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VOL. XXXTTI. NO. 53.
GERERAk AUGER TURNS VERITABLE TORRADO Os AGGOSATIOR ARD VITUPERATION Os! GENERAL WIiE!
NT EW YORK. December 28.
IN The North American, in its
next issue, will contain an article
on “The Food of the Army Dur
ing the Spanish War,” by former
Secretary of War Russell A. Al
;,er. The article cites the creation
of the war investigation commis
sion, and says:
‘On the 21 st day of December,
:Bqß. the major general command
ing the army of the United States
• ppeared before the commission,
then sitting in Washington, and
made his statements with respect
to t’.e canned, fresh and refrig
erate 1 beef furnished to the army
<lurr:g the war. The article says:
"Genera! Miles refused to be
rworn or affirmed, as every other
• : -rs had been, dc-
«lanng in substance that he
wo ! 1 ‘make his statement with
t "t h< ing sworn, and was respon
sible fcr what he said.’
‘‘Allffi igh the commission had
been sitting nearly three months
the charges with respect to
t antic a .<1 refrigerated beef were
now made for the first time; and,
stranger and more inexcusable,
. ltd more tin soldierly still, during
.11 those months, with this pre
•n d knowledge of facts which,
they existed, should have been
: ind I-town to the secretary of
•ar for the protection of the
army, General Miles never men-
r.t I the subject. Nor did I ever
I • ir a rumor of chemically treat
«i I - rs being purchased for the
: rmy until the general’s testi
i »ony v as given before the com-
in answer to inquiries as to
! •• earned beef became a part of
. FROM JANUARY Ist TO APRIL Ist, 1901. U/E want a good Farmer, or
TT g* £7 * * Postmaster, or Merchant, or
Ell EL xrss n nn n Ji H Doctor, or Tax Collector, or Sov
ati anta A Splendid Three months Orrer.
N i L/ll’ In a well-informed, reputable citizen.
<5 n MO TIT l —— who j 5 Known to be reliahl
LUPO HIU 11 ON Live, active men. who wbrk in dead earnest-not just simply to say "lam The Constitution’s acou
... . ~ f r\r\r\ agent here.” but to work so thoroughly and well that everybody will say. “He is every p O st O ffice from the Ohio
WAi\ * O I V,vov The Atlanta Constitution’s Agent here, and a good one. too.” Potomac ; somh to the Rio i
PAArx ——— wm pay thorn t 0 worß forusfor i
WUJ» THE COXSTIT.TIOX GiTFKS. CASH FHZE STO AGENTS FOR THE BEST AGENTS «■.»
AGEN I S WORK jNIBINC THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FIRST TEAK '.IF T"-' NEW iETI _IKV. . re*.. .
Omitting ail contests, except for agents, we place the whole sum to their credit and make the terms equitable for distributing it over the who e terri
tory. To arrange this we have divided the South into four sections, as follows:
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FIRST SECTION: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida. THIRD SECTION: Georgia.
;‘ SECOND SECTION: Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi. FOURTH SECTION: Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Indian Territory. Oklahoma.
Tims making about an equal number of Subscriptions according to our list as It now stands.
THS CASH PRIZES ARE: 111 FROM JAHOART Ist TO APRIL Ist, 1901.
For the highest list from any agent January Ist to April Ist, 1901, from the whole territory . ... $ 400 OO The subscribers to be renewed for the three months covered by this contest are 48,300 names. These,
with the new subscriptions secured, no doubt, run the list up in every section.
1 >r the :st :n each of the above four divisions from January Ist to April Ist, 1901, a.tcr the H We want every postmaster in the whole South to put in for these prizes. We want good agents every-
above fir t general prize is awardedS 3 02> 00 H where, men who will get out and canvassand hustle for new business. Many who have to go over their own
- the second highest list for the three months, in each section too 00 J ;u jj o i n j n g counties on business can take The Constitution along as the best side line. County doctors,
I ir the third highest list for the three months, in each section 50 oo» II tax collectors, rural route mail carriers, nurserymen, farmers and good workmen could all realize among these
For the fourth highest ist for the three months, in each section -’5 I prizes, and make their commission besides.
I - the fifth highest list lor the three months, in each section ... I 5 OO | o ur o ff crsare j n cash. We do not include any college course or sewing machinos, pianos, bicycles, rings,
. <r the sixth high st list for three months, in each section 10 00 | jewelry, etc., at a great valuation. Everybody knows what the money is worth, and the prize® will be paid
500 00 | promptly.
Total for four sections S SOO each*. .. $ 2,000 OO | The people know The Constitution and want it, and will take it almost for the asking. You ask them
and see.
For the ten next highest lists to the Ist general prize from the whole territory, at random, not taking If you have not already an agent’s outfit send for one. We furnish sample copies and blank stationery
any of the above prizes, £IO.OO each too 00 f rce> 'fj lc time is short The news of the period covered by the contest will be of greatest interest, and we
commission. Write for agents outfit with full particulars.
THE ATLANTA CONST Atlanta, Qa.
the army ration, reciting General
Miles’ charges, the ex-secretary
says:
"If General Miles did not know
that canned fresh beef was a part
of the army ration, then he dis
played an ignorance in an import
ant matter of his profession that
is. to say the least, most remark
able. If he did know that canned
fresh beef was a recognized part
of the ration, then his allegation
to the contrary is so much more
reprehensible.
"The allegations of General
Miles that canned fresh beef was
not a part of the army ration, and
that it was issued as the ’pretense
of an experiment.’ were not only
contrary to fact, but were made
absolutely without a particle of
evidence or excuse.
“IF GENERAL MILES RE
ALLY BELIEVED HIS SERI
OUS CHARGES, HIS CON
DUCT IS AIL THE MORE
BLAMEWORTHY’. IN THAT
HE APPARENTLY M \DE N< >
EFFORT TO ASSURE HIM
SELF OF THEIR TRUTH
FULNESS. NOR TO RT PORT
THEM TO THE SECRETARY’
OF WAR BEFORE PUBLIC
LY’ UTTERING THEM.
“If we are to believe written
evidence to the contrary, it does
not appear that General Miles
was even honest in making his
dilatory charges that the tinned
beef was issued as the pretense of
an experiment.
* "The charges of General Miles,
twice proven false in spirit and
substance. *are the more heinous
in their effect because of the false
impression they produced about
the food furnished the army.
“YET THE PRESENT CON
GRESS PROMOTED GEN-
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, DEf’EMBER 31, 1900.
ERAL MILES TO LIEUTEN
ANT GENERAL, AX'D HAS
1 THUS FAR FAILED TO GIVE
ITO GENERAL SHAFTER
I THE RANK ()F MA|< )R GEN
ERAL TO RETIRE UPON
HIS < 'Li> AGE, YND THIS
I • ER HIS M IFICENT
i CAMPAIGN AT SWTIAGO,
AS \\ I LL AS IIIS F(>RMER
DISTINGUISHED SERV
ICES.”
Charges Made by Miles.
“General Miles said in the
charges which will be recalled:
“ ‘Y’ou had better ask the sec
retary of war <>r the commissary
1 genera.! as to the beef. 1 think
they can tell you. I know it was
sent to the army as food, and the
pretense is that it was sent as an
: experiment. . . . There was
scut to Porto Rico 337 tons of
! what is known as, or called, re
< frigerator beef, which you might
call embalmed beef. . . .
“ ‘Now, if you want to ascertain
1 the cost to the government of this
I so-called refrigerated beef—em
balmed beet—take the original
cost. . . . I do not know what
may have been injected into it.
i . . . The understanding is that
' this is a secret process of preserv-
I ing beef. ... It may be that
they are still sending the stuff
down there. 1 do not know. . . .
If ir was furnished for any expe
dition in this country, or any
other, with such stuff I would
prohibit the men from taking it.
I do not think that beef
such as was sent to Cuba and
Porto Rico would be good in anv
country in the stomach of any
man. . . . They could get some
1 b.tcon, but that is not considered
suitable fond for the tropics.
I. . . You ask about food. Tn
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GENERAL MILES.
Who bos been <1 bv AI-or.
my judgment that was one of the
most serious causes of so much
sickness and distress on the part
of our troops.’
A Scathing Criticism.
“Not content with, these grave
and scandalous charges, thus
made public for the first time be
fore the war investigating com
mission, General Miles permitted
himself to be interviewed on the
following day at Cincinnati, 0.,
when he made similar charges.
“'Die allegations that unsuita
ble food, not a part of the legal
ration, had been furnished to the
army under pretense of an experi
ment, and that refrigerated beef,
treated with poisonous chemicals,
had been ami was being supplied
to our army of 275,000 men, were
indeed serious, implying, as they
did, criminal incompetency on the
part of the commissary depart
ment, wilful negligence and dis
honesty.
"Upon Commissary General
Charles P. Eagan the charges fell
I with the suddenness and sharp
ness of a blow from an assassin’s
kni f e out of the dark. General
1 Eagan had been an officer of the
' regular army for thirty-six years,
i No ether supply bureau of the
I army had excelled the ccmmis
: sary denar .ment in promptness,
efficiency and successful adminis
j tration during the war. The
i charges of General M’les, made
so publiJy and so positively, and
i the manner in which they were
J, for the first time made known,
a- .med to General Eagan, in h’s
1 nc-vous condition, the more mag
nified and horrible.
"General Eagan immediately
I request;-1 a rehearing from the
I commit sion. 1 ashed to the quick
bv the allegations contained in
General Miles’ testimony, and in
a subsequent interview, given De
cember 23d in a New York news
! paper. General Eagan's indigna
tion exceeded the limits of his self
control, and in bis efforts to deny
ti e charges mad ', his language in
I i.is reply became vituperative, ex
■ travagant and highly improper. I
believe that, had General Eagan's
health not been seriously im
paired bv overwork and anxiety,
' the two objectionable paragraphs
of 500 words, out of an aggregate
I of 12.000 words contained in his
r< ply, would never have been
written or uttered. Even yet, di
vested of its offensive adjectives
in the two paragraphs referred to,
his reply to General Miles re
mains unanswerable in its logic
ami incontrovertible in its facts.
"The allegation that I had in
spired or had any knowledge of
General Eagan’s intended attack
upon the statement of General
Miles is absolutely untrue. He did
not make known to me ‘he nature
of his proposed answer to the
charges. Neither did he consult
me in the matter.
1 "Had General Eagan submitted
1 his manuscript to me, he would
undoubtedly at this writing still
1 be in full possession of the rank
; and privileges of the office of com
. missarv general of the United
I States army. As it was, even the
■ self prejudicial and intemperate
I presentation mad? by General
Eagan convinced the commission
I that there was no foundation in
I fact for the charges and insinua
| tions deducible from the terms
j ‘pretense of experiment’ and ‘em
balmed beef.’
"As soon as I learned of Gen
eral Eagan’s statement before the
| commission T sent for him. I in
j formed him of my surprise and
, mortification at bis conduct. ‘Y’ou
! had no right,’ 1 continued, ‘to
| make use of such unbridled lan
-1 guage at a time and under cir
, cumstances which assuredly re
sult in associating the president’s
i name ami mv own with such a
disgraceful episode.’ The lan
i guage of General Eagan could
‘ not be overlooked.”
■ The article then reviews the
i sentence of General Fagan by the
! court, and savs the court martial
was the result of the language
i Eagan used, not of General Miles’
j charges.
MILES TALKS OF OLD TIMES
TlcaH of the Army T-Tay Make a TV ply
to Alger.
GoMshoro. N. 0., 29. —Lteuten-
: ant Xflf’on A. Mlles, T T n!t' , <l
; States arm-. Is In the city tonight en
i route to WnfMngton. He Is returning
from a hunting trip on the Trnt river.
! whet • he was the gue.-t of his ol 1 frien<l.
IC. C. Jerome, form* rly of Chicago. He
| expressed himself delighted with the trip
• and regr- tted that the duties of his
PKICE: FIV E CENTS.
■ position necessitated his return to Wa.sh-
I ingtor. by the new year. He discuss 1
! pleasantly reconstruction e-ys and r -
\ -r- <1 t ■ his r • ■ ■ ;
I commander of the district before Its statr
h<> <1 was restored ai»il especially referr 1
to the fact that he instigated a move
i ir.cnt of help to some .vh!tes ma . •
! poor as a r* suit of war co; iidons.
! Ir.g of Alger's attack, he said:
“I haven't rc •. > it in Its entirety. A’g •
I waiteJ ■tn : two years t make the r. --
I tack and I -I nc dhein no hurry <
ma;,-, reply. The beef qie-stion has be< .
i "tty w 11 co:. iemned . .re.- iy by t
i p-i s of tl • coimtrv. If seed oe I in '
h. ■' •y< t somethin;? to « 'of the rotte -
i i . s of the whole affair. 1
CONGRESS MAY RECOGNIZE
| HOBSON S FEARLESS WOR
i Nev.- York, Dr mber An effort w.
j bo made soon to induce ..tigress to gra; t
! recognition of some kind to Naval Co’ -
I structor Richmond I‘e«ir-;on Hobson f
1 There fans been a revival of interest
I Mr. Hobson s <■' e as . re :.t o; t
! sympathy his illness has caused, and Se -
' retary Long stands ready r- )• rse hea--
i tliy any proposition in th' '-■ » that co--
gn-s i n f - be w; : :g to :
Mr. Hobsun wa anxious ■me mont! ■
ago to be trans:>rr d to the line. ar.
I failing !.i such tract', r, I . 'eo n Ivane
in !:i - cv n :• it r .» ’••r
brought about by the claims of friern
I of Rear Admirals Schley and S p >n -i
! connection with their prom n caus. 1
j congress to take no action I any of t. >
The department hopes congress w'
‘ adopt the si. -t n r a.onimeTide.l by t:
| seer. tary. provided that medals and !■
; crease of pay be inferred upon office <
j who distinguished themselves in actio' .
and an . '. w ' ! • m >■ to > ■
i tlon after the b- ginning of the now year.
i Following the appointment of Nav :*
Constructor F. T. l: >wies as the succes -
jOr of Read Admirai I liili. ...el.hot .
ru I when
ras v ill take p. tce Naval ('■ nstruc: ■
, Woodward, n >w serving ~ - • :-.nrip;.. ..
I board of inspection ami survey, succec
| Ing Nava! Cor:- - ! t *tvr V. I. < -p; .wi
' u til be appoint 1 sup ri’itf r>co. -
structor of the New York n ivy yard.
1 H. Linn.ird. snpe-rlnt.v !:ng c nstruct
I at League la ■ nd, will - ■
i Mr. Bowles’s prlt:. s - i-tJ.".