The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-16
GEN. MILES AT HOME.
The Commanding General Reached
Washington Last Night.
THE TENSION OVER HIS CRITICISMS.
IL Is Said to He subsiding and Omoiais
Think It May Blow Ovsr--Gsn. shafter
Refuses to speak Word About
the subject.

Washington, Sept. o.-Maj Gen.
Miles, commanding the army of the
United States, accompanied by Mrs.
Miles and Col. Maus and Col. Michler,
of his staff arrived here from New
York at 6:25 o'clock last evening.
Gen. Miles aud party came by the
Pennsylvania railroad in a private car
attached to the regular westbound
train. They were met at the Sixth
street station by Maj. Black. a member
OF Gen. Miles staff, and Capt. Morton,
chief clerk in the office of the com.
handing general.
In anticipation OF the arrival OF
Gen. Miles, several hundred people
had assent led at the station. cor
don of police officers opened a way
through the crowd from the gate
through which the distinguished party
passed from the platform into the
station, to the carriage, which stood
in waiting at the main entrance. AS
Gen. Miles stepped from the rear plat
form of his car, he gave a kind greet
ing to his coachman, who stood await
ing him, and then handed to him a
bundle of souvenir canes while he
grasped the hands of Capt. Morton,
Maj. Black and two or three newspa.
per men. He was attired in an un.
conventional blue serge sack suit, and
wore a hat fibre, broad brmmed Porto
Rican hat
AS Gen. Miles passed through the
crowd in the station his hands were
graspcd a score of times by enthusi-
astic men and women. He gave a cor.
dial greeting to all, and, as he and
Mrs Miles and Col. Michler stepped
into the carriage, the crowd burst into
cheers. While expressing his graft.
hcation at the successful termination
of the war and his pleasure at once
more being at home, Gen. Miles said
no had nothing to say at this time in
addition to the statement given to
the press by him in New York.
From the Pennsylvania station Gen
and Mrs. Miles were conveyed direct.
ly to their residence. Gen. Miles did
not leave his home during the even
ing. He resumed his duties at the
headquarters of the army in the war
department this morning and awaited
himself of an early opportunity to pay
his respects to the president.
Gen. Shafter listened with interest
to synopsis of Gen. Miles interview
criticising him. Then he remarked:
II won't say word" The tension
over Gen. Miles criticism of army
methods is gradually subsiding and in
high official quarters the belief was
expressed last night that no official
attention will be paid to the criticisms.
In view of much con lecture over the
imminence of court-martial or court
of inquiry for the trial of Gen.
Miles, IL can be stated positive
ly that those in authority have
not up to the present time determined
upon any such course of action, nor
have they felt that such steps would
be conducive to the best interests OF
the public service In some high Of
fetal quarters there is disposition to
look upon Gen. Miles as being bis own
worst enemy, and TO pass over his com
ments as ill-advised, though not to the
extent of constituting insubordina-
ton, or warranting official action by
the president or war department.