The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-16
HAVING CIRCLED THE EARTH
CEN. MILES REACHES HOME
Looks Hale and Hearty and
Tells Leading Incidents Of
the Trip-Was Entertained
by Many Rulers in Their
Capitals-Declines to Fore
cast Nature of His Report.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Lieut. Gen
Nelson A. Miles, commanding the
United States army, his wife and par
ty, arrived here today on the steam
ship Lucania. The general, who has
been abroad five months, has in that
time been around the world
u One feature of the trip across the
Atlantic for the general was the send
ing of a Marconigram to King Edward
VII. Feb. 9, when the Lucania was
eighty miles from the Marconi station
at Crookhaven, Gen. Miles sent the fol-
low message:
"Midocean greeting, with best wishes
for happiness and health to his majesty
and the royal family
To which the following reply was
received by cable on the arrival of the
Lucania in port today:
Il have submitted your message to the
king. am commanded by his majesty to
thank you for your good wishes and to say
for him that it afforded him much graf
ification to receive it at Windsor (Sign-
ed Knollys'
With the general were Col and Mrs.
M. P. Maus, Henry Clark Rouse, New
York; F. B. Wilborg, of Cincinnati;
Mrs. Miles and Sherman Hoyt. Col
Whitney was with the party when they
left this country, but returned some
weeks ago.
Review of the Trip.
To his interviewers Gen. Miles said:
II have been abroad for five months.
left Sept. II for the Pacific coast and
there made an inspection of the forts
and the coast defenses from Puget
sound to Southern California.
"On the 1st of October we sailed
on the transport Thomas. We stopped
at Honolulu, the Sandwich islands, and
then sailed for Guam. We touched at
the island, then continued to the Phil
ippines. We spent a month there
examined the military situation and
visited the principal stations and forts
and inspected the troops. There were
no serious hostilities at that time. The
10000 troops there were in fine condi-
ton.
F.. From the Philippines" he continued,
Eve went to Hongkong, Canton, aud
thence to Nagasaki and Yokohama. We
visited the military academy at: Toxic
and saw something of the Japanese
troops.
THE japanese army is very well
equipped and disciplined, and so is the
navy. When / was there they were
discussing the question of raising a
large fund for the equipment of the
navy. In the army they have the most
modern appliances. The japanese are
efficient in their system. The system
of instruction and routine is much the
same as ours. They pay a great deal
Of attention to drills, physical condition
and gymnastic exercises. The corps at
the Toxic academy numbers about as
many cadets as we have at West
efficient ccrps.."
Continuing, the general said the par
ty went from Japan to Port Arthur and
thence to Pekin. Il remained there a
short time. We have there a small de-
tachment of troops-the legation guard
at the capital. Everything there is
quiet. We were accorded an audience
by the emperor and the dowager en-
press. They received US with a great
deal of courtesy and attention. We
saw the troops Of the Chinese army
and the troops of the allied forces
which are still there"
Didn't Meet the Car.
Gen. Miles party went through
Northern China to Siberia, passing
through Manchuria en- route, and so on
to Moscow.
I'VE We're eighteen days going from
Pekin to Moscow. The roads are very
good and the train service excellent.
The railroads have as good roadbeds
as the Union Pacific or the Canadian
Pacific. From st. Petersburg we went
to Paris, where we spent five days,
thence to London, where we remained
eight days, and SO on to New York"
did you have an audience with the
czar?" was asked.
1--WE received an Invitation RI roaet