The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21

- sratenzut at the statements which
~. -, published as 10 his extravagant
..s.ssr Al his steamship across the At
~ F1.is fact came out in a chat which
s.s.S rtth him last night. ! asked him
- ~ $50 stateroom. putting the Ques-
.- !. "a whether that WAS not a high
4. q Uncle Sam to pay for one mans
49, Gen. Niles replied:
s.set efory was made out OF whole
- /, was 4 lie from beginning TO end,
s-.s, Ne seemed TO me TOO silly 10 need
..-s.iict,on. The truth is. when l WAS
e.ssA "a 70 to Europe ] engaged an or
..-sv 6ryt-class stateroorn. When I
-..s a board the ship 7 found my
-. nceupSsd. BY some mistake II had
- ..uarned to lady. Her baggage was
8 4. tuerp. asd / could not insist upon
-, leav4ae It One OF the managers of
=. sfeasGkip company happened TO De on
scsrd "a ~ very generously gave me
.,oshsr roum which happened to be va
c.nf utthouf any additional charge"
ssThen your state room did not cost
Tvr'
No, T. ia not" was the emphatic re-
~. ,-ao,,
~Yos replied Gen. Miles. cit did not.
"a uotking like It. The actual rate
-hsrred was that OF the ordinary first
elass passenger, and no more
sIfoW about your trouble with Admiral
u]lef general? 1t is said that you
crowded him out OF the Buckingh am
Pslsee heteI In London
N Trouble with Admiral Miller.
there Is not word OF truth In that"
repjed Gen. Miles. Il can't think how
lie story originated. but / SEE that IL has
foUe the rounds Of the press. The ad-
nIfsl and myself were both guests OF the
Enxish government Our accommoda-
aans we're arranged fer US at that hotel
We had nothing to do with making the
arrangements. ard our names We're placed
ever the doors Of our rooms before wa
weat there The other guests had their
.5oms assigned In the same way Over
orr room was posted the name of the
Toxn prince OF Siam. another bore that
II The Duke Of Wurtemberg. third that
d the Grand Duke Of Russia. and SO /,
xas with all the guests. The rooms TO
which was assigned were a sinai, mar
'ef n the front and q sleeping apartment
h tho rear. having windows opening out
sDcn court. Admiral MilIer's name was
ovef the door OF his rooms and mine was
over my rooms. never saw the admirai.x
rooms ard ] don't think he ever saw
nine. TDf story WAS misstatemsnt
from hegirning to end"
The sultan mud HI. Army.
me conversation here drifted TO Gem
Hai Niles experiences during his tour.
Ne visited nearly every great army Of
Europe and saw more than 400 oe0 soldiers
y The rianeuvers and In the camps of
ihs different countries. He inspected the
military factories and investigated the
aexeH things In arms and ammunition.
ne came Into contact with the chief gen.
elah OF Europe. and ! found his stories
q a's Interviews with some OF the great
smsHarcfs exceedingly interesting Dur
ms the conversation / asked him to tell
ne something about the sultan. He re-
piled:
NY first view of the Turkish troons was
me Friday after / arrived In constantin-
aple saw the sultan the same day and
y he same time. I, was unon the ocea-
sen o. the shl'an's going 10 Worship n his
hsofife mosque. near hts palace. He does
'as every Friday, The mosque Is a beau
wv marble structure not far from the
nhks oil the BoFporus. Just opposite
she mosque there is small palace. l was
sFfn place In this palace. and from its
taat6ws could see the regiments as they
Hssssa themselves about the mosque.
Iaera we're. / think. about 1000 soldiers
en- duty. Each regiment of cavalry had
sefsfs n the same color. and nearly every
REGIMENT was uniformed differently. There
we're ftcons or circassians with black calss-
Iafy wore European uniforms. but their
eFsasss were covered with cartridges.
tatFe were troops OF Turks in turbans and
sRfse Hsre other trooEa wearing caps
aha brilliant uniforms. There were long
Green lines Of Infantry. some dressed in
even. the favorIte color of the prophet
Aaatraes, and others in uniforms OF clue
trimmed In red. The cavalry were we'll
mounted Taeir horses were not large. but
shsy were Well formed. aud most of them
had Arabian blood IN Them
that With the sultan.
Did the sultan ride on horseback" 1
asked
No. his majusty rode TO the mosque In
carnage, which wa5 driven by coach
ain 10 red velvet suit embroidered In
ssia he had 4 large escort with him, and
~ procession was u most Impressive one.
ss ne appeared the soldiers al! faced tii-
~ and iuolSca toward him, There was a
Nsas Cheering from the crowd. and this
soniinned uhiil his majesty had entered
iie mosque"
But. general. il vas not at this tirie
s4ee?''
Ne" replied Gen. Miles. 'My audi
~ was shortly after this. The sultan
sesv'ses me In his palace. and had some
s.a'on with him abou; military and
s.as' hiat'ers. The conversation was car
~ on through an interpreter
nov aid ais malgstX impress youT''
.s..i az SEEMED In me man ~ considerable
said Gen. Miles He Is shrey(i.
sMsias and sdrott. and he has one of tho
- influential positions among tie rul.
- u the woTld. He is YOU know. not
~ ne head CT thc Moharmedaas OF
ss.'fe aad Asia. bu; of nil tae Nahar-
s ~ or earth. There are something
~ ssloN.so Mohs aimedans. vino loci.
~ am a. their spiritual head lie has
80 Ph nc throne for twenty-slx years.
xeaid seem 10 ne that he must be
"a much or man To lie able to main
-, - a'hassf fer that ,errlh Of time. sur
rsrsA'a as ne is by the grest powers 81
80, *ho are ready 20 fakc advantage
snss mistake he NAV make"
sa. 10 sea hear anything OF hts brother
~ ~ ne succeeded during your stay in
'oassantnspseqa
ear. a's sosa!p.' rerlici Cen. Miles. Tho
a. ssa ere;ssr- you know. was depo$ed
ss.s. sfeend Of insanity HE was taken
ss~ oie throne and imprisoned. He ia
A. aseasse1 h be IN orc az the palaces
t.s. nospHcrGs, and There IS Il military
80 " ahout 4eat soldiers about This
g. IL IS supposed ~ contain thr e.
~ Out tie worid does not know
sers ne Is there or not whether he Is
ass. " dead. whether DE is gnsane or
7 h,.