Items of Interest May 18, 1899 Issue

Items of Interest

The report of the beef court of inquiry has been made public. The charges made by Major-General Miles were not sustained. The allegations that the refrigerated beef was treated with chemicals, and that the canned fresh or roast beef was unfit for food, were not established. General Miles was censured for failing promptly to notify the Secretary of War when he first formed the opinion that the food was unfit; General Eagan was also censured for the too extensive purchases of the canned beef as an untried ration. It was decided that the packers were not at fault, and that the meats supplied to the army were of the same quality as those supplied to the trade generally. It was recommended that nothing further be done in the matter.

Commissioners from Porto Rico have presented a second memorial to the President asking the following concessions:—

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