The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-01
RHT[RhIES MS GlRRs.
Great Mass Of Evidence FsSn o.
Gers. s0sdfera anA CfvbIians-As-
cry Part Of the Country C~osstb-
uses % Has CsssesponA9aee.

NEW YORK. Jan. si--fsen- seEsb1 T..
Nsles gave Gut q statement tonight. afser
denying several Published Interviews at
trabute6 20 lGrn lie srsfaees his statement
~ sssgtng:
II aase bear most freely quoted xtsnoa;
authority firm me ~ Etsa0as any utter
snee Or ms part 1t haz 5eez . source *
great asassoyafs 70 Mss.
His statement ~ a. fosio~s.
On the 18TH 81 last s@ps@nsEser aasssa
IN order ~ regsmsnfai c0snIEs nsf~ss 60 rs~
port to u1e concerning sh@ n4~f wsascf aas
been ls&u@a 10 gheir men. At TIRE TINA
ttlaf / went before ths war inYesssgs ssng
commission / had only received reports
From fourteen Of t9se asgnussIsi@rx. @ow
have thirty reports. They AL tel TIE same
story.
TIE evidence proves tie srasn 81 The
statements | have srads. Ia safftson 10
tins reports Of tfe rex.s4eatsI commanders.
] have great HASA OF evidence. c0aNlsszfzS
OF communications. afYlga~iLs. etc. fsSsa
Officers. soAdSers ard Civilians. Every part
q the eogsstry has coz.gihs5ss9 10 the naazs
Gf correspondence which hsye received sn
rsfeTence 70 the heef ssyTsc 10 oar sos-
dsers. and the sssafssce ~ al coFrosssratass
Of what have raid The great publicity
rsacn shs pgess has given to the matter
has brought all she eorsssssosnaeace cs
1hfen ! spssk upon fse.
n have over fse ming evidence that the
~ffs.sa lused b&sf Raa treated with chemicals
ia yTsler 10 pFr4erva IL. ] have snsaagits
from men who cav the beef undefgo~ssx
the treatment Of the e1sbaIfu8B1 process.
Now. TO The canned roast beef, that
was different from sanbairned beef. The
canned roast beef was the beef after the
extract nad been bss.sj out OF IL. Yea have
sesn the advertisements. Beef ExEraot.'
one pound contains the Kut,ssance Of from
four 10 fiae pounds of prime beef Well,
this 10 the beef after she extract mas been
taken from IL. They put this beer pulp In
cans and labes IL Canned Roast Beef The
soldiers report ts4as the canned beef was
nauseating. II swallowed I. could not
be kept on the stomach"
II was pointed out to Gen. M!ies that he
had been quoted as having said that IL the
men who sropiied the beef would deposit
q thousand dollars In such a way that IL
eousd he nade 10 pay the ccst OF tae pro-
ceedinga he would furnish absolute proof
Of his assertions. He Was asked what ,Fi-
bunal he had Ia mind or 10 whom he
would furnish This proof. and In reply said
II made that statement in response TO
the offer Of beef men 20 pay 81 40 for evil
defee of truth OF my allegations against
their product. | took their offer as a biafr
and took that way of answering IL ! have
10 tribunal In mind. l have the greatest
abundance of evidence 20 support the
charges made and do not think that asy
part az the thousand dollars would be
spent In mere investigation"
Gen. Niles has received a telegram from
Col. A. A. Pope. OF Boston. requesting Gen.
Miles to draw on him for Si.Hs t. prove
that chemicals were used 10 emhaim beef
furnished 10 soldiers. but hts offer viii not
he accepted for the reasons already given.