Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
Am AIalerIeaR Minister.

Uncle Samuel has sent out many strange and wonderful men 10 represent him in foreign parts, and if what hear from some of my naval friends is true, the new minister to Japan is one of the strangest and most wonderful of them all. The person who was selected to succeed our late accomplished representative, MT. Bingham, as our minister to thst friendly and delightful people, the Japanese, was ex-Governor Richard D. Hub bard of Texas, who is a roaring and rattling cowboy statesman, and who was rather prom inent in the convention that nominated Mr Cleveland at Chicago. All Japan has al ready heard of the eccentricities of the new minister. Bayliss W. Hsnna's performances
 aGf ara is said t5 6g nS 6ny t ss R and uncouth as the average Comanche Indian, ,hnt !2 .RhQyae an -enormous vanity lie insists on Der of his family to speak to him or or nm except as 'sGovernor Hubbard" Shortly after his arrival at Tekio . dinner was given ill his honor, to which the other memt CTS of the diplomatic corps in the city were inyit- ed. The French minister was among them
 and sat next to the distinguished Texan. h the course of the conversation some subject was
 mentioned, and the French minister turned
 courteously to Mr Hubbard and said: That
 is true, also, of your country is it not, mon sieura" Hubbard paid no attention to the re-
 mark It was the first time he had ever
 been addressed as Monsieur" and he re- garded himself insulted. ''Bl HIP he snorted; s'don't monsieur me. l have beeu
 Governor of the State of Texas, which is three or four times as big as the whole ot your old France"
 Hubbard's finest achievemen up to date of latest mail advices was his interview with the Mikado, when he went to present Mir. Denby, our new minister to China, who stopped at Tokio on his way to Peking. Rear Admiral John L. Davis, U. s. navy, who commands our squadron in those waters, was in Tokio and with his staff was invited to accompany the distinguished diplomats on their visit to the ruler of Japan. Rear d. miral Davis is an eminent master ot deport- ment, very conservative of his dignity, and not very popular with his subordinates, as l he has been a very rigorous commander, punished everybody who took 8 glass too | much of liquor, and regarded with great dis ! favor the desire of officers to have their wives living in the neighborhood of the ships Great was the disgust of this | distinguished master of naval department | therefore, when ''the Governor" after 1 eiaculated to the Mikado, "Allow me to pre- l sent to you Colonel Davis of the United l States navy" Hubbard came from State ] where governor, colonel and judge are the ! only distinctions known, and evidently re 1 garded "colonel' as the proper title to give | to man in uniform on such an occasion. | am told that the rear admiral's subordinate; propose to speak of him hereafter only as sscolonel' and think it good joke on $ commander who has been rather hard or | them.
 | But this was not all. The Mikado under ! took to be polite to "the Governor" and yer, courteously inquired of him whether he hat l been able to go about much in Japan and se' | the country. To this inquiry our Texar friend promptly replied that he had not seer l much of Japan-s'the climate was too damned hot for him to travel" Whether the inter | preter was able to translate the full emphasi
 of "the Governors" language am not in
 formed, but for the facts stated can soucl
 on very good authority Washington Capi | tai.