Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-10

~ AfN 'tfNA'fA ttt WIS ~ lis
! ferred to the fnIn Infantry March Il
g 1863
. Miles aptitude and ability for III,
! profession of war had demonstrated
e themselves to his superior oficer,
L very early in the civil war. and he en-
4 countered no opposition in his rapid
il Advancement. In later years his op
g ponents charged that he was unable tc
? conduct himself half as gallantly in
peace as In war, but the same charge
= was made against other high officers
| wherever II appeared that they were
influenced by personal considerations
of politics and political ambition
: General Miles is now very much in
d the public eye" but the eyes OF the
whole nation We're fairly centered on
him at one time In 1865. That was
the occasion when Jefferson Davis. the
president of the confederacy. was his
prisoner at Fortress Monroe. The bit
terness OF the feeling of the South
against him on account of that famous
episode has never been eradicated.
and there are men in the South today
who Will never forgive him
tOiuu'i MieS married IN 1871 tne
daughter of w T Sherman. Miss
Sherman's uncle, John Sherman OF
OHIO. being at that time secretary of
the treasury. II was General Miles
connection with this family that led
to the allegation made by his enemies
in later years that his subsequent pro.
motion in the army was due to the
Sherman" influence
After his marriage Miles was sta
toned on the plains. He made
great reputation In campaigns against
the Indians, his work being second
only to that of General Custer In the
opinion of some military men. 1t was
during that period that he became ac.
quainted witn William +. Cody. "Buffa.
10 Bill.' and n strong friendship has
existed between the TWO ever since.
He was commissioned brigadier
general in the United States army In
1880. Upon the retirement of Gener-
al Schoheld in 1895, he was appointed
as major general in command of the
whole army.
A son and daughter were born to
| General and Mrs. Miles. Celia, the
daughter was married two years ago
to an officer OF the regular army. The
son is cadet at West Point General
Miles and his family have naturally
been socially prominent in Washing
ton for several years.
The history of the Generals part in
the Spanish war is well known, and
it is since that time that he has be-
| Ia al. 3,
the administration Despite some
friction in. the war department during
the last few years. General Miles has
performed some important services.
In 1897 he represented the govern
mont al the Diamond Jubilee of Queen
Victoria, and he made "A tour of Eu-
rope to make military observations
| for the benefit OF the army
General Miles was approached to-
day and In response to question as
to the differences between him anu
the administration, declared that he
could not with propriety discuss the
matter Neither would he speak re-
garding his alleged political ambitions.
Speaking OF his own retirement. he
said
Il suppose would not be human IL
did not feel some regret at ending
my military career. Regarding my flu
ture | have not had time to complete
my plans. | may decide to make my
future residence In Texas. Boston or
Washington. ! am not certain"
LINCOLN, Neb, Aug I'm the
Commoner today MIR Bryan denounces
the recent meeting OF Populists In
Denver as an open Surrender OF Reg
ular Organization the to Mlddie-of-
the-Road Organization" He closes:
Let the Populist party exercise the
right to self-goyernmcnt and Insist
upon being heard before the populist
party is made an assistant Of the Re
publican party"
BOSTON. Mass, Aug News
from the Maine coast shows that the
beautiful young Wyoming widow, Mrs
Cornelia Baxter Tevis. is Just at pres
ent in the lime light Of public view.
The lady has been cutting a wide
swath in Bar Harbor society. where
her beauty and accomplishments have
been much admired. and she has been
the recipient of many social atten-
tions Recently Lieutenant Eddie, a
swagger officer OF the battleship Indi-
ana visited the cottage and
remained two or three hours.
On the next day gentle
man friend OF the young widow visit
ed the ship and demanded the imme-
diate dismissal from the service of
Lieutenant Eddie for conduct unbe-
coming an officer and a gentleman.
A sensation has resulted All society
is eager to know what Lieutenant Ed
die did. Mrs. Tev,s declines To state
the nature OF the insult.
DETROIT. Mich. Aug. THE fif-
teentb anniversary of the birth OF the
Republican party Is to be celebrated In
1904 in Jackson. At a meeting held
last night OF Republicans from all
over the state, 1t was decided to hold
monster commemoration jubilee on
that year.
COLON. Aug. Vehement proesss
are heard on all sides by Colombians in
answer to the message of United
States Secretary Hay anent the Pana