The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-26
COWBOY DIVERSION
FOR PRESIDENTS
BENEFIT
Mr.. Roosevelt Sees Horses
Buck in South Dakota
He Gives an Address
Showing Appreciation Of
the Pioneers of the Black
Hills.

ALLIANCE, Neb., April 25.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt completed a hard day
today with a fifteen minute stop at
Alliance this evening. Capt. Seth Bull
lock, superintendent of the Black Hills
Forest reserve, who Joined the presl-
dent at Gardiner yesterday, left the
train here. President Roosevelt in
vited Capt. Bullock to accompany him
on his trip to the coast, but the cap
tain was forced to decline. During the
day the president Travelled in three
states and made addresses both from
the rear platform of his car and from
stands erected for the purpose.
The most unique demonstration OF
the day and the one that undoubtedly
pleased the president most, was the
cowboy demonstration at Edgemont, 5.
D. The demonstration was arranged
by the Society of Black Hills Pioneers.
and consisted of exhibitions Of cowboy
riding. Special trains brought in large
crowds from the surrounding country,
and they were all at the station. with
three bands of music. to Areet the
president. AS the train pulled in the
cowboys yelled. the band played. and
salute was fired. The exhibition
stand was but a short distance from
the depot, and after the president had
made an address, the boys began buck
ing the horses, and only horses that
would buck were ridden by the cow
boys. The president partook Of lunch
con at the mess wagon.
At the conclusion of the exercises
the cowboys formed an escort to the
train, and after it had started. theI
dashed alongside the presidents car
GSd he shook hands with many of
SAem from the window. In his speech
ut Alliance the president referred to
the work accomplished by the early
pioneers.
Praise for Pioneers.
AN honor to all good citizens" he
said, but honor most of all to the men
who took the lead in tanning the shay
gy wilderness, to the trail blazers, to
the men who first of the world mark
ed out that earliest of highways, the
Spotted Line, the blaZed trail: the men
who first on horseback steered across
the great lonely plains and drove their
cattle up to feed ranges from which the
buffalo had not yet vanished. To you
from the Black Hills, who, coming here
in 1876 or at the time Immediately
around that date have developed the
wonderful mines of that region. have
built up in what was then an Indian
haunt, a wilderness, cities like Dead
wood and Lead. it has fallen to your
lot to see one of the great epochs of
the twentieth century.
You are among that body of men
who conquered continent for a race
and a people, who received your full
share in making the nineteenth CEN
fury the most wonderful upon which
the sun has ever shone. The pioneer
days have gone, but the need of the
old pioneer virtue remains the same as
ever. You have won and you could
only win because you have the stuff
out of which strong men are made. In
the days of 1876 here in the Black Hills.
the room for the weakling and the cow
who comes here must have good stuff
in him."
At Newcastle, Wyo., where a half
hour stop was made earlier in the
day, the president was escorted to the
speakers stand along pathway strewn
with flowers and lined on one side
with school children, who waved minia-
ture flags and seemed to enjoy the
presidents speech as much as their ell
ders.
Stuffed Bear and Deer.
The stand from which he spoke was
gaily decorated a stuffed bear and
deer standing on either side and large
stuffed eagle mounted in the center.
The president expressed his acknoWl-
edgments for the way in which the
Wyoming senators and congressman
have co-operated with him in Wash
ington. He referred to the irrigation
law and spoke on good citizenship.
The president was given a military
welcome at Crawford, Neb. The Tenth
cavalry, mounted, met him with drawn
sabers, and the regimental band play
ed Hail to the Chief" He spoke a few
words of greeting to the soldiers and
also addressed the large crowd that
gathered about his car.
StODS were also made at Gillafta and
Moorecroft, Wyo., and Ardmore, S. D.
At each place the president spoke
briefly. At all of the stopping places
the crowds were enthusiastic and ex-
tended warm greetings to the presi-
dent. Tomorrow will be spent quietly
on the train at Grand Island. Neb.
Adventure With Tramp.
GILLETTE, Wyo., April 25-The Sc
cret service men on the presidents
train had an exciting mix-up with q
tramp last night, shortly after the
train left Livingston. A man was dis
covered between the baggage and club
cars on the outside of the vestibule
One Of the officers raised the window of
the front of the club car and started to
grab the man, when the latter aimed a
blow at him through the glass. shat
tering it.
The officer caught the mans leg and
succeeded in getting him into the car
where he showed fight. He was a
powerful man, and it took some time
before he was overpowered and hand
cuffed.
card found on him shows his iden-
tification as Edward Russell, a sailor
member of the Sailors union at San
francisco. When the train reached Bill
nngS he was turned over to the police
Mhen asked why he was on the train
Russell said he wanted to reach ST
Paul, where his mother lived.