The National tribune., 1899-04-20

pointed Bellamy Storer, Minister TO Bel
gium, to be Minister to Spain, and it was
announced that Spain would designate
Count ARGOS as Minister at Washington.
THE BEEF INQUIRY.
The Beef Inquiry Commission will soon
finish its labors.s Among the important
witnesses examined last week was Mai.
| Gen. A. r.. Chaffee. His testimony was
rather in favor of the Army refrigerated
beef, although he admitted that most oil
| it had been Condemned, rejected and de-
stroyed by tile medical men OF his com
mand in Cuba. He maintained that
many of these reflections were without
merit, and based solely upon the un-
pleasant appeaEanCe OF meat which,
otherwise, was good and sweet. He never
suspected or saw any presence OF cheml-
cal preservatives. lie heard no COM
plants against the canned roast beet.
Cen Chaffee stated his belief that the
green mold on meat was the natural re.
suit of cold storage. Only one quarter ol
| beef of all that he met with was really
unSOund.
Brig.-Gen. A. X. Arnold, who com
manded the Second Division of the
Seventh Corps, testified that at the camp
at jacksonville, at times, the beef served
to the soldiers was uneatahle. Asked TO
state the cause, he said the meat was
tainted. The potatoes and onions, too,
were spoiled often. The complaints OF the
men were continuous. After the first two
months at Jacksonville the health OF the
| men began to deteriorate rapidly and
there was a great deal of typhoid fever.
The sickness, especially the fever, was
the result, in his opinion, OF bad santa,
ton and food. He criticized the method
of disposing of. camp refuse as one OF the
agencies of disease.
Testimony in support OF Gen. Miles
contention that cattle on the hoof should
and could have been supplied the army
in Cuba and Porto Rico as well, was re
ceived from Gems. Breckinridge and Gil
more and Col. Barr.
Mai.-Gen. Shafter testified that he ate
cold canned roast beef and it was agree
able; that the refrigerated beef was as
fine as any he ever ate, and that the men
who suffered for lack of food had only
themselves to blame. If there had been
mistakes Congress was responsible, as
it prescribes the food and clothes for the
soldiers. He admitted he had never heard
of canned roast beef as an army ration
before the recent war, but said 1t was the
best substitute o7be had for fresh beef IL
campaigning in cold or temperate Gil
mates. -...
Testimony by Dir. C. IT, Castle, As
sistant Surgeon, fst Ohio Cav, Indicated
the use of formaline on the meat.
90 NOTES.
In Cuba the rolls of the Cuban army
have been delivered to Gen. Brooke;
they contain 4SOOO soldiers names. =
The Paris newspapers published evidence
in the Dreyfus case, all tending to show
the innocence of DreyfuS and the quit oil
Esterhazy.-7RearA Admiral W. >. Schicy,
who has been on waiting orders since his
relief from commend of the flying squad
ron, has been assigned to duty as a mem
Der Of the Naval Examining Board in this
city. 1t is understood that this assign
ment is temporary, pending action on
Admiral Schley's urgent request TO, the
Department some months ago 10 be as
signed to the command OF n squadron.
Upon Secretary Aigcr's return from his
trip to Cuba and Porto Rico he made a
positive statement That the reports that
nc contemplated retirement from. the
Cabinet were absolutely without founda-
ton. q. egt