Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10

~ E break out with En-
G1 gland the United
Y States will have
hundreds of ambitious men who will jump
to fight At Deer Park last week I met
Colonel Kellogg. who served for years on
the staff of General Thomas. He was on
General Sheridan's staff at the time he died,
and be had been in the regular army for %
years. In speaking of the English and their
actions, last night. he voiced the sentiment
of many of his fellows when he said:
"War is the soldiers harvest. Our army
has had no chance to distinguish itself since
1865, and the officers of the regular army
would welcome war with England. As
for me, spent four years fighting the South
and 1 have put in II years fighting Indians,
and I would now like to have q chance at
the English. If John Bull can't take care
of Canada. it ought to belong to us. and if
he gets into trouble with us we will take 1t.
IF we don't want it we can give it to the
Irish, and imagine the Irish sympathizers
on the other side would make things lively
for England in q contest with the United
States"
THE MILITIA FORCES.
Uncle Jerry Rusk was one of the party
who listened to Colonel Kellogg's remarks,
and the question next came up as to the
available troops the United States had in
case OF trouble. Our militia was referred to
and the Secretary OF Agriculture, though he
stated that he did not have any opinion to
express as to the situation, stated that he
could raise q division in Wisconsin on "a
hours notice, and that the other States of
the Union could probobly do the same
Admiral Queen, who did such good service
during the Mexican war and the Late in
pleasantness, was very conservative in re-
gard to his views. The first question he
thought to be decided was whether we were
right, and in discussing the gravity Of the
situation he said it reminded him of the
story of the old negro who was
transported from the South to Africa. He
regions, and shortly after his arrival the
land began to tremble, the trees swayed and
the houses fell. The old darky Topped
down on his knees and prayed. He prayed
harder than he had ever prayed at South
ern campmeeting, and as the perspiration
and the tears rolled down his ebony face he
screamed out the following: "Oh, good
Lawd, come down here and save this poor
niggai Come quick Lawd and come yousefl
Don't send your Son, for Lawd this am no
place or chillun," and so concluded Ad-
miral Queen, eff we have q war for En-
gland it will be lively one. and it will be
no place for children"
BLAINE AND THE SAILOR.
Another naval officer in commenting upon
the way in which Blaine had handled the
American end of the dispute told one of
Dick Wintersmith's stories OF Blaine. It
related to a sailor who was at Washington
and who met Blaine for the first time.
all over and said care you the Blaine who
was born in Pennsylvania"
"Yes," replied the Plumed Knight, 81
was born there"
"Are you the Blaine who was in Congress
and who made the brilliant speeches as the
Republican leader of the House?"
"Yes," said Blaine, 81 have been in the
House too"
"Are you the Blaine" the old sea Cap
tain went on, while his look of admiration
grew stronger and stronger, who has sew
eral times been candidate for the Presi-
dency of the United States, and whose
speeches 1 have read for the last 20 years?"
II have been in the Senate" said Blaine,
"and have made some speeches"
"Well," concluded the sailor as he
reached out his hand for another shake. 81
want to tell you that think you are the
smartest man in the world. Why" here he
stepped back and looked at Blaine, "you
could do anything. 1 believe you could
sail around Cape Horn and back again on q
shingle and do it SO we'll that you would not
even wet the seat oil your pants"
TWO RICH YOUNG MEN.
Two of the richest young men in the
United States are now stopping at Deer
Park. They are young King, the son or
the great Texas cattle owner, and the young
fellow who married Kings daughter. King
was originally a stea mboat captain OH the
Mississippi river. He went out to Texas,
and when he died few years ago he had
more cattle than any mau in the world.
His widow now manages his estate, and I
understand that her cowboys branded some
thing like 30,00O calves this spring. This
800, 600 or 400, 900 cattle, and the King boys
are worth millions.
When / saw them each wore a soft hat Of
a dove color and was told that they came
to Deer Park in broad brimmed straws oil
the style common in Texas AS soon as
they saw that these were not in fashion at
Deer Park one of them telegraphed an order
to a halter in New York and the next day
the stylish hats which they now wear came
c. D. D.
This story was told me in company with
Uncle Jerry Rusk, and as commented
upon his tall white plug, he said: "I don't
wonder that the King boys wanted diff
ferent style of hat il they were not In fash
ion. Every part of the country has its own
head gear and shall never forget an ex-
perience OF mine at Nantasket, near Boston.
l was governor OF Wisconsin at the time
and out there we thought nothing was so
genteel as black silk tile.
WOULDN'T SPEAK TO UNCLE JERRY.
81 came East to get short rest at the sea-
shore, and when I landed at Nantasket
Beach I found that only myself and the
coachmen were wearing high hats. These
Bostonese are curious sort OF people, you
know. They want to look at your geanolog-
ical tree and analyze your blood to see that
it is blue before they have much to do with
you. They are especially afraid of any,
thing that is not from New England, or that
is at all out OF the way, and wandered
around among them for three days before
any of them spoke to me. had never been
treated so before and couldn't understand
it, and at last said to myself that it must be
my hat.
I at once went to my room and put on
little travelling cap that made me look like
the deuce, but which was not unlike some
of the hats OF the Bostonese. then went
down and posed on the hotel piazza, and
had not been sitting there five minutes be-
fore man came up and spoke to me. He