Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-28
fAssocIafed Pressl

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 27.-Wy-
oming extended to Col Theodore Roose-
today the first of the series of demon
strations planned for him in the far
west. From all over the state came
men and women to join in welcoming
the colonel back to the country with
which he became acquainted over a
quarter of a century ago. Many events
in which the old and the new life of
the western land were prominent were
planned for his entertainment
Col. Roosevelt arose early today, and
when approaching Cheyenne sat on the
rear platform of his private car view
ing the long stretches of cattle ranges.
At the station to meet him were Cow
ernor B. B. Brooks, Senator Warren
of Wyoming, Senator Borah of Idaho,
one of the insurgent senators who have
been in close relations with Col Roose-
welt, and many men prominent In the
political affairs of the state. t
Drawn up in front of the station as
an escort Of honor was the Ninth
cavalry, United States army, the negro
regiment that co-operated with the
rough riders at Santiago.
Some of the men who we're in the
Cuban campaign came forward to meet
Col. Roosevelt, one of them who was
warmly received by him having carried
a message at San Juan Hill ordering a
portion of the rough riders to lay down
while the gatling guns were allowed to
play upon the Spanish forces.
PARADE GIVEN FIRST
The parade through the streets of
Cheyenne, headed by Col. Roosevelt in
an automobile, began the day of fes-
tivities.
Everywhere were crowds of men,
women and children, cowboys and cow
girls on horseback, and straying Sioux
Indians waiting to see the visitor.
The new city rising amid the small
cabins that had survived the transfor-
nation from the crude settlement of
early days greatly interested the
colonel. He responded with cordiality
to the greetings Of the throng as he
passed along.
Reaching the reviewing stand erected
in, the center of the city, Col. Roose-
welt reviewed the troops, the detach-
ments of cowboys and cowgirls, a rem
nant of the Sioux. and the various or
ganizations taking part in the parade.
AS Col. Roosevelt took his place in
the reviewing stand the head of the
parade swung by, led by Charles r.
win, of Cheyenne, who forced his
mount up to the railing for a grasp
of Roosevelt's hand. Following the
frontier days committees came Briga-
der General Ralph Hoyt, command
ant at Fort D. A. Russell, at the head
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which was followed by the mountain
batteries of the fourth field artillery
and the colored troopers of the ninth
cavalry, under Col Dyer. Each dusky
face of the cavalry was split with a
wide grin as the command ''eyes right
faced them at the former president who
grinneds and waved his hat in return.
Then came the feature of the parade.
1900 oowPUNCHERs IN LINE
with their band playing AUD Lang
Syne," 1900 COW punchers, each on his
best mount and headed by the best
rough riders of the world. flashed by
the stand with waving hats and shrill
cowboy yells OF greeting. The steady
pace OF the regulars was too slow for
the range riders and they urged their
sweating mounts past the stand in a
gaIlop with yells of Hello, Teddy"
and flashes from silver mounted sad
dies pouring from the cloud of dust
Close behind the COW men rode 200
Sioux and Shoshone braves. squaws
and papooses, braves in black and red
war paint and war bonnets.
The war cry that once made the res
idents of Cheyenne feel for their scalps
burst out as they passed and Goes
Along, squaw of Charlie Two Bonnets,
blew a kiss to Col. Roosevelt.
A team of buffalo driven to wagon,
plowed stolidly past the stand wear
ing trotting boots like a park team.
The Japanese delegation closed the
parade.
It halted in front Of the stand and
shouted three "banzais'' while the col
onel smiled and waved his hat.
Col. Roosevelt watched the parade
with the closest attention. He stood
at the front of the reviewing stand,
with Governor Brooks on one side and
General Smith on the other. When the
colors were carried by he took off his
hat and stood at attention, head thrown
hack, heels close together, like a sol
dier. When the Indians rode by, yell
ing their war cries, the colonel waved
his hat at them, and, turning to Gov
ernor Brooks. said:
Twenty seven years ago we shot
one Of those Sioux in brush on the
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