Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-05-01

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 2S.-rhe
 route of tue procession 10 the capitol
 was about mile long. Ihe avenue is
 very wide but the crowd when it began
 to move D ss packed irOal one side to the
 other. Men, women and children were
 packed from the steps 10 the front gate
 of the capitol, and while is was impOssi-
 ble for great number of them to Lear,
 they stood in their places out of respect
 toiMr. Davis and desire 50 see him.
 When order had been secured, and for such vast throny it was the most order ly ever seen here, Mayor Reese advanced
 to the stage and said:
 "My countFynen. it is with the most
 profound emotions that present to you the foremost type of southern manhood, the Honorable Jefferson Davis, ex-presl- dent. of the Confederate States of Amer ica."
 Mir. Davis. leaning on his cane, with the federal flag over him and the cOnfed- crate veterans before him, who had come a hundred niles to see and hear him, in q clear, ringing voice, showing the deep intensity of hls feelings, but without Q tremOr or pause, except when interrupt ed by the shouts of the hearers, said;
 "My friends, 1t would be vain if 1 should attempt tO express to yOu the deep qualification which l feel at this demonstration, but I know that it IS not personal and therefore 1 feel the more deeply gratitied, because IL Is seuti- ment far dearer SO men than to myself YOu have passed through a terrible or deal, the war which Alabsms did not seek. Then she felt her wrong too grIevous for further temporizing. She sought peaceably solution. That be- ing denied her. the thunders fl war came ringing over the land. Then her people rose in their majesty. Gray hsired sires snd beardless boys early rushed the front. It was that war which Christianity alone approved,s holy war of defense. We'll do l remem- Der seeing your gentle boys, so small, to use farmers phrase, they might have been called seed corn, moving on with eager step and fearless brow to the car nival of death, and 1 have also looked upon them when their knapsacks and their muskets seemed heavier than the boys, and my eyes partaking of the mothers weakness, filled with tears. Those boys have passed. Many ofthem have found nameless graves, but they age not dead, they live in memory. and their spirits stand cut, the grand re serve of the column winch is marching on with unfaltering steps toward the goal of constitutional liberty. (Ap- pl8use It were in vaIn fl 1 should at- tempt, ss I have already said, to express my gratitude to you. 1 am standing now very nearly on the spot where l stood when l took the oath of office in 1861. YOur demonstration now exceeds that which welcomed me then. This shows that the spirit of southern liberty IS not dead (Long and continued ap- plause.) Then you were full of joyous hopes; you had every prospect of achiev
 ing all you desired. and now you are wrapped in the mantle of regret, bur that regret does not abiiterate your senti ments. felt last night as I approached the Exchange hotel, from the gallery of ,shIch your peerless orator, Wm. l.. YanceY, introduced me to the cItIzeus of and commended me ID the gnguage which only his el0queDce could yield. and which far exceeded my nerlt, l fel;, I say again. that I was coming to my home, coming to the land s here lIbertY. dies not, and serious sen iments will live forever. (Applauss) have been promised, my friends, that should not be called upon to make a
 beech, and therefore 1 can only extend O you my heartfelt thanks. God bless ron, one and all, old men and boys, and he Indies atove all others, who never altered in our direct need" (Loud and Ong-continued apu' uss.t
 When he retir .e cheers were so ong and loud tha' fr. DavIs had 10 gC Q the front agaiu de bowed hls ac e. -,: JIGuks.
 MINIATURES, April 70 Every blaming nil Of ic pprlGnce in the city shut dogu 1 o-dsy. The men recently organ zei aD | assembly of Knight of Labor, with Cf about five hundred, and | heir demand for eight huurs work a' be present ten-hOur wages, was reje led | ly :he prOpgietOrs X strike was ordered | md to day every mill is shut down auG | yiil stay 70 until the men accept what | be prO!rlgiO Ors claim to be more reason | .ble terms. In addition to the Knights | f Labor several hundred other work | men at tbe mills are thrown out of work | Jy tue strike.
 WAsHINGToE, April %. Senate Com | nittee of Commerce to- day voted to | uako a favorable report on the ueV | Atlantic and Pacific Ship Railway bill ar ! substitute for the original ship bill | Fades and such others as may be asso ,Iated with him. are created body cor )orate. with the title of. The Atlantic X | Pacific Ship Railway Co. with power to | put the capital stock and bonds not tc | .xcred the aggregate of one hundred | n llioh.
 WAeHISGToS, April 29.-The pew Chi | lese minister was formally presented tr | he president to day by tue secretary of | tate He wss attirsd in full court cos tune Gud accompanied by three of hIs | uite and an interpreter.
 CHICAGO, April 29-The freight hand | CTS on one division of tue North West | m railway struck at noon 10 day for s | tours work and 10 hours pay
 WAsHNGTOS, April 29-Last night a mass meeting assembled here ID pur- uance of the call issued by members Of Ongre-s and business men, to sympa- hIze with the efforts of Gladstone to ecure a parliament for Ireland. On the 'Iatform were Senator Van Wyck and representatives Randall, Phelps. McKin- sy, Gibson, OHsra, Glass and other members of the lower house. The fol owing resolutions were unanimously dopted:
 Resolved, that in their peaceful efforts o secure a local government, the people f Ireland are entitled to the deepest ympa'hy of the American people.
 That the Hon. Vim. F.. Gladstone | nd Chas. Stewart Psruell are hereby xtended assurance oi confidence in .striotirm and app5oveal of their wise nd noble efforts.
 That the following cablegram be for