The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
BEEF INQUIRY.
The Report and Findings of the Mill.
tary Court Given to the Public.


WAsnINoroN, May s-By direction
OF the president who approves the
findings Acting Secretary of War
Meiklejohn Sunday made public tho
report and findings OF the military
court appointed to investigate the
charges made by Maj. Gen. Miles, com.
handing the army. that the beef sup
pied to the army during the war was
unit for the use Of the troops The
most Important features Of the rcport
are:
The finding that the generals allie
cations that the refrigerated beef was
treated with chemicals were not estat-
iished; that his allegations concerning
the canned fresh or canned roast beef
were sustained as To ITS unsuitability
Tor food a. used on the transports and
a. long continued field ration: cen.
surc Of Gen. Miles for error" in falling
10 promptly notify the secretary of war
when he FIRST formed the opinion that
the food was unfit; ccnsurc of the
commissary general then cen. Ea-
gam for the too extensive purchase,
OF iac canned beef 40 an untried ration;
ccnsurc OF Col Maus. oi Gen. Miles
stan; the finding that the packers wero
not at fault and that the meats sun
piled to the army were Of the same
quality az those supplied To- the trade
generally and the recommendation
that no further proceedings will DO
taken IN the premises.
The conclusion Of the court, adverse
10 further proceedings based upon the
charges is a. follows:
'lt has been developed in the course
ot The inquiry, a. recitcd in this re-
port, that in some instances some in
dividuals failed TO perform the full
measure Of duty or TO observe the pro-
pr.cttcs which dignity high military
command, but the court N OF the opin-
Ton that the mere statement in
the official report OF the facts develop.
rd meets the ends OF discipline. and
that the intcrcs, OF the service will bc
best suhservcd II further proceedings
be not taken"
There Is more or less criticism OF
Gen. Miles In various parts OF the re-
port Probably the most direct IN
stance i the one which states that be-
yond the criticism OF officers found
elsewhere IL the report: THE court
finds that against none Of the officers
commanding corps. divisions. 6Figadcs
and regiments aud their stan officers
should charge OF guilty bc brought
The court also finds that the major
general commanding the army had no
sufficient justification for alleging that
the refrigerated beef was en- balmed or
was unfit for issue 20 troops. 1t also
finds that he committed an error In
that, having belief or knowledge. as
claimed that the food was unfit; that
IL caused sickness and distress; that
some Of IL was supplied under pre-
tense Of experiment: that other beef
was embalmcd, hc did no, immediate.
y
the secretary OF war To the end that
a proper remedy might be promptly
applied"
The ccnsure OF Col. Maus. inspector
general on Gen. Miles stan, is based
upon his failure to call attention to
charges concerning the beef at Chick-
amauga contained in a report OF in
spcc,ion made by DR.. Tor Maj Daily
on the Goth OF October last, in which
he stated his belief that the beef was
treated.
"Thc silence Of Col Maus," says tho
court, ION so important n matter as
the chcmicalizcd beef reported 10y |
Maj. Daily and personally known to
himself Is most remarkable"