The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-21

ranted his report that its odor was like
/ that Of a dead human being injected with
! preservatives. He also depleted the strong
Ceors aboard the transport Cnescer.
General Beaver asked if the witness did
not think his examination pure.y SUPER
fclai and without any substantial know
edge.
mo. would not like TO say that" wit
ness reSlied.
He believed the beef on the Panama had
come from the transport Manitoba On
the Panama, coming out OF Ponce, he had
made some tea or soup from refrigerated
beef. the same that had been condemned;
had filtered it and sealed it Theoretically
in a can and when he reached his home at
Pittsburg had analyzed it. From this he
got a lightish brown residum. This, he
said, disclosed the characteristics of borax
and salic-lic acid.
AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS.
DR.. DAILY urged that he be permitted to
demonstrate the test. Dr.. Conner ob:ect-
ed, insisting that he leave the powder the
witness brought as the residum of this
beef, with the commission, TO be- examined
by a government chemist. Witness
pleaded not to have the matter taken out
Of his hands, but a compromise was eff,
fected by deciding that DR.. DAILY be pres
ent with the official chemist; and it was
arranged to have Professor Clarke, of the
geological survey here, examine the pow
der.
WHY so LONG SILENT.
At the afternoon session DR.. DAILY under
went a rather severe cross-examination,
especially upon the subject Of the date up
on which he had reported his suspicious
in regard to the beef and why he had not
re9orted sooner.
DR.. Daily said he had never discussed
with any officer the subject of bad beef. In
stead of commenting on such matters, he
had rather attempted to alay discomfort
with the meat.
While al Chickamauga he had found
meat which appeared to have been treated
as Indicated in his report.
At Jacksonville he had inspected meat
which, while of good appearance. had IAN
unmistakable odor." The cooks there said
that much seasoning was required to over
come the unpalatabIeness of the cooked
meat.
In regard to his report on the question
OF the meat furnished the army, DR.. DAILY
was asked whether it had been forwarded
from army headquarters to any person
interested. He replied that in his opinion
the major general of the army was the
person mos. likely 10 be interested.
DR.. DAILY was at Tampa about the s0th |
OF May. His suspicious in regard TO the /
beef, he said, We're aroused about the 17th |
of June. He reported this fact in August. /
NOT A NEWSPAPER HOWLER. /
MIR. DENLY asked Dr. DAILY whether. in /
his opinion. an officer had performed his |
duty when, knowing that the beef supplied
the army was detrimental 70 health. he |
had concealed that fact and had not re-
ported it for many weeks.
Dr. DAILY replied that ne had reported /
upon the facts in a regular way and after
mature elaboration. He could not. he
said, Howl about it to any and everyone
he met"
Mr.. DENLY, still following up this line Of
interroEatorv, asked whether ne would
have treated a patient as he had treated
the soldiers OF the army.
You are on trial, now. doctor" con-
tnued Mr. DENLY, "on trial before the
country"
10 this the witness protested vigorously
that he was not upon trial. and that the I
country would never put him on trial =
During the course of the afternoon DR.
Daily stated that it was Il mistake To be-
EeVe that freshly killed meat was detri-
10 health. Meat from an animal /
just slaughtered was IN no way iuiurjous
he said.
Tomorrow morning DR.. DAILY will meet
Dr. Conner, Of the commission. and DR..
Clarke of the Geological survey. when
an examination VIII be made Of the pow
der which DR.. DAILY believes 10 exhibit
SAaracter-stlcs OF boraN and salycilc acid
THE PROSPECT BEFORE EAGAN.
~ ash.nSton, Jan. N-WhIle AT the war
department today General Eagan was
not on duty nor IN charge OF the commits
sary generals Office. - far. he had not
secured his counsel
New York. Jan PA dispatch 10 he
Herald from Washington saws:
Whatever may be the outcome Of the
Eagan court martial 1t may be conf
IDENTIFY stated that sasan's career. as COM
missary general Of the army IS ended.
HIS successor. Colonel John Z. Weston
has already been selected. Orders have
oeen ie.eSraphed him al New York d.
Fecllns MIN 20 report fer duty at once
70 the secretary OF wax. This means
that he Is intimately 10 take charge at
the conmissary generals department lie
cannot be nominated to the senate 10 sue
ceed General Eagan untl the latter mas
been dismissed or reiegated 10 the retired
list
Colonel Weston. who is 10 be commits
sSry general. Is one of yha best known
oiticers q the subsistence department
ne was me. chief commissary officer dur
hs tne SSnlaso campaign. TIe has been
In the subsistence department ssD4a ~
having previously served III the Irs ~
the army"
Nominated by the President