| Show welcomed at cheyenne of the arrival of 0 a part of the awen ty fourth at fort I ort russell tho the chey enno enna Til bune says ona line ton of the twenty fourth colored balta infantry consisting conK lating of four officers and enlisted mon men Is now quartered qt at yort fort russell it we waa 1255 yesterday when ilia first trainload train lond of til tig liters or of the he Twenty fourth tho th city hall had been ached fleit to arrive at alq 81 in tho the morning but a high wind in western nebraska dela dclay ed td it A large crowd of cheyenne Chyen nu pea people it ga hatherell therell at tho the depot early in tho the clay but the weather mas as anything but plea pleasant sunt and all of shohe who ent to tho the depot to lo moot maici the colored boys returned turned ro to bar their homec i however there VM ai a fair sized arod on hand when tile the train arrived and the th veterans veteran of the santiago campaign atre 11 ere loudly cheered A number ot of pati lotto audies aided by col and other gentlemen arranged two 1 largo llaga flags and a banner over the arch at the deot on the ohp banner were tho the words twenty fourth infantry wei come ct ni our noble soldiers ar after ter a stop at the depot depol the aral train A was wan taken to fort bhore here t the he ladles ladies A society served delicious lunches to the dusky heroes all ot of the officers and mon men felt fell in love alth fort I 1 ort russell as 00 soon us as they set act foot on the reservation and all say it la Is one ot of tile the finest ineat military posts they ever saw tile the soldiers are glad to reach a place chero here they crin can settle down and get some bome m much e h needed rest after their campaign I 1 in n C utin cuba and sojourn in camp the officer in command ot of these troops Is capt I 1 W it II W james with him are reuta howland abild firth |
