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THE MORGAN MONITOR.
VOL. I V. NO. 2.
STOVES AND CROCKERY.
If you need a Stove or Range it will pay you to
come and see us. Also Crockery and China. We
make up sets just as you want them , in plain white ,
embossed or decorated porcelain at very low figures.
W. S. BELL ■41
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SO DECLARES GENERAL GOMEZ,
MEMBER OF COMMISSION.
.FORTY MILLION DOLLARS REQUIRED
Custom Houses In Cuba to Be Given as
Security For the
Foan.
A New York special says: Accord¬
ing to Brigadier General Jose Miguel
Gomez, a member of the Cuban com¬
mission now in Washington, the Cu¬
ban army is sure to receive the three
years’ pay to which it is entitled, $40,-
000,000 being advanced by the United
States with tbe custom houses of Cuba
as security for its payment.
Brigadier General Gomez is grateful
for the way the commission has been
received. The negotiations, it is ex¬
pected, will be completed by the end
. of this month, when tk6 commission
will return to Cuba. General Gomez
said:
“Our hopes have all been realized.
At fir-t, however, things looked very
dark for us. Poor Gaueral Garcia was
the most pessimistic member of the
commission. He had no hope for the
success of our plans when he left for
Washington. The rest of the commis
Eion argued, however, that as the
Americans had taken charge of Cuba
and thus prevented us from raising
money, we bad a right to request a
loan with which to pay off our men.
“General Garcia asked for only $100
for each man. The other commission¬
ers protested because of the small
amount. Then came the general’s
death, and for the time being negotia¬
tions were suspended. At our next
- meeting it was agreed that an official
list of the men in the Cuban army
would be required before any agree¬
ment could be reached. Accordingly
I left for Cuba, whence I returned on
January 6th with the required docu¬
ment.
“There are 47,000 men to be paid
in the Cuban army. The amount we
have requeste 1 is $40,000,000, to be
turned over to us in either one or three
payments. W T e will give as security
the custom houses in Cuba. Should
the governmenUnot care to lend us
that sum, we are willing to take one-
third of it and later pay the men the
rest.
“As affairs now stand, however, I
think we will receive the amount in
three payments. This, however, is
not decided yet. The late Mr. Dingley
was in favor of giving us the amount
in one payment.”
Speaking of the present condition of
affairs in Havana General Gomez said
it was bad.
“There appears to be much disa¬
greement among the American offi¬
cials,” he continued, “and no one
seems to know what his power is.
gome one gives an order, and the next
JEHU countermands it.' The result is
the government of Havana is not as
smooth as it might be.
“General Brooke, however, is well
liked, and the Cubans are moro than
willing to help him. General Ludlow’s
orders preventing the Cubans from
takiDg any part in the ‘evacuation pa¬
rade’ caused a great deal of ill feeling.
This is now. done away with, and there
need be ^ ear of a clash between the
Cubans :.nd the Americans. .
“General Brooke, I am told, is about
to name a commission of Cubans who
will act as his advisors.- Mendez Ca¬
pote, the president of the assembly
n t Santa Cruise del Sul, will be placed
# t tbe head of the commission.
“General Maximo Gomez will re¬
main in the field until the army is dis¬
banded. Ho will then make his home
in Havana. After the men in the army
have been paid off we will try to prove
to the country that we are fully able
t 0 govern Cuba.”
MAY RAISE COLON.
ffl , e cktnC Company, However, Doubtful
About the Almtrante Oquendo.
A dispatch Representatives from Santiago de Cuba
nays: of a Norwe¬
gian wrecking company who examined
L wrecks of the Spanish warships
cnndsy consider that the Colon might
possihH 1,0 floated, but they are
case of tho Almiranto
OanetAft.
HONORS PAID DINGLEY.
State Funeral Accorded Beloved Repre¬
sentative In tlie House.
A state funeral almost majestic in
its impressiveness, was given the late
Representative Nelson Dingley at noon
tives Monday in the house of representa¬
long at Washington, where he has so
been such a commanding figure.
The president, his cabinet, distin¬
guished members of tbe diplomatic
corps, members of the supreme court,
senate and house aud distinguished
men in military and civil life were
rangml h^n, abou r his bier on the floor of
the while the galleries, to which
admission could be obtained only by
card, were occupied by the families of
those who sat upon the floor and other
prominent personauges invited to be
present. Some < f them, like a dele¬
gation from file New York chamber of
commerce, had come from a distance
to pay their last tribute of respect to
the dead statesman.
The remains were taken from the
Hotel Hamilton to the capitol at 10
o’clock, and were borne in the hall of
representatives by a squad of capitol
police under the direction of Sergeant-
at-arms Russell.
The casket was placed in the bier in
the area in front of the marble rostrum
of the speaker, and for an hour the
public, which would have no oppor¬
tunity to witness the official cere- 1
monies later, was allowed to view the
remains as they lay in state. Thou¬
sands of people streamed through the
main door down past the casket and
gazed upon the calm, serene features
of the dead during the hour.
Mr. Dingley was wetl loved by the
employes of the house and there were
tears in many eyes.
Out in the waste of seats while the
body lay in state, a single desk was
wrapped in black and covered with
roses and lilies.
During the interval before 12, al¬
most every member of tlie bouse who
was in the city stood for a moment by
the casket with bowed bead and gazed
for the last time on the familiar feat¬
ures. Meantime the galleries had
filled.
At 11:45 the stream of people who
had been filing by the bier was inter¬
rupted and the members of the house
began seating themselves on the left
of the main aisle in the rear of the
chairs reserved for the family. Speaker
Reed called the house to order. An
air of deep sadness pervaded the hall
as the mpinbers rose to listen to the
brief and simple prayer of the chap¬
lain. The clerk read in full the reso¬
lutions adopted on Saturday after the
announcement of Mr. Dingley’s death.
The clerk of the senate announced
the passage of similar resolutions by
the senate.
The official ceremonies were simple
but impressive.
PROMINENT EDUCATOR DEAD.
Dr. Morgan Calloway Passes Away at His
Home In Oxford, Ga.
Rev. Dr. Morgan Calloway, profes¬
sor of English in Emory college and
one of the best known Methodist ed¬
ucators in Georgia, died at his home
in Oxford, Ga., Monday morning. His
death was due to an attack of pneu¬
monia and he was ill only one week.
The death of Dr. Calloway is a se¬
vere blow to Emory, as he has been
identified with the institution since
1872 and had been one of the greatest
factors in its upbuilding aud progress.
Dr. Calloway was 68 years old. He
was admitted to the North Georgia
Methodist conference in 1865 aud was
for 33 years in the effective itineracy.
He was an elder iu the MetkodiBt
church at the time of bin death.
GEN. EAGAN RETRACTS.
Expunges Objectionable Portions of Tes¬
timony Before War Board.
A Washington special says: Com¬
missary General Eagan sent to the war
investigating commission Monday a
revised statement in place of that
originally made in response to Gen¬
eral Miles’ charges. Tlie revised state¬
ment is about 35 per cent shorter than
that which was ordered withdrawn be¬
cause of its violent and allusive char¬
acter. The commission after its re¬
ceipt went into secret session to read
tbe document and decide whether in
its present, form it had been expur¬
gated sufficiently to permit it to be
made a part of tbe commission’s rec¬
ords.
The commission decided for the
present to make public only General
Eagan’s letter; aud not the statement
accompanying it
MORGAN. GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1899.
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ALBANY, ■ GA.
SPECIAL HILL NEEDED
In Order to Reimburse Governors Who
Furnished Money For Volunteers.
Senators Tillman and McLaurin, of
South Carolina, failed on the president
Saturday relative to the recent decis¬
ion of the comptroller of the treasury
that states which expended money in
raising volunteers for service in the
late war could not be remunerated by
the federal government. In the case
of the southern states the money so
expended is to be applied on the debt
owing from the states to the federal
government.
In the case of South Carolina, how¬
ever, this money was advanced by
Governor Ellerbe out of his pocket, in
order to facilitate matters. The same
thing was true of the governor of
Missouri.
President McKinley suggested that
the only remedy lay in special legis¬
lation by congress, He indicated
that lie would approve a bill if it were
passed. Senator McLaurin will in¬
troduce a special bill.
TO COLONIZE NEGROES.
American Colonization Association Asks
For Charter From Tennessee.
An application has been made by
S. L. Hutchins, John E. Patton anil
other, colored citizens of Chattanooga,
Tenn., for a charter for the National
American Colonization Association,the
object being to organize branches in
the southern states. The association
is formed with a view to colonizing
negroes in the west and securing from
congress a concession to allow the col¬
onies so formed the right of state gov¬
ernment and representation in. con¬
gress.
SPAIN OFFERS ISLANDS.
Government De.irou a of Disposing of Out¬
lying Colonies.
Advices from Madrid state that the
government on the reassembling of
the eortes will immediately ask, says
La Reforma, authority to sell the Ma¬
rianne (Ladrone), Caroline and the
Pelew islands, since Spain is powerless
to maintain a sufficient force to de¬
fend them. The government arrived
at this decision in consequence of ad¬
vices from General Rios that an army
of 4,000 men, a man of wav and two
gunboats would be necessary for the
purpose.
LEARY GOVERNOR OF GUAM.
Captain Has Been Ordered To the New
Possession To Assume Duties.
Secretary Long has ordered Captain
Leary, at present commanding the
San Francisco, to proceed to the
island of Guam and assume the duties
of naval governor of the new acquisi¬
tion. He will carry with him a proc¬
lamation to the natives informing
them of the designs of the United
States government toward them in
precisely the terms employed in the
case of the acquisition of Porto Rioo.
NEW TRIAL DENIED MOORE.
Jfo Error Committed In Allowing Admis¬
sion of Certain Kvidence.
Justice Nash, in the supreme court
at New York, Saturday, denied the
application for a certificate of reason¬
able doubt pending an appeal to the
appellate court, in the case of W. A.
E. Moore, who was convicted of rob¬
bery, extortion and assault on Martin
Mahon.
Justice Nash finds that no error was
committed in allowing certain evidence
to go to the jury.
BANK QUITS BUSINESS.
A Million Dollars Said To He “Missing"
From the Inatltution.
At a meeting at New York Friday of
the stockholders of the Tradesmen’s
National bank, whoso former presi¬
dent, James McNaughton, was arrest¬
ed Thursday, it was decided to place
the bank in voluntary liquidation at
once, The doors of tho bank were
closed in October.
The counsel for the bank said that n
million dollars had been “taken from
the bank,” and that he was anxious to
know what became of it. He is at
work upon an investigation.
CIIEW OF BARK LOST.
Captain and Eighteen Men Go Down With
Ill-Fated Vessel.
The bark Andeline, which arrived at
Toeoma, Wash , Friday night in bal¬
last, capsized aud sank in twenty-two
feet of water early Saturday mornjng.
Captain G. W. Slating aud a crew oi
eighteen men are lost.
The vessel capsized in a terrific
squall.
WHOLE COUNTRY CONDOLES WITH
DEAD STATESMAN’S WIDOW.
MESSAGES FROM ILL SECTIONS.
Tributes Paid By Public Men To One Who
Stood High In the Councils
of Hia Party.
A Washington special says: Pro¬
found sorrow was manifested Satur¬
day in every walk of public life in the
announcement that Nelson Dingley, of
Maine, had passed away. At the late
home of Mr. Dingley there were many
evidences of that deep personal esteem
in which he was held.
Messages of condolence came from
every quarter of the country and to
these were added the personal con¬
dolence of eabinent officers, senators,
supreme court justices and members
of the house.
Secretaries Alger and Wilson were
among the earliest callers, and follow¬
ing them came nearly every man in
congress with whom Mr. Dingly had
been associated during his long and
notable service.
Mrs. Dingley was prostrated with
the shock and with the tensions of
many days of constant vigil at her hus¬
band’s bedside. But she was report¬
ed to be bearing up bravely and no se¬
rious apprehension was expressed as
to her condition.
At tbe house of representatives the
death of Mr. Dingley came as a per¬
sonal bereavement to the many with
whom he had long been associated.
President McKinley sent a very
feeling letter in his own hand to Mrs.
Dingley, expressing his grief and that
of Mrs. McKinley. It was as follows:
“Executive Mansion, January 13.
—Dear Mrs. Dingley: Have this mo¬
ment learned of the death of your dis¬
tinguished husband and write to ex¬
press the profound sorrow which both
Mrs. McKinley nn l myself feel for
you in your great, affliction.
“We monrn with you in this over¬
whelming loss, which will be deeply
felts by tbe whole country. From my
long and intimate association with
him, it comes to me as a personal be¬
reavement. A great consolation in
this sad hour is a recollection of Mr.
Dingley’s exa’ted character, his honest
virtues, his quiet, useful, distinguished
life and his long continued fnithful
service in behalf of his fellow citizens,
who will always cherish his memory
as that of a great statesman and patriot.
With sympathy, believe me always
sincerely, William McKinley.”
A number of letters of condolence
were also received from members of
the cabinet and one from General Joe
Wheeler.
Speaker Reed said of the death of
Mr. Dingley:
“I have never known the sense of
loss to be more nearly universal than
in the case of Governor Dingley.
His death comes at a time when the
need of his services will be most keen¬
ly felt. Not only have we lost his
knowledge, hut we cannot at once cre¬
ate in any one else the confidence we
had in him. Mr. Dingley had render¬
ed conspicuous public service in his
own state before he came to Washing-
ington and his success here was no
surprise to us. His habits of labor
and untiring industry gave him the
greatest command over the subjects to
which he devoted bis attention.
“The house, finding that he always
said something and wasted no time in
saying it, accorded to him the high
compliment of silence and attention.
Announced In the Hounc.
The house of representatives assem¬
bled Saturday morning under circum¬
stances of deep and universal sorrow
in the death of Representative Nelson
Dingley, of Maine. As Speaker Reed
entered the chamber, a hush fell upon
the members as they rose, and with
bowed heads listened to the eloquent
tribute from the chaplain, Rev. Dr.
Condon.
Mr. Boutelle, the senior member of
the Maine delegation, was recognized
for a brief and feeling announcement
of demise of his colleague.
Mr. Boutelle then offered a resolu¬
tion that the funeral services be held
in the hall of the house aud that a
committee of nine members of the
house be appointed to attend the fu¬
neral at Lewiston, Me.
congressman dingley dead.
KcpublJcan leader In tlio House Suc¬
cumbs To Pneumonia.
Hon. Nelson Dingley, of Maine,
leader of the republican side on the
floor of the house of representatives,
and representing the second congres¬
sional district of Maine in that body,
died in Washington Friday night of
heart failure, resulting from extreme
weakness due to double pneumonia.
He was unconscious during the day,
and the death came quietly, without
consciousness boing regained.
To within a few hours before his
death the family firmly belioved, as
they have throughout his illness, that
Mr. Dingley would recover, and it was
only when it became apparent that he
was dying that they gathered at his
bedside.
There were many genuine and heart¬
felt expressions of sympathy when it
became known that the congressman
was dead.
In speaking of Mr. Dingley’s death
Senator Hale said:
“In the present condition of public
affairs, Congressman Dingley’s death
is a very great national loss. In all
questions relating to finance, to the
revenues of the country and to the ad¬
justment of great financial questions,
Mr. DiDgley was above all others in
authority. It is difficult to say who
can take his place. He had the confi¬
dence of his associates in the house,
the confidence of the senate, the con¬
fidence of the president and the con¬
fidence of the entire country. Maine
will especially lament him. Early and
late lie had devoted himself to the in¬
terests of the state, and his people be¬
lieved in his fidelity, patriotism and
wisdom,”
ADVICES FROM MANILA.
Situation Still Critical, But General OIIh
H as Things Well In Hand.
A cable dispatch received Friday
from Manila says: The situation is un¬
doubtedly critical, but Major General
Otis has it well in hand and there is
no such certainty of trouble as may
believed.
The rebels are concentrated on the
outskirts of the town and their leaders
have issued strict orders that they
shall act only on the offensive.
An accident might precipitate trou¬
ble, but the idea of a rebel attack up¬
on Manila is ridiculous, as the Ameri¬
cans absolutely control the position.
Aguiiialdo has republished the sec¬
ond, manifesto in reply to the procla¬
mation of General Otis, which was re¬
called on its first appearance, but it
has proved ineffectual.
On Wednesday a false alarm, due to
trivnl incidents occurring simultane¬
ously in opposite parts of the city, led
to a general call to the United States
forces. In fifteen minutes the entire
city was covered.
The promptitude of the Americans,
while it created a scare for the mo _
meut, effectually restored confidence
throughout Manila and dispelled the
excitement due to a passing fear on the
part of the citizens that an outbreak
i(as imminent.
It is possible that the Filipinos, af¬
ter the diplomatic conferences that
have been had between the represen¬
tatives of General Otis and Aguinaldo,
have finally come to understand that
the cautious anil conservative policy of
the Americans is not due to fear and
that they will accept the inevitable
with good grace. It is evident that at
present they are unable to appreciate
the full meaning of the independence
demanded and that when they do un¬
derstand its extent, the American
propositions will be acceptable.
WHISKY MEN INDICTED.
Clmrsrcl With Open!-* Their Place, of
BtiKlrmftft On Flection Day.
An Atlanta dispatch says: Five true
, bills were returned by the I niton
county grand jury Friday against
whisky dealers in the city for selling
liquors on an election Jay.
I he cases are intended for test eases,
and the outcome of them involves an
important construction of tho law and
much interest attaches to the disposi-
tion of the cases. Bonds were prompt¬
ly given.
( HAZY MAN’S BLOODY CRIME.
Husband Kill* Wife ami Young Babe and
Then Commits Suicide.
Reports reached Paris, Tenn., Fri¬
day from a remote port of Henry
county, of a double murder and sui¬
cide by a man named Hudgins.
The report states that in a fit of in¬
sanity He killed his wife and baby and
then cut his own throat with fatal re¬
sult.
SHOT GUNS ^ BICYCLES.
If you want a Bicycle or Shot Gun call on us. We
can certainly interest you. We can sell you a first-
class Shot Gun at a very low price. Don't fail to
call on us when you come to Albany and see our ex¬
tensive line of goods.
W. S. BELL,
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SENATORS SHOW THEIR HAND.
The Fails IVac© Treaty Bronjjht Up In
Executive Session.
The supporters and opponents of
the peace treaty in the senate had their
first contest over the document Thurs¬
day in execuiive session.
While the debates technically was
upon Senator Berry’s motion provid¬
ing for the consideration of the reso¬
lution or ratification in open session,
the entire question at issue was gone
over to a considerable extent. Tbe
discussion continued from 1 o’clock
until 5 o’clock, when the senate ad¬
journed for the day without reaching a
vote upon the Berry motion.
There were no set speeches in the
usual acceptance of that phrase.
It was a running debate in which
Senators Beery, White, Hale, Hoar,
Vest aud others in opposition to the
treaty met Senators Davis, Frye, Tel¬
ler, Gray and others in advocacy of it.
Probably twenty senators spoke,but
many of them did little more than ask
questions. Still speeches of some
length were made by Messrs. Teller
and Frye on the one hand, and by
Messrs. Hale and Hoar, on the other.
There were many animated colloquys
between senators aud for a time an
exceptional degree of feeling was
shown.
The proceedings opened with a
speech by Senator Berry in support of
his motion for open sessions, and he
was replied to briefly by Senators Da¬
vis and Frye; Senator Vest coming in
later in support of Mr. Berry and Sen¬
ator Teller joini ng with the forces in
opposition to the motion.
The discussion over this point bing¬
ed entirely upon the contention, on the
one hand, that the public was entitled
to know what was taking place in the
disposition of so important a question
as the ratification of the peace treaty,
and, on the other hand, that the de¬
bate was sure to develop facts and call
forth utterances which should not bo
given to other nations.
It was urgued by those favoring the
motion that no harm could come by
taking the public into the senate’s
confidence, while those opposed stated
that vast international .questions were
involved which could be considered in
a far more judicial and calm manner
behind closed doors than with the
whole world invited to listen.
Suppose it was important that the
matter be kept private, said Senator
Vest, no one supposed for a moment
that this result could be secured. The
senate’s executive secrets so-called are
invariably known to the world, and
for this reason, if for no other, he
could see no benefit ig excluding the
public.
The senators who acted as members
of tbe Paris commission, Messrs. Da¬
vis, Frye aud Gray, were all present
and antagonized the motion.
They stated that from their experi-
ence in the negotiations for the treaty,
lnan * ( l a e» tio n« involving grave inter-
Datlonal controversies were liable to
be raised, , and all, speaking from this
standpoint, urged t,lie preservation of
the senatorial custom of closed doors.
Senator Teller sustained them in
this position, urging tlie importance
of the question and stating that while
as a rule he favored open sessions of
the senate on all occasions, he consid¬
ered tho present complication too
! fi ravo nnfl tlie P r «s« nt of all times the
! most Inopportune for n change in the
senatorial custom of open doors.
Senator Hoar, on the other hand,
for the first time in his life, advocated
open sessions, declaring that no fact
could be developed in connection with
the treaty too important for the Amer¬
ican public to know.
“It is the people’s affair,” said Sen¬
ator White, “and the people should be
; nvi t e< l t o listen to tho discussion of
the question if they could not be given
, any more exalted privilege in eonnec-
p on W xtH it.” He then proceeded who to
Hny that i{ tll0 commissioners
were present in tlie senate had any
great secrets they should give them to
the senate forthwith in order that all
tlie nlem } )er8 0 f that body should have
ual u ght w i t h these “highly favored
gentlemen ”
GREAT BATTLE IN ARABIA.
About 4,000 Jnunrgent.* an»l 2,000 Turku
Deported Killed.
A cable dispatch from Constantinople
states that a great battle has been
fought in the Yemen division of Ara¬
bia.
The Turhish troops stormed and
captured the insurgents’ position at
Slianel on November 30tli.
About 4,000 insurgents and 2,000
Turks were killed and wounded.
$1 PER YEA ’
SAYS COMMANDING GENERAL IS
ALL KINDS OF A “UAH.”
COMMISSARY GENERAL IS ANGRY.
He Teetlfle* Before the War Board In Re¬
gard to Canned Meats Fur¬
nished the Army.
A Washington special says: Com'
missary General Eagan, in the course
of his testimony before the war inves¬
tigating commission Thursday after¬
noon, called Major General Miles,
commanding the army, a “liar,” who
lied in his throat, lied in his heart,
lied in every part of his body, who
“perpretrated a gross scandal and
who - should ho drummed out of the
service and imprisoned,” and “should
be avoided by every honest man and
barred by every club.”
General Eagan appeared unexpect¬
edly to meet tbe allegations against
the beef issuo in the war. He domed
numerous statements of General Miles,
charged that the latter’s testimony
constituted severe reflections on the
commanding general of the expeditions
and referred to him as “this same
commanding general,Nelson A.Miles,”
aud said whoever called the beef fur¬
nished “embalmed beef” was a “liar.”
W. B. Miles, in charge of Armour
Sr. Go.’s Kansas City plant, appeared
for the packihg houses.
General Eagan was then recalled to
anftwer regarding the charges of Gen
eral Milos that “embalmed” and pro¬
cess beef was furnished the troops in
the field. General Eagan had pre¬
pared a typewritten statement cover¬
ing his side of the case and was allow¬
ed to read it. He referred to the fact
that General Miles had refused to bo
sworn aud commented on the fact that
he was the only one of 1100 witnesses
who had so refused. General Eagan
said lie himself preferred to be sworn.
Testimony Hegarriinv; Miles.
General Eagan’s testimony, in part,
in regard to General Miles follows:
“General Milos was asked by your
committee how tinned fresh beef be-
came a part or the arniy rations. His
answer is, ‘You had better ask the
secretary of war or the commissary
general. I think they can tell you.’
I know that it was sent to the army as
food, and the pretense is that it was
sent as an experiment.
“General Miles, in saying that this
food was sent to the army ns 'a pre¬
tense for experiment,’ says that which
implies corruption, which 99 out of
every 100 people will uu erstand to
mean corruption, because it was ‘a
pretense of experiment,’ he says, not
even giving credit to mo for furnishing
it as nn experiment, but that, I fur¬
nished it under the ‘pretense of an ex¬
periment.’
“This is a serious charge, and should
not be iriado by any man lightly, nor
without ample evidence to support it.
I say that it was not furnished under
the pretense nor oven ns an experi¬
ment, and if General Miles charges
that it was furnished as “pretense of
an experiment,” lie lies in his throat,
ho lies in his heart, he lies in every
hair of his head and every pore of his
body; he lies wilfully, deliberately, in¬
tentionally and maliciously. If his
statement is true that this was fur¬
nished under ‘pretense of an experi¬
ment’ that I'should be drummed out
of the army and incarcerated in state’s
prison.
"If his statement is false, as I assert
it to be, then ho should be drummed
out of the service and incarcerated iu
prison with other libellers. His state¬
ment is a scandalous libel, reflecting
upon the honor of every officer in the
department who has contracted for oi
purchased this meat, aud especially
and particularly of the commissary
general, myself,
“In denouncing General Miles as a
liar when he makes* this statement, I
wish to make it as emphatic and as
coarse as the statement itself. I wish
to force the lie back into his throat
covered with the contents of a camp
latrine. I wish to brand it as a false¬
hood of whole cloth without a particle
of truth, and unless he can substanti¬
ate his statement he should be de¬
nounced by every honest man. barred
from the clubs, barred from society of
docent people, and so ostracised that
the street bootblack would pot conde¬
scend to speak to him.”
