Show The Last of John The Chinese funeral attracted a great deal of attention yesterday afternoon The body was stretched on a bier in a Chinatown alley for some time before the hour set for the funeral and was viewed by hundreds of curious u Mel icans A procession was then formed which headed by the Firemans band marched up Main street and made quite an imposing appearance It is said the deceased belonged to one of two rival secret organizations that exist among the Chinese and that endeavor to outdo each other in the splendor of their funeral funer-al ceremonies which accounts for so much pagan pageantry displayed The remains were followed by about one hundred Chinamen and several hundred Americans At the grave the usual roast pig ceremonies were gone through with The body will be exhumed and sent to China in two years |