New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-12-11
COL. BOBLETER DENIES IT,
he says he Has No Idea Of Joining the
Venezuelan Army, as reported.

Venezuelan Army, as reported.
Mondays Pioneer Press contained the
, following:
Considerable excitement was caused
in military circles yesterday by the report
from Washington that ex-State Treasurer
Col. Bobleter, of the Second Minnesota,
Maj. Whitney of Faribault, and Lieut..
E. II. LeMay of Winona, had made
applications for commissions in the
Venezuelan army. The report, however,
is true only SO far as LeMay is concerned.
Col. Bobleter, when seen about the
matter, said that he had not made any
application, nor had Maj. Whitney,
and that they had considered the thing
more in the way ot a joke.
''Lieut. LeMay, however, said the
colonel, .'made an application for con-
mission some time ago, and the only way
that I can account for my name and that
of Maj. Whitney's being mentioned as
having made applications, is that LeMay
MAJ have sent in our names. l know
that LeMav would like to have us go
down with him, but we have not yet
looked at the thing in any serious
manner.
sOf course, should the United States
> become embroled in the difficulty be-
tween Venezuela and Great Britain,
and Maj. Whitney would not hesitate a
moment to volunteer our services, and
believe that one-half of the regiment
would respond on the first sign Of any
such contingency. If, however, Vene-
zuela desired our services, reasonable in
ducements woudHhave to be offered by
that government | do not think the
men would join its army otherwise.
"Lieut. LeMay is a young French Can
adian of thirty-seven years, clever fell
low, we'll up in military tactics and a
splendid soldier. lie would make
good fighter for President Crespo. But
ut present I see no imminent danger of
a hostile movement over the Grant Clapp
cession and, therefore, l see little chance
for Lieut.. LeMay to do any fighting,
and have not dreamed of transferring
my services from the Second Minnesota"
It is understood, however, that
Donald Grant suggested to Maj. Whitney
last summer the idea of joining the
Venezuelan army. They are both neigh
bors in Faribault and fast friends. On
one of his visits to Venezuela last sum-
mer it is said that Mr.. Grant menaced
British trespassers with the vengeance
of the "Faribault army When Mr..
Grant made this threat Moses E. Clapp
was present, and the story of the scene
where the defiance IS understood to have
been given is rather amusing. Those
who know Donald Grant will vouch that
it is just like him.
The story goes that Grant, Moses
Clapp, Mr.. Bowman and two other
gentlemen interested in the Orinoco
cession were standing on the disputed
territory when three arrogant Britishers
came up and attempted to show the
Americans the valid claims Of Great Brit
ain to the territory. One of them
remarked: eff you blawsted Yankees
da,e to interfere with our rights we shall
call on the British navy to help u.s."
Donald Grant looked at the spokesman,
stroked his handsome Highland beard,
and, in firm and menacing manner, re-
Dlied, at the same time putting pack
Of convulsed bones dangerouly near the
Embellishments nose, eve intend to hold
this territory, and if any of you dare to
interfere with us, we shall shoot you on
the spot and, if necessary, | shall send
down the Army of Faribault, which will
vine YOU and your navy out of exist
ance." MIR. Grant then turned majesti-
cally on his heel like William Wallace,
leaving the Englishman in dismay: