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Journal Chicago May 19/93

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HER HEART IN SPAIN.
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ROMANCE OF THE HON. MARIA DEL
PILAR COLON Y AGUILERA.
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There is a Marquis in Madrid Who Has an
"Attachment" for the Daughter of the
Duke of Veragua--When She Returns,
Says the Marquis of Villalobar, the Engagement
Will Be Formally Announced
--Something About the Pretty Spanish
Girl and the Lucky Unknown.

Perhaps the most popular so far of Chicago's
distinguished guests has been the pretty
18-year-old daughter of the Duke and
Duchess of Veragua--the Hon. Maria
del Pilar Colon y Aguilera.
Wherever she has gone she made friends,
and she naively says, "I do so love to have
them." At the social functions where she has
made her appearance the fashionable world
have been charmed with her, and the public
in general have almost looked upon
her as one of themselves, admiring
her democratic spirit and her love of independence.
Many charming stories have been
written and told of her--of the frequent visits
she has made to the Fair grounds, where, attended
only by her brothers, she has tramped
over the muddy roads and through the unfinishing
buildings, regarding everything
with the enthusiasm of a young
girl; of her delight in "Mr. Buffalo Beel's"
show, which she declares to be "most excite,
most interest;" of her preference for grip
cars, elevated roads, and crowded trains as
means of travel over the more elegant but slower
carriage.

Not only has the public admired her, but it
i even said that more than one of Chicago's
young society men have quite outdone the
public in this respect. But there is no hope
for them.

A bit of gossip has lately been whispered
about among the inner circle of those who
have been most in the society of the ducal
party to the effect that the Hon. Maria del
Pilar Colon y Aguilera did not leave the
shores of Spain quite heart whole and fancy
free; that, in fact, upon her return to her own
country her engagement would be officially
announced.

Globe May 18
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DEDICATED BY THE EDITORS.
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Minnesota Newspaper Men Hold Ceremonies
in the State Building.

The members of the Minnesota Editorial
association, bent on making the
most of their stay in Chicago, pulled
away from the others yesterday forenoon
and went in a body to the Minnesota
building, and dedicated it in the
name of the newspaper men. The ceremonies
were quite impressive and many
went away with the impression that
the performance was genuine. The
formal dedication of the Minnesota
state building does not make place,
however, until Thursday. June 1, that
being the day selected by Gov. Nelson.

Preceding the exercises, which were
held in the main hallway of the second
floor, there was a reception tendered
the Minnesota people. At a little after
10:30 o'clock all repaired to the audience
room, where seats had been provided
for the occasion. Capt. Caswell
acted as chairman, and announced
prayer by Rev. G. R. Hare, of
Mankato, as the introductory observance.
Mr. Hare acted in the place of
Rev. Mr. Brown, of Little Falls, who was
expected to be present. Following this
came a song by Mr. Oscar L. Lineau
and a dedicatory ode by Franklyn W.
Lee.

J. A. Johnson, president of the State
Editorial association, then presented
the state building to the state of Minnesota
in the name of the editors present.
The acceptance was delivered by
Senator Henry Keller. The remainder
of the program was carried out, with
the exception of an address by Mr. D.
Ramaley, who failed to appear. There
were a number of impromptu
speakers, among them being Jay
LaDue, state commissioner from
Worthington; Mr. Lamphere, of Moorhead;
Dr. Warner, of Fairmont, and
Commissioner General L. P. Hunt. It
was mainly through the persistent
efforts of this gentleman that Minnesota
can now boast of one of the finest state
buildings on the grounds. Mr. Hunt,
finding that the necessary money to put
up the projected building was not forth-coming
from the state legislature, resolved
to raise the remaining $100,000
among the different counties by apportionment.
It was an herculean task
but the editor succeeded and has as a
result the praise of everyone that visits
the Minnesota structure.

As a closing ceremony the building
was christened by Mrs. Oscar Lineau.
A bottle of champagne figured, as usual,
in this observance and the effervescent
beverage was plentifully sprinkled
from the upper balustrade onto the
carpet beneath and, as it chanced, onto
the glossy chapeaus of several gentlemen
who were not into the joke.

Before the adjournment, Supt. Hunt
announced that Buffalo Bill had very
kindly invited all the Minnesota scribes
and their ladies to attend his afternoon
performance. The invitation was accepted
without a dissenting voice and
all separated for lunch, agreeing that
the dedication had been a huge success
and all had enjoyed a splendid good
time.

Times May 20.

The Four Hundred Visit the Wild West.

Fully 400 members of the Press association, including
the ladies of the party, attended the exhibition
of Buffalo Bill's Wild West yesterday
afternoon and enjoyed the unique entertainment
heartily. The visiting police chieftains were also
present in force, and were greatly interested in
the varied features of the exhibition. Col.
Alexander Majors, formerly of the firm of Russell,
Majors & Co., government freighters across
the plains in the carly days, who established the
first pony express and by whom Col. Cody was
employed when a boy of 10 years of age, was also
present.
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Globe May 20
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EDITORS IN CONVENTION.
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The Next Meeting Will Be Held in
Asbury Park, N. J.

The National Editorial association
convened at the Mecca hotel yesterday.
The report of the credentials committee
was made. Ewing Herbert, of Hiawatha,
Kan., read a paper on the subject:
"What is the Chief End of a
Newspaper?" D. R. Anthony, the
veteran editor of Leavenworth, Kan.,
commenting on the speaker's remarks
said: "If the newspaper is backed by
public sentiment there is nothing which
it cannot accomplish."

The memorial committee presented
a report on the death of William
Kennedy, secretary of the association.
It was decided to meet next year
at Asbury Park, N. J. Secretary
Pabor, of Florida, the poet laureate of
the association, read an original poem,
"One Drop of Ink Makes Millions
Think."

Yesterday afternoon the editors attended
the Wild West show by invitation.
Last night they made another
trip on the whaleback, Christopher Columbus,
and viewed the illumination
of the World's Fair grounds from the lake.

Mail 5/20.

An appropriate an enjoyable way for
visitors to spend the day is for them to go to
the great world's fair early in the morning,
inspect its many grand features, and then at
3 o'clock wander over to Buffalo Bill's Wild
West, where they will witness a grand exhibition
illustrating the horsemanship of the
world, the customs and habits of the descendants
of the people whom Columbus
found when he landed upon our shores, and
generally a most interesting and enjoyable
entertainment. At the conclusion of the exhibition
a stroll through the camp will prove
most enjoyable, and an excellent meal may be
had at the restaurant for 50 cents.

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Another new bill of merriment and song

Chicago Outer Ocean May 21/93.

A coaching party left the Great Northern
hotel yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock. In
the coach were seated Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Mackay, M. H. De Young, of the San
Francisco Chronicle, and Mrs. De Young,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Thurston, and other
friends. The Party was driven by Colonel
W. F. Cody, behind six horses, to "Buffalo
Bill's Wild West."

CHICAGO HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 20

HINTS FOR EDITORIALS
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MRS. HOOKER TO NEWSPAPER MEN.
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Chinese Exclusion and Sunday Closing
Strongly Denounced by the Lady Manager
in a Speech Before the
Press Convention
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Those editors from out of town who have
sunk their individual manner of expressing
"we" and become members of the National
Editorial association were treated to another
surpirse yesterday. Since their visit
to Chicago they have been overwhelmed
with surprises. But at the morning session
at the Mecca hotel a most unlooked-for incident
occurred. Hitherto they have been
addressed as members of a big newspaper
organization. Yesterday an earnest appeal
was made to them as individual editors in
an impassioned manner by a woman. They
forgot that they wore the toga of the dictator
in their own towns and listened eagerly to
the eloquent words of the woman who dared to
come in their midst and tell them what they
ought to do when they returned home.

Catholic New May 20

An annex to the World's Fair of the
most sterling to visitors is
Buffalo Bill's Wild West, located just
outside the 62nd and 63rd street entrances
to the Exhibition grounds.
The study of the native American Indian
and the white frontiersman is a
subject of a most appropriate nature
in its relative connection with the discovery
of America by Christopher
Columbus and the efforts made to
supplant the sway of the savage and
in its place build an Empire which
is the crowning glory of civilization's
progress. This camp is an object lesson
of incalculable value, showing as
it does the Red man camped in primitive
style on the same ground where
one hundred years ago his forefathers
lived and battled with the advance
guard of Caucassian settlers.

Mail May, 20.
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Col. W. F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill") has at all
times expressed an indifference as to the action
of the world's fair management on the
subject of Sunday opening, and yesterday's
crowds at the Wild West show proved that
the colonel's past experience led him to know
what he was talking about. The opening of
the exposition yesterday had no perceptible
effect on the attendance at "Buffalo Bill's,"
as the vast grand stand with its 18,000 seats
was crowded to its fullest capacity at both
the afternoon and evening performances.
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Mail May 20

Entertained by Col. Cody.

Marmaduke Wood, so well known in
London and Paris, having distinguished himself
by winning the "Bataille des Fleurs" at
Monte Cario on his coach and four, visited
with his brother, Edgar Wood, and a few
friends, the Wild West show yesterday afternoon.
Col. Cody entertained them in his
private pavillion in a very nice manner after
the performance.

Chicago Outer Ocean
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THE Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals will likely stop the 700-mile
cowboy race to the World's Fair. Only
two horses are to be alloed each rider,
and the cruelty of a 350-mile race in the
heat of summer need not be enlarged upon.
May 20/93
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the question out. Satisfaction was expressed
that Asbury Park had been chosen
as the meeting place for the convention of
1894. Monmouth park racing track is near
the seaside resort, and the prohibitionists
of Iowa and Kansas were pleased to know
that in certain spots no liquor could be
bought outside the drug stores. Bathing in
abbreviated costumes is also prohibited on
the beach. But Coney island is within easy
reach, and the editors also intend to run
over to New York.

Some of the members went down to Buffalo
Bill's show yesterday afternoon. There
was no settled programme, and many of the
editors' wives went uptown to visit the
stores. The next session will begin at 9
o'clock this morning.

Record May 20

THE COWBOY'S RACE TO CHICAGO.

It is reported that arrangements are in progress
for a bronco race from Chadron, Neb.,
to the World's Fair. The distance is fully
700 miles, the time for starting is fixed for
about June 25 next, and the struggle is expected
to be participated in by fully 300 cowboys,
each of whom will be limited to the use
of two animals. The prizes offered are $1,500
to the one who first arrives at the Nebraska
Building in jackson Park, and $500 to the
second. With such an inducement little time
will be allowed for rest on the journey. The
poor broncos will be hard pressed under whip
and spur, night and day, through the terrible
ordeal, in weather that may prove to be the
hottest of the year.

If this contest be permitted to "come off,"
the ammount of suffering it will entail to the
animals taking part in it will far exceed that
endured in the race between German and Austrian
officers a few months ago. The greater
distance to be covered, the larger number of
animals put to the torture, and the higher
temperature to e endured will make the
struggle vastly more horrible in its leading
features than the one which brought out a cry
of "Shame" from all parts of the civilized
world last year. It will be all the worse, as
the average bronco has greater powers of endurance
than the European horse, and on that
account will be pressed so much the harder,
having to endure proportionately greater suffering
before succumbing to the inevitable.

Very properly the President of the American
Humane Education Society is protesting
against this outrage, and numerous humane
societies in the Western States have joined in
the demand that it be widely reprobated.
They ask that if the race is begun no rider
shall be permitted to enter Chicago having
ridden his horses in such a contest, and that
all humane persons residing in any city or
town through which these men may attempt
to pass will receive them everywhere with
hisses and cries of "Shame." In behalf of
the dumb beasts which it is proposed to ride
in this terrible race they earnestly pray the assistance
of all who are able in any way to assist
in saving them from torture and our
country from this disgrace.

Chicago Tribune May 18/93.

Daily Iowa Capital 5/20

Daily Iowa Capital May 20-93

THERE IS ONE IOWA product at the
world's fair that no visitor ought
to go away without seeing. That
product is Buffalo Bill, who was born
in Scott county, Iowa. His Wild West
show is an object lesson in American
history, the like of which can be found
nowhere else. None but a daring and
original genius like Hon. W. F. Cody
could have originated such an entertainment.
This is an unpaid encomium
called out by the force of the merit of
the show.

Chicago Dispatch
May 20/93.

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST.

Singularly appropriate in relation to the
world's fair and remarkably in interesting and
instructive in itself, it is not surprising that
Buffalo Bill's wild west is attracting large
crowds daily to each of its two exhibitions.
The vast covered grand stand, with its seating
capacity of 18,000 affords comfortable,
safe and ample accommodation for visitors,
who, themselves protected from the sun or
rain, can enjoy the wonderful exhibition. A
stroll through tee grounds of the camp will
prove very interesting, and visitors can get
an enjoyable meal for the moderate sum of
50 cents.