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Representatives of Meat Pack-
ers Before Miles Inquiry.
iii “COLD AIR” THE ONLY PRESERVATIVE
Dressed Beef Supplied Army Posts
For Seven Years—Millions of
Poundsof Canned Roast Beef
Furnished For British Army.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-——The court
of. inquiry into the beef charges held a
long session yesterday examining offi-
cers and enlisted men and representa—
tives of western meat firms. The meat
packers’ representatives gave practical-
ly the same testimony they had previ-
ously presented to the war investigating
commission, but 'it is understood that
this is only to get their general state-
ment on the court record and that their
examination yesterday will be follow-
ed by a much more detailed examina—'
tion into specific incidents connected
with meat furnished in Cuba and Por-
to Rico during the war.
Dr. W. C. Borden reported on the beef
experiment tried on the enlisted men
Tuesday. Dr. ‘Borden said in preparing
the various sorts of meat one plate of
stew was from canned meat that had
gone to Porto Rico and back, one was
_. canned beef bought in open market, a
’9‘" third was of fresh beef bought in the
market here and boiled thoroughly,
while the fourth was of fresh beef par-
boiled eight minutes and subsequently
roasted half an hour. The latter was
the way in which the packing houses
'. Xsaid their canned roast beef was pre-
' 2pared. Four other plates of the same
. “variety of meat were served cold. As
a result of the test four of the enlisted
men picked out the Porto Rico canned
beef as what they had eaten in Cuba,
two selected the canned meat bought
in open market and two picked out the
fresh beef which had been simply boil.-
ed. Of the cold meat two men picked
the Porto Rican canned beef, four the
canned meat bought in open market
and two the boiled fresh beef. None of
them picked .out the fresh beef boiled
and roasted according to the, packing
house recipe.
Major George H. Sands of the engi-
neer corps testified that his experience
with the canned roast beef had been
rather more limited than that of some
of the officers who had testified, but
said that on the whole it proved a satis-
factory ration. The refrigerator beef re-
ceived at his camp usually had to be
trimmed before using, but lost little
weight in this way and was generally
satisfactory. The sickness of his com-
mand in Cuba he ascribed to malaria
and exposure rather than to insufficient
or unwholesome food.
-Arthur Meeker, general manager for
Armour & 00., described in a general
way and at length the process of pur-
chasing, slaughtering and packing
meats prepared by his firm. The recital
was identical in detail with the testi-
mony given by all the packing house
representatives to the war investigating
committee. Mr. Meeker said his house
had been furnishing dressed beef to
United States army posts for seven or
eight years past. During the Spanish
war they had furnished the government
about 4,000,000 pounds.
51;; Colonel Davis then turned to the
chemical phase of the inquiry and ask-
: ed, "What agent‘ do you depend upon
fifor the preservation of dressed beef ?" '
, “Cold air,” replied the witness. “Ab-
Solutely nothing else.”
Mr.'Meeker said he knew that one
' Powell had made some experiments at
Tampa with chemically preserved beef,
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was Sold to the government. ,,
Regarding canned roast beef, witness
3. said there was no distinction between
the packing cattle and those for refrig-
f; crating, except that the canners and
packers were leaner, so as not to get so
much fat in'the can. The leanest part
of the carcass was selected for packing.
__ Witness said his company turned out
about 17,000,000 pounds of canned meats
3 last year. The only byproduct of the
_' ,1 canned beef was the water in which the
3‘. meat was boiled, which furnished "an
fir} infinitesimal amount of beef extract.”
; . Pressed to say how. much beef extract
would be made in packing 100 pounds of
7' beef, witness pleaded ignorance of ex-
act figures, adding that scientific cu-
_ thorities agreed that it was impossible
; to extract more than 1% or 2 per cent of
nutriment by boiling meat. He said in
if this connection that the bcei‘ extract
business done by his company was in-
'f considerable. Witness said his firm has
#1., sold a great many million pounds of
3.3: canned roast beef to the British gov-
: ; ernment, by whom it was used in India.
.. Egypt and South Africa. No complaints
_ had been received. France had used the.
" beef as regular army ration for years
_ under a three year guarantee. The Ar-
f-f mour company had been underbid in
" recent years by a French Madagascar
1 company, whose products came into
‘ France free of duty.’ Japan and Ger-
17‘.‘,_1:nany also used the canned meat with
, good results.
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7"“;"1 President of Uruguay.
MONTEYIDEO. March 2. — Senor
Cuestas has been elected president of
Uruguay. Cuestas was president of the
Uruguayan senate at the time of the
f} assassination of President Borda in
' August, 1897, and assumed the presi—
dency ad interim. He was afterward
appointed provisional governor of Uru-
guay.
New Constitution For Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE, March 2.—-The house
, of representatives yesterday passed the
new constitution after prolonged dis-
fi; cussion, only four votes being cast
f?- against it. It is the same document
-. that the voters rejected last year, ex-
.3 cept that the first constitutional con-
Vention is fixed for 1906 instead of 1910.
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. Mrs. Vermeule Acquittcd.
NEW YORK, March 2.—Mrs. Louis
3 Vermeule, who has been on trial, charg-
ed with passing a worthless draft upon
3. the firm of Rogers, Peet & Co., was yes-
;f, terday acquitted by a jury in general
‘4 sessions. On hearing this verdict in her
favor Mrs. Vermeule promptly fainted.
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. American Brass Company.
‘ HARTFORD, March 2.-—The Ameri-
;‘; can Brass company was organized yes-
if, terday at Waterbury under a. special
charter'of this state, With an authorized
3; capital of $20,000,000, for the purpose of
go, manufacturing, buying, selling and
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but he knew nothing of the details of .
2: dealing in ’metals of all kinds.‘
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ARMY BILL PASSED.
The House Also Votes to Make Dew-
oy Full Admiral.
WASHINGTON, March 2,—T’he last
lingering possibility of an extra session
of congress disappeared yesterday when
the house passed the senate army reor-
ganization bill. Very considerable and
vigorous opposition to the acceptance of
the senate bill was voiced on both sides
of the hall, and for a time it.appeared
possible that the bill would not secure
the necessary tWO-thirds to pass it un-
der suspension of the rules. But the Re—
publican leaders, Messrs. Henderson,
Grosvenor and Cannon, came to its sup-
port 'on the Republican side, and Mr.
Bailey, the Democratic leader, threw the
weight of his influence in favor of it on
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REAR ADMIRAL DEWEY.
the Democratic side, arguing that it
provided for only a temporary increase
of the army, which would be made per-
manent if congress were convened in
extra session. -
Another big element in' the vote was
Mr. Hull’s recital of a statement made
by the president to him that he would
not construe section 12 as authority to
conscript the minority in volunteer or—
ganizations which should elect to re-
main in the service. The bill passed—203
to 32. It now goes to the president.
The decks were also cleared of many
other important matters. The‘general
deficiency appropriation bill, carrying
$21,089,000, was passed under suspension
of the rules without a word of criticism.
This is the last of the appropriation
bills. The senate amendments to the
river and harbor bill were nonconcurred
in, and it was sent to conference, the
friends of the Nicaragua canal amend-
ment having decided to postpone their
fight until the conferees report. '
The conference reports on the omni-
bus claims bills, the naval personnel
and many other less important meas-
ures were agreed to. The senate bill
making Dewey a full admiral was pass-
ed. The bill now goes to tine president
for his signature.
CON DENSED DISPATCHES.
Lord Beresford returned to England
on the St. Louis.
A baking powder combination has
been formed with $20,000,000 capital.
Iron, steel and wire companies in
three states increased the wages of their.
workmen.
The monitor Mon’terey started for Ma-
nila from Hongkong, where she has
been in drydock.
Rev. James Monroe Taylor, president
of Vassar, declined the presidency of
Brown university.
Rear Admiral Sampson arrived at Ha-
vana with the cruiser New York and
the battleship Indiana.
The largest strike of coal miners in
the southwest was reported from the
west Arkansas district.
George E. Baller fell under the Buf-
falo express at the Central’s Harlem
station and had both legs cut off.
Porto Ricun Commission Sails.
NEW YORK, March 2.—The United
States transport McPherson left her
pier in Brooklyn at 3:10 o’clock yester—
day afternoon, having on board General
Robert P. Kennedy, Major Charles IV.
“'atkins and Congressman Henry G.
Curtis of Iowa, constituting the Porto
{ican commission. The commission will
reach Porto Rico in four days to begin
their work on the subjects of educa—
tion, taxation, 'etc. They will remain
in the island about a month and will
then return and report to President Mc—
Kinley. One hundred and sixty re—
cruits of the Fifth United States artil-
lery were also aboard. .
Anterir-uns Dine, In Paris.
PARIS. March 2.—Mr. John K. Gow—
‘mon ths.
dy, United States consul general, pre—
sided at the annual banquet last even—
ing of American university men in
Paris.
company included General Horace Por-
ter. United States embassador; M. Ed-
mond Rostand, the dramatist; Mr. W'il—
liam T. Stead. editor of Review of Re-
views. and Mr. Edmund Kelly.
Prosecutor Reed Disgusted.
KANSAS CITY, March 2.—Disgusted
with the result of the Jesse James trial,
City Prosecutor Reed yesterday dis-
missed all the train robbery cases on the
criminal docket, and W. W. Lowe, the
self. confessed robber, Andy Ryan and
Charles Polk left the jail free men. The
dismissals include John Kennedy, now
in jail at Springfield, Mo., awaiting trial
for a second train robbery.
Against Slot Machines. ‘
ALBANY, March' 2.—The assembly
codes committee will report favorably
Mr. Finn’s bill providing that any per-
son who has in his possession or under
his control any slot machine is guilty
of a misdemeanor. It is made the duty
of any police officer to seize any such
machine and arrest the person having
it in his possession.
Democrats Oppose Biennial Sessions.
ALBANY, March 2.—The senate ju-
diciary committee at its session after
the cauéus of the Republican senators
yesterday afternoon ordered a favora-
ble report upon the biennial session res—
olution. .The report was opposed by
every Democratic senator as well as by
Senator Brackett.
Bank Circulation.
WASHINGTON, ’ March 2. -_— The
monthly cirt'ulatbn .Btatenient issued by
the comptroller of the currency shows
that on Feb. 28 the total circulation of
nationhl bank notes was $842,902,367, an
increase for the year of $18,155,335 and
3 decrease for the month of $330,134.
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be increased to. 2,500.
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REBELS STILLACTIVE
Throwing Up Earthworks
Near Caloocan.
lWO TRANSPORTS ARRIVE AT MANILA 3
The Filipinos Claim Great AmericanI
Losses and Six Hundred Prisoners
In Their Possession—They Are 2
Determined Not to Yield.
MANILA, March 2.—The rebels are
very active at Caloocan and Malabon.
They evidently intend to mount a bat-
tery in front of the Malabon church,
destroyed by fire by the United States
monitor Monadnock on Feb. 27. They
can be seen throwing up earthworks for
guns and epaulements.
There was the usual desultory firing
Tuesday evening and yesterday, but the
only casualty reported is in the case of
Private Harold Parks, Company K,:
First California volunteers.
The Nebraska volunteers at the res—
ervoir had a. slight brush with a small
body of the enen.y yesterday morning.
The rebels scattered into the jungle
after the first volley.
The United States transport Tacoma
has arrived here without the loss of a
horse or mule. ' ‘
The Negros commissioners have en-
tertained several American officers and
British subjects at their hotel as a re-
turn for the compliment paid them. by
General Otis. They sailed for Negros
yesterday. .
The United States transport St. Paul
has embarked Colonel Smith, Major
Simes and a battalion of the California
volunteers. These officers were recent—
ly appointed to posts at Iloilo.
Chaplain Leland of the Tennessee
volunteers died recently at 'Iloilo of
smallpox.
The United States transport Arizona
has arrived here.
Generally speaking, the situation is
unchanged.
What Filipinos Claim.
LONDON, March 2.-—The Filipino Eu-
ropean junta has received the following
dispatch from Manila:
“The last encounters have been real
battles. We now holdPasig, Pateros
and Guadalupe. Our northern line has
advanced to Tondo. The American
losses are far larger in proportion than
ours. .
“We hold 600 American prisoners, who
will be taken into the interior. Not one
of our people has surrendered, and our
government maintains its independence
and will nor yield.
“A Filipino_telegram from Cebu as-
serts that the foreign residents have
asked the insurgents to. withdraw in
order to avoid a bombardment. The
Filipinos have acceded, trusting that
their action will be brought before the
foreign consuls, with the view of ar-
ranging an equitable settlement with
the Americans.” '
Public 'Debt Statement.
WASHINGTON, March 2. —— The
monthly statement of the public debt
shows that at the close of business on
Feb. 28 the debt, less cash in the treas-.
ury, was $1,157,904,391, an increase dur-
ing the month of $5,279,641. This in-‘
crease is accounted for by a corre-
sponding decrease in the cash. The
cash in. the-treasury is recapitulated as
follows: Gold, $264,091,476; silver, $507,;
531,887; paper, $50,936,486; bonds, depos-
its in national bank depositories, dis-
bursing ofiicers’ balances, etc.,$85,791,-
120; total, $908,350,971, against which
there are demand liabilities outstand-
ing amounting to $639,247,458, leaving a
net cash balance of $269,103,513.
.Big Postoflice Robbery.
CINCINNATI, March. 2.—The C‘oving-
ton (Ky.) postoffice has been robbed of
stamps and money to the amount of
$20,000. The work was evidently done
by men who had secreted themselves
in the stamp department, as it was pos-
sible to do provided the watchman, who
is charged with looking after the car-
riers’ door, neglected his duty. This
door is never closed. Through it thieves
could enter andsecrete themselves be-
hind mail sacks and see the stamp
clerk put away his stamps and cash
when he closed for the night. PoStoffice
inspectors have taken the matter in
charge. ‘
Accidental Shooting.
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., March 2.—
Vi’hile carelessly handling a revolver
last night John Pittinger shot and al-
most instantly killed Mrs. Sarah Shoe-
maker, 19 years old, a bride of six
Pittinger, who was sent to jail
to await the result of the' coroner’s in-
quest. says that Mrs. Shoemaker had
told him the weapon was not loaded.
He is only 18 years old and had called
to accompany the woman and her hus-
band to church. ,
Steel Company Advances Wages.
BALTIMORE, -March 2.——The Mary-
land Steel company of Sparrows Point
has announced a 10 per cent increase in
the wages of all its employees, which re-
stores their pay to the 01d rate, reduced
owing to business depression in 1893.
There are now about 1,700 men at work,
but this number, it is expected, will soon
National Baseball League.
NEW YORK, March 2.—The repre—
sentatives of the several baseball clubs
which make up the National league be-
gan the annual schedule meeting of the
League yesterday at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. They accomplished very little,
however, and after five hours’ delib-
eration adjourned 'until 11 o’clock to-
day.
Postmaster: Appointed.
WASHINGTON, March 2.——-The fol-
lowing postmasters have been appoint-
ed: New York—Point Wood, George D.
Gerard. Pennsylvania—Ella, Ida B.
Mathers; Reading, August N. High.
Marble Company Resumes.
GOUVERNEUR, N. Y., March 2.—The
St. Lawrence Marble company has,
started up after being idle for three
years. One hundred men are employed.
Increased Pay 'For Shoe Lasters.
MANCHESTER, N. H., March 2.—
Wages in the lasting department of
Hoy-t’s shoe 'sh0p were raised between
.8 and '10 per cent yesterday. " ’
Weather Prob-hunk».
Fair in northern portion; increasing
cloudiness; probably rain in southern
portion; fresh easterly winds.
THE SPANISH SENATE CLOSE.
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Favors the Government.
MADRID} March 1.-——In the 'senate
yesterday the opposition members of
the committee to which the govern-
ment’s bill for the cession of the Phil-
ippines was referred submitted a COLL ~\
ter measure.
After Duke Almodovar del Rios, min-
ister of foreign affairs, had strongly re-
butted the charges of the opposition
against the government the senate re-
jected the counter measure by 120 votes
against 118. .
The government thus carried the cru-
cial vote by almost the narrowest ma-
jority. 3
In the chamber of deputies the secre—
tary‘ announced that Senores Degetan
and Cardenat had been unseated for
accepting posts in Porto Rico from the
American government.
Senor Romero y Robledo, the spokes-
man of the Vv‘eylerite faction, in the
course of a speech regarded as confirm-
ing the union between himself and
Senor Sagasta and as, reconstituting the
Liberal party, said he considered the
chamber nonexistent. He advocated the
formation of a new Liberal cabinet.
It is rumored that Senor Sagasta, aft-
er the vote in the senate, offered his
resignation of the premiership to the
queen, regent. ~
CONDENSED DISPATCH ES.
A heavy snow and wind storm raged
in Wyoming. '
The White Star line announces a big
cut in rates to Liverpool. ‘
The miners in western Arkansas and
the Indian Territory threaten to go out
on strike.
The Pi‘ngree-Atkinson railway taxa.
tion bill passed the Michigan house by
a vote of 72 to 23.
The _Montauk Indians have lost their
suit to recover 9,000 acres of land from
the Long Island Railroad company.
A Spanish-American War Veterans’
association is to be formed and will
convene at Washington in September.
A cave in at the Delaware‘and Hud-
son mine at Mill Creek, Pa., killed one
man and seriously injured two others. ,
Professor Pickering of Harvard col-
lege observatory, has devised a new
method for photographing bright me-
teors.
The bill to change the form of gov-
ernment of the village of Lakewood was
introduced and referred in the NerJer-
sey senate.
_ The New York senate has passed the
pan-American exposition bill, appropri-
ating $300,000. An amendment for Sun-
day closing was defeated.
The courier of the United States court
in Indian Territory, after a wild ride
from South McAllister to Alikchi, ar-
rived barely in time to save Walla Ton-
ka from being shot for murder, a. re-
prieve having been issued.
Fierce Fire In Holyoke.
HOLYOKE, Mass, March 1,—Fire
broke out in Besse Mills & Co.’s large
clothing store in the Windsor hotel
block about 10 o’clock'last night and
worked up through into the hotel. The
fire is supposed to have started from an
electric light wire in BesseMills & 003's
store. It spread with great rapidity,
and as but few people in the hotel had
retired all.the guests escaped, many of
them losing their effects.
the Holyokev Opera House, which ad-
joins the hotel building, caught fire.
The hotel is completely gutted. The
loss on the hotel' will exceed $200,000
and on the opera house $300,000.
Prohibition Iii-Havana.
HAVANA, March 1.—The American
military authorities in Cuba are at-
tempting to make the American soldiers
here teetotalers by stopping the sale of
beer at post exchanges and closing the
bars in Havana and Marianao for sell-
ing beer or wine to priVates or noncom-
missioned officers. The proprietors of
such places are fined $500, but are al-
lowed to reopen after three days on giv-
ing bonds. On Sunday night seven cafes
Were closed in Havana, including the
Albisu and the Tacon. n
Senator Depew’s Brother Dead.
BUFFALO,..N. Y., March 1.——William
B. Depew, brother of Senator Elect
Chauncey M. Depew of New York, i
dead at his home in this city. Mr. De-
pew was born in Peekskill. N. Y., in
1836. He had been actively connected
with the railroad interests of this city
for 39 years. being at one time agent of
m
i the New York Central company in Buf-
falo. Of late years he had represented
the Red, White’ and Midland fast
freight lines.
Deudlock's End In Sight.
LINCOLN, Neb, March 1.—What is
regarded as the beginning of the end
of the senatorial deadlock came last
night, when 74 members of the Repub-
lican legislature signed an agreemer"
to go into.caucus tonight and abide by
the decision: . .
Postmaster For Havana.
WASHINGTON, March l.—Edward P.
Thompson of Indianapolis has been se—
lected as postmaster of Havana. For
several years he has been deputy post-
master at Indianapolis and is a trained
'postal official.
An increase of Wages.
PROVIDENCE, March 1.—The Chaos
mills, one of the owners of which is
former United States Senator Jonathan
Chace, will increase wages next month.
The Chace mills employ about 2,200
hands. ' ~
Large Ice Fields Reported.
HALIFAX, March 1.——The steamer
Damara reported heavy field ice ex-
, tending from longitude 45 west, latitude
44.30 north, to latitude 43 north. Twenty-
four large bergs are reported in' the
same locality.
Large Customs Receipts.
WASHINGTON, March 1.—The cus-
toms receipts for February were $16,921,»
000, the largest received by the treasu-
ry since 1893. In February of that year
they reached $16,936,000.
Oregon on the Way. I“
HONOLULU, March 1'.—The battle-
ship Oregon, accompanied by thecOIlier
Iris, sailed for Manila on Feb. 20. She
should reach her destination about
China. Give. “:3ny Lou: Lenses."
ROME, Match 1.-—The Famfulla an-
} nounces that China has granted Italy a
90 year lease of San-Mun bay, in the
province of Chehkiang.
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