The proceedings of the War Investigating Commission, appointed by President Mc-Kinley to inquire into alleged abuses, negligence, and mismanagement during the war, have recently taken an unexpected turn that has re-awakened an interest that
in the War Department. General Miles, vras languishing, and has re-opened old sores Commanding Generalof the American army, testified before the Commission that much of the beef provided in the army rations, particularly the canned roast beef, was unfit to be eaten, and was thrown away in great quantities.' He included in this category also some refrigerated beef which he said bore evidences of having been treated with chemicals to preserve it in the tropical country in which the campaigns were conducted. These chemicals, he said, made the meat nauseous. Such statements from the Commanding General of course reflected severely upon the War Department, and particularly upon Gen. Eagan, Commissary-General of the United States, Eagan secured permission to make reply before the Commission. In so doing he called
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