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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 Cononel Cody there were present the Duke and Dnchess 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 arrangments 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 whidh 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.