Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-16
MILES TELLS OF TRIP
REACHED NEW YORK ON THE
LUCANIA YESTERDAY.
Eighty Miles Out at Sea the General
Sent Wireless Message to
King Edward.

The New York Journal and American to-
day says:
General Nelson A. Miles, accompanied by
P. Maus. arrived yesterday on the Lucania
after five months inspection tour that has
taken him around the world.
The general and Mrs. Miles were enter
tanned extensively wherever they went.
That Mrs. Miles was not invited when he
was entertained by the king at Windsor
Castle was explained by the general.
Mrs. Miles was not invited" said he
through an oversight. 1t was a mistake,
as they did not know about her being with
me- The kings secretary wrote me a nice
letter afterward, explaining that the king
did not know that Mrs. Miles was travelling
with me, as she would most decidedly have
been asked to accompany me to Windsor
Castle. He also expressed his regret at the
Incident
The general would not discuss the army
bill or his plans when he is placed on the
retired list.
Talked Of His Trip.
Regarding his trip he talked freely.
II have been abroad five months said
he. After an inspection of the forts and
coast defenses along the California coasts
Thomas on the 1st Of October. After touch
ing at Honolulu and Guam, we went to the
Philippines. where I spent a month. 1 ex-
amined the military situation there, and
went over the principal forts and stations.
When vas there no serious host!lities were
taking place There were about 10000
troops there, and all were in fine condition.
I'VE went to Canton and Hong Kong, and
after that to Nagasaki. | spent some little
time going over the military academy at
Toxic, and watching the methods of the
japanese soldiers. The Japanese have
very fine army. Just now they are much
interested in the question Of spending more
money on their navy.
''At Pekin l inspected the small body Of
troops that we have there a legation
guard. We were given an audience with
the emperor and the dowager empress, and
were shown every attention by them:
From Pekin we went to Moscow. It took
eighteen days to make the trip, but the
train service is as good as the Union Pa
cific or the Canadian Pacific. From there
We went to st. Petersburg, thence to Paris
and London.
1--WE had an invitation to meet the car
but we did not get to st. Petersburg in
time. We received a second invitation, but
that would have delayed our trip so much
that we were unable to avail ourselves Of
it. My visit to King Edward at Windsor
was one Of the pleasantest features of the
trip.
wireless Message to King.
After have gone up to West Point and
seen my son I am going to Washington to
prepare my report for the authorities there
can in no way forecast what shall say
On February g. when the Lucania was
eighty miles out from the English Marconi
station. General Miles sent the following
message to King Edward:
"Midocean greetings with best wishes
h3nDiNpSS
ard the royal family
On the arrival OF the Lucania in port
yesterday the following reply was received
by cable:
II have submitted your telegram to the
king. I am commanded by his majesty to
thank you for your good wishes and to say
that it afforded him much qualification to
receive you at Windsor. KNOLLYS."
The quartermaster's boat, the General
Meigs, went down the bay to take the gen.
eral off. but he decided to come up on the
Lucania.
The Lucania and the Philadelphia, which
also arrived yesterday, both experienced
rough weather. The boats were in touch
by wireless on the 18th, but lost one another
the next day.