The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07

Mulliken was unwilling TO walt for the
inspection, as he was being mustered on
and the department inspector by General
Lndlow's order, investigated the matter on
Sunday and found enough rotten meat to
warrant asking for the appointment OF q
hoard of survey In this connection II Is
asserted that Major Mulliken's clerk. Ben
son. told Captain Gaines thai half the
contents OF the warehouse had been ac-
oepted before General Ludlow had time To
order survey board and 1t was added
that General Ludlow received a communal
cation from division headquarters asking
10 know by what right department Inspector
had been examining division supplies. GEN
eral Ludlow replied yesterday quoting
Bartlett's letter TO Gaines, and going iur-
Their into the subject.
Chief Commlssary Smith IL reported 70
have received letter from the acllhs
commissary general at washington u,teeo
| ing him TO destroy spoiled meat without
action on the part OF the board OF survey
though no such action is the usual pro-
cedure. according 10 the regulations. Fol-
lowing Smiths Instructions, benson
says. 1900 cans OF spoiled meat have peeh
thrown into the bay
smith Il further appears, instructed
Gaines about February 20 that there wac
no need 10 ask for the appointment OF the
boards OF survey In the case OF tainted
/ meat. but to destroy Il, as goods so dis
posed OF would be replaced, wheseupon
I Gaines destroyed 400 cans. The PACKERS
are said 10 be glad to replace damaged
meat with good meat.
I Smith has returned from washington
/ and has gone TO Matanzas.
! II Is claimed that the refrigerated meat
supplied by contract with Chicago irm 10
/ the United States troops at Marianne ana
/ Havana is In part unit for food. For m
/ stance. Il Is pointed out al O'Clock mi
morning. a quantity Of meat was prousnt
from the refrigerated meat warehouse ne2r
Marianso 10 the Concha railroad station
There were about 1886 pounds Of the meat
served TO tho oommisuarins OF tho Third
4 battalion OF the Second engineers. covered
I with canvas, and was taken IN less than
I thirty minutes to La Punia 10 be dlstrlD-
uted But Il In asserted that from 10 70 -
/ per cent Of the meat was spoiled and had
TO be trimmed OF the remainder was Is
sued 10 the 26S men Of the battalion The
same thing, it .s added, occurs every morn
/ ing at all the camps supplied with this
meat. The contention OF the inspectors y
that the outside meat Il spoiled In transit
The inside meat is good. but after the bad
meat Is trimmed of there Is not enough
left for the regulation ration ~ iwruT
ounces 70 each man The standpoint oi
the men IL that they are entitled to twenty
ounces OF good meat and as the outside
meat is always bad, enough should be sup
piled by the contractors 20 allow OF trim
ming. as the soldiers are now the oniy
losers
/ Washington. April s.-The arraignmen
OF large amount OF the canned beef sup
plies at Havana. OF which IL is charges
that 400 cans Of the tainted beef have jus
been destroyed by oonn-issary officials
will be followed tomorrow by an orde
from abe war department which may result
IN an investigation. Acting Secretary Met
} klejohn, when shown the Associated Pres
dispatch about the complaints ana the do
, etruction Of spoiled meats on the two or
casions, without hoard OF survey fornsli
tics, stated that General Brooke viii b
r required by cable 70 make a full and thor