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"BUFFALO BILL"
The Noted Scout, and Leader of the "Wild West Show."
Millions of people have seen Win. F. Cody, otherwise familiarly known as Buffalo Bill, and perhaps as many more people have heard of him, as the name of Buffalo Bill, is a sor of household word, among a generation of boys and men also, who have been boys with a wild desire at sometime of their lives of going West and emulating Buffalo Bill, and shoting as many bovine species a he has.
Since the arrival of Buffalo Bill in England in the month of March 1887, where he had gone with his wild west show, many a wit besides the artist of Puck has had the chance to sharpen his intellectuality in the comic line; among other witty sayings we find one which says "as things now look it will be very difficult for Buffalo Bill to escape being knighted at least before he comes back to the country." as the [?] extended to him by some of the most high nobility is somewhat notable, expecially to the American public. The resident Americans in England too, are [housing?] him, following the example of the English.
Among the many invitations extended to him was one from the Govenors of the Bank of England, through Col. George Wheaton of Chicago, to visit that institution on a given day. Buffalo Bill and Col. Wheaton were received by Governors W. W. Collett and W. Liddesdale, Cashier F. May and Secretary H. Clubb and were escorted through the vaults. An immense crowd collected at the principal entrance, and when Buffalo Bill came out it was next to impossible for him to reach his cab. He visited the Prince of Wales at Marlborough House and was received with much cordiality.
Buffalo Bill has ever been a man of prominence, having been selected to serve the public in various political positions, but his main notoriety has been achieved in the pursuit which has given him the name he is better known by than his own family name. He claims to have shot more buffalos than any man ever living has or ever will, he has pursued them over the western plains and the marshy places in which the buffalo is addicted sometime to wallowing in the mud and shallow water. His life has been hundreds of times in jeopardy, when the powerful brutes have, at times, turned in mad rage upon him, and the average small boy would be entertained to the height of his ambition by a rehearsal his various hazardous adventures. Buffalo Bill has been a resident of the west nearly all his life and there is no incident of western life with which he is not familiar, he was the escort of the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia in his buffalo hunts when a tour of the country was made by him.
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BUFFALO BILL'S show comes high in London, $5 a ticket, but the English mush see it. It is American, dontcherknow?
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QUEEN VICTORIA saw "Buffalo Bill's" Wild West show, and actually talked to a real, live, flesh and blood North American Indian, who called her a squaw.
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VIC. AND RED SHIRT PARLEY AT THE WILD WEST SHOW IN MERRY ENGLAND
The Queen Much Pleased-She Pats the Cheeks of the Papooses-Gladstone's Extraordinary Speech-His Defense of League Methods-Bitterly Assailed.
London, May 12,-The Queen having commanded a private performance of the Wild West Show, yesterday, there was no afternoon exhibition, and the grand stand and camp were closed all day. At a few minutes after five o'clock the royal carriage drove into the grounds at the Earl's Court entrance from the Warwick road, and, passing through the roadway between the stables, drove around the arena and stopped in front of the royal box. The Queen was accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg. She was attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole, Lady in Wanting, and Miss Cadogan, Maid of Honor. Gen. Gardner and Sir Henry Ewart were in attendance on horseback. The party were received by the Marquis of Lorne, who presented Col. Henry S. Russell, President of the American Exhibition, J.R. [?] and Vincent Alpin to her Majesty. Lord Ronald Gower, Col. Hughes Hallett. Mrs. John Prestman, Sir John Maxwell Herron, Mr. Lee Thornton, Col. Griffin, Mr. J. G. Speed, Mr. C. F. Egtnfield, Mr. Townsend Percy, Mr. R. M. Smith, Mr. Alfred Pickard, Mr. John Sartain, Mr. William Goldring, Florence O'Driscoll, Dr. J. D. Bidlack, of the Executive Council and staff, were on the Reception Committee. On the stand were Mrs. Whitely, Mrs Pickard, Mrs. Priestman, Mrs. Salisbury, Lady Archibald Campbell. Miss Applin, Mrs. M.S. Russell and the Misses Russell.
BUFFALO BILL PRESENTED. The Queen entered the royal box, which was heavenly canopied with crimson velvet and seated herself in the centre, with Princess Beatrice on her right and Prince Henry, of Battenberg, who remained standing on her left The Marquis of Lorne was on the right of the Princess and the Dowager Duchess, of Athole, was behind the Queen. The front of the box was filled with a mass of rare orchids. About two-thirds of the usual performance was gone thorough with beginning with the usual grand entree. The two young girls, Annie Oakley and Lillian Smith, were sent for by the Queen, who spoke a few words of pruse to each. At the conclusion of the performance Col. Cody (Buffalo Bill) had the honor of being presented to Her Majesty, who expressed herself as greatly pleased with the exhibition she had witnessed. Col. Cody asked her if it was too long, to which she replied, "Not at all" She only regretted that her time was so limited and said she would like to come again.
RED SHIRT TALKS TO THE QUEEN. Red Shirt (Ogulasa), a Chief of the Sioux, was then presented, and the Queen expressed her pleasure at seeing him. Red Shurt replied that it made him glad to hear her. He had come a long way to see Her Majesty. From his great chief, Sitting Bull, he had heard of the Great Mother, but had never expected to see her. He was glad to see the squaw who was more powerful than any man. The Queen expressed a desire to see the Indian babies' or papooses. Two of these were presented for Her Majesty's inspection, and she was pleased to shake their little hands and pat their chubby, pauted cheeks.
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BUFFALO BILL seems to be attracting more attention in England than the Queen's [jubilee?].