Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-23

Duffalo Dill's show Gees into Winter
Quarter Near WashingtOn.
| A talk WITH Nh. coDr-nn COWBOYS AND au,s
HLRAssD--HB WILL 60 20 PARIS NEXT YRAR-rHs
WAY HIS STOCK wrIL II CARED Yon.
tail man with long hair, surmounted BY a
wide Drimmed, SOFT white hat, stood In front Of
| the telegraph stand In the lobby at the Ebbitt
House tnis morning. and struggled with the con-
serucuon Oh q couple OF kilograms. This was the
Hon. VIM F. Cody, world renowned "A BufraIo
Bill As he turned from delivering the dispatches
INTO the care OF the operator he faced a SrAR re-
porter, who stood ready to waylay ham. So COM
piete was the ambuscade that the tall Indian
ngnter could but stop and grant the scribe's de-
| mand for an interview
u am now about to take the nrst rest that I
nave mao for four years. he said as they sat down
on one OF the benches. ayes, it has practically
been four years Of good hard work, for the
Only breathing spen that We have had was
wnhe We were crossing and recrossing
Tour os c Tsa9 oo 70 and from our European
me. chartered ship both ways and the cap
TAN was master, OF course, but he was very glad
ana Ins,sns me 40 the Of the COWBOYS
co1gS Inc Iact was he was little afraid OF the
e eno% There Is no need to tel you anything
We practically took England 81 storm. i have
Just come up from Richmond, where have been
Iong very good business at the exposition.
LINK mat my show has done more toward the
success OF that enterprise than any other element
That engagement closed the season for me. MY
so ned az Il
people about their wonderful experiences. They
are scattered all over the Western states. have
~ lear however, OF not being able to gather them
about me again when begin to get ready for the
next season. for the last thing they told me on
railroad ticket and tSey would come to me meas as
iast as they could. The life In the show suits them
exactly and they will be only too willing to start
TO WINTER ON GEN. BRALYs FARM.
my stock, in charge of Buck Taylor, well-known
as the king Of the cowboys and about fve other
men," continued Mr.. Cody, "carne up from Rich
mond Sunday on special train, and are now quar-
Iereo ior the winter at Gen. Beale's farm. about
200 animals In ALL including some thirty bu1aloes
rev mountain elks, and the rest horses For the
lures and win be allowed TO roam around at viii
The farm is already lifted up for the care Of stock
ana there viii be little to do to take care OF the
and special provisions made for the bunalOea.
They will butt down an ordinary wall, and SO we
During the past months have mad 70 feed my
stock on grain, in order to keep them in con-
dition for the heavy work they had to
the meadows and make them browse
there, not feeding them particle OF grain for a
month, in order 70 get them back 70 their natural
horses and will treat their hoofs with great care
so that when spring comes / shall have q fine
fresh lot OF animals to begin the season with.
cat II O'Clock tonight shall start for home
mean by home, my rancho in Nebraska, which
Halter myself Is one Of the finest in the world.
have about 5000 acres, enclosed by over 80
miles OF fence, and a magnificent stock OF thor
oughbredS While was across the water l sent
home large shipment Of cattle that I have never
SEEN Next spring go to Paris, where shall be-
gin an engagement at the exposition. / shall
endeavor TO please the Frenchmen as I did the
Engl1shmen, and If succeed shall be happy"
TIE SUCCESS OF THE SHOW.
"Has my enterprise paid7" he repeated, Shaping
his knee, "weii should not run it II It had not.
great many people, among them certain Army
Officers In this city, told me when was organiz-
ing the show that 1t would fail. TWAS too great
risk, and would probably fall nat. Well, it has
not failed, and II seems TO be good for year
TO come MY washington, or rather Alexandria,
engagement was highly successful, even more SO
than when was here before at Ivy City, and this
time we had TO break new ground, as 1t were, and
great many people did not know where the
place was but we did q rushing business. 1t
must have been that our European reputation
helped us along II usually Is good card.
81 hope you will excuse me-" he said, rising and
looking at magnificent gold watch at the end of
massive chain, "but want to take a run out to
the farm this morning to see my animals and my
cowboys before leave for home, and am in a bit
OF hurry"