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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 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.

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 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 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.

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 te 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 descendents of the man who discovered the country.