Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-16
LIEUT.. GEN. MILES.
Returns from An Extended
Trip Around the World.
Party Visited Many Countries, Being
Cordially Welcomed in All.
Most GraciousIy Received by King Ed
ward of England.

New York, Feb. 15.-Lieut. Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, commanding the United
States army, his wife and party ar
rived here, today, on the steamship Lu-
CANA. The general, who has been
abroad five months, has in that time
been around the world
One feature of the trip across the At
lantic for the general was the sending
of a wireless telegram to King Edward
VII, Feb. 8, when the Lucania was so
miles from the Marconi station at
Brookhaven.
With the general We're Col. and Mrs.
M. r. Maus, Henry Clark Rouse, New
York; r. Il. Wilborg of Cincinnati;
Mrs. Miles and Sherman Hoyt Col
Whitney was with the party when they
left this country but returned some
weeks ago.
To his interviewers Gen. Miles said .
Il have been abroad for five months
! left, Sept. IL, for the Pacific coast
and there made an inspection of the
forts and the coast defences from Pu-
get sound 10 southern California.
ION the first of October we sailed on
the transport Thomas. We stopped at
Honolulu and then sailed for Gaum
We touched ut the island, then con-
tinued to the Philippines. We spent
month there. | examined the military
situation and visited the principal sta
tons and forts and inspected the troops
There were no serious hostilities at the
time. The Goth troops there were in
fine condition.
From the Philippines he contin-
',yn ~
ana thence TO Nagasaki and Yoko-
hama We visited the military acad-
my at Toxic and saw something of
the japanese troops. The japanese
army is very well equipped and dis
ciplined and so is the Japanese navy
When l was there they were discuss
ing the question of raising a large fund
for the equipment of the navy The
Japanese are very efficient in their sys-
TEN. The system of inspection and rou-
tine is very much the same -as ours
They pay a great deal of attention to
drills, physical condition and gymnas-
tic exercises. The corps at the Toxic
academy numbers about as many ca
diets as we have at West Point and il
is g we'll constructed and efficient
corps"
Continuing, the general said the
party went from Japan TO Port Arthur
md thence to Pekin.
Il remained there short time. We
have there 9. small detachment of
troops-the legation guard at the cap
tai Everything there is quiet We
were accorded an audience by the En-
peror and the Dowager Empress. They
'eceived us with a great deal of court
esy and attention. We saw the troops
Of the Chinese army and the troops o.
the allied powers which are still there
Tell us something about your re-
ception, general was suggested.
Il can only tell you that we received
every attention.
1T was reported that you had COM
pared the Dowager Empress with
Queen Victoria General Miles was
told y
That's absurd never made such
a comparison"
Returning to the subject of the route
aiken, General Miles said he and his
party Went through northern China te
Siberia, passing through Manchura er
cute and son on to Moscow.
1--WE were is days going from Pekin
to Moscow. The roads are very good
and the train service excellent. The
TRIP, OF course, was rather fatiguing
put the cars were vestibuled and COM
portable. The weather was very colo
It times. but in my opinion it was nc
older than | have experienced in our
Northwest. The railroads have as
good roadbeds as the Union Pacific o.
the Canadian Pacific. From st. Peters
burg we went to Paris where we spen-
i've days, thence to London, where VIZ
remained eight days, and so on to New
York
Il paid very pleasant visit to King
Edward when we reached England and
vas most graciously received"