The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-03
ZEN. NELSON A. MILES.

GEN. NELSON A. MILES.
~ field commander in chief of
the army of the United States. ac-
conpanied BY Capt. 3. Miehler.
aid-in-camp. NJ. Hall, Mrs. Miles.
Miss Miles and Mss Hoyt. arfved
in the city yesterday afternoon att
O'Clock in the Chicago Northwesfern
private car Number 400 from Mon
tana.
4 FEW hours previous 20 the generals
~ arrival an order was received ao
Port Orchard to place the revenue
cutter Grant AT mis- disposal. At 6 o'clock
last night the party accompanied by Il. r.
Led5y, ~ Quar,erinas,er Capt W. w.
Rohinsons once. oargied the Grant
and starred on tour II inspection ot the
fcrtiications ard points o, interest on
Puget sound. The pre~ent programme will
bring tho party bark 10 Seattle Sunday
night or early Monday morning In time 20
permit Gen Miles 10 witness the ianiirH
arrival fnpn San Francisco. As the gen
erai Ia travelling leisufc!y It Is no. impr9b-
eblo NJ win remain over here and witness
Tie magnificent celebration.
The Gran. wiii arrive III Fort Towneeud
some tifne th;s morning Today DEN Miles
Will make thorough inspection NJ ths
new Ordinations and barracks AT ;ha,
point. Tomorrow he will proceed - Port
Angeles and other points ~ interest along
tho Sound The "trip viii include tew
hours shooting a. Protection island. tho
privileges Of which were rendered Gen,
Miles an hour after lis arrival. hy Jsc b
Fus.h. % the ruge, Sound National bank.
20 whom the island now helongs.
II has been Gen Miles custom on every
trip 20 tGe found 20 spegd a day hunting
on Prcfes tlon island In otner days when
ne ,s.ard was more p"n,ifully supplied
wifh gaFee Ae was uaost saircc-afII ani was
much disappointed yesterday when In
formed that n la's years the game hai
70, teen protected This trip viii. IL 10
eruecfsf. he cGnciu,iea - sunday after
noon or Monday morning when the Grant
sff again turn her ncse 30 Seattle ana
lard fA~ ais,ing nishei visitor in ample ling
TO- participate IN ne gorw"oua home-eom-
4
Drive. Aboa, th~ city.
NJ afyire ~ % when Gen. Miles would
arrive had he~n received here until 4
faw hours hsfyre the train pulled f.. Con
se4u~ntiy 10 plans fgr his reception were
rnsfe pom the arrival - the train ths
general aed his parry we're rv"t by Capt.
IS ~ Robinson. iY. A carriage pro-
cured and ~ nalf an hour tha usrty srsvs
Through the principal streets of the city
ard returned to the car shere an Inform
al reception vas held duFir. The remainder
- ;ae afternoon
~ the treze -chf@rsd SRI &ridisfiy erect
ran wt- STEPPED s-efn tne train ncns
afga -sllar with the faea wou'a hava cause
- sz1spec' sho se was Fie vas trmssei
a a light wp1ien N9it si,n a Pea JACKIE.
csa' H. long xray hair sets - wsl re
strong t@a urex ahiea r'n~1cterixe fhs
heai % th* American army Yet Gen
Miles r. shaeiu~ his aye sithln the las.
tsR years p TIA verdict - all aho ara
well scqgants1 SIR him ard particular
~ - thcs~ who ret him when be yisstrd
,he Coss, over three years ago. His eyes
are silH bright Re step ss rrrn. bur
Father Time has psrfs6 sn@ f1rrowz ~
are ssepsy wfthia tAs last few years Y1t
wftaat - gig~s every Indication az tefng
tAs sane Eregf asAier wbo ga his frs.
army 6Ays - 3 Ya.uf ,ess In she day. q.
ih- efwfs w.r sua whu ny ahti.ty alsra
has wofs hls aay srtui ;he greatest Indian
1sa,sr .lis Or any cgtss country ever knsv