The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-24

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ana conditi"h' IL is heeeI'ss 10 STATE 'i''' H'
attention. no c"iisi'eI"''ou ''i' ui"'e" '' "el''-
onsiIate respect ana in Keeping WIN 'le
wishes OF the illustloUs dead, vas omitted
. OF overlooked. Everything ia the nature OF
/ ostentati0n or display WAS avoided.
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lad Lo", re,.i,ed ID, ,,,-,f' '.r s,,i',art ~ fu
tho window. These w.re carefully ar
/ ranged near the coffin while Oh the tlp 81
the casket some crossed palms and v0lets
were laid CA the body there WIS not The
/ slightest sign that the dead man was one ~
! the greatest generals If modern time. Iher,
/ was no decoration nor badge oulF small
cluster of yiolets rested on his iefi breast
Throughout the dt, there WIS constant
/ stream Of visitors. not few oi whom she"
trars as they salcd upon the pdnd feature
. of the dead chciiun. II was PLAIN That huu4h
bee may not have endured great physiral >li-
/ terng oi late. ihr General E"e been steadily
failing. Hisiace was INN dhis hands crossed
| over IBIS breast. Were -eiu-trnue parent. sun.
the counteumce was placid. There was no
/ indication upon 10 of the great warrior VINO
/ had Ted hatianons and armies in some "t t4r
herccst eneag~m-nts of modern warfare. It
/ the expression Of cold clay may lie taken as an
] lh'lAfhtA'iA 'A tt4AA -l'tA. 't''t'i''''
fronts every intellect. inc liuei Ilou9 virgin
/ ian was finally enjoying peaceful rest
DF,Iop or ORNAMENT
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each sido extended n lon, silver bar. bearing
/ the simple inscription Joseph T. Johnston.
/ born February. 1903 diet Maren 20, 1881
4 But THIS inscription ted % the hual settlement
/ If the question hitherto raised as T. General
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corr.,, 5,,., ~ lis l'rtb VA. ip 1907 Gov
eronr NIrI,ue agreed with my uucle. and the
latter died i'm the belief that the wear of his
+ b'rtb was t.O0 Aftor the in-cription had
10, o-je-ed for tba ,lste ! nro1ured the
,ld f.,.,l,. HilI. sr1 =, c,,,,f.,irel the entr,
/ in tTo L,I.dwrltin,, ~ General Iohusfoi,'s
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hh'A"O foD III" "h'I''AI
Throughout the DAY there was "a con'ihu"
eNpIr~olnh oi regard Ior me hrHu N''u'I'h- nc
cl"--ee in Washinston Those in high
. ,..lIf...ra tr.re moro ready
show their testimony TO- Their Fsaid
tEan persons not les worthy but less toriu-
nntc DOB worldly alatie. Senniprs and repre-
sentatlves oi all the foreign legations. CABINET
ministers. ext mon and eN-Conirderatr sol
I dlcfS hll nultca ln d'ihs h"hor I'D me memory
/ OF one Whose highest praise D., that he dis
/ charged Inns iull duty IA every position TO
winch he was called
MiLu .EY DEMONSTRATIONS DECLINED.
During the day many additional telegrams
were received. Governor Mckinney tcle-
gmphed eX-,iovernor Mclnnc as follows
"Plrase telegraph m- Immediately whether
the presence of the military from Virginia at
General John-ton's funeral would bee agree
able In reply 90 TIM. the Governor was adj
v-el that uo military display was desired.
Upon receipt of th. bee teleeraphci hacl, that
hc and five other virginia Statrofiicial- would
attend he funeral lhls deriination Of Gov.
olIior Mckinney tender Il a Nirginia mil-
targ escort Was iu keeping with all the
arrangements of the runela and it IS
understood with tae expressed wishes II Tie
dead Gcueral The ex-Confelrrat-, Of Baiti-
more wanted tomanifcst their reverence for the
great General hy such military parade "a, the
Monumental titv las Not witnessed iuI many
year.. but 10 was declined Ihceutre funeral
VIII he in harmony with ;hc modest. retiring
character OF Gtneral Johnston.
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Among the many kilograms received to-day
Wore the following. From Joseph K John
ston, f Abingdon. Va. grand nephew 0f de-
ceased, stating that Le would arrive To-
night
The Confederate survivors of Washington
county. Virginia express their regret al the
loss of the gccat soldier who was reared ia
their midst This dispatch Is signed hv six of
tn most prominent cX.CouledorateS Of that
county, and II describes General Johnston as
great soldier and patriot
q neral c. ". C. Lee telegraQhs from Lex
lngton. Va. ms sincere regret and great be
raayement. and is sorry boz cannot attend the
funeral. Robert VI. Hughes OF Norfolk,
says. The Judge and J Will come % the
funeral Colonel &. :. Nenablc. If the Uni
versity of Virginia who was ON General
JOhnstOns slah wires that he viii attend the
funeral
The southern Society of New York. by its
president. Hugh Garden teegraphs that, as
an organization and Individually. they desire
t. testify their respect 20 the memory OF
General Johnston. They Now admiration
for his evalf.3 character aupreclatIDu pf his