The sun., 1900-06-12
LONG WAIT FOR GEN. MILES.
ALL READY TO RECEIVE HIM T
WEST POINT. BUT HE DIDN'T CONE.

n, Will Arrive There To-day. bat HIS Recep-
tiou win he Overshadowed by That 70 80
Given to Gen. Otis-Exhibition OF noIse-
manship Given for Secretary hoo..ine
Gn..d Ho, in Memorial Hall - Athletic
Games Played Or the Parade Grosno'
WEST POINT June IL. N. Miles gave every
body the slip to-day. He not only Tailed 10 ap-
pear at the scheduled time but he was not even
heard from until It was too late TO head OH tne
elaborate plans that had been made Tor his
recsption. II was announced yesterday that
he would be here on the train arriving ~ l'"t
In the afternoon and the announcement stooo
without contradiction or amendment all Oh 'n'S
forenoon. The consequence was hat nun
dreds poured In during the forenoon 70 see 'ne
now Northumberland OF the Army arr'vo'
lust as they poured In on Saturday TO see the
reception to the Secretary OF War. Scores OF
people who were coming to the grand cadet
hop this evening anyway. but who would nave
deferred their coming to the afternoon ou' ior
the fact that they wished 10 see the review pc
fore the Lieutenant General at iS0. came pri9h'
and early this forenoon and waited patiently
only to meet with disappointment In the end'
And the officers Of the post we're even more
at sea In their calculations than were the visi-
tors. They made all preparations for Zen.
Miles reception to the last detail The cadets
fell In and wore drawn UP In line In front OF the
barracks, % they were when Secretary Root
came. Col Mills Superintendent OF the Acad-
emy. and Adjutaut Rivers. both in full uniform.
went In carriages down TO the dock with squad
ron OF cavalry to escort the General up the hili'
-Four guns OF field artillery In Knox battery
were unlimbered and loaded. and the g'inners
stood ready TO blaze away at the first glimpse
Of a osvalryman's yellow plume above the
brow Of the hill A throng OF ladies and gen
tlemen fringed the parade grounds to the west.
north and south. and along the west driveway
was an imposing array Of carriages, with liv-
cried coachmsn and footmen In attendance
Tho audience was all there. All that was
wanted was the artillery signal to ring the cur
tain up. But the signal did not come The
train did. however. and though II brought a
number OF handsome ladies and distinguished
looking men. the imposing form OF the ldeu-
tensnt-0eneral OF the United States Army
did not appear. Col Mills and Adj jutant Rivers
waited until It was sure beyond peradventure
that he was not there. and then faced about
with their cavalcade to march Up the hill as
they had marched down IT, A courier was
sent galloping on ahead. however TO notify
the artllerymen To hold their fire, for they we're
under orders TO blaze away at the frvt CLINT OF
cavalry plumes and 1t would only have put
noisy climax to the disappointment Y they had
let loose with their Lieutenent-0enerals salute
whom the Lieutenant General was not there.
The crowd got the news at last and melted
away with much marvelltns at what 1t all meant
The officers Of the post were unable to give
them any light. Gen. Miles had got lost In
the shufie somehow. His communications
were clearly cut of. kilograms did not reach
him apparently. for no replies came to those
which were sent to him. 1t was late In the
afternoon when he was heard from. The
despatch briefly announced that he would
come up here tomorrow on the yacht Tide
and would get here at about 4:so in the after
noon. So the whole thing Is to be done over
again. cadet review and all. for It Is presumed
he will come this time. And tomorrow IL
to be 9 field day Of military receptions. for
the one Gen. Miles Is 20 get VIII be side show
to the one Gen. Otis Is to get. Gen. Miles will
be escorted to the parade ground by the Su-
perintendent. the Adjutant and a squadron
Of cavalry. Gen. Otis will be escorted by
the Secretary OF War. the officers OF the post
and the entire corps Of cadets. This very
unusual honor which rarely u paid TO any
one less exalted than the President OF the
United States. Although Secretary Root did
not formally express the wish that the cadets
march to the dock TO meet Gen. Otis, he an
nounced his own intention Of going there In
person and the order TO the cadets naturally
followed. Commandant Helm will lead the
cadet escort In person. and the arrival at the
ton OF the hill will be greeted with the usual artil-
lery salutes. plus such cheers as the assembled
visitors choose to add to the general warmth
OF the Philippine hero. II Ia at 1880 In the
morning that Gen. Otis Is due to arrive. There
will be a general review and dress parade Of
the cadets at 54S In the afternoon. And that
practically will end their exhibition drill troubles
for the graduation week.
On Wednesday forenoon the graduation
exercises take place and then. so far a. the
visitors are concerned. the show Ia over. Tho
graduating class goes away for good The then
first class accompanies them as far as New
York for a dinner and the usual evening at
some one Of the theatres. with a summer fur
louah to fall. The second and third classes
40 on with the routine work and the regular
Academy machinery moves evenly along once
more with its relentless, clock-like certainty
and accuracy. It Is a marvellous piece OF
mechinism this great plant for making Uncle
Sans officers out Of the raw material, and
some OF IL IL 50 awfully raw at that. All our
| yanced academies and colleges are not To
I be West Points because 1t is not expected that
the entire male population are to be army OFF,
| GERS: but the advanced academies and colleges
| might communicate with West Point and learn
something to their advantage. as the adver-
| tisements read.
Il never was so proud Of being an American
| In my life said Col. Kaufman Of the Board Of
man know what II is To be an American to be
| hereto be here. sir, and see what kind OF
| young men We can turn out and what kind Of n
| place We have got here 10 make men Of them. "
| Col. Kaufman is from Charleston. 3. c. He
was here on that memorable mad morning
| when the Confederate guns were turned loose
on Sumter where the xaan. Anderson, who
by btR IKE fag he he loved. Ne have the beginning and
| and the end Of the Civil War
and the end Of the great Civil War represented
| here this year. Col Kaufman who saw the
| frat gun Of the war fired In Charleston. and
| Gen. Morgan. who stood by Grants side when
| Lee gave up his sword at Appomattox..
Secretary Root was not here on Friday 10
| the cadets gave In the Riding Hall. so a special
| exhibition OF the same kind and IN the same
| place was given at 4i30 this afternoon. The
| Riding Hall galleries were packed 10 their ut
| most capacity as, indeed. they would be every
day In the week II the cadets would give that as
| tonishing show every day, The feats Of bare
! back riding Of riders lunglng through the air.
| hanging on 10 a madly ra|loping horse, appar-
! emily by their very eyebrows-all this was
| gone through. with the same dash and ease
and freedom from accident a. or Friday. Tho