Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-04-16
THE PASS CITY
las BEEN SCENE CT MANY DIS
TINGUISHED VISITORS
RECENTLY
RECEN TLY,
President Roosevelt. Jc!ln w. Gates
n. Rider Haggard and Other
Notable Persons.
N OF bic Persons
Especial Correspondence J

Especial CG!respondence.1
Ell Pase. Texas, April 12-The
Pass City. as il is Very correctly call
d, being the gateway to Mexico and
] california; is the scene from time To
ime OF many famous and distinguish.
d visitors, and especially so recent
y, for numbered among our distn-
5uished guests within the last month
or so have been john w. Gates, the
Millionaire pluneeI aud stock broker;
Nm II. Ellis. the copper colored
rexan who is now Duke of Abyssin-
a. and representative OF that GOV
ernment in the United States: Col.
Wm. G. Green. the millionaire COP
Der king whom Tom Lawson male
famous: lhe Duke and Duchess OF
Mancheseer: Il. Bidsr H"e4ard The
English move. Isl senator Russell \.
Alger, 1Ife millionaire lulnberman oi
M.chisan alte Majul' Rose OF MjIWau-
kee.
Mayo Rose passed through the a'iy
a few day AGO #sn fUata from .frcson
Ariz whore he is Interested in So.
eral III ming properties. short line
railroad and smelter Mayor Rose
is a man Of cons derahle celebrity
He has Aeeu- mayor Of The city that
beer made famous since the time
from which The memory of nan hardly
runneth to the contrary. TTo was
also the 3ast Democratic nGmino3 for
governor OF Wisconsin. and althaH9A
defeated succeeded IN largely red.ic-
ing the Republican majority in tia
state. Mayor Rose is also cone Of
the boys" When he passed through
here a few days ago he walked With a
cane and Get around With difficulty.
He was just up from a Two weeks So
journ i'll Tucson hospital. The
cause is given in the following clippe6
from a local paper:
Mayor Rose. who is operating the
Twin Buttes mines and building a
railroad to the property, has been
making frequent visits to Tucson dur
ing the past six months
From the day Of his arrival accord.
ing to the story now out he donned
the broad scmbrero boots. brooches
and shirt Of cowboy fashion. From
out on the survey he packed a his
sixshooter at his belt talked about
calibers and discussed The relative
merits OF :;S and A.,
"He encouraged the boys 70 call hun
Dave, he was booming known as
bird" and few OF tie fellows were
already beginning 70 call I'm "6er.
nel' before he fell
"On Sundays anu holidays ht- tr0t-
led out his fancy spurs, h,t; thv Taef
hat he never bestrode a eayuSe was
NGginnins 10 excite attentiol. The
6vnar day Mayer Rose came buct.
rom Milwaukee,, bringing With hins
S E. p. Hackett. city treasurer cf
that town, and William F Kirk. a
news writer and humorst, who az
d0mpanied him TO see if he had really
adapted himself to the customs Of
The country in so short a tine
''The mayors Milwaukee conlpan- |
ons marveled when he unearthed his |
Arizona garb. handled his gun with !
arfect ease aud answele ed to the |
lame of Dave on every hand.
'sWhen he ordered his broncho sent /
7ver from the stable leading the ami
nal, it Was some moments before they T
aught their breath,
But the manor was there in his
owboy dutjs prepared to maka goqi.
rhe broncho appeared 10 be as tame
IS kitten when lie took the relus ans
he pommel G he saddle Bls -
ever landtl in lis seat
His Milwaukee friends saW ;H-
roncho PICK ep kis legs fec 4 baes
nd in at,otaer instant every one w5s
.icking - Mayor Pose. ~ls> vas "
.usy in heap il o. street about
wenty feet awav. &. napl.ar
nkle
"He t. 5,s his i'll. Galiosuai,.5a,,..1s '.
ut can Ga5 reconcile himself 70 ti.s
rep he fa9 taises i .ae essii,.atiar.
the boys
"With them he i no longer Dave"