The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-03
FUNERAL OF Mr.. WHITNEY
Services Conducted by Svea
Lodge of Odd Fellows.
A LARGE CONGREGATION
Appropriate and Feeling Remarks by
the Rev Mr. Blackiston Many Eyes
Wet With Tears Burial Rites
at the Grave.

The funeral OF Fred J. Whitney. the /
foreman of the Helena Frisco mill at F
Gem. Idaho. who was murdered a week
ago last Thursday. was held yesterday
afternoon at the hall of Fidelity lodge,
l. O. F., on West Broadway. The selV- +
ices We're conducted by SNea lodge No +
%, of which the deceased was mem
Der. and were solemn and Impressive "a /
the extreme. for Whitney was exceed
ingly popular among the members who |
turned out in large numbers - pay the |
last tribute of respect and brotnerlN love
to the departed .aembti.
Besides the members of the order Il
large gathering of former friends ana
acquaintances of the deceased helped
fill Fidelity hall to its capacity. and
tears filed the eyes of nearly everyone
present as the sad and deplorable cir
cumstances of the young man 5 murder
were related and the officiating officer OF
the odd Fellows lodge read the affect
ing ritual service.
The funeral sermon Was delivered by
the Rev. :. G.. Blackiston of st. Johns
Episcopal church. who reviewed the life
of the deceased, showing him to have
been of an exemplary character, ana
! then coming to his untimely death. Rev.
Mr.. Blackiston spoke in strong ana un-
measured terms of the foul crime that
! cut short useful career. The sermon
| was more a dissertation upon the grave
| circumstances surrounding whitney
! death and the duty of all law-loving cit
! liens in the emergency than an ortho-
dox funeral sermon. and was listened
| TO with marked attention and apprecia-
! ton.
The casket containing the remains of
/ the dead brother was placed in the CEN
ter of the hall. near the altar. laden
with a profusion of rich floral gifts. The
! brothers and friends sat around the sides
of the hall, and at the altar Noble
/ Grand Charles Sandan of SNea lodge
! No 81 presided. to conduct the service.
! The ceremonies opened with the sing
| ing by the brothers of Nearer MY Goa
to Thee after which Rev. Mr. Blackis-
| ton stepped to the side of the coffin ana
began the funeral Grafton. In substance,
! he said Some years ago there came
! into a home on a far-off island in the
| Pactic-which many of us hope may
be annexed to our own country-a little
child to brighten that home. The pa
| rents gave il their loving care and at
tention, reared it in the fear of God and
afforded every educational advantage,
and in time the boy grew to be goodly
man. In due time he had a profession.
that of a civil engineer. The young
| man followed his profession in his ma
| tive country until desire TO enter
broader fields took possession of him
and he came to America Here IN
Butte, he was given a position in which
| he grew TO be resi- ected and admired by
the officials who We're over him and his
kindness and consideration to be appre-
ciated by the men under him.
AT length an opportunity presented
itself whereby he could better his condi-
tion still more, and he went to the
Occur d'Alenes to take charge OF the
mill Of one of the large mining proper
ties there. Again he became respected
for his manly worth, but he had the
misfortune to find it necessary to dis
l. ss.r.N ..,.y Irna taaan fnr fx-
tency. and a week ago last Thursday
night he paid the penalty of being a
good man.
Friends. we have before us to-day
the evidence of an insult that has been
! offered our nation. We must take note
of it. A man, worthy citizen. has been
smitten down without being given 4
chance for his life. Shall we allow such
a thing To go on? No; II is our duty TO
ferret out the murderers. You ask, how
are we TO do it? and ! reply that ii Is
the easiest thing under the sun. Let
every law-abiding citizen constitute
himself searching party let the
churches take up the matter and tell
: their sister churches In that stricken
community that II is their duty TO do all
possible TO apprehend the murderers: let
the odd Fellows write to the Odd Eel
lows lodges in the Occur d'Alenes and
tell them that ii Is their duty to en-
deavor To ferret out the murderers OF a
brother. let the Masons do the same.
let the A. o. T. w. and every other order
do likewise. and do you mean 10 tell me
/, that the respecters of law among those
orders in the Occur d'Alenes will not
be able to discover the perpetrators oi
, this crime.
Some newspapers are afraid to say
anything upon this subject. because II
is supposed to have been Representatives
of the working classes who did the
deed | say they are towards. You
people before me are. most of you
working people. yet [ know you do moi
, eountenance this crime. | know you ap
. | Prove every word | have uttered, for Il
they were laboring men Who led thi'
young man out and shot him, they We're
the extremists Some people are afrale
10 discuss this subject because II IS
subject between capital and labor.
want to say | am n friend OF labor no
because | am speaking TO you here, blu
you all know me. and know / am .
Henry George in advocating the great
est possible liberty for the laborer ant
+ the highest possible wages. 50 ! know
7 YOU will not take exceptions to my re
I marks when | say that the capital an.
( labor question involves two classes o
[ people who are responsible for all labo
. troubles the Malta class among the la
! borers who are ready TO murder anyon
+ who differs with them IN opinion. am
+ the greedy capitalist, who cares moth
Y ing for the laborer 50 his profits are n
n large a. they can be made. In boil
I cases they are the minority of thsi
!, class and any criticism passed upol
. them should not be taken as having ref
erence To those who are not extremists
$ | say therefore. that YOU and | an
: everyone OF US should do our utmost L
q bring these rnurderers 70 justice. who
: ever they may be. not In vengeance. bu
{ for the protection OF society
], AT the conclusion of Rev. Mr. Black
a fstons remarks Noble Grand Charlie
n sandan OF Syea lodge read the odd Eel
$ lows funeral service, and Chaplain {
NJ swanson read the scriptures an
e prayers The brothers and friends too
g a last look at the deceased and file
q mournfully from the hall 10 begin IN
march to Mount Moriah cemetef,
= where the remains were Inferred. IN