Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-08
THE LATE SENATOR BECK.
TALMAGE SAYS HE WAS A MAG
NIF1CFNT SOUL AND THE FOE
OF ALL WRONG.
Believed at Louisville that Carlisle
will be his Successor.


WASHINGTON, May 4.-The remains
of Senator Beck have been placed in q
casket and lie in the parlor of the home
of Representative w. c. P. Breckin-
ridge, on Capitol Hill. The Kentucky
congressional delegation have assumed
charge of the remains and will tO-mor-
row morning fineally arrange all the
details, respect, of course, being paid to
the wishes of Mrs. Goodloe.
Senator Blackburn will formulate
resolutions to be offered in the Senate,
and the Senate will be asked to adjourn
over until Wednesday, the funeral to
take place in the Senate chamber at
o'clock on Tuesday.
Representative Breckenridge will con-
fer with the Speaker and, If possible,
secure an adjournment of the House
from about 2 o'clock to-day until
Wednesday.
The body will remain at MIR. Breck.
inridge's until just before the funeral
services. 1t Is expected that Senator
Blackburn will deliver an grafton DUR
ing the services in the Senate. The re-
mains will then be taken to Lexington,
KY, in special train. At Lexin gtOn
they will be turned over to Gov. Buck
ner and the State officials. DIR. w. A.
Bartlett, of the Presbyterian church,
will conduct the services at the grave.
They will take place not later than
noon Thursday. Senator Beck's son,
who is in Wyoming, will meet the fu-
neral party at Lexington.
The list of honorary pail bearers is
not absolutely settled upon, but those
so far selected are ex-Attorney-G General
A. III. Garland, Judge Trimble, former
ly Representative in Congress from the
Paducah, KY, district; o. o. Stealey,
correspondent of the Louisville Courier
Journal; Col. L. @. Washington, ex-
Congressman Philip B. Thompson, jr.,
W. r. Smith, superintendent of the
Botanical Gardens and a longtime
friend of the dead Senator; Col. j..
Fletcher johnson, of Kentucky, and
Mr.. Blair Lee, of this city. The active
pall-bearers will be capital police.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Rev. T. D. Tai
mage, in his sermon to-day, used these
terms: "And yesterday, my beloved
friend, James B. Beck, Senator of the
United States, dropped dead in the
Washington depot. One of the most
magnificent souls I ever knew. At
times in eloquence Demosthenes. The
foe of all wrong. The terror of all po-
litical corruption and the friend of God.
How I enjoyed his hospitalities in Ken
lucky when he took me and showed me
all the classic spots around beautiful
Lexington, and talked of things per-
tanning to our beloved country. "Oh,"
Mr.. Talmage said, sometimes we pub
lie men get worldly and perhaps do not
attend to our religious duties as we
might, but still you know the Bible
is true, and the only hope for this
world is the gospel of Jesus Christ. I
was brought up under Henry Duncan,
of Rothwell, Scotland, and felt the pow
er of his ministry, and have felt it all
the way through" @ %5
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 4.--There were
many evidences to-day of the general
regret felt for the death of Senator Beck.
References were made to 1t by several
ministers, and it has been the general
topic of conversation. The selection of
Senator Beck's successor will be made
by the Legislature. The probable can
didates are Congressman Carlisle, ex-
Gov. Proctor Knott, State Senator Will
liam Lindsay and probably Congress
man McCreary and Lieut.. Gov. Bryan.
II is common belief that Carlisle will
be chosen. The election will take place
Tuesday, May Goth.