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Show Was Kagan's Own bchenm. Chicago, March 10. Colonel O. M. Smith, purchasing agent of tho government gov-ernment at Chicago sino 1893, testified Tuesday before tho government court of Inquiry that the stores of canned roast beef bought by him during the Spanish war wet e all upon the direct order of General Eagan, tho commissary commis-sary general He also stated that some purchases of fanned beet were made without his knowledge by tho commissary commis-sary general. This will tend to fix tho responsibility upon General Eagan. |