Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-25
THE BEEF IN
CURRY ENDS
AS Far as Open Sessions Are
Concerned.
MILES REPRESENTATIVE
Summed Up His Side of the Case in an
Able Argument That Lasted
About an Hour.
MILES REPRESENTATIVE

Washington, April 24.-The Wade
court of inquiry, appointed to investigate
the allegations made by Maj. Gen. Miles
in his testimony before the war investi-
eating commission, concerning the meat
furnished the army during the late war
with Spain, held its last open session to-
day and is now engaged upon the pre-
paration of its report. This morning the
court decided not to accept a report made
by Lieut.. Col. Darlington, Of the inspector
fenerais office. This report had been
transmitted to Gen. Miles through In
spector Gen. breckenridge. The report
of Col. Darlington covers about SO type
written pages, and goes eXhaustively
into the reports made by officers and men,
without drawing any general conclusions.
The board, in explaining its refusal to
accept this report in evidence, gave out
the following statement:
The report of the investigation con-
Quoted by Lieut.Col. Garlington,i inspector
general, under the orders of the major
general commanding, contains the result
of an inquiry carried on for the most part
at the same time and in the same places
as that entrusted to this court by the
president. During the progress of the
liIN 6SIlSdlIOu SoI. HdLIlISlO u IdS SuDII1lL~
ted the names of witnesses and from me
to time has suggested subjects of inquiry,
all of which have been fully considered
by the court. The reports which were
furnished him by officers of the ARMY have
been already read and submitted in evil
dence. In view of these facts and as it
does not appear that Col. Darlington had
any other or better means of information
than were accessible to the court ait every
stage of it's inquiry, it is ordered hat the
report be not received.'
AT the afternoon session Maj. Lee, who
has been Major Gen. Miles representa-
tive before the board, summed up his
side of the case. Recorder Davis read re-
ports from Gen. Breckenridge, the inspec-
tor general, and also from two of his sub
ordtnates, Major Philip Reade n Col.
Darlington. as to the result of their indi-
Ndual work and observation. Gen.
breckenridge condemned the canned beef
ration, and speaking generally, said that
while the army ration fulfilled all the
scientific requirements as to food values,
it's component parts Should be changed
to meet the new conditions of service. AS
the rations were fixed by law, this was a
matter for congress to remedy. He also
suggested that articles required by sick
and convalescent soldiers should be add
ed. Major Reade's report was mainly de-
voted to the lack of certain camp ouip-
Hlt1l among certain regiments, and that
of Col. Darlington to the result Of his
personal inspection of the various camps
of the country. The court then decided
that If any of the dispositions for which
Gen. Miles has called should be received
prior to the completion of the report of
the board, they should be admitted as
evidence, subject to the boards limita-
tons.
Major Lee then summed up the case.
He read his argument from carefully
prepared manuscript, and was given
careful attention. by the three mem
senbers of the court and the recorder, no
one else being present except the repre-
sentatives of the press. His statment
consumed about an hour, and when he
concluded with the statement that the
members of the board must decide
whether the great crime which he be-
lieved had been committed, should be
carried before the courts, Recorder
Davis arose and said simply: IT sub
nit the case to the board without ar
gument."