Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-28
SOUR DICK"
some Gessip by The incorrisiblc Piatt on
Hubbard.

some Gessip by the lnoorrigiblo Piatt ON
Hubbard,
Washington Capital.
Uncle Samuel has sent out many strange
aud wonderful men TO represent him In
foreign parts, and, II what | hear from
some OF my naval friends Is true, the new
minister 10 Japan Is one Of the stranpest
aud most wonderful OF them all. The
person who was selected TO succeed our
late accomplished representative, Mr.
Bingham, as our minister 10 that friendly
and delightful people, the Japanese, was
ox-Goy. Richard u. Hubbard Of Texas,
who Is roaring and rattling cowboy
statesman aud who was rather prominent
In the convention that nominated Mr.
Cleveland at Chicago. All Japan has
already heard of the occentricities OF tho
new minister. Bayllss W. flanDa's per.
formances evidently are not circum.
stance 10 them.
Hubbard Is said 40 be not only ms Wild
and uncouth as the average Comnnche In
dian, but 30 have an enormous vanity
He insists on being addressed nt all times
90 governor and does not permit his
WHO or any member ofhis family 70 speak
TO him or OF him except as "G0v, HUB
bard.r Shortly after his arrival at Tobio
dinner was given in his honor, 10 which
the other members Of the diplomatic
corps In the city were invited. The
French minister was among them and sat
next TO the distinguished Texan. In the
course Of the conversation some subject
was mentioned, and the French minister
turned courteously to MIR. Hubbard
aud said; "That Is true, also, OF
your country, Is II not, monsieur"
Hubbard paid no attention TO the
remark. II was the first time he had ever
been addressed as "monsleur," and he
regarded himself as insulted. "li-l.l-l-lli
he snorted, "don't monsieur me. ! have
been governor OF the state OF Texas, which
IL three or four times as big as the whole
Of your old France"
Hubbard's finest achievement up TO
date OF latest mil adyices WAS his inter
view with the miknd0 when he went TO
present Mr. DENLY, our new minister 70
China, who stopped at Toxic on Ills way
20 Pekln. Rear Admiral John l., Davis,
United States navy, who commands our
squadron Ia those waters, was IN Toxic,
and with his stan was Invited 10 accom-
pauy the distinguished diplomats on their
visit 60 the ruler OF Japan. Rear Admiral
Davis Is an eminent master OF department,
very conservative Of his dignity, and
not very popular with his subordnates,
as he has been d very rigorous COM
mandet, punished everybody who took o
glass too much OF liquor, and regarded
with great disiayor the desire Of officers
to nave their wives living Ia the neigh.
oorho0d Of the ships. Great was the dis
gust Of this distinguished master Of naval
department. therefore, when ''thc gov
ornor,n after presenting Mr. Denly,
pompously ciacBlated 70 the iUisado,
isAiIow me 10 present 70 You Col Davis
Of the II. s. navy Hubbard came from
state whore governor, colonel and Judge
are the only distinctions known, and evil
( IDENTIFY regarded "cOloneln a. The proper
I title 10 give 10 o man IN uniform pn such
an occasion. am told that the rear ad.
7 mlral's snbordinates propose 70 speak Of
him hereafter only as "colonel," and
think u z good Joke on commander who
/ has been rather hard ON them
4 ~
Bnt this was not all. The mikado un,
deriook 70 be polite TO "the governor