Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-03-20
Last Tribute of Respect.

steamer Mariposa for Honolulu, for the If benefit of his health.
 e Last Tribute of Respect
 WASHINGTON, March, l3-The usual
 arrangements for the accommodation of an unusual throng upon the floor of the
 senate chamber, were completed early e this morning. but aside from the large ,- additional number of oh iirs brought in '- Tor the purpose and the sOmbre drsping - of the chair of the deceased, the nall wore - its accustomed appearance Before II 6 o'clock great crowd had gathered about - all the gallery doors and awaited in llaes v theIr opening. Half an hour later when Q every gallery seat was taken, the presi-
 dent pro tenn. entered the chamber ac- l companied by the chaplain, Dr. Hunt % ley, and sscended to the chair. At the - tap of the gsvel. the senators who bau
 assembled ID the cloak room, filed out l and were conducted to s-ats to the left of 3 the chair. All remained standing, and every head was bowed during prayer } The chair announced the order of the day to be the funeral ceremonies of Hon. J. F. Miller, late senator from California The central doors were now opened by ushers, and the venerable doorkeeper, [ wearing over his shoulders broad white
 sash, walked up the centrsllais and sol
 emnly announced: "The House of Rep
 resentatives.' The senators rose at the
 tap of the gavel and remained standing
 until the members of the House
 had been settled. Again the doors
 swung open and the assemblsge rose to
 receive the Supreme Court of the United
 States, who came clad Tn their robes of
 black silk and were guided to seats re-
 served for them ID the front row upon
 the right of the chair. With short in-
 tervals ot waiting the diplomatic corps
 and the president of the United States
 and hI5 cabinet were m turn announced
 and conducted to seats reserved for them.
 The fun ,ral cOrtege came unannOuncsd and upOh Its appearance all upon the
 floor and m the galleries arose and re-
 mained standing III reverent silence as the mOurnful procession made it's slow
 way dowI the central aisle. The cor ] tege consisted of the sergeant-at-srms, l the committees of the two houses, which ] are tO accompany the remains Io their place of burial, honorary pRll-bearers and the committee of the Loyal Legion. The casket, almost concealed by floral | designs, WAS borne by eight capitol pO- | licemen and placed upon the forms pre- pared to receive 1t in the center of the | | chamber. The widow, daughter and | near friends oi the deceased were escort | | ed to ii cir place ID iron: and to the | | right of the chair. On the conclusion | | Cf the religious services, the president | | pro tem. of the senate said: "The senate | has consigned tO an officer of this body | and q committee of its members the I custody of the mortal remains of our | h nored friend and brother to conduct | them to his western home and leave | them with the friends who have loved | and honored him, to pay the last tribute | of ct to hIs memory. The senate | as body will also attend to the station" | The ser ate then adjourned and the pro
 cessiOn then formed as pre-arrsnged and | and moved to the dirges of the Marine | Band ont through the rotunda and to
 the depot.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March l3-In accord- | ance with the wishes of the family of | | the late Senator Miller, public Obsequies | will be held in this city on the arrival of | the funeral train on Sunday, the 2Ist inst.
 CoLIOS, Cal, March I3.-The San BernardInO Morning Hour and the Col l ton Evening SemI-Tropic. urge the ap-I pointment of Joseph ID. Lynch, of the | Los Angeles Herald, as United States senator. | WASHINGTON, March 13.-MaJ. Gen. | | Pope wIll be placed on the retired list | next Tuesday. IL is said that General | | Terry, who was confirmed as major gen | eral last Thursday, will be assigned to | the command of the division of the At 1 ! l.. -N "a | Island \. r., and that the next major | general will be given command of the | | division of the Pacific with headquarters | at San Franicsco.
 | WAsHINGrON, March l3.-ImmediRte- | | ly upon assembling m pursuance of the | order made yesterday the House Tn a | body preceded by the speaker and | chaplain proceeded to the senate cham ! Der 10 take part m the funeral ceremon- | ies over the remains of the late Senator Miller of California. Upon returning from the senate chamber the house ad- | iourned.
 ST LoUIs. March l3.-Superintend- ent Di, kInson, who has charge of all | terminal facilities here including the bridge and tunnel and Missouri Pacific | yards, Ias offered his men who are on | strike q material increase of wages but they have refused to return to work un- til permitted to do so by the Knights of
 Labor.
 CrvcrSSArI, March 13.-All the street cars m the city excepting those On the Mount Auburn line and those running from COvIngtOn, to Newport stopped running at noon today on account of [ en ply with the mems demands for two dol lars per day for F hours work.
 SLIuUIs, March l3.-The employees on all the street car hnes but Broadway and Cas- Avenue will assemble to- nor
 row night to consider the propriety Of striking for two dollars per day for twelve hours work. That amount Is now paid by the Broadway lIne.
 BERLIN, March l3-Tbe OrphanaGe for boys m the town of NOerde, province ot Arnsberg, has been destroyed by fire. | Five inmates perished m the flames and thirty others were injured. SAS FRAxCIsco, March 13.-The low est passenger rates yet made during the 1 railroad ~Br were made by the Atlantic ! k Pacific road to-day on limited tickets
 The rates are, to Chicago, Sl6; New l York, S3i. Change was also made m emIerGnt tickets, the purchaser IS allow ed n rebate on the latter, winch makes
 the rates to ChicaGo Slj, and to New
 York s26.
 SAyFRAScIsCo, March l3-The steam CT San Pablo which sailed to-day for China took l200 Chinese. A large num-
 Der of them were aged and indIgent to
 whom no return certificates were issued.
 JOLIET, His. March l3-One of the
 mos, de ring and bloody express robber- | ies ever perpetrated in Illinois occurred
 on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
 west bound express last night between
 this place and Morris. The masked rob bers rapped on the express car door and informed messenger hellog Nichols that the baggage man wanted to get ID ct the rear and the express car door was opened and the despersdoes entered Being confronted by the murderous yil-
 Ialns the messenger fought for his lie
 and property in his trust. The interior
 express car shows that he fought The
 robbers from one cad to the other but