Washimitos.I^ic. '.^.^The in\estig.,iiun^of the dressed b^.f combine was resumed^this morning. Dr. Charles B. Purvis, sur-^givu-lll chief of the Ins diil Hi's hospital,^was the first witness. He inakis eontracts^for supplies. Tin* year Annum A Co have^contracted. Last year, he said, presumal.lv^Ai moilr A Co. bad the contract also, but n^was made in the name of Mrannel. The^be. f was delivered to the hospital in the^wagons ..I four different iirnia. in the turn^of about a week each. Win. H. Hoover then^testified he was a butcher m Washington;^that C. Carroll told him lasl spimg n w.mlii^uot U-wise for him bid on goveruiuent^BonttscU. for if witness or any of his^friends got any part id these contracts the^Chicago beef men would nut sell wit^^ness any meat. and would drive^him out of the maikit. Wit^^ness, however, did bid ^ti and n cuied^MM small contracts, whereupon nolle of^the agents of the Chicago firms of Armour^A Co., Swill ACo., and Nelson Morris Woald^^tell witness meat, nor any of his frm ds^who tried to purchase for him. Complaint^was made to the Chicago houaes direct by^witness, through all attorney. Armour A^Co, and Nelson Morris answered SUN nig they^did not countenance such pnsvedings. In^order to test the genuineness of tin so let^^ters, witness bsik a friend and endeavored^to buy meal of the represi litstiyea of these^Chicago firms, but could not do so nt mar^^ket rat iv. Tbayaakad him two or three^times the regular rates and they bale ne^i i^since sold bun any meat, Geo. N. Otno-^bundro, Washington salesmiin for Nelson^Morris, corroborated the statements mad.^by Hisiver. (Itlu r witnesses did the same.
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