The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-01
HoNoRs TO THE DEAD.

Senator'S Home.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 2A.-Long before
10 o'clock yesterday morning the hour
at which Senator Plumb's funeral train
was expected to arrive in this city. the
streets along the line of march of the
funeral cortege were lined with men,
women and children, eager to obtain a
view of the solemn procession Bust
ness houses on Kansas avenue were
draped in mourning and many of them
were closed out of respect for the hon.
ored dead.
It was l o'clock when the first gun
was fred in the state house square au-
nouncing the arrival of the train, and
at intervals of every thirty seconds
from that time until the procession had
made its slow journey from the depot
to the state house the cannon doomed
forth.
After the arrival of the train the pro-
cessiOn was formed with little DELAY
and the march to the capitol was
taken M.
Col J. ", T. Hugh =, chief marshal,
and Chief of Police John Gardiner led
the procession rs it started from the
station Following them was a platoon
of twelve Topeka policemen, command
ed by Sergeant O'Rour6e, and eighteen
policemen from Kansas City. Kan,
led by Capt Porter Marshall's mill
itary band playing the Dead March
in Saul followed. and next to them
were the Knights TemplSr, sixty strong
and in tall uniform. Each knight wore
a white buttouhOle bouc uet The next
in line We're eIchtee n veterans. the litsle
remnant of Gel PlumS's old regimect,
the Eleventh Kansas Following them
the Royal AIch Mas us marched Gem
psny c, OF the X. \. e, followed, with
arms reversed
The honorary pal bearers, Hon. E. P.
Baker, Ju5 ge f. Il Adams. ex-GC=. T.
A. Osborne. Col c. X. Holiday. Hon.
George r Peck, Judge J. E johnson,
DR.. ;. T. Sheldon and DR.. n. 0gSrien,
were neat in Inns
The burial car, drawn b. four black
horses heavily draped followed. Each
horse vas escorted by a@olore7 man
in livery. The acting pail bearers.
eight N number, marched OF either
side They were: Hon. j. K Hudson,
Maj. f,illiam Sims, Col. J0el HuntOon,
Judge John Martin. Judge Joan Guth-
RE. Capt c. =. FoullIs Frank T Mac
Lehman and > F. Wade
Tn, guard of honor from tbs national
congress followed in six carriages.
The were Senator v. ~ PETER OF
Kansas, SenGtor JOSEPH ". Dolph Of
Oregon. Senator \. : Paddock of Ne
bra ska, and senator john ". Palmer OF
Illinois; Congressman T. II. Funston
and Case b oderick OF kar sas: ". L
Cate and : ". Peel. both Of Arkansas
and Il. u. Noumans OF Michigan.
The procession was orc OF the long
est ever Sen IN Topeka
Thousands gathered about the stale
house As the PROCESSION uearei the erd
OF is j0I rney and deep silence fell
over the vast crowd q abe pallbeaua-s
with gentle hands more the casket up
the steps OF thu canitol building in. o
the sem e chamber. Topeka o9m-
mandcrv Knights Femplar had pre-
ceIed tEem and g. the pail bearers
ap0ea-e5 with cheir burden the knights
Were drawn M IL Two columns on
either side Of Tx ,catata que won
which she cas4et was deposited.
The 7aIbeare-S tooE.a parting vier- of
the deas and passed sut the near exit.
The comm tees Of senators and con-
gress1t passed through the chan Der
and after a short -est were drivea to
the Con- and The pablo vas Their adj
mitce6 ami i Is estimated that fully ID
600 people cast a pan ing :. ance AT the
dead senator's face during the three
hour = remained IN he senate cEarn-
Der
When the time arrived TO continue
the n0Cuful iournt - Mr.. Plunb's
Old hGEe there we7 thousands z-ore
mas@ei about The entrances TO the SEN
ate chamber aud II The grounds SIR
roundia- he capitol Ats O'Clock the
caSket was returned 20 the special
santa Fe train. accompanied bv the
procession. whichrefCr med IN its origin
O. o-de- and marched ssolem1lv back 10
the railway station The casket :lav-
ing been repla ed in re funeral car the
tain resumed its journey.
ARRIVAL AT TSIPoRIA.
ESIPuE-A. Kan. Hec. 24-At $50
inst evening tle funeral train convey
ing the remains OF the late Senat y
Plumb arrived at the Santa Fe depot,
where n immense cEeOurse was 2 y
EeCteC % receive them
Two posts 81 the q A. r were IN
WAITING and in an extremely short time
. detail under command OF Col J. NJ.
Steele stepped forward and received
fru,n The escort the casket containing
the remains Then the g. a. r formed
in open order, clearing Z passage WY
to TIE nearse. and the eEsket was AZ
one carried out and plaaed in it The /
comparing delegation followed n |
the rear and took the carriages pro I!
Tided Ger them
In out 4 few minutes after the ar I
rival Of the train the cola,mu was in 4
motion The late senator's & A. r. post, /
No. -. taking the advance, immediate. |
" followed by the hearSe with the sur
wing Eem bers Of the Eleventh Kan
sas. Col Elumb's old regiment acting
as guard OF honor Then ezne post
No 90, follow ed 5Ov COMPANY Z. Kan
sas NATIONAL guard, and citizens on foot
and IN carriages.
At the family residence the casket
was carries into the south par Or and
after q few formalities was left in care
of detail from The guard Of honor. il
command Of Lieut. IS. :. Philips Of
COMPANY c. E.-venth Kansas
! Woman TO Fear.
LINCOLN, NeG-. Dec. Airs. Bsuia-
CliE koehler, Of Denver, held possession
OF : Pullman car on the eastbouud Bur
ilDgton flyer yeSce rdav fru N Hastings
uutl lincoln wac reached She was IL