The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
TAKING HIS TIME
Governor Taylor Shows No
Haste to Sign Document
Which Will Remove Him From
Executive Chair.
DEMOCRATS DROP IN.
Receive Assurances of Immu-
nifty From Arrest
While Attending the Funeral
of Their Dead Leader.
GOEBEL'S FUNERAL.
GOEBEL'S FUNERAL.
1000 PeOpleAttend Ceremonies
at the Cemetery.
Senator Blackburn Orator of
the Occasion.


Frankfort, KY, Feb. S.-Governor
Taylor announced this morning that as
yet he had taken no action regarding
the Louisville agreement and did not
know whether he would do so today or
not. He said that there were some
things that he desired to consider fur
ther and it would be some time before
he made up his mind as to the best
thing to do
Notwithstanding the delay in signing
the agreement, the opinion is still gen
eral that with some notifications, it
will be accepted in the near furture,
possibly by the end of the week.
For the first time in several days
Democratic member of the legislature
can be found in the capitol. Word was
sent to all of them last night that such
Of them as desired to return to the city
for the purpose of attending the fun
eral service of Governor GoebeI would
be in no danger whatever from arrest
by the soldiers and being taken to Lon
don for forced attendance on the ses-
sion of the Legislature. A great many,
of them came back for the funeral but
they will leave as soon as the funeral
is over. unless Governor Taylor has
signed the agreement by that time.
Governor Goebels body lay in state
through the night with oINy a few
guards around the bier. But few people
passed through the parlor after nine
o'clock. This morning the crowd was
even greater than that of yesterday.
AS early as six o'clock people began
to arrive from the country for the
purpose of attending the funeral ser
vices and by seven o'clock there was
a stream of them pouring through the
room in which the body lay so great
that the few policemen who were on
duty had great difficulty in handling it.
The crowd kept growing larger with
great rapidity and judging by the num-
Der that came early in the morning
there will be less than 10, 900 people
at the funeral exercises.
By 10 o'clock the lobby of the Capitol
hotel was jammed with people anxious
to pay their last tribute to the dead.
The number of floral pieces and their
elaborate nature was wonderful. 1t is
doubtful if at any similar occasion in
this country they have ever been sur
passed. Their value must have been
many thousands of dollars
All saloons were compelled to close
today to avoid possible disorder. Many
men on both sides of the political
question were violently opposed to the
plan of marching past the capitol
grounds and every effort was made by
Adjutant General Collier and Colonel
William to prevent any trouble there
through the presence of soldiers Strict
orders were given that no soldier should
so upon the streets, and hours before
the time set for the passing of the fun
eral, orders were given that the troops
should keep close to the buildings and
away from the side of the square near
est the line of parade.
IN SECRET SESSION.
London, KY Feb. 8.-Proceedings in
the legislature today will vary from the
perfunctory sessions of the past few
days. The senate will meet in execu-
tive session at noon. The senators re-
fuse to discuss the reason for the
secret session The house will also
! hold an executive session. Members of
both branches are reticent as to the
cause for secret sessions, but it is gen
orally supposed some action regarding
the bringing in of absentees will be
| taken.
WHALLEN WANTS HIS MONEY
BACK
Louisville, KY, Feb. S.-Suit has been
filed by Colonel John Whallen and
notorious box $50, which figures in the
| charge made by Senator S. b. Harrell
I that Colonel John Whallen, the anti
| Goebel leader, had oTered him 81. 800
/ legislature. The Whallens charge
illegal detention. In the petition it is
said the box contains $4,000 in currency
and that while it is registered in Har-
rells name the deposit of the money
/ was secured through fraud and mis-
representation.
DEMOCRATS ARE AFRAID
Louisville, Feb. 8.-But few Demo-
| cratic members of the legislature ven
| tured away from Louisville today.
| Stories from London of possible at
tempt to arrest enough Democratic
| members to make a quorum and take
I them to the seat of the Republican as
sembly caused most of them to refrain
! from venturing to Frankfort to attend
| Governor GoebePs funeral.
The usual formal session was held.
/ an immediate adjournment being taken
/ until tomorrow.
| APPEAL TO FEDERAL COURT.
| Cincinnati. Feb. S.-Former Governor
| Bradley and Attorney Mackey, attol-
neys for Governor w. T. Taylor and
( others, appeared before Federal Judge
! Taft at noon today and were given
| hearing in chambers on a petition for
| a restraining order the exact nature
| of which was not made public. It is
not denied, however. that the defend
| ants named in the petition are Demo-
cratic, Governor J. c. w. Beckham, ct
/ al.
/ After hearing the statement of former
/ Governor Bradley AMI Mr. Mackey
/ Judge Taft announced to them that
they should at once make copies of
| their petition for the defendants and
| furnish them with the same and notify
them the case would be heard in the
! L. S. court OF appeals in Cincinnati
/ Monday, February u, at 2 p. m. Former
| Governor Bradley and Mr. Mackey
| would not say anything about the