Evening journal., 1898-05-12
BUFFALO BILL TOMORROW.
HIS SHOW PROMISES TO BE A
DRAWING CARD WITH WHINING
TONIANS.


Major John NJ. Burke, of Buffalo
Bills Wild West Show, who is an old
Wimingtonian, was in Wilmington
yesterday on his way through to Bos-
ton. During his short stay he met sew
eral of his relatives and friends. Major
Burke desires the Evening Journal IN
his behalf to extend to his many friends
ais regrets at his inability to greet all
who know him, and promises that he
will return at some future day to visit
them all.
Buffalo Bills show will be here to-
morrow, and Major Burke promises
that it will be a grand entertainment,
the equal of which has never been seen
in this country or any other. Major
Burke has recently returned from Key
West and Cuba, where he added as an
attraction to the show a band of Gu
| bans This band is the Cuban Color
| Guard. composed of genuine wounded
/ vel tenans and soldiers, fresh from the
/ field of Cuba. They number men with
one leg and men with one arm, the
others lost in fighting for Cuba Libre.
| The leader is Lieutenant Mazura, COM
/ I-ser Of the national hymn OF Cuba,
| .f- words were written by Prcsl-
/ dent MassO. Others are Colonel Agura
y Agura, "a veteran Of the ten years
! W.r. and Of the two years uprising. lie
| N, imprisoned In the Isle of Pines and
.- in Ceuta. He has also taken part
J n the present struggle. He has been
wounded eleven times. His left arm is
! gene and a portion of his right hand.
He has a record of fifty-fve battles.
When Buffalo Bill gave his show in
washington on Tuesday he had many
distinguished guests The grand street
parade was reviewed by General Miles
and the other officers Of the War De
psrment. At the performance in the
afternoon there were present Estrada
Palma, General Allison, General Fitz-
hugh Lee, Senor Quesada, SenOr Alber-
tint, of the Cuban Legation; General
4 Allison, General NaylOr and Nike
n Russell. of DeadwCod, S. D., who is tc
he al scout for troops in Cuba. In the
u evening among those present were.
General Miles, General Corbin, Genera
Carr General Ruggles, General Wilson
! General Coppinger and 100 other army
Officers, nearly all of whom Colone
Cody served under as scout.
The Cuban veterans are at presen'
the leading feature Of the show. They
wear canvas uniforms ard ride blaol
horses. Their color sergeant bears {
handsome Cuban flag, and as he dashed
: 1r the fed he received such an ovation
hat one could easily imagine him com
ing In to announce the independence o
he country. The Cubans do not per
f,-m any feats of rough riding furthe
. than to dash around the field as the!
are announced from the centre of tn
u ARENA After they are introduced indi
= viduallv they give maChete charg
y around the field in a body and retire
d Second to the Cuban feature of tn
u show come the United States cavalr,
e and artillery drills. The cavalry drill
surpasses anything of the kind yet pre-
sented by Colonel Cody.
The band of Indians with the shON
ahis year is finer than ever. They an
s the first to appear in the introduction
s and they figure prominently in the at
n tack on the mail coach and the shan
Z ta.tle Of Little Big Horn. This latte
: fe2ture is an interesting one giving
!. | wonderfully clear conception OF a rea
y indian fight
"A bevy OF beautiful rarcheras, or
bG-d cf the famous frontier gir.s, Is on
u Of the new features. Colonel Cody an
l. rC1us with them in an equestrian qua
3 Grille or "ball on the prairie IN
o girls ride in long habits and perforI
II several daring feats. Johnny Baker an
II Miss Annie Oakley, thecelebuated shot
break glass balls thrown i'm the air wit
great rapidity. Mr. Bakers most din
cut shot is made standing on his hea'
Colonel Cody appears in his famot
. sharp act, riding at full spec
= end preceded by a cavalryman, VII
" throws mp glass balls.
All Ct the old attractions, such as IL
,s ettack Of the prairie emigrant trai
8 the attack of the stage coach, the AR
hisn hOrsemen in equestrian feats an