Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-08
NOT YET
SIGNED.
Gov. Taylor Has as Yet Taken
No Action on the Louis
vile Agreement.
HE WANTS MORE TIME
is That the Agreeme ent Tho
Perhaps Slightly Modified, Will
he Signed Before the End
Of the W eek.

Frankfort, Feb. s.-By Associated
Press.)-Taylor announced this morn
ing that he had taken no action yet
regarding the Louisville agreement.
He said there were some things he
desired to consider further and it
would be some time before he made
up his mind as TO the best thing to do.
Still it is the impression that the
agreement, possibly slightly modified,
will be signed before the end of the
week.
Body Lies I'm State.
GoebeTs body lay in state all
last night. This mornings crowd was
greater than thar of yesterday. AS
early as o'clock the people began to
arrive from the country for the pur-
pose OF attending the funeral services
and by Z o'clock there was stream
pouring thru the room in which the
body lay, so great that the few police
men on duty had great difficulty in
handling it. The crowds steadily in
| creased.
By 10 o'clock the lobby of the Capt.
tol hotel was seething wriggling
mass. thru which it was almost i'm
possible to thread passage. Large
delegations We're present from all the
neighboring towns, with great white
badges proclaiming the town ana
country from which they came. The
trains from Louisville brought a
throng of people. All during the
morning floral pieces kept coming un-
til it was impossible to place them in
the room in such shape that all could
be properly display. The number was
not only Very great, but the pieces
were elaborate and costly.
Funeral of Goebel.
The parade formed at IL o'clock and
was composed of city officials, civic So
cieties, citizens on foot, in carriages
and on horseback. It then moved to
the cemetery. Services had already
been held in the parlor of the hotel for
the family. When the public services
commenced at the cemetery, fully 1000
people gathered about the grave The
ceremonies consisted of prayer, sing
ing, addresses by several preachers. the
loration of the day by Senator Black
burn, addresses by Governor Beckham,
ex-Governor McCreary, Congressman
Wheeler. Judge U. S. Pryor and others.
Senator Blackburn said: 'The ty-
| rannous and bloody act is done, the
most arch deed of piteous massacre
that ever yet this land was guilty of.
Goebel is dead, but that which he stood
for, and that which he died for, still
lives. Some men in their deaths ren-
der greater services to the cause they
advocate than We're possible to do in
life. The shot that struck Goebel
| down sounded the death knell of the
political organization of his opponents
for all time in Kentucky and in its eff
fects will reach to the limits of this
land. That this cruel deed was the
natural result of the fierce political
contest from which he had Just emerg-
ed, none can deny. The fiercensss of
the fight that has been waged against
him, for malignancy and unfairness
has no precedent in the history of our
country.
1T is but just to him to say that
the courage, forbearance, patience and
dignity that marked the conduct of
his followers is due largely to the eN-
ample he had set them"
In closing he counselled obedience to
the law and abstention from violence.
Hints of Developments.
London, Ky, Feb. s.--By Associat-
ed Press. )-There are mysterious hints
| by members of the legislature of de-
velopments today. Both houses are
expected TO meet in executive session.
1t is supposed that action will be
! taken concerning the absentees.
| Brief Sessions at London.
London, Ky, Feb. S.-The session OF
each house of the republican legisla-
ture yesterday was brief. A sergeant
alarms was elected in each branch,
ana in the house doorkeeper and four
pages were chosen This practically
are now fiftytwo legislators here, four
teen in the senate and thirty-eight in
the house.
Democrats In Louisville.
Louisville, Feb. s.-(By Associated
Press. NEARLY all the democratic
members of the legislature remained
here today, fearing that if they at
tended Goebels funeral at Frankfort
| they would be arrested and taken to
London. Formal sessions of both
houses were held, followed by adjourn-
/ ment.
Ask Restraining Order.
CINCINNATI Feb. s.-(By Associated
Press )-Former Governor Bradley
and Attorney Mackey, of Kentucky, at
torneys for Governor Taylor, appeared
before Judge Taft of the federal court
of appeals. in chambers, with u petition
for restraining order against the
democratic Governor Beckham, the ex-
act terms of which are not made
known. The judge directed them to
furnish copies of their petition to the
defendants and appear before him next
Monday afternoon.