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Show GENERAL MILES. It is hard to understand the workings of the mind of General Nelson Miles. He was disgruntled disgrun-tled all through the administration of President McKinley.He was sent to take Porto Rico, but when off the island, he violated his Instructions, landed where he was not instructed to land, ignored ig-nored his orders at every point, captured the island isl-and because there was virtually no resistance and then returned home. It was the last important duty ever assigned him. it has been understood that he was at outs with the present administration administra-tion and once or twice it has been reported that he was about to be retired. He sought an opportunity oppor-tunity to visit the Philippines, which was finally granted. Since his return, he has published a report re-port which is a comfort to every enemy of the Republic, which is a joy to such men as ex-Senator Rawlins and Senator Teller. Considering his magnificent record in the Civil war in which he rose from the ranks step by step until the stars ' of a Major General grew upon his shoulders, his course during late years is utterly inexplicable. The first warning of something wrong came at the time of Queen Victoria's jubilee; with his extraordinary extra-ordinary uniform and his marvelous bearing, he made a spectacle of himself beiore the officers of the British army. Then when the Spanish war came on, and he was entrusted with no important import-ant command it was apparent that for some reason, he was under a cloud in Washington. Hag the fibre of his mind broken down; has he brooded brood-ed over an idea that he is not appreciated until he no longer can reason clearly; is he tolerated because of former most eminent services? It has that look; a look as though the government was waiting for the age limit, so that he might be retired without noise. If this is true, then it is a pity that he did not go down in battle on the day that he, by glorious fighting, Avon his last promotion; for it is a pity tor a man who honestly honest-ly earned a great name to live on and on, after "the brains are out." ' |