -, -
not even combining It's inquiry eo
the officer alleged 70 rs been n
offender, but perhaps, as Ms; naS 95el thst
known in the past to return Aluarts t,n +ha,
Involved the court martiai q uioi on,,rt 81
one officer In other worus' ;s,ht e b4uA if #
inquiry IN q case enre nme inaict FOR trial be-
Fore a, ,troJersy coGTe mTs However, as already
,rase,t nhase a court of inquiry is De-