BUFFALO BILL HERE IN CORTLAND

Cortland Standard, Monday, September 16, 1895.

BUFFALO BILL

WITH HIS WILD RIDERS HERE IN CORTLAND.

And all the People of the County are Here too—Fine Street Parade—Two Great Exhibitions.

   The great and only Buffalo Bill and his army of about five hundred people are here in town and are this afternoon giving an exhibition at the fair grounds to an audience of nearly 10,000 people. The company arrived at about 5:30 o'clock yesterday morning from Ithaca. There was a large and anxious crowd of people down at the E., C. & N. station to see them unload, and there was another crowd at the fair grounds to see the tents go up and to catch a glimpse of some of the people of various nationalities who belong to the aggregation. The first tent raised was the dining tent, and before the canvas of that tent was fully stretched the cooks had prepared a savory breakfast and the hands were enjoying their morning meal. The next tents were the horse tents—two in number, one for the baggage horses, where the 130 sleek fat animals were soon munching their breakfast in a contented manner, and the other for the broncos, in which the 330 wirey and fractious little beasts were stabled. The visitors were permitted to take a look through the former, because the horses were all kind and safe, but were warned not to get too near the heels of the others, as some of them were inclined to be light-footed in the presence of strangers.

   The show requires thirty-four [railroad] cars to transport it, and is drawn in two sections. It took quite a while to get all the baggage up there. All day yesterday the grounds were thronged with visitors. The [ Cortland] park which is usually an attraction on a fair Sunday afternoon was not in it at all yesterday.

   At an early hour this morning the crowds began to gather on the streets. There are representatives from every town in the county, and citizens of adjoining counties are also seen here. Fathers have come to bring the children to see the show, and men without children have borrowed them or have come to see that their neighbors properly showed it all to their children. By 9 o'clock it was difficult to get through Main-st., so dense was the crowd.

   At about 10:30 the parade occurred. It is entirely different from a circus parade and cannot be compared with it. In some respects it is not as showy as that of a circus, for there is a lack of wild animals and of gaudy wagons and painted clowns, but this is fully made up for in the array of wild men, and the great number of horsemen. The parade was made up as follows:

   Cowboy Band.

   Fourteen Indian Warriors, Sioux Tribe.

   Sixteen Prussian Cuirassiers.

   Steamer, "Buffalo Bill."

   Sixteen Cowboys.

   Eight Bedouins.

   Four Indian Bucks.

   Ten Cossacks.

   Indians.

   The Original Deadwood Stage Coach.

   Squad of Royal British Lancers.

   Billy Baker.

   Miss Annie Oakley.

   Twenty French Chasseurs.

   Mexicans.

   Ute Indians.

   Squad United States Cavalry.

   Band.

   Indians.

   Steamer, "Nate Salsbury."

   Shortly after the parade a free show was given near the labyrinth of tents on the grounds. The crack shots of the show showed the "young idea how to shoot," and there were some wonderful feats of horseback riding.

   At 2 o'clock this afternoon an enormous throng was in the show grounds when the show commenced. People from all over the country and thousands from this city watched the splendid performance in all its entirety. The many wonderful feats of horsemanship, the graphic reproduction of Indian warfare with all its honors, the marvelous shooting of Miss Annie Oakley and Bill Baker and above all, amid the glitter of gay uniforms and the smoke and dust of the arena, the personality of Buffalo Bill, mounted on his magnificent charger, seems to become the keystone of that wonderful fabric which he has reared, the Wild West show, known over land and sea, by emperor, king and lowliest subjects as the greatest show on earth.

   Quite a number of people have erroneously been placed under the impression that the program of the monster Wild West show is condensed at the evening performance. Colonel W. F. Cody, the proprietor, gives his personal guarantee that this is not so. The evening entertainments are in every respect equal to any afternoon performances, both as to length and engrossing interest, and the evening attendance is also equal to that of afternoons; so don't believe any rumors to the contrary.

   The program of both afternoon and evening is as follows:

   1. Overture—Star-spangled banner by the cowboy band.

   2. Grand review introducing all the rough riders of the world precisely as advertised.

   3. Horse race between representative wild horsemen of the great congress of rough riders.

   4. Pony Express.

   5. Illustrating a prairie emigrant train crossing the plains. Attack by Indians and delivery by cowboys.

   6. Riffian Arabian horsemanship.

   7. Johnnie Baker's marksmanship.

   8. Cossack horsemanship.

   9. Lassooing by Mexicans.

   10. Hurdle race by rough riders.

   11. Cowboy fun.

   12. Military musical drill by English, Irish, French and German soldiery.

   13. Attack on Dead-Wood mail coach by Indians.

   14. Bareback horse racing by Indian boys.

   15. Rough riding.

   16. Sharp shooting by Col. Cody.

   17. Buffalo hunt.

   18. Attack on settlers' cabins.

   19. Salute.

FOLLOWED BUFFALO BILL.

A Number of Residences Entered at Williamsport.

CONSIDERABLE MONEY WAS SECURED.

One Burglar Got $1,600 in Commercial College Bank Notes—Mr.

Thompson Chases the Intruder—A Ladder Was Used at D. F. Horton's Residence. Constable Goehrig Chases a "Knight of the Jimmy."

(From the Williamsport, Pa. Times.)

   The gang of burglars who follow the Buffalo Bill Wild West show operated in this city Thursday night and during the early hours of this morning. Several places were entered. The residence of Charles W. Thompson, the ice dealer, 711 Second-st., was entered about 3 o'clock this morning and the thief secured the following: $40 in cash, and two silver watches with gold chains, a pair of trousers from Mr. Thompson; seventy-five cents and two cigarettes from "Reddy;" two cents and a stick of chewing gum from the little boy; $1,000 in Williamsport Commercial College bank notes from Walter Thompson and $600 in notes of the same kind from another son.

   The burglar gained an entrance through a kitchen window by breaking the catch. After getting inside the house, he went to the parlor and saw the two cents and

A STICK OF CHEWING GUM.

He ransacked the whole room, but his biggest find was a large wallet, which, when opened, revealed to his astonished gaze a large roll of bills. He did not examine these closely or he would have thrown them away, as they were the $1,600 worth of college "bank notes."

   The thief then made his way carefully upstairs and into the sleeping apartments of Mr. Thompson, where he confiscated that gentlemen's trousers with $40 in cash in them, and two silver watches with gold chains, which were lying on the bureau. The burglar then started to leave the house with his spoils when he met Miss Thompson, who was awakened by his movements. She thought that it was one of the men who was getting up to go to work. But she

WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS,

so she thought it would be better to see who was making the movements. She accordingly went to the door of her room and saw a tall man, smooth face, red hair and dressed in dark clothes, just emerging from her father's room, bearing a pair of trousers on his arm. One of Mr. Thompson's men happens to correspond in general appearance to the burglar, and is known by the nickname of "Reddy." Miss Thompson, therefore, thought that the man was "Reddy" and called to him "Where are you going already." The man nastily turned and seeing the girl started for the stairs. Miss Thompson on discovering that it was not one of the men of the house, gave a piercing scream which awakened the household.

   Mr. Thompson dashed out of his room, and seeing the burglar, went for him. The man went flying down the staircase with

THOMPSON IN HOT PURSUIT,

but the burglar was long-legged and reaching the kitchen, made a dive through the window and picking himself up outside, started on a run up Second-st. If Mr. Thompson had had a revolver, he could have shot the man.

   The trousers were found in a vacant lot on Second-st. this morning. The thief undoubtedly belongs to the gang which have robbed people in every town in which Buffalo Bill has given performances.

   In addition to the articles mentioned above, which were stolen, a gold watch chain and $15 in bills had also been taken. The bills were found in Mr. Thompson's coat which was found this morning in Michael Fessman's yard next door.

FRIGHTENED AWAY.

   Thieves attempted to gain an entrance to the residence of Mrs. Sara A. Andrews, 226 William-st. Thursday night about 12 o'clock. C. F. Farles, who was seated on the porch at his boarding house just opposite the Andrews' residence, saw two men working on the Church-st. side of the building. While he was waiting for a favorable opportunity to attract the attention of the police, the large mastiff in the Andrews' house aroused the family and frightened the thieves away.

AT BUBB & SON'S STORE.

   Two suspicious men attempted to gain an entrance of Geo. Bubb & Son's store, about 11 o'clock Thursday night by breaking a lock on the door into the yard of the store on Edwin-st. Constable Goehrig saw them and chased them. It is believed that these are the same two men who attempted to burglarize Mrs. Andrews' house in William-st. Nothing was missing at Bubb's store this morning.

SECURED NO BOOTY.

   The residence of D. F. Horton, rear of 731 Second-st., was entered this morning, but no booty was secured. Entrance was effected by placing a ladder upon a flower stand, and the burglar then mounted the ladder, opened a window and crawled into the bedroom where Mr. and Mrs. Horton were sleeping. A lamp was burning in the room, which was soon extinguished. The man then went to the bedside and went through Horton's clothes, but luckily there was no money in them. The burglar made a slight noise, which awakened Mrs. Horton, who thought it was caused by her large Maltese cat. However, she heard heavy breathing. She screamed that a man was in the room; Horton

HASTILY JUMPED OUT OF BED

and started to light the lamp. All this time, the burglar, who found himself discovered, kept crawling near the window, and when Mrs. Horton turned to call her husband, he slipped out of the window and dropped to the ground.

   Mrs. Horton rushed to the window and saw him disappear over the fence. This morning his tracks were found in an onion bed next door. He wore rubber shoes.

BURGLAR ON THE ROOF.

   Edward Campbell, 725 Second-st., heard a man on his kitchen roof early this morning, but the burglar was scared away.

   Burglars attempted an entrance into the art store of J. H. Arnold on Market-st. this morning about 3:20 o'clock.  There were three or four men, as they were seen lurking on Church-st. They had a code of signals, by which they would warn each other. Mr. Arnold was awakened at about 3 o'clock, by hearing noises in his store, and he awoke and entered his store. This scared the burglars off.

LUNDY'S BOOK STORE.

   The A. D. Lundy company's book and stationery store was also entered by burglars who gained entrance by cutting out a pane of glass from the door at the rear end of the room. The intruders were evidently disturbed before they got through with their intended job. All that was found missing was 25 or 30 cents from a postage stamp drawer. The cash drawer was left unmolested. The rear storeroom door was left open by the burglars in their flight from the premises.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

   The poorest paid teachers in the public schools of the largest cities of this Union are to be found in New York. The average salary of a teacher and school supervisor there is only $677. In Boston it is $1,000. Its system of public education proves more conclusively than any other fact that New York is not an American city. While even Cincinnati pays out $7.07 a year per head for educating her school children, New York pays only $6.08. Thirty-eight per cent of the big city's children are not in any school at all. A village in this country with a population of 3,000 that could not make a better showing ought to be ashamed to tell its name.

  

German Negroes.

   An unusual celebration, named by the German papers a "Negerfest," took place in Berlin recently. It was nothing less than a reunion of the colored people of Germany. Most of these appear to have gone from the United States, judging from the ceremonies that ruled the feast. By far the most imposing event was one which the Berlin journal calls "Kuchenreigen," and which went off to the accompaniment of slow music. Here in America we call it a cake walk. This tickled the Germans immensely.

   There were nearly 200 negroes at the feast. There was some speaking too, chiefly in English, and it must be recorded that the black orators gave their German brethren an amount of taffy that could not be surpassed even at a banquet on ship board between officers and visitors of rival nations. They called history to witness how the Germans of North America had permitted the black brethren to take part in their festivities, just as the black brethren here and now in Germany were permitting the natives to participate in their race feast. Then they gave a tremendous 'Rah for Deutschland! Hoch! hoch! hoch!

   One of the pleasantest features of the occasion was the rendering of negro melodies, which the blacks sang with thrilling effect. The German papers treat the affair throughout with the utmost seriousness and respect.

No Connection With It.

   Much has been published concerning the so-called "Woman's Bible," and the W. C. T. U. has been sharply criticized for its supposed connection with it. A short time ago the Daily Advertiser of New York published an alleged interview with Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in which she was made to utter sentiments so at variance with orthodox Christian belief that it seemed incredible that the W. C. T. U. could endorse them. Therefore the state superintendent of press work wrote to headquarters at Chicago enclosing the article containing the alleged interview.

   The following answer was received from Margaret A. Sudduth, managing editor of The Union Signal: "Miss Willard has retired from the committee of revision, and the W. C. T. U. has no connection whatever and, I am led to believe, no sympathy either with the so-called 'Woman's Bible.'"

BREVITIES.

   —Regular meeting of Grover Relief Corps, No. 96, will occur to-morrow, Sept. 17, at 3 o'clock P. M.

   —The election of directors of the Cortland Omnibus & Cab Co. was again adjourned to Friday evening, Sept. 20, at the Savings bank.

   —G. H. Ames' shoe store was filled with children this morning. He gave away toy balloons with German faces painted upon them.

   —There will be an adjourned regular meeting of the C. A. A. tonight at 7:30 o'clock. All members requested to be present.

   —Henry Champlin, E. M. Sherwood, Emmett Grant and Doc. Brower are special policemen during the stay of the Buffalo Bill show in town.

   —The great Barnum & Bailey circus is this season exhibiting through the West. To-day it is in Milwaukee and two weeks from to-day it is in Denver.

   —All the hitching stables in town are to-day taxed to their utmost capacity and there are long lines of wagons extending along the streets in every direction.

   —Mr. Walter Angell has been making some repairs upon the Owego-st. market which materially improve its convenience. A new sideboard and meat rack form part of the additions.

   —The new "Cortland" 06-hole range, manufactured by the Cortland Howe Ventilating Stove company, has just been awarded the first premium for baking at the Prattsburg, Steuben Co., fair.

   —Police Justice Bull sentenced George Hendrickson to ninety days in Onondaga penitentiary this morning for vagrancy. He was arrested by Sheriff Hilsinger. Two drunks also appeared before the justice and paid fines of three dollars each.

   —The telegraph line got crossed with the trolley wire at McGrawville and burned, dropping to the ground. Robert Barry was driving along immediately afterward and the horse stepped on the wire receiving quite a shock but soon recovered.

   —It will be wise for every one to take particular pains in locking their houses for a few nights as a gang of thieves are following the Buffalo Bill show and have operated in nearly every place where it has been. They are very likely to try to get in their work during the evening where the families are out for the show.