, 1884-02-24
Something Sensational !
A Spotted Elephant Direct
From Burmah.
ReaL BedoUin Ar06S in
Novel Performances.
Coles Great Circus Coming
West.

Undoubtedly the largest show ever
organized is positively coming west
this season. w. W. Cole, the prince
supreme Of showmen, has determined
to astonish the great west with far the
largest exhibition that has yet had an
existence. Three years have elapsed
since Cole and his magnificent shows
circus and mensgerie-visited the
mountain range and Pacific slope. The
intervening time has been productive
Of surprising results. Last season the
great Cole show outstripped all worthy
rivals, and created an impression which
served to establish itself as the most
varied and intensely interesting amuss-
meOt enterprise in the world. This
season 1t will put its former greatness
To blush, by a perfect deluge or freshly
added features and increased o
lions. More men, more horses, more
performers, and a larger canvas being
required. Three circus rings and an
elevated stage are necessary for the
production of the various novelties
within a reasonable time. Represen-
tatives OF nearly every race Of people
have been secured, and will appear in
scts characteristic Of their country.
Twelve Bedouin Arabs are one of the
leading attractions in this chronological
congress, and their performances have
created a furore since their arrival in
America under contract with Mr.. Cole.
Yet the most notable feature of this more
than marvellous show is the exhibition
OF a spotted or sacred elephant, i'm
ported direct from the Royal stables of
a Burmese king, where scores OF these
strange animals are held in sacred
reverence and guarded night and day
by mnhouts, who administer to their
every want, real or imaginary. The
one selected by Mr.. Coles agent, and
purchased for the sum OF S25, 900, en-
Joys the somewhat poetic name OF
Lallah Rock, and Ii particularly re-
markable for the variety and number of
the v~ariegated spots which adorn her
person. White, salmon and light blue
are the prevailing colors which deco
rate h legs, tanks, sides and trunk Of
her ladyship, whose enormous carcase
is, according to Buddhist belief, sup
posed to contain the souls OF several
departed kings and their long line of
progeny. A striking feature of Lallab
Rocks appearance is the fact thai a
broad white stripe extends from her
eyes down nearly to the End OF her
trunk, which gives her the proud dis
tinction of being the only ''bald-faced"
elephant ever seen, even in the land Of
elephant idolatry. Aside from this
rare and expensive attractions already
mentioned, Cole has Samson, the
largest elephant ever in captivity, a
yeritable m~astodon; and q young lady
whose daring walks on the ceilings have
won for her the somewhat suggestive
title Of the "Human Fly" The rare,t
of animals. the greatest Of artists, the
costliess Of features, and the distin-
guished points and policy of this enor-
nous exhibition, which has now be-
come a recognized national institution,
backed by unlimited capital and Great
ing a joyous holiday wherever 1t finds a
populsee to warrant its actual daily
expenses of SO. 500. This city has been
selected as u OF Its exhibiting points,
which will be visited during the month
Of May.