The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 26, 1899, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 1899 CANNED ROAST BEEE WAS NOT | | FIT FOR FOOD | | | | Roosevelt Tellsof theNauseating| and Unpalatable Stuff Sup- plied Troops. March 25.—The army | c iry investigating the eral Miles that the | ldiers In the Cuban 1s was unfit | to-d. Major Lee \earing began ed Governor Ropsevelt witness heard here. to adjourn to the testimony | xpected to hear s Thirteenth Infantry, Any other witnesses to Washington, | | | you asked Colonel my own way?" like?” asked there was told at length of | lies in Cuba. He | Governor Roosevelt ts to gel stigating committee a ipts to organize a transportation to bring supplies to his men from | rou begin receiving refrig- asked Colonel Davis. 22, when ashore about & da regular?’ received lhem about good. | a rule was but it bad, as u~ -4 with chem it until T re- od to sout e meat seemed g i enjoved it. It officers something known | 1 a hunting None of us ook less | | health to ADVERTISEMENTS. Rupture Book Free, Home Method That Restores N Matter How Bad the Case. Welcome Advice From a Well- Known New York Specialist. cure of rupture the ct and tells are himself at home at best of it is that he distribution. tten a book « afferer can i And the hed this book for free | | » | i | sle.” ‘“Was any o ome of 1t w: en by the hal not like it. Major Lee was about to ask a question, | when the Governor interrupted to say he | hed o speak of the talk of the “em- | balmed beef ‘When we or three qu aboard our ship. it eaten?"” but it could not be eat- ck, and the well men dl(l‘ £t Tampa,” he said, “two ers of the beef were put I was told to put it in | the shade. 1 understood it was specially | treated for the tropi It did not last, and a board of-investigation decided to | | throw it overboard.’ 'an you remember the brands or labels med roast beef complained of, t issued In Cuba or at Mon- think I can. s, I believe.” It said he had sub- garding rations (hruugh Some were nd again on e were omitted hz od ]’!‘\urd“ of the War, were to be printed, so he | report. | lied to the court to order Governor Roosevelt’'s report a part of the minutes of the | ing Wade ruled in compliance with | vernor Roosevelt said | @ supplementary re- | mber 10 which nt. he statements r lieutenants, a sur- | din Brown of the regular a’ copy of to be made t we report of Se ered geon asked Major Les, | your opinion, is_the value of | “Will y . in St beef issued at Cuba and else- | my ration? that 1t unwhol me for rience proves beyond a fon that at its was unpalat- ineatable n(lu u Sugeno. Me Alexander of the Quarter- master’s De t, who was on Ge: | eral Kent a, was the f | witness at the s Island session. | He sald the c st beef when d presented a gelati v with some fibrous looking m which looked as if it had been asked | the meat good to eat?” Ds of the contents of the not be eaten. The men replied the witness. d the greater part of meat appeared ve ren complained they could | small portion of each can beef, if any at all.” continued the . “Under the conditions that sur- rwundm( us it was no use to complain. [t‘ ould not be bettered. Perhaps six or | | elght_ounces of the contents of each lwo-l pound can was at. Sergeant James D. Guthrie, Company D, | Fifteenth Regiment, testified that the | canned roast beef was not of good odor and had no nutriment. It became tainted | after the cans had been opened five or ten | minutes. None of it was very good. Only | mw t eight ounces in each two-pound tin | atable at all. He only ate the meat | Snce and then it made him sick to vom- s a rule, the sergeant sald, the re- as good, although per- t of it was tainted. | Saffold said he had only | " beef once. He was told e men sick, and he made per cen n M aid Captain Saffold, “like with all the strength bofled hnm a meat, ) tasted like tallow and Tt and it v reason to believe the re- | had been treated wi h‘ unnn," answered Captain | Saffold Bhe retrigerated beet, so far as 1 knew, w good.” ‘ Corporal Kelly of Company B, Thir- | teenth Infantry, was the first witness to | say a good word for the much-abused | anned roast beef. He said: “T found no roast beef. 1 thought it stringy, and | t had been used in cooking. I did t much of I ate it perhaps fif- tmes. It did not look like roast | e court then adjourned till Monday at } stor Lieutenants F.| . who were to - Wil o %o In Washe ington. N COMPETITION AT THE TARGETS, National Guard Medal Shoot. Spectal Dispatch to The Cali. SACRAMENTO, March 25.— The State gold medal shoot of the marks- men of the National Guard of Califor- nia was held here to-day. Sixteen rifle~ men and nine revolver experts com- peied. The rifle firing was from the 200, 300 and 500 yard ranges, each con- testant firing five shots from each range. The pistol men fired ten shots | each at fifty yards The gold medal (rifle shooting) was carried off by Captain T. C. Poulter, Company A, Fifth Infantry, with a score of 64; while Lieutenant -F. W. Mixter, Company E, Sixth Infantry, took the silver medal with a score of Lieutenant F. Z. Pierke captured = gold medal hung up for pistol men, | sccre 44, and t silver medal fell to Major Wegener, second brigade staff. The following the aggregate indi- | vidual score: Captain C. F. Poulter, Company A, Fifth Infantry, 64. Lieutenant F. W. Mixter, Company E, | Sixth Infantry, 63. | Lieutenant J. L. Hughes, Company E, . L. WILLEY. such a rapid art that it to get out a meat book < is written by Dr. Y., and address he The por- mail you & copy f first_real kno t could convi alady. and am glad to was perfectly cured iny return or noticed any difference between he healed place and any other solid part of ne. 1 was cured sound and well Readers are requested to write at once for his free book. No matter aring iome kind of a_truss that affords some rellaf fend at once and learn all about the new home vhich Dr. Rice has clearly explained and illustrated. Write to-day and 1if you others who are ruptured ask them o Second Infantry, 62. poral Nutting, Company E, Second | | 1nt ntry, 6L Corporil Bdson, Compeny F, Second In- Shippey, Company B, Sixth In- Fleckenstein and__ Perkins. cond Infantry, 6. Company E, Sixth In- 51 e Gardner, Company E, Second Infantry, 5L E, Sixth Corporal Measure, Infantry, 49. Corporal Renick, Company E, Sixth In- fantry, 48. Revolver Shots: Lieutenant Pierke, Second Infantry, 47. j ador Wesener, Second Brigade Staff, Corporal Kelly, Troop B, Cavalry Rt o wut Chlondlio dris Second Infantry, and Sergeant Reynolds, Signal Corps, Major Pickey, Second Infantry, 42. 1 Company erite. It contains advice that may save your Lieutenant Plant, Second Infantry, 41 Major Prescott, Second Infantry, 40. | A GALLANT SOLDIER IN THREE | 'STUPIDLY DRUNK WHILE 'Three Little McGib- ney Girls Rescued by the Police. AMMA and papa are drunk. Please buy sisters and me some- thing to eat.” Such was the remark of seven-year-old Ethel McGibney as she accosted Policeman Koegel on Con- verse street late yesterday afternoon. “We have had nothing to eat since yesterday,” she continued. “I know? little Ilene will die unless she is given some bread and milk."” Touched by her tearful pleading the officer went to the home of the tot at [ e e et SRS SUES e oo o THEIR CHILDREN STARVE 090 R o S e S S ES 09090 LLR0P 0090 2090 e e e ! S Q o + & 2 4|0 ¢ R R $ tle & ®lo $ e o |2 o § $|e |0 o |o + "4 1 THE‘M‘(:IBNEY GIILOREN INTHE G (ARE-OT THE \_?\\ > | o v |® o ;0<~0 D e e e can OB S Sl e e g - e S ol ] (3 @ 121 Converse street and found her pa- soon quieted and removed * with his to eat. T did not care for myself, but @ | & & rents lying on the floor in a helpless wife to the City Prison, where the poor Ilene was crying all the time for 9. o2 state of intoxication. A few feet from were formally charged with crueity to food, but mamma would not wait on 9 |4 B ‘them, Iying on an improvised bed, - children. Their three unfortunate off- her. Seelng the policeman on the other Q @ S hich principally consisted of gunny- epring were also taken to the prison side of the street I slipped from the & 2 sacks, the office discovered KEthel's and given In charge of the matron. house and told him that mamma and g ¢ two sisters, one aged four and the The house in which the McGibneys papa were ']ruv\k and that little Ilene ol & live was almost barren of furniture. I am glad that I am g | o “That's Ilene, remarked the un- In the room in which the drunken L’flm)‘: to a the Judge in & & fortunate girl, pointing to her little parents were found were a number of the morning to let me remain with §® & gister. ‘I know s hungry. Won't bottles that had contained beer. The this lady (meaning the matron). I q B T easo buy her something fo.eat?’ family larder was empty, except for a don’t want to go home any more. g ¥ ¥Gitisfied that the children were in can of herrings, which had not been ~When mamma and papa get drunk g 88 jeed of nourishment the kind-hearted they don’t give us anything to eat.” bad g policeman summoned a neighbor, who -Nntn mflilv\ne !\lt-\rrmme:l u; 2| = = T i - eldes prosecute the unnatural parents, and =3 provided them with food. The Inhu id lhp 4]1 t thv\l D et nt of sectrmaia tonsiction o & > 8 ve hen a is bly bright for her age o &2 man parents were then arou . y g - 2 To-morrow he intends to apply to bai © their stupor and placed unc = Mamma and papa got drunk and the courts to have the children sent to | 8 McGibney at first resisted, but was neglected to provide us with something some public Institution. | C Y g g IS HEALTH SHATTERED IN THE TRENCHES LORO WO BOR VR VRO General Evan Miles to Be Retired. RETURNED FROM CUBA SICK & | ‘» CONFLICTS. Led His Men in the Grand, Irresist- ible Rush of the Three Brig- ades at El Caney in the Cuban Campaign. ‘ Brigadier General Evan Miles, U. 8. A. is now in Washington i1l and requesting | to be placed on the retired list. When war with Spain was declared the first S e s + ® * @ + k3 + E3 + o 3 3 % S + % * 3 * k4 + S J ® + & k4 BRIGADIER GENERAL EVAN MILES, U. S. A, Who Asks to Be Retired. hood League was held last evening at the | jured that it must be relaid in many Academy of Sciences. The league is for | places. ~From appearances coal oll or some other solvent has been used to work DDt —-O+-O+O—4&—40o@ | the ruin of the pavement. The worst places are on Market street, | between Second and Fourth. The bit ORORO WORO RON ONORNORNCRORGR T | MARKET STREET PAVEMENT S RUINED BY OIL It Must Be Relaid in| Many Places. | 2O SO B0 T2 0RO WO from Massachusetts in May, 1861, while | followed him from Pennsyl- | Augus of the same year. Both | served with distinction during the | Civil War and passed into the Indian con- t followed. With the rank of cap- an_ Miles served under General O. ard in the flerce Nez-Perce In » 06060 004 56 090 ©040 $09 0402090 O. How war and also in the Bannock troubles Eastern Oregon. For c¢ourage and ability displayed dur- in > fights he was brevetted major. Ison A. Miles was made a brig- the same service. Brig- van Miles has been re- ioned in orders for gallan- 1y -on the field of battle General 0. O. Howard, General N. A. Miles and also Inspector General Breck- speaks of the bri- as one of the three rried El Caney. ing th Colonel Nel adler general fo adier General D poken many times of the hot| El Caney fight, saying that after order- | ‘.fr\o »0®0P0 @0S0 $0409040% ADVEBTIEEMENTS »0® 0®040H0S0S0P0H0 & 0H0H0L0L0P0S0IN 0¢0P0PLOPOPO® DRESS GOODS TEMPTING CUTS IN'PRICES. Too much cannot be said in praise of - our unrivaled display of New and Fashionable ° Dress Goods, for the styles are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT and embrace all that is new and beautiful in Weave, Design, Coloring, Effect o o and Fabric, as well as many rare and ex- : clusive Novelties. \] Colored Dress Goods. At 25 Cents. 2 gases HOMESPUN DRESS (‘OODS all wool, double fold, worth 35c a yard ‘will be offered at 25c a yard. ) At 50 Cents. o I case NOVELTY SPRING CHEC K DRESS GOODS, 40 inches wide, two- , toned effects, will be offered at vard. > . At 75 Cents. o 1 case FINE ALL-WOOL L. ADIES’ CLOTH. 52 inches wide, all shades, < worth $1 a yard, will be offered at a yard. = pi= o At 50 & 2 cases 40-INCH MIXED COV. I‘Rl‘ Dl"l , shaded effects, spring 4 colors, w be placed on dl O At $1.00. o 1 case FRENCH NOVELTY SU ITING, 45 inche: wide, new designs and O shades, worth $125 a yard, will be offered at $1 a yard. . At 75 Cents. G, creponette effects, new color- 1 case 46-INCH NOVELTY MIXED ¢ ings, value for $125 a yard, on sale 2 yar At $1.2 5. EPON NOVELTY SUITING, latest col- 1 case HIGH GRADE FRENCH on special sale at $12 a yard. ors, 45 inches wide, worth $1 At $1.50. 1 case 5-INCH FINE ALL-WOOL ENGLISH COVERT SUITING, for tailor suits, worth §2 a yard, will be placed on sale at 150 a yard. At S50 Cents. 2 casess NEW SPRING PLAID, 36 inches wide, stylish desi fered at 50c a yard. | | | | | , will be of- 090909 0909090909 POP0P090HO Murphy Bullding, Murphy Bullding, Market and Jones Streste. | Market and Jmes Streets. 060606§0H0H0H0 & 0H0H0H0H0H 0B0S0H0H0P0& 060 $0606060606 M & ing that assault he learned that the posi- | tion was too strong for attack with that | . just at that time, but he could not the “advance because ‘the troops MAY BE WORK OF VANDALS | General Shufter added that a load was % ftced from his mind when he heard that the three brigades had carried the place with a rush. As General Shafter said, nothing 1 stop the advance of the soldiers a r. and these soldiers | were led by Chi and Miles. | Brigadier General Miles upon being re- | EXPENSE OF REPAIR TO BE BORNE BY CONTRACTORS. | % at Guana- Either as the result of accident or van- dalism, the bitumen pavement recently A meeting of the International Brother- | Placed on Market street has been so in- To Iméro%é Social Conditions. an olly consisten men has softened to It adheres | through to its concrete bed. to the hoofs of horses and to the wheels ( sented to the Board of Supervisc pelling duction Se | trail of oil in its wake. to have contributed chiefly to the present | condition of the pavement, the injury posibility on authorities will e punished to_the fu The city will not suffer in Under its contract with the Improvement Company the latter t keep the pavement in repair for five t of the law. = MUST HAVE CERTIFICATES. Special Teachers Without Credentials Are Compelled to Take Exam- inations To-Morrow. President McDonald said yesterday that the work of replacing the ment would be the broken places were clearly not th result of traffic he has endeavored to fix the responsibility for it. injured pav commenced at once. This he has not e i B Ple to do up to the present time. Special teachers in the put coast, Mr: cing In this city. Like | = een a o s S achers in the public schools Shaffer, his city: Gjke| A Solvent Has Been Used Which | i“js intimated that enemies may have not provided with special certificates having ‘marched from State to nis| Softens the Bitumen Until It placed coal oil, which Is a solvent, on the | must undergo the semi-annual examina- | 1ast war. He is 61 years old and would 5 Direet to injure the contractors who did | fions at the Norm samnual, exsmin retire by reason of age in three years | Is the Consistency of | m’el v\uhncl of p?\lx‘c nnmm\!ll It wf pos- ant Bar oot of e Bk o more. General Miles' daughter now | ! sible that carelessness on the part of men N 8 Superintendent o e hoola e e i Putty. ayeine ail may have caused the dam- | uemion. and EBrperintendent of *Schools vh rving with the | age. ; bl Eome weeks since a resolution g o maties MR lary warrants of any of thes who have not passed examing 11 go into effect on April to demands presented sa delivering oil to use from_ which the oil cannot leak. neasure became a law. During the sion which ensued over the intro- of the resolution an instance of r cited. An oll arket street from ing a well defined This is thought — e ——— Martland Will Resign. Robert W. Martland, for a number of vears superintendent of the Native Sons’ building, wi his resignation, to take effect nex urday, to enable him instituted to -determine | to engage in other business. the inquiry ADVEETISEMENTI m Study yourself a moment; ness while you have a chance. been made new in the past troops ordered to the front were the First Infantry Regiment of regulars, com- | manded by Colonel Evan Miles. That reg- iment at Fort Tampa was made a part of the second division of the Fifth Corps, commanded by General Lawton. | Colonel Miles, in command of a brigade, | was one of the three that fought valiantly | at El Caney. He was taken sick in the trenches before Santiago de Cuba, but re- mained with his command till the surren- der, sharing with his troops all the hard- ships of the campaign. Leaving Cuba he was sent to Fort Mc- Pherson on sick leave, where he remained several months. October 12, 13%8, he was | made a brigadier general and assigned to a brigade at Greenville, South Carolina. Continued illness contracted in the trenches at Santiago forced him to re- linquish his command, and he asks to be retired in his rank as he feels he will never recover. With shattered health he cannot conscientiously remain on the active list. Brigadier General Evan Miles, like his namesake and superior, General Nelson A. Miles was appointed to the army from civll life. The latter officer entered Uncle Sam’'s military family as a captain Army | cie |interm the purpose of establishing good fellow- ship between men and to assist those who have been convicts to establish them- selves in honorable positions of life. 1t vas formerly called the Theosophical So- of America. H. H. Somers acted a irman of the meeting. Mr. Poole and R. C. Kruese delivered addresses on the subject of “Holiness Labor.” During the sion Professor J. 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