The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-04
WILL INDICATE MILES.
All Charges Made by The General Have
Been Proven.
GENERAL AlGER IS INVOLVED WITH EAGAN
Beef Instead of Beef On the Hoof.
witness Suppressed.

New York. April 3.--A washington
special TO the Herald says: Summing up
the facts brought out by the Investigation
OF the beef court of inquiry, now nearing
u close the friends OF Major General Miles
believe that he has established the justice
OF his allegation. They assert that he has
proved:
l. That tie canned and refrigerated
beef issued TO troops was unit for use.
2, That they were issued as "pretense
of experiment." because canned roast beef,
as part OF the army ration. had long
been obsolete: was revived during the
Spanish war, but Is no longer issued 10
troors; all the facts go TO show that In the
great civil war and In Indian campaigns
beef was furnished TO the army on hoof.
The army In Cuba Is now supplied with
beef on block
3. That chemical processes for preserv-
ing beef were fully discussed with Com
mlssary General Eagan to show that re-
frgerated beef could be kent In the
tropics only by means of a preservatiye,
and according to the statements of Messrs.
Sypher, Giddings and simpson, as TO con-
| versations with General Eagan, his only
excuse for not giving contracts for live
cattle to the Texas firm was that the beef
| firms had preseryative for keeping beef
seventy-two hours which would be given
u trial. and, il unsuccessful, he would
| then award contracts to the Texans for
| supplying cattle on hoof.
| 4. That Commissary General Eagan and
Secretary Alger were responsible for sup
| plying "embalmed beef and canned roast
| beef to the army, the general being Alger' 8
/ agent since, according to Mr.. Giddings
| General Eagan said TO him that Secretary
| Alger had asked him to give contracts TO
! the Chicago firm, and he considered the
| request equivalent to an order.
But while General Miles is confident
that he has established the truth of his
charges, he proposes, during the few re-
naming sessions Of the court, TO produce
| evidence which will further substantiate
them. The star witnesses of the present
week are expected to be DR.. William S.
Daily and Mr. Powell, inventor OF the Pow
ell preserving process.
1t may be that DR., DAILY will decline to
appear before the court. When giving evil
dence during the early days of the investi-
CATION, he was suddenly stopped by Judge
Advocate Davis, who announced that dur
ing DR.. Days examination on chemical
analysis OF the beet, he wished representa-
tives of the beef firms to appear Dr. DAILY
became very indignant at this action. but
It is hoped that in the interests of justice
he will again testify.
II is understood that Mr.. Powell will
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give evidence showing the extent to which
his preservative was used. General Miles
counsel will also submit official reports
showing that beef treated with the Powell
process kept eighty hours at Tampa and
proved in measure a success.
Another witness of Importance will be
Surgeon Castle of Cincinnati. Surgeon
Castle is expected TO substantiate the tes-
timony of Second Lieutenant Sampler, OF
the First Ohio cavalry, who swore that
Agent Morehouse. the representative OF
Armour & Co. at Tampa. told the late Cap
tain Carmichael, in his presence that beet
shipped TO the cavalry camp at Lakeland
WAS treated by preventative process. Or.
Castle who was the brigade surgeon OF
the regiment will, It is understood, say
that he asked Morehouse for the formula
OF the prcservative used and was told that
the process was a secret. Some surprise
Is expressed by the friends of General
Miles at the failure OF the court to call Or.
Nicodemus OF Pennsylvania, who was GER
tiled to the court by Major Lee as having
valuable informatiGW. DR.. Nlcodemus Is
said to know a good deal about the use
of the prcserNatiVes.