Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-10
ron THE oBsEQUIEs.
Crowds OF visitors Arrive ut New
Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9.-The
city is filling with strangers, the
morning trains bringing in veterans
from most Of the Southern States.
The display during the Obsequies
will be the most imposing ever seen
in the South. Military companies
from Mississippi, Alabama, Tennes-
see and Georgia will lie represented.
The guards are. still on duty at the
City Hall. BY sctyal count 5000
persons viewed the body bStyScn
10 and IL this morning. Fully 60,
900 persons viewed the remains
Sunday. The work Of decorating
private and public buildings goes
on. BY "Wednesday almost the entire
city will be i'm mourning drcss. All
places Of amusement, business
wednesday. The funeral will take
place Mt noon. Every Organization
in the city will participate. 1t i
arranged TO take place from the hal
cony Of the municipal building, so
the entire public may witness the
ceremony from Lafayette Square.
There was no liminutiOn today
in the crowds which viewed the
body Of Jeir. Davis lying in state at
the city hall. Many private dwell
lings are draped in mourning.
City officials say that, under the
peculiar circumstances Of the case,
Secretary Proctor's reply TO Mayor
Shakespeare's dispatch, officially
announcing the death Of Davis, was
very graceful and written in a
kindly spirit.
The PicCyUle, commenting on
the failure Of Secretary Proctor 10
take official notice OF the death of
Davis, SAYS: ave are strongly lei TO
the conclusion that the Secretary Of
War, so far from intending n
wrong, has developed what lie be-
lieved, and what we believe, was n
wise aud conservative course in the
premises.
ALL CONFEDERATE VETERANS
are very much pleased with the fra
ternal spirit which characterized
the remarks of Captain Jacob Gray
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
made before the executive commit
tee Saturday. On that occasion he
stated he would he proud, ss SOL
der of the United States, To honor
the memory OF the illustrious pa
triOt, soldier and statesman Of the
South. lie could not forget that
JEFF Davis had been a soldier Of the
United States who had rendered
distinguished services, or fail 10
recognize that he was a great and
pure man. jefferson Davis should,
as a gallant soldier, be given a SOL
dier's burial, with every show Of the
profOundest esteem and love OF his
PEOPLE. of il Is agreed" contin-
ued Captain Gray, "that the body
of the dead chieftain shall be borne
iuto the cemetery upon the shoulders
OF old veterans, | rs n representa-
tive Of the Grand Army Of the Re
public, shall certainly demand to
have the right TO assist in the per
Romance Of that sad and honorable
duty"
Its learned that all army officers,
while they cannot take official ac-
ton in regard 30 the death Of Jeffer-
son Davis, have great respect for
him as a soldier and statesman, and
will attend the funeral.
MRS. DAVIS REFUSES.
The committee on raising n fund
appointed by the governor met to-
night, and Associate Justice Turner,
at whose residence Davis died, stated
for Mrs. Davis that she would refuse
TO accept any donation, but had no
objection to the completion Of the
capital stock Of the Davis Land
Company of jackson, Miss The
latter was organized with a view to
raising 100000 TO purchase some
5000 acres Of land in Arkansas owned
by Mrs. Davis.
At meeting Of the committee in
charge Of the funeral, the following
telegram was read:
"PIrrsFIELD. Mass,
Commander G. 4. r., Neir Orleans:
Participate with others in the funeral
Of the grea. chief. Your record Of the
field will! siandit now, aud time will
applaud it hereafter.
"MoRRIs lSCHEFF,
Gnfaunhar d. D.