The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-01
Ar RESI-.
Last Tributes Paid to the Memory of Sen.
atcr Plumb at His Home-Laid In the


EMPoRIA, Dec 25.-Kansas yester-
day took to her earthly bosom the re-
mains of a man who spent his life in
her service and died working for Kan
sas.
Private services we're held at the resi-
dence yesterday morning, (which were at
tended only by relatives and friends of
the family of the dead and the senators
and the congressman. The representa-
tives of the United States marched to
the house in body. Over the shout
ders of each of the party was a white
silk sash with a Grape rOsette. Senators
Dolph and PETER led the way arm in
arm, followed by Senators Paddock and
/ Palmer and the congressman. The
rear of the procession was brought up
! by Little, the colored man who for
years has had charge of Senator
/ Plumb's committee room at Washing
ton. Calvin Hood, the late senator's
business partner, took charge Of affairs
at the residence and welcomed the
visitors
The caslIet stood in the draw ing-room
amid wealth of floral offerings 1t
was draped with the battle flag of the
Eleventh Kansas volunteers. II was
INTENDED that the services should have
commenced at 10 O'clock bat it was
half an hour later before the party had
all assembled. Rev. Richard Cordley,
pastor of the Congregational church at
1 Lawrence, who was in former years
pastor of the Congregational church
here. and Senator Plumb's pastor, de-
livered a few remarks of consolation
for the family of the dead and praise
for the departed. Tie choir of the
| Congregational church then sang
''Ne&rer My God to Thee" and Abide
in Ne"
A largeorowd had collected outside
the house and as thu music of the sweet
hysans came from within, rlany hats
were removed The sunshine of the
perfect day allowed this acs of rever-
encc. After the services at the house
the bed,5 was removed TO the Cougre-
gational church The pail bearers, all
lifelong friends of the man who owned
the body they s1nderly carried, were J.
I f Lambert, William Mzrtindale. J. +
Perley, W. T. Soden, I. ID. Jacobs
CALVIN Hood. L. T Heritage, G. VI.
Newman, c. y Sterry and III. c. Cross.
I The dead was escorted TO the church
ty the Emporia commandery No s, X.
7 T, of which hodge the Dead man was 4
membe-.
The caslet was placed in front of the
altar and about it were heSped
floral offerings Members Of the
Knights Tenplar lodge with drawn
swords sttod at the head and
foot. The features of the dead we're
very lifelilze. The SAGE was perfectly
al rest and had it not been for tke yel-
low color left by deaths haad it you'd
have seemed that he only slept As
soon Is the casllet had been open Il the
crowd began 70 flow into the church.
The constant procession continued
moving &c st the cEsllet until > z clock,
a which time the regular funeral SER
rices, conducted bv Rev. DR.. CO-dley,
. Of Lawrence. assisted BY Rev. ;. \.
Merton. pastor of the church he-e. be-
gan.
At the church at the afternoon TIE
members Of the family, except Mrs.
Plumb aud Otis the eldest son. .Dccu-
pied the Sanity Jew with Il drupings
OF black Both OF the daughters were
dressed in the deepest mourning All
bore up Is well a. could be expected.
The front seat was occupied by the
alFbea-ers and behind them sat the
members ofthe congressional party, be-
hind the4eon gre. snen and senators were
seated Coy. Humphrey and the repre-
sentatives 81 the state of Kansas. Upon
the from Of the right aisle were seated
the members of Plumb's cid comp any
and behind them the q. Il. T. posts.
/ Upon tn LEI, were the mem bers of the
Knights TenpLar ledge.
The services were opened BY an Two
cation By Rev. :. \ Norton The choir
I then sang a hymn. and then Rev. Rich
, ard Cordley delivered his Euueral ora
ton.
Another hymn followed and then a
PRAYER by DE- Cordley. The crowd uas
20 great thar the church could accom-
modate but very sma pat OF them.
the organized delegations f ling much
the larger portion of the edifice. 4
great crozd waited upon the street
until the services were over. Following
was the orde- Of the funeral procession
that forced after the s,rv.,es
and escorted the remains To
their last resting place "a Mzplewood:
Marshal !. N Steele and staff, Mar
shal's military band, TimBthy Nc
Carthy, commander OF e. 4. T. posts
and staff, CT Il r posts, hears, family,
mem bers of rhe Eleventh Kansas vol
-uuteers, Knights Templar. senatorial
and congressional committee, Gov.
Humphrey aRd staff, company E, Kan
sas National guards, visitors and citi-
Gems
The services At "a grave WIRE the I
regular q. A. z burial service conduct l
ed bv Department Commander Timothy |
Mccarthy. The remains fnd their last I
resting place in the family lot where 4
already rest the mother. brother and
eh4id of the la.e Cnited States senator. /
Seventeen Pas-esgers injured.
ATLANTA. Ca. De-. q Vest bule
tram No. II. on the East Tennessee /
roaS. going south. ran on the track in .
cut near Villains station and the /
passengers had a narrow escape from 1
deatk- As i was. seve nteen were in
iure1. but none bailE. The accident .
was eansed by the rails spreading. .
fly Eeet tevond the cat was a deep .
I'll The ira was almost oa the brink
Cf ID VIXEN i rau of
The ninueapo lis Grind.
NISSEAPOLIs. 1Iinn-, Dec 2j.-The
Northwestern Miller says. The mills (
last week ground more -four than they
have since the middle Of Move r Der.
The output for the week Eas 20I, 7gI