Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02

made police commissioner in New
York during the Strong administra-
tion he used to turn up suddenly at
unexpected places at all hours Of the
night, with those teeth OF his, and near
ly frighten policemen to death. When
he went to war in Cuba be sent such a
message TO the war department that he
had to be called down and notified that
he was not the only Calling gun on the
kopje. Now, when General Miles ex-
presses his approval of what Dewey
said OF Schley, Roosevelt flies into a
passion. Nothing that Emperor
William ever did in his palmy days
surpasses Roosevelt's denuuciation Of
Miles. The following taken from the
New York Press, a republican news
paper, gives an account of the incident
to which we refer, and which happened
at the white house Saturday afternoon:
Late in the afternoon there were
present in the inner waiting room of
the executive office, adjoining the
presidents private room, some twenty
senators, representatives and private
citizens, waiting to see the president,
| by appointment, when General Miles
entered and joined the general and
animated conversation. A few MIN
utes after the arrival Of General Miles,
| the door from the executives private
room opened and the president hur-
riedIy came In. Immediately re-
spectful hush fell over the distin-
guished company which waited ox-
pectant with the customary attention
for the chief magistrate of the govern
ment. Every one in the large room
was startled by the scene which i'm
mediately followed. Glancing hastily
around him, and catching sight OF Gen
eral Miles, the president walked up to
him rapidly, and with evidences of ex-
cltement in his whole demeanor.
Placing himself squarely before the
aged and white-haired lieutenant gen.
eral Of the army, he waved his arm
energetically and then raised his finger
warningly under the nose of General
Miles.
81 will have you know" said the
president in loud voice, "that | will
not allow you to criticise executive and
departmental acts, don't care who
you are, will not stand 1t, and you
will find out that | am going TO stop
this sort of thing"
The distinguished witnesses of this
vigorous reprimand before other per-
sons were further astounded by what
followed. The president had grown
flushed, and was visibly restraining
himself from violent outburst OF
wrath only by extreme effort Then
he turned upon Gen. Miles again. Up
lifting his arm, he shook it almost fu-
riously in the generals face.
an show YOU" he said, and turned
his back upon him.
Meanwhile, as the assembled COM
pany had held itself with what COM
posure it could command under the
extraordinary circumstances, General
Miles himself had stood, red-faced but
respectful, before the condemnation
and rebuke of his superior officer and
president. The twenty distinguished
persons who witnessed this unprece-
dented personal reprimand of "a lieu
tenant general commanding the army,
in public, and those to whom they
have contided the details of the scene
have been discussing it as the sensa-
tion of public life in Washington,
The wonder is that Roosevelt did
not slap the jaws OF the lieutenant
general of the army. Why didn't he?
1t is said that neither Miles nor
Dewy will attend the coronation of
King Edward. They have, fgurative-
ly speaking, been spanked and put to
bed.-Atl0ntd Constitution.