Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
General Miles and Party Re-
turn from Five Months
Tour.
INSPECTED PHILIPPINE TROOPS
Japanese Army Well Equipped With
Most Modern Appliances-Railroad
Service in Russia Compares Favor
ably With that of the United States.

New York, Feb. 16.-Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles, command
ing the United States army, his wife
and party arrived here yesterday on
the steamship Lucania. The general.
who has been abroad five months, has
In that time been around the world.
One feature of the trip across the
Atlantic for the general was the send.
ing of a Maroon message to King
Edward, Feb. 8, when the Lucanla
was 80 miles from the Marconi sta
ton, at Crook Haven.
With the general were Colonel AMI
Mrs. P. M. Maus, Henry Clark Rouse,
New York; F. B. Wilborg, of Cincin-
natl; Mrs. Miles and Sherman Hoyt.
Colonel Whitney was with the party
when they left this country, but re-
turned some weeks ago. To his in.
reviewers General Miles said:
II have been abroad for five months.
| left Sept. Il for the Pacific Coast
and there made an inspection OF the
forts and the coast defenses from
Puget Sound to Southern California.
On Oct l we sailed on the transport
Thomas. We stopped at Honolulu,
the Sandwich Islands, and then sailed
for Guam. We touched at the island
and then continued TO the Philippines.
We spent month there. / examined
the military situation and visited the
principal stations and forts and IN
spected the troops. There were NJ
serious hostilities at that time. The
10000 troops there were in fine condi.
ton.
From the Philippines we went to
Hong Kong and thence to Nagasaki
and Yokohama We visited the mill.
tary academy at Toxic The japanese
army is very well equipped and dis.
cfplined and so is the navy. When
was there they were discussing the
question of raising large fund for
the equipment of the navy. In the
army they have most modern appli
ances. The system of inspection and
routine is much the same as ours
They pay a great deal Of attention to
drills, physical conditions and gym
nastic exercises. The corps at the
Toxic academy numbers about as
many cadets as we have at West
Point, and it is well constructed AMI
efficient corps"
Continuing, the general said the
party went from japan to Port Ar
thur and thence to Pekin. Genera
Miles party went through Northern
China to Siberia, passing through
Manchuria en- route, and so on te
Moscow. I'VE were IS days going
from Pekin to Moscow" said the gen
eral. 1.-THE roads are very good and
the train service excellent. Tbs
weather was very cold at times, bu
in my opinion it was no colder thar
have experienced in our northwest
The railroads have as good roadbeds
as the Union Pacific or the Canadian
Pacific. From ST. Petersburg we wen
to Paris, where we spent five days
thence to London, where we remained
eight days, and so on to New York.
II paid very pleasant visit Il
King Edward when we reached Eng
land, and was most graciously re
ceived"
In Paris the general was the CUES
of honor at dinner given at the resi-
dence of General Brugere. comman
der-in-chief of the French army
Asked as to his plans, General Miles
said he was going to West Point t,
visit his son, Sherman, If he couls
find the time, and was then going tt
Washington to make his report Thu
general looks hale and hearty an;
both he and Mrs. Miles appear a!
though the trip had agreed with then
and they had enjoyed their tou
abroad