The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05

port upon other legislation before It
rould be taken up, by causing the fail.
IRE OF several Of the appropriation
hills. IL there really Is such a plan, i.
viii be a very easy matter to carry it
ut owing to the condition of several
appropriation bills at this time.
There Is more or less talk about the
removal Of the yellow and white dec.
orations from the treasury building,
which were being put up for inaugura.
lion day, and m says that the re.
iuoval was made on orders from Mr..
Cleveland, who objected to it because
ii the newspaper publications that the
blending Of the two colors was intend.
I'd to be symbolical of the union Of sill.
YER and gold In the financial policy Of
the government. While many think
the magnificent simplicity Of the
treasury building is marred by dec.
Grating its fronts with gaudy colors If
any sort, the opinion is unanimous
that the ordering down Of decorations
because Of their color, was q bit Of
childishness on the part of somebody.
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Ii was a glorious autumn day in the
West. The sun in its majestic splendor
had encircled the heavens and was soft
ly sinking into the embracing arms of
Morpheus. The ,inkling of the vclls
could be heard on the hill sides as tie
herds lazily turned their heads home.
ward. The soft breezes gently rustled
the leaves on the trees, as though sing.
ing a lullaby to twittering birds in the
over hanging boughs. All nature
seemed hushed and at repose and peace
spread her soft mantle over the uni
verse. A solitary horsemaD, heavily
armed and mounted on "a foam leckcd
stecd, was seen to emerge from the for.
est that skirted the valley, and reso-
lutely turning his face toward the
West, strike the trail that lead to the
mountain peaks. On and on he went,
over huge bouldcrs, around steep prec.
ipices that over hung deep yawning
abysses, the steel shod hoofs of his
mighty charger laundering over the
ninty rocks, shooting forth flashes of
fire that seemed to mark the course of
Il demon. On aud up he rushed in his
mad ride among the clouds, until he
mounted the summit U the highest
peak, where with his figure distinctly
outlined against the deep red of the set
ting sun, standing forth as though CHS.
eled in marble, lac was seen to lean for.
ward and shading his brow with his
hand, gaze long and earnestly toward
the East, then pass on and down on the
other side; and that same evening one
thousand people assembled at the
Opera House to see Alba Haywood, the
Prince Of Comedians and his Peerless
Company, 1t is hoped the same thing
will happen here on Thursday March
18th 1897, at the Opera House.
s~
The Argus man and m or two of
his cronies who suck through the same
Quill took occasion during the star
chamber session Of the city central
committee Ia the ''hOle in the wall"
to roast the correspondent Of the State
Journal. Such an outht always air
their grievances during the absence Of
the accused party. The correspondent
OF the Journal has been under the ban
ever since last fall when he refused to
lie in regard to campaign matters and
the ability Of certain persons who wish.
ell q nomination at the hands of the re.
publicans Of the state. There is one
thing which the correspondent can say
aud that Is that he is not wearing a
Sunday school cloak to either get office
OF gain business.