Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-03
Department yesterday. Miss julia ID:
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labors Of exhibitors OF the past few days
have brought the work up nightly.
BUFFALO BILL SHOW.
Buffalo Bills Wild West will be as
tonishingly realistic. Two shows will be
given daily-one in the afternoon at 3
o'clock, and the other at night at s
o'clock.
The following is the programme of the
Wild West performance J. Grand pro
cessional review. ,. Entree, introduc-
ton Of individual celebrities, groups,
etc. 3. Race between cowboy, Mexican,
and Indian on ponies. I. Pony ex-
press, illustrating the mode of convey
ing mails on the frontier. 3. illustrates
an attack on an emigrant train by tie
Indians, and its defence by frontiers
men. After which a Virginia reel on
horseback by western girls and cowboys
6. Wing shooting 10y Master Johnnie
Baker +. Cowboys fun-Throwing the
lariat picking objects from the ground
while riding at full speed the riding Of
buckinc ponies and mules by cowboys.
6. Lillian Smith. the California girl,
rifle shooting 9. Ladies race by
American frontier girls. TO- Attack on
the DeadwoOd stagc-coacb by Indians /;
their rcpuise by scouts and cowboys
commanded by Buffalo Rill. ~. Race
between Sioux Indian boys on bareback
Indian ponies ~. An exhibition Of
fancy riding by Miss Emma Hickok.
-. Phases Of Indian life ; nomadic tribe
camps on the prairie followed by scalp,
wa-, and other dances. II. Buffalo
Bill Hon. ". h. Cody, Americas pr'c-
tical all-round shot; shooting on foot
and on horseback. H.. Genuine buffalo
hunt by Buffalo Bill and Indians. lG,
Attack ou n settlers cabin 10y hostile IN
dians; rcpulse 10y cowboys under the
leadership Of Buffalo Bill il. Salute.
NOTE
An "oflicial guide giving m alpha
hetical list OF exhibitors has been pub
lished.
OTTSrSG HOURS.
The Exposition opens each day at II
o'clock and closes at ] ! at night.
STARTING TIE MACHNERr.
The machinery in the Exposition
builling viii be started in motion to-day
by Mrs. Governor Lee, who will pick p
flower from bouquet connected 10y elec-
tricity with the machinery and the re-
moyal Of the flower sets the wheels and
shaftng in motion.
LETTER THAT MADE A LONG JOURNEY.
Mr.. McGilyra, Of the College Of Tele-
graphy and Shorthand has in his pos
session and viii exhibit along with a
number OF other curious letters one that
has the following history:
1t started from Simia, III the Himalaya
mountains, IN British India. going TO
South America first ria ouez, Hrindisi,
and England, and was sent from there TO
Atlanta, Ga. The postmaster then sent
it to Florida, and after going from place
to place in Florida il was finally sent 10
the dead-letter Office IN Washington.
From there it was sent unopened to the
dead letter Office at Bombay, IN India,
and the officials there sent it TO the
dead-otter Office at Allahabad. Here II
was opened and cent TO the sender, who.
enclosing 1t N an opeAenYeiopc. mt It
back 90 Sonth Florida Ti1 san Francisco,
where it arrived duite safely enclosed
in the open envelope, making com
pete circle of the giole and half around
again and taking little less than a year
for the Journey SO it travelled about
-. GOO miles and in all there were about
twcnty-thrce post marks Il WAS al
dressed to c. W. ScFrave, keystone
City, Polk county, Florida, South
America.
CAPITAL OFFICES.
Governor ee has ordered all OF the
Capitol Offices 10 be closed to-day so
that the employees may attend the open
ing exercises OF the Exposition.
THE PARADE.
To-day's parade promises TO be an
imposing affair. and the streets through
which the procession moves will
doubtless he thronged with interested
spectators eager to catch glimpse
OF tine military and other bodies and 10
hear the bands play. There will be
some five or more bands. including the
one belonging to the Wild West show
the Nicycllsts viii have their buglers,
and aitopethcr tine approach OF the pa
rade will be hcraldcd 10y sufficient mu
sic TO let one know that 1t is coming.
The organizations that have accepted
the invitations Of the Chamber Of Com
merce 70 participate will be IN position
ready to move at $3.50 O'Clock. The
right Of the procession will move from
First street at 10 o'clock, and will be
successiyely joined 10y the attachments
from each street as the left Of that pre-
cehng passes them.
The route Will be along Broad
street to Twelfth, down Twelfth 10 Gov
enor. to Man, to Fifth. to Franklin. to
Hancock. TO Broad, and into the EXposi-
ton Grounds.
Each organization will preserve an in
terval Of forty yards from that pre-
ceding it; will keep well closed, and
commanders viii be careful TO alternate
their band music with that OF other com
mands, 50 as not to disturb the cedeLced
step
The Fire Department will be dismissed
at the city limits the mounted bodies
will on entering the grounds march to
the rear Of the main building and he
dismissed other commands Will march
so as 10 halt opposite TO and facing the
front of the Exposition building and
then be dismissed.
The organizations will be assigned in
the following order. all facing east, and
formed on the streets north Of and rest
ing on Broad
On First street-Wheelmen's Club
lmounted), Police, Marshal, and Assist
ants.
On Second street-Frst regiment Vir-
ginia volunteers, Richmond Light In
fantry Blues, travellers Protective As
sOciatiOn.
On Third street Stuart Horse Guards,
Battery A lHowitzers). First battalion
artillery. First battalion colored infantry.
On Fourth street-Colonel Cody's Wild
West.
On Fifth street-Mayor, city officials,
Aldermen and Council, and Richmond
Fire Department
KEEP THE STREETS CLEAR.
.A.-.l