The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20
GEN. NILES HONE AGAIN.
He Reaches New York After .
Tour in Which He Circled
the Earth.
TELLS OF the MANY PLACES VISITED.
Cordially Received and welcome"
by the Crowned Heads Of Europe
aud Asta-SeWds . wireless
SAGE 10 king Edward "he.
Steamer WAS Nearing New York.

New York. Feb. i6.-l-ient.-Gen NeI
son A. Miles. commanding the United
States army, his wife and party ar
rived here Sunday on the steamship
Lucania The general, who mas pee"
abroad five months has, in that ume'
been around the world.
One feature Of the trip across the
Atlantic for the general was the send
ing of a Marcongram to King Edward
VII February 0, when the Lucania
was so miles from he Maroon sta
ton at Crook Haven. Gen. Miles sent
the following 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 oil the ARRIVAL OF
the Lucania in port. Sunday;
II have submitted your message 70
the king. / am commanded by ms
majesty 10 thank sou for your good
wishes and TO say for him that it af-
forded him much qualification 10 re-
eeiye il at Windsor. "hNoi-Lfo'
Wn. Abroad Five Months.
To his interyiewers Gen. Miles said:
ct have been abroad for five months.
left September IL for the Pacihc
coast and there made an Inspection
Of the forts and the coast defenses
from Puget sound to southern 'ail-
fornia.
"On the first of October we sailed
on the transport Thomas. We stopped
..txt
at Honolulu and then sailed for 1uaih.
we touched at the ISLAND, then con-
tinued &c the Philippines. We spent
@ month there. | examined the mill
tary situation and visited the prin-
cinal stations and forts and inspected
the troops. There were no serious
hostilities at that time. The 2o.oVo
troops there were in fine condition.
From the Philippines we went to
) Hong Kong. Canton, and thence 70
: Nagasaki and Yokohama. We visited
, the military academy at Toxic ana
saw something of the Janaese troops.
In China and Japan.
The japanese army is very well
! equipped and disciplined, and so Is
: the navy. When / was there they
e were discussing the question Of rails
) ing a large fund for the equipment
of the navy. In the army they have
I most modern appliances. The Japan
n csc are efficient in their system"
9 Continuing. the general said th'
e party went from Japan to Port Ar
4 thur and thence TO PelSin. ! remaineC
there a short time. We have there
:. small detachment Of troops-the lie
II cation guard at the capital. Every
II thing there is quiet. We were accord
y ed an audience by the emperor am
y the dowager empress. They receive
us with great deal Of courtesy an
y attention"
II Gen. Miles party went throug
nc northern China to Siberia. passinl
through Manchuria en- route, and $
y on to Moscow.
-. Failed TO Meet the Csar.
- eve were IS days going from Pek
to Moscow. The roads are very goo
~ and the train service excellent III
= weather was very cold at times, but !
y nv opinion it was no colder than
80 have experienced in our northwes
~ From st. Petersburg we went
GlIlS. WItTt VIC SDtht ave H''
80 thence to London. where we RENAME
:" eight days. and so on to New York
~ did YOU have an audience with III
2" czar?" was asked.
- 1--WE received an invitation to me,
IA the car, but we were delayed da
and so did not arrive in time. \
i, audience of the car would have bee
=. mi
NJ, Our invitation extended to a gran
~, ball at the winter palace. but a. "
would have had to remain at Lear. a
~ other week for the purpose, we r
IN hctantly had to forego the pleaSur
III his .isit to King Edward.
OF II paid very pleasant visit
King Edward when we reached En-
it, land. and was most graciossly 7
M ceivcd."
.or Regarding the story that Mrs. Mil
~ was overlooked in the invitation whi'
80, the general received from King l.
ward, Gen. Miles said:
"NIrs. Miles was not invited TO Win
sor through an oversight. II was n
M, known that she was with me, or q
~, invitation would have been extend
In; to her also. The master of ceremoni
wrote me very nice letter Of expla
~ alton and regret, in which he said {
~. king did not know Mrs. Miles "
present or she would have been
s., cluded in the invitation
~, In Paris the general was the que
Of honor AT dinner given al the r,
idcncc Of Gen. Brugcrc, command,
in-chief Of the French army.
DIR. AFTER EORTY-FIVE WEARS