The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-02-16
|IH FUNERAL Of G(EB{l.
Their, Were No Clashes, and Quiel
Prevailed in Kentucky's
Capital City.
SOLDIERS WERE KEPT OFF THE STREETS.
The lr,arnI Pieces Were Wonderful
simple Services at the Hotel anu
u the Grave->enntor mack
buBa as Address mt the Cemetery
SAYS "MursIer VIII ont

Frankfort. Ky, Feb Gov. toe
bel's body lay in state through the
night. with only few suarus
uround the bier. But fe" peo-
pie passed through the par'or after |
nine o'clock. by ten o'clock the lchry |
of the Capitol hotel was janlmed with
people anxious TO pay their Last trio-
ute To the dead.
Floral Rene mbranceA.
The number OF floral pieces, and
their elaborate nature, was wonderful.
IL is doubtful il AT any similar occa-
sion in this country they have ever
been surpassed. Their value must
have been many thousands of dollars.
The Funeral Parade.
At IL o'clock the formation of the
parade began. 1t was headed by u
platoon of police, members of the city
council. officials and grand marshal,
David Il. Murray. with iczen mount
ed aides Numerous local societies and
organizations. citizens on foot in great
numbers, carriages in long row and
hundreds of men on horse back. made
up the procession. The procession then
moved west on Mapping street To Will
kinson. turned north on Wilkinson TO
Broadway. and then wheeled TO the
east for the march past the Capitol
hotel. where the hearse ana carriages
containing the relatives of Ia" dead
governor were waiting. Every place
in The line was quickly taken. aud with
a delay Of hut few minutes. The pro-
ccssior moved west to the cemetery
on the summit of the hills above the
Kentucky river.
Funeral Service.
Simple services had alrtady been
conducted i'm the parlor of the hotel,
consisting merely of a short Scripture
reading by Mr. Taliaferro. of the
Methodist church. solo by Mrs. Jes-
sic ID. Caldwell. of Covington. and "A
prayer by Or. Schmitt. These had
been for the friends and immediate
relatives of tire family.
At the Cemetery.
The ceremonies in the cemetery
proper were on n much larger scaie.
The people were there in great mum
bers. and " hen Elder William stan
lev aros, TO make the first prayer, 1t
faced not less than 1000 persons. \
solo by Mrs. Jessie ID. Caldwell. was
followed by addresses religious in
character. by DR.. Il. \. Arnold. Rev.
J.. G.. H. Wann, DR.. Schmitt and Elder
William Stanley. Then came 'Amfri-
ca" sung by quartettc. and then the
Grafton of the day. delivered by Sena-
tor Blacl, burn. Addresses were also
made by GOV. Beckhari. ex-tiov. Me-
(reary. Congressman Wheeler. Judge
William X Pryor and others. Music,
followed by the benedic;ion closed the
services al the cemetery.
senator BIackburn's Address.
"Thc tyrannous and bloody act is done
| Thr most arch deed Of pitecus massacre
that ever yet this land was guilty of.
"coebel is dead. but that which he stop-
tor and that which ne died fer, still lives
Some men in their deaths render great 4
service to the cause they advocate thar
Al were possible to do in LIE. The shot
that struck Goebel down sounded tbs
deain kncl Of political organization of hi.
opp nents for all time in Kentucky, ans
!. IN its effects will reach to TIE limits 81
this land. That this cruel dead was ~
ratural result Of the fierce political con
tnst from which he had ust emerged
nsr.c can deny. The ferceness II the nigh
TIA. has been waged agalns him, iJ
| n ,l,snancy and unfairness, HIS no pre-
ceierce In the history OF ~ country
| tient courage. the forbearat &c and dig
, nitt that has marked the &C ndlct OF M
| fot,oIve.s was largely due to the ex
tmple Which he had set item strucl
| dcwr in the full flush of his years. JUS
! rs he had entered upon me road OF brigh
| political promise to superficial observe.
his career would appear as an uniinishe'
' one This is not true. mans life is fair
&. ly measured. not by his years, but by tn
| results he has obtained. Measured by thi
| crucial test. the end. though sudden, ~
| | not come soon enough to mar or spot
his splendid record. He had made hi
: | impress upon his fellows. His life. sup
) | pleniented by his death. had won ;he vic
: | torv that measured his ambitions. willis
the precepts that he taught, and the ex
T, | annie that he gave. inspired the peOpi
= | with that patient fortitude, that reverence
Tor law, and unninching determination I
! asserts their rights within its limitations
mora. support Of this whole country, "a
commentator and approval OF all right
An oak has fallen in the forest-a stron
\ man has been taken from among US
: Emulate his example. Dedicate every q
fcrt and IL need be. life itself. In Ia
A | rauSe OF right and justice. BE patient
4 t-- brave. Obey the law. Under " dcman
your rights. and never abandon the strIs
\ | YOU will not mar the splendid record w
= have already made by any act OF lawlcss
q | ness or violence. Show to the world tina
). | IN this great commonwealth Of ours III
I | lave is superior To the mob. and that
Il | tn end all wrongs Will be redresscd.
:. 'Twould be but poor satisfaction
see the miserable tools and instrument
made. use OF 10 his murder give up the
. | lives TO an Infatuated pOpulace. BE ~
d lent and neither the perpetrators -
= the vet most guilty planners Of this foi
crime will escape the penalty that y.
law provides You need not fear for
= failure Of discovery. No crime like IN
!, car bc concealed This earth is not larl
enough to hold its perpetrators or It's ~
stigators I'm seclusion.
Murder will out
+ All saloons we're compelled TO clos
: 10 avoid possible disorder. Many me
- On both sides of the political lucstio
= were violently opposed TO the plan {
J marching past the Capitol ground
and c.try effort was made ny AdJ'
F" Gen. Collier and Col. Williams 10 pr
: vent cny trouble there through "
> presence Of soldiers. strict order