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People's Press
May 27/93.
DULUTH

THE WILD WEST.

Rarely in the history of entertainments,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean, has so distinguished
an audience been gathered as
that which attended the Wild West show
yesterday afternoon. There was the American
public--prevented by a caprice of Congress
from entering the gates of the adjoining
World's Fair--and as the guests of
Colonel Cody there were present the Duke
and Duchess of Veragua, with the members
of their party of naval officers who are now
Chicago's guests.

It was at their own volition that these
ladies and gentlemen were present. They
had expressed a desire to see the performance,
and when it was intimated to Colonel
Cody and his associates that the ducal
party and the officers of the navy would
like to see the show arrangements were a
once made to entertain them in a fitting
manner. Seven vehicles formed the procession
to the grounds. Three of these
were carriages, in which the Duke and
Duchess of Veragua, with their party, made
the tour of the boulevards leading to the
show grounds adjoining Jackson park. Behind
these came four tally-ho coaches, by
means of which the naval officers were
navigated to the grounds. All of the boxes
had been reserved for the party, not because
they needed all of the space contained
in this section, but because Colonel Cody
desired to shield his guests as much as possible
from any intrusion that might be made
on them by occupants of adjoining boxes.

The opening act of the performance was
delayed for a few minutes, awaiting the
arrival of the guests, but Colonel Cody ordered
it to proceed after waiting a few
minutes. It was not until after the grand
entree that the foreigners arrived.

While little Annie Oakley was doing her
marvelous work with pistols, rifle and
shotgun, there was a murmur of recognition
as the ducal party entered. Major John
M. Burke acted as master of ceremonies,
and handed the duchess into her box quite
as gracefully as if he had descended from
the Castilians instead of the Corkonians.

An attache of the show ran out into the
arena and told Miss Oakley that the guests
had arrived. The pretty little Ohio girl at
once ceased her wonderful destruction of
glass balls and, facing the grand stand,
held her rifle at a "present arms" until the
guests were seated, when she resumed her
part of the programme.

The duke was greeted with a genuine
American welcome when he entered the
grand stand, and after taking his seat
he arose in response to the applause of
the people and bowed to the enthusiastic
audience. While he was making his
acknowledgments a remarkable scene
took place. Bearing an enormous bunch
of roses, little Johnny Burke No-Heck,
accompanied by Chief No-Neck's squaw,
came to the box and presented the flowers
to the duke and duchess. Here was
a tribute from the original inhabitant of
America to the lineal descendants of the
man who discovered the country.