Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
THE BIGGEST NAN In FRANCE,
Internationally He is Our Own and
Only Buffalo Bill.
HOW ROYALTY GETS THE RAZOO,
While tho Wild Vests Warriors Are
WhooDing, Princes Are Pawns
and Dukes II Drug on
the Market,
Colonel Cody Triumphs.

| IAR1S, July 4 Speclal to TIE E
Here at the foot Of Colonne Vendome
is located for the next month your Ne
braska correspondent. Two weeks from
the day we left the metropolis of our
state md the American west we were
here, we'll settled IN the finest city OF
the world.
Our trip was one Of the quickest.
Still W. had our eyes and ears wide open
all the time. Leaving New York on the
Eutruria of the Cunard line on the
afternoon of June %, in seven days we
were in Liverpool. The voyage was
rough the first two days. On the fourth
we saw icebergs for some three or four
hours for to the northwest Of US. We
kept far south Of the usual course to
| steer clear Of them.
Our trip will long be remembered by
the $40 passengers and the outside
world on account of the great gambling
on board; and the one day and night
trial by jury that it forced our passen.
gers to have. Gambling was active for
the first three days by professionals.
The large smoking saloon of the
steamer was filled to its utmost by
active participants in all lines of gam
ing. Two professionals were at "dia-
mond cut diamond" when on the third
day the Spanish duke dude is far more
appropriately, lost his wad, by au
Experimentation. He refused to pay
the whole wager. falling short $75.
He was forced to give an |. O. u. for
the amount and complained. A Judge
was selected, jury regularly empan-
neled, attorneys selected, shorthand
in regular order under the direction Of
the commanding officer of the ship.
The trial was lively and exciting in
the extreme. Hot blood was shown on
each side. No fraud was shown in evil
dence, and the winner was allowed to
keep his winnings. Before the trial
began each party was required to put up
yellow gold" to the full amount of the
stakes so the trial would be no farce.
We passengers, among whom we had
high national officials and church dig
nitaries, got up a strong protest to gam
bling on board, and addressed it to the
Cunard company. We hope it will work
its desired end. We also had Il crazy
passenger, who was on the hunt for DR..
Cronin's murderer. He was placed in
irons by the captain twice, and finally
reached merry England in the cruel
shacliels.
We were present ut Westminster
abbey on the arrival of the shah of Per-
STA. Met him and witnessed Il royal re-
ception by old England, that Of all.
nations makes the biggest turnout and
greatest display to royal potentates,
whose favor it desires to secure. Over
1000, 900 people witnessed the prince of
Wales and the shah steam up the
Thames and land at Westminster. The
river was lined on either side for miles.
All house tops, monuments, towns and
church tops and openings were crowded
with eager faces.
From London to Paris via Dover ana
Calais, the trip is only nine hours. The
trip through England will supply ma
terial for u letter hereafter. This is
the finished island of the globe. With
this quick flight we are landed into o
foreign nation, where everything ia
strangely different, and the English
language n money are no good
Many Of the abmen and public servants
can speak our language, but will not, as
their pretended i ignorance adds many
sous to their daily tips. We soon found
pleasant quarters, and then for our mail
and friends. OF course n Nebraska man
could not forget Europes present great
attraction -''Buffalo Bill" We took
a cab for Buffalo Bill, and were soon
landed at his extensive grounds just
outside the city walls. We found him
hard at work in the arena, leading in
person, his fine collection of Indians
and cowboys, all mounted on the finest
American COW horses, in their full and
native costumes. The sight was more
than thrilling, with his largo Amer
lean band dropping in as interludes our
national airs.
Mr.. Cody is to-day the greatest per-
sonage on this continent. He is more
sought after, gets more invitations TO
great receptions and public gatherings,
and the people Of this country will go
farther and do more to see and speak
with him than with any other individ-
ual in this land.
Dukes, duchesses, counts and count
esses, princes and princesses pay royal
prices for boxes for weeks and months
at a stretch at his show. Mr.. Cody
Justly merits all this attention ard rec
ognitIon. He has a great show, and is
giving this people, in real life, a per-
feet representation Of the pioneer life
of America.
An Absolute Cure
The ORIGINAL BIETISG OINThIIiNT
Is only put up in large two-ouhoe tin bGxes,
and is an absolute cure for old sOres, lures,
Won ads plaDnnl banda and nil aL,n p.un