Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16
THAT WAR INVESTIGATION.
1t Resulted In Complete Vlndication
OF the War Department.. II

1t Resulted In Complete Vindioation
Of the War Department..
The war investigating committee
has completed it's labors, and it's re-
port is in the hands of the President.
Tho report of the commission is a
voluminous document of 150 printed
pages. The report makes an i'm
portant feature of the beef issue,
and dismisses as q general PROPOSE
tion the charges that have been
made against the beef furnished the
army. 1t finds, it is understood,
that most of the beef was such as
could ba properly furnished as an
emergency ration, pointing out that
the evidence showed it mover was in
tended to be anything but an emer-
gency ration. 1t says there were
only two witnesses who really testi-
fed against tho beef, Gen. Miles and
Major Daily, the chief surgeon who
made the report, regarded as tho
most sensational forwarded to tho
commission by Gen. Miles.
AS to the testimony of these two
witnesses the commission, it is un-
derstood, goes Gil to point out the
mass of evidence submitted to the
contrary as off-setting this testi-
mony. AS to such of the canned
beef as was found to be objectiona-
bic the commission points out the
effect of the tropical climate in pro-
ducing liquefaction of tho fat in the
meat, and the consequent rendering
of the contents unpalatable. Most
of the beef, though, is found to have
been satisfactory for emergency use,
where fresh beef or beef on the hoof
could not be procured. The stric-
lures of Gen. Miles made public on
the beef, and his public expressions
in other ways, it is understood, are
subjected to severe criticism. The
methods and manner of loading the
transports in Gen. Skaters Cuban
expedition arc also discussed, and
responsibility placed for the results.
The report finds that the state
ments of chemical treatment made
by Gen. Miles, on the authority of
Major DAILY, are not borne out by the
chemical experts, who were also
placed on the stand. 1t quoted from
Major Gen. Daly's testimony, and
then takes up the testimony of chem
ist clerk of the geological survey,
and Bigelow, of the agricultural de-
partment, who examined analysis of
the beef submitted, and finds that as
chemical expert Major DAILY is not
supported by other chemical authori-
ties, and that therefore his testimony
is regarded as not worthy of cre-
dence. There are also said to be
some recommendations as to the or
ganization of certain branches of the
army, but, it is stated, tho recon-
mendations are not radical. AS to
the administration and conduct of
the war the conclusions of the COM
mission arc understood to be that
everything possible was done by the
department in the limited time that
it had at its command in making its
preparations for the war, and the
report says that the conduct of the
war not only worked out in the end
successfully, but in such a way as to
be worthy of great commentator.
The report says that the evidence
before the commission shows that
Secretary Alger exercised proper
diligence and supervision, and that
his subordinates also were efficient,
experienced and faithful. The COM
mission is unit on its report, and
there is no minority report.
AT the outset the commission d.
vided itself into sub b-committees for
the separate consideration of desig-
mated branches Of the main subject
of inquiry. Three sub-reports will
be added to the principal statement
of conclusions handed to the Chief
Executive.
A two or three weeks' course of Dr.
M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine will so
regulate the oxcretory functions that
thoy will operate without any aid what