The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-05
FUNERAL OF GOVERNOR GOEBEI
REMAINS WILL DE LAID TO REST II
CEMETERY AT FRANKFORT.
BoJy VIII BE Taken to His Home
ut COvington--Interm VIII
Take Place Thursday.

! Frankfort, ky., FEBRUARY 4'--lt nas peSn
practically decided that the remains OIL
Governor Goebel will be buried in FRANK
fort in the cemetery overlooking the Ken
lucky river where lie the remains OF Dan
lei Boone. Vice President Richard John
ston and several Kentucky governors. en-
inent jurists and soldiers Arthur and
Justus Gosbel, Senator Blackburn, Judge
Shackleford and Warden Lillard visited
the cemetery today ana spent some time
in looking over the ground with view
to selecting suitable spot for the last
resting place OF Governor Goebel Though
no definite decision was reached, spot IN
the vicinity OF the immense shaft erected
in honor Of Kentucky's dead soldiers.
nearly the highest point in the beautitlI
cemetery was favored and Will proDaoiy
be finally selected, Although the hurial
will take place in Frankfort in accordance
with the wishes OF the dead man. the
funeral services will be held in Covington.
his home. The remains will be taken TO
Covington tomorrow on a special train.
which will leave here about or I O'Clock.
The train will consist OF three cars, one
car for the casket and actual palioearers.
A private car will be furnished the rela-
tiyes OF the dead man while q sleeper will
be furnished for the members OF the legs
lativo committee which has not YET been
selected judges oil the court of appeals
and other political friends. TUESDAY morn
ing the remains will be conveyed to Odd
Fellows hall In Covngton KY, and from
$50 in the morning until 10 in the even
ing will lie In state the hall being kept
open in tne evening TO allow the working
people an opportunity TO view the re-
mains, The funeral services will be eX-
tremely simple in difference not only 10 the
wishes of Governor Goebel, but also OF the
members Of his family. There will be a
guard of honor in Covlngton. selected by
Arthur and Justus Goebel, consisting OF
fifty citizens, but outside Of this thcre will
be no ceremony or display OF any kind.
Even the funeral cortege will be lacking.
7 Wednesday morning the remains will be
brought back TO Frankfort and placed in
the big ball room OF the Capitol hotel.
where they will lie in state all that day
Some apprehension is felt over trouble on
that day, as 1t is believed that from thirty
to nifty thousand strangers will be I'll the
city to view the remains OF the democratic
leader and bitter feeling engendered by
/ his death may result in clash. Precau-
tions are being taken, irrespective of party.
to prevent trouble and no serious outbreak
| is looked for.
! The interment will take place Thursday
/ from the Capitol hotel, but the actual ar
rangements for the burial have not yet
been decided oil.
The names OF the pallbearers were not
decided upon until late in the evening
Iney are as follows: Honorary pallbear-
ers--J' Z. s Blackburn, General Joseph H.
Lewis. Judge w. S. Pryor, Han. j. B. Me
creery, Hon. Phil B. Thompson, Hon
James H. Mulligan Louis Descognets
Samuel j. Shackleford, Joseph Rhelnoek.
Joseph w. Pugh, Zachariah Phelps, w
D, Haldeman, Charles B. Poyntz, Morton
X. Yontz
The following active pallbearers will act
in Frankfort; Jack chinn, Charles c. Me-
chord, Edward Fennell. James NJ Rich
ardson, Henry George. Eph LilIard. viii
iard Mitchell. Charles NJ, Lewis, John
Grayot, John Hendricks, John Fulton Urey
Woodson, Joseph Blackburn, Jr. Allie w.
Young, R. p. Franklin. Percy Haley.
Plans for the raising of funds by pop
ular subscription for the erection of a
monument to Governor Goebers memory
are rapidly taking shape. 1t is the usual
custom in Kentucky for the legislature to
make an appropriation for a monument
for the dead governor. Besides this ap
preparation, which democratic leaders saw
Is certain to be made, it is planned either
70 provide In tho appropriation bill or In
d separate resolution for an executive
committee in whose hands will be placed
tpe FUNDS Tor the erection of the monu-
Inent and who will be authorized to accept
LUNGS raised by popular subscription.
Hnieh viii be added to the State appro-
priation II Is also arranged to have the
committees meet in Covington, Bowllns
Hreen. Owensboro. Frankfort and Louis
VINE to receive funds for this purpose.
besides the monument a suitable tablet
10 mark the spot where Governor GoebeI
was shot, Will be provided for him.
me Following announcement has been
made by the Goebel monument fund com
Gosbel Monument Fund.-Nnmeron.
sussestlons have been received that the
people-ior whom William Goebel Iubore5
ana TOT whom he gave his life-should ba
permitted to contributs to a fund 10 he
used in the erection OF a monument ~ III
memory at Frankfort. Ky.
Acting upon these suggestions. the nm
aersigned citizens of Kentucky do now ~.
ler tnis opportunity to all those who AZ.
sire 'p Join in this testimony 10 the s,er.
ing worth, the great Intellect. the tr,th
,ne honor and the courage OF this msr,yr
70 me cause or civil liberty ana ~ pros.
PETTY ana happiness Of the whole peonle.
70 contribute such sums as they NAV wish
tne presentation In marble OF thar
when VIII live Ia their hesrts---a J3S;re
insmory OF William Goebei F1"
Every contribution Will be acknowledsed