Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-31
BUFFALO BILLS WILD WEST
Colonel Cody and His Assistants Give Their
Show Here Again.
NEW FEATURES OFFERED THE PUBLIC
Manifold Attractions Of the Great
show Added to Materially Under
the Careful Management OF
Its Originator.


the Careful Management OF
Its Originator.
Colonel William F. Cody was given a
right royal welcome in the metropolis Of his
native state yesterday afternoon and even
ing. The people OF Omaha and their uu-
merous guests turned out in great numbers
to greet the time-honored hero OF the
plains. Whenever Buffalo Bill appeared he
was enthusiastically cheered and the pro-
gram Of his Wild West show was we'll re-
ceived from introduction 20 conclusion.
It has been two years since Colonel Cody
exhibited his Wild West show in Omaha,
and the two crowds drawn yesterday were
Indicative OF the desire OF the people OF this
city and vicinity 70 see the feats Of horse
manship. the cowboy tricks, the dextertty in /
the use Of firearms, the Indians and the
soldiers that go TO make UP the unique and !
interesting show. over 5000 spectators |
witnessed the performance yesterday after
noon. and although this number appeared to |
occupy every available seat under the broad |
expanse of canvas it was more than dupl- !
Gated at the evening performance. II the |
afternoon attendance was great, the even |
ing crowd was greater, and all street car |
lines leading 10 and from the grounds were |
kept busy for an hour after the conclusion |
Of the shows carrying home the spectators. |
There were several unusual features about !
the two shows yesterday. The irst was the |
attendance Of a number Of Nebraska |
pioneers, who were the guests Of Colonel I
Cody. They came from many different !
points in the state. and all of them were
enthusiastic in their appreciation Of the
show. The cheering from the reserved seats
was led by John A. Creighton and Colonel
James E. North. and was taken up by other
early settlers of this locality Another in
teresting feature the presence of
couple of hundred Indians from the Con-
gress of Indian Nations at the Transmits
sissippi Exposition. These occupied spe-
cial seats in the grand stand, and appeared
! to take rs much interest in the acts Of their
fellow redskins as did any Of the others
present After the conclusion OF the after
| noon entertainment the exposition Indians
visited their cousins who attached 10
| the show and although most OF them spoke
| different dialects Of the Indian language
| they managed to make their greetings
/ understood and the half hour in which they
! fraternized was show in itself, though not
down on the regular program.
| His Best Effort.
The show itself is the best ever given
| by Colonel Cody or any one else in the same
| line of business, in this city To the pro-
| gram have been added at least four attrac-
| tive features and former numbers that
were of mediocre quality have been dropped
| The various acts follow each other in such
quick succession that there is no oppor-
tunity for ennui There are twenty-four
numbers on the program and they are given
in commendable style and with an eXhil-
arating amount of dash.
The spirit of the times is adequately re-
fected in the presentation Of several mill
tary numbers. A detachment OF United
States artillery gives a most interesting
drill. The artillerymen are veterans from
Captain Thorpes battery D, Fifth regiment.
| United States artillery. They were well
| received, as were also a troop of United
States cavalry from the celebrated Sixth
regiment The riders gave a marvellous ex-
hibition of horsemanship, military exercises
and athletic sports practiced at Fort
Myer Va, under Colonel Sumner. The cav
alrymen wore the campaign uniforms
adopted by the army for use on the frontier
and rode western range bToncho horses.
A strictly up date feature OF this years
show, which also received hearty cheering
clear around the big enclosure, vas in the
| presentation of a troop of Cubans, said TO
be veterans Of the Cuban campaigns against
the Spanish forces in the liberated island.
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attired in uniforms of canvas of a light
shade Of brown. Each one Of them was
formally presented 10 the big audience and
after his introduction gallOped around the
ring. It was announced that each Of the
Cubans had been wounded in the cause Of
Cuba Libre several times, but the riding Of
none of them resembled that Of hospital
patients.
Where the Indians Figure.
A representation of the battle OF Little
Big Horn, in Montana, June 25, 1876, is also
given in a splendid manner, and adds an
other good feature to this years program.
Preceding the battle. better known as Gus
ter's last rally, are shown great mum
ber of Indians in war paint first in their
camp. later in a wild war dance in front
of their camp. bevy of rancheras give
an exhibition of daring horse riding. They
are introduced as genuine frontier girls,
and they certainly ride as though they
| spent more than one or three seasons IN
riding the widest bronchos of the plains.
The remainder of the program is a pleas
, ing repetition Of what has been seen here
before with Buffalo Bill. The program is
opened by the playing OF Star Spangled
, Banner by Bill Sweeney's Cowboy band.
Then comes the grand review of the rough
riders from the plains Of all nations It is
, the most brilliant features of the show
, There are the Indians, cowboys, Mexicans
Cossacks, Gauchos Arabs, scouts, guides
frontier girls and detachments Of equipped
soldiers representing the armies OF the
United States. Great Britain, Germany, Rus
STA and the color guard of the Cubans.
Sharpshooting and other fine feats or
: Workmanship are displayed by Buffalo Bill,
a Annie Oakley and Johuny Baker, the latter
. another native Of Nebraska who has
achieved a great reputation by his dexterity
4 in the use of firearms. The cowboys amuse
! the crowd by riding bucking ponies pick
: ing UP objects from the ground while run
= ming at full speed and lassoing wild horses
But the best exhibition Of work with the
lasso is given by a group Of Mexicans. The
. Cossacks do some hazardous riding, and
the ATabians perform feats G strength and
agility. There are the familiar attacks on
the Deadwood stage coach, the prairie emf
> ! grant train crossing the plains. the attack
4 | on the settlers cabin, the horseback races
. among the Indians and other good riders
a the buffalo hunt as it used 10 be and a
), very pretty military drill by detachment
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