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SIk Ww\m Hi. JniHIigmrrr. ESTABLISHED AUGUST 24, 1852. WHEELING, WEST VA., THUKSDAY MOliNING, NOVEMBER 26,1885. VOLUME XXXIV.?NUMBEli 82. 11^??? ????1^??B?^?OE?giMiaB?SSllMllllir???M??roaaMe Sfa MMgtmx* Offlcwi Num. *5 Mid *7 Foort??nUi Streot. Th? resident Dead. Suddenly?with scarce a moment's warning?iand sadly the Vice-President o 1 the l aited States is taken away. So lately one of the honored champions of a great party, one of the chosen of the people, but yesterday seated in the high oiiice to which the partiality of his countrymen had elevated him, full of hope foi the future and with fair promise of further adding to a distinguished career, Mr. Hendricks has fallen almost in the hour of his triumph. Surely no lesson on the shortness of life could be more pronounced. The death of this notable man and eminent public oUicer will be mourned b> those who opposed his advancement n< Iesd tnau by those who labored earnestl) aa l with enthusiasm to confer upon bin an official dignity the second in the laud. There are no partisan lines drawr around the bier, and the dead statesman will be followed to his grave by a mourning traiu of Jiis countrymen, all sorrowing Americana together. And may it not be that these visitation; oi Providence, which Bmite down men in high places and touch the common heart of the country, come to bring to us the wholesome reminder that a common fate awaits inou of all parties, to soften the asperities engendered by partisan strife, fnratime the din of nolitical warfare, to teach all Americana the lecb in of a closer fraternity and move them t) a nobler citizenship? Tins has been a bad week for Kings ii Europe?Milan abdicates,and Alfonso dies Tint Senate will now elect a Presiden' pro tern, and he will almost certainly hi Sena'.or Kdmunds. Kiso Alios so cut little figure in hit life, and his death will not greatly affec' the current of events. With Allen 0. Myere defeated for tfce Legislature andthetriumph of justice ove> fraud in Cincinnati Buckeye State Kepub Jieans have much to give thanks for. Sir Ciiaiu.es Dilkk,. the much berated Liberal, pulled out of a very small hole ii the recent .British elections, receiving tin meager majority of 175 in a total vote o nearly nine thousand. O.vcK more the country sees the need o some better provision for the Presidentia succession. The Vice President is dead If the President were to dio, who woulc succeed him ? The Speaker of the Ilouse' That is a question. Secretary Whitney has set a very expensive precedent in the Navy Department, in making arrangements to delivei a Thanksgiving turkey to any officer 01 employe who chooses to avail himself ol the courtesy extended. Another tenement .house horror has occurred in tho East, the land of cheaply constructed buildings foj the poor. Thif time the scene is laid in Jersey City, and by the collapse of a rotten structure a number of lives were lost It seems to bt about time to call a halt in the construction of these death-traps. i'citiiai's there are some of us in thif c immunity who feel that we might havt more to be grateful for. Let us be thankful that our case is no worse, and that wt have so much aa. we have of the good things of life. Wo shall not always be under the cloud, and there is no cloud ec dark but there might 1)9 a darker. The frauds practiced at Cincinnati ic the recent election, by which it was hoped to put four Democratic Senators from Hamilton county in the Legislature, have failed in tkeir object, aa tho Oonrt yesterday ordored the Clerk of tho Court to issue u^rtilioatCB of election to the Republican candidates, who were adjudged entitled tc the Heats claimed by tho Democrats Smart fraud sometimes succeeds in hoodwinking justice, but the iniquity practiced in Cincinnati was so apparent that the wrongest partisans could not close their eyes to the fact. ohio jblkction frauds. Tht Hamilton County Koptiblloan Henntor# to (Jot Tbelr Certificate*. Cincinnati, Nov. 25.?The Circuil Court delivered opinions to-day in th# mandamus case brought by tho Republican candidates for Senators from Hamilton county, to compel the Canvassing Hoard to issue to them certificates ci election. Judge Cox detiverod the opinion of the majority of the court. The result was that the court grants tho prayer, Hn.l directs tho clerk to issue certificates ol election to the f aur Republican candidates. Judge Smith delivered a dissenting opinion to parts of the judgment of the majority. Vitst Mall Servlc*. Washington, Nov. U5.?The Postmaster General has arranged with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to oxpedite thf mail service between New York and St. Louis, ho that the postal car leaving New York at 7 ::101?. m., will arrivo In St. Loui* at 5:45 on tho second morning, instead o) 7 a. m. A9 at present. The change will enable the carriers to deliver the New York mails on their first delivery. The sam* railroad company haA increased the speed of the East-bound mail car from Pitts burgh to New York, so that the mailt leaving Pittsburgh at 7:30 r. u.. arrive a< New York at 8 x. vi., instead of 11:30 a. u. as heretofore. The city mail for New York will also be distributed on the train, so as to be in readiness for the first carrier delivery upon arrival at New York. W?at Virginia Voitnaiten. WA8ii!jMiTO!ta Nov. 25.?Tho Postmaster General to-day appointed the following fourth claw postmasters in West Virginia: At Buffalo, George N. Neal; Bull Greek, Joseph J. Noma; GrifiithavUle, James 0. Reynolds; Portersvllle. John W. Porter; ftmithville, Jonathan H. Haddy, I SWIFT SUMMONS. Vice President Hendricks Expires Suddenly at IIis llome, After Experiencing lirief Illness, Not Considered Dangerous. Distracting Scenes in the GriefStricken Household. Die Last Moments of the Noted Democratic Leader. He Passes Away Peacefully and With 110 Torturing Pains. His Filial Words Were: "I aiu Free at Last. Send for Elizu." The Action of President Cleveland and His Cabinet. ! Expression!) of Public Meu on the Character of the Dead. Indianapolib, lsu., Nov. 2-1.?Vice President Hendricks died very suddenly it his residence a few minutes before five o'clock this afternoon. He came home t'rom Chicago early in tho week and complained of feeling unwell, but nothing lerious was thought of it at the time. Last night he aud Mrs. Hendricks attended the roception at the residence of John J. Cooper, and after he came homt10 complained of pains in his side an<: itomach. This morning his family physician, Dr. Thompson, was called iu. Ut *ave him an emetic and later in the day in injection. Mr. Hendricks stayed itj us rooin all day and most of the time in ued, although he sat up at frequent in.ervals. He received no callers, but About live o'clock, Mrs. Hendricks left hif-?" ueufliue 10 bus a caner iur u ww miuubetN j~ lin the parlor. She was delayed longei than she expected, sud when she returned :o the room Hhe fonnd that Mr. Hen iricks was dead. The end of a busy and laventful life had come peacefully and Quietly. dktaimi ok his death. Mr. Hendricks had taken oil the heavy slothing which he usually wore and putfr on a drees suit of lighter material, and before he got home he complained oi lickness, and a certain degree of exhauaion, but attributed it to malarial intJuen:es. He sat by the lire for au hour or uore before retiring, but declined to send or a physician, although urged to do bo. le slept restlessly until about M o'clock his morning, when he aros% dressed limself and ate qui to a hearty breakaat saying that he felt much butter, ind intended to attend to considerable delayed business during he day. He and Mrs. Hendricks walked v lit for nearly half an hour, and he had " apparently regained his physical vigor andg: :iicerfuinets. An hour later, however, hpl I >egan to be troubled with pains in the ro-gIJ udon of his stomach, and Mrs. HendrickHjP ient for the family physician, I)r. W. 011 Thompson, a life-long and conlidentiais triend of the Vice President. Ab the painslf' | u the stomach continued to increase hen'] I.... on Amutln and affarmanla anE*' njectiou and relief came in il?e ijgturall^ ffay. He Arose from hie bed to which he?1, lad lain only a tow minutes and read theal1 uorninjr papers, talking ohejjrfully with lis wife and an old house servant.. Just before noon he bad a relapse, however, and the physician waa 8g viu snmooned and administered the usual rem* lies, besides bleeding the patient, and Mr. tlendrlcks Sgaln expressed himself as bong relieved greatly. He remained in his room all afternoon, G^ciisionally riaing from his bed, to which,lio was uoipp@])ed to -eturn bv the recurrenceof the abdominal jalua. To all tellers who came, and they -vure numerous, |je jugf. word that he was disposed, but would bp glad see them .o-inorrow. About 4:150 o'clock Mrs. Hemtrfcks, who lad been ut his bedwdo all day, went lown into the parlor to Bee a oal/ef, who t jad come to eoneult with her regarding c lie affairs of a reformatory institution, of , vhich she was one of the managers, and , itte remained with him about twenty v ninutea. fl HIS LAST WOBUS. -j 6 "Tom," a colored servant, and "Harry" u \Iorgan,Mr.Hendricks'nephewanda page 1 n Washington, remained with him. The J lervant wont out and Mr. Morgan stayed. ( Mr. Hendricks tossed uneasily in his bed I mil ftomnlained of sreat pain, but sud- 1 ienlyit seemed to cease and hfi spid tojff; lis nephew: "I ain free at Last. Send forft Eliza," meaning bis wife, and these wereSL lis last words, for the youny man, no? realizing the urgency of the message, didR aot deliver it at once. fi, Just before 5 o'clock Mrs. llendricks? ramo into the room and found that fc j lusband wn? dead. Ho lay in the bed,!, mtslde of the covering only partially din-?; robed, with his eyes half closed aw if lieflj were in a gentle sleep. On his face tliercHL were no trace? of pain or Buffering, but bbJ jailor had oorne oyer i( that indicated only$]| oo plainly that he had parsed away. It deeded no cloea examination to tell that ae was dead, and Afro. Hendricks screamed md rau down stairs. A servant wai lispAtchcd to the residence of Or. Thoiap* ton adjoining, and he paine at onus, but oy the tima he had reached tjie bedside t lie limbs of the distinguished i)o?d ?jiin t were becoming cold and rigid. To Mrs. , Hendricks' pathetic appeal "Oh, Doctor! y :an't you ?lo something7'! ho was obliged . to answer, "It is too late." a a rncstatku iiousiiiou). W Mrs. Hendricks became almost distract?H od with grief, and it was an hour or moreB I--' -' ? onfllnifltiMif i<nmnn?i(ll I'uiuru OUO UOW.U.U DU?.?.V^ to give Any informatian about her bus# band's last momenta. The family servants, two of whom had lived with them (or yearf, ran about the house crying and moaning, and thero was the utmost con* fusion for a time. When the news was bui. letinod down town it was generally discredited and in a very few minutes s hundred or more of Mr. Hendricks close political and personal friends had harried to the house. Very soon a groat jrowd collected around the entranco ind on the street, 'and it was found necessary to refuse admission to any and ill comers, except the immediate relatifea Mr. Hendricks died in his private chamber, a large, comfortable room in which he did the most of hM work. Near nis bedside was a case containing legal and political works, and on his desk were his papers, memoranda and a large number of letters which hail been allowed to accumulate without answering in the last two or three dayB. His dregaing gown and slippers were at hia bedside and nearby was a small stand on which were various medicines snd a goblet of water. Portraits, landscapes and bric-a-brac, which adorned tue walls of the room were in striking contrast with the sad scene within. Dr. Thompson, says that in hi? opinion Mr. Hendricks died of paralysis of the brain, and there will probably be a pott mortem examination to establish what the disease was. WAS NOT IK UOBl'UT IIKALTU. For several years lie had not been B| robust man, and was subject to frequent "bad spells," as be called them, during which he would be prostrated sometimes for days at u time. About two years ago bo was confined to his room for several weeks by a gangrenous affection of the root, which at the time it was feared would result In blood poisoning, and It was then thought that the end of his life was near it hand. But he apparently recovered mtirely from this and was in his usual :iealth. While in Washington during the astsession of Congress, he was over-worked ind almost worn out by the pressof political natters and on his return home, -he lignifled his intention of laying aside all public business this Bummer ana devoting he time to recreation. He spent three weeitB ai Atlantic uny, nsumg, miming tnd yachting, aud then came west and K-ent.fco,~the Northern Lake resorts, and ifterwards to the Miami reservoir in Ohio m a fishing expedition. He returned rom there two weeks ago, and at the irae said that lie never (elt better in liis life. Last week by special invitation he at;ended the fat stock show at Chicago, aud vas the recipient of considerable attenjon there in tlie way of banquets and reoptions, returning home on Saturday inllapoeed. At the reception he attended asc night, he, however,' appeared to be inusaaily cheerful and remained much ater than waa his custom. 3|pURNIXG l!f IN DTANAPOLlS. The Gront Morrow of that City?Kx-Hentttorjl McDonald'* Eulogy of the l>?nri. The news .of Air. Hendricks death pread rapiilly throughout the city and here was a general expression of sorrow iver it. Those who wero his political en-i imies hero were his personal friends and, o everybody who called on him or whom* le met, he had a pleasant word and greeting. There were crowds around the down-! own bulletin boards all evening while; n the vicinity of his residence there was' notlier crowd, all anxious, to learn the* larticulars of his sudden demise. Tho evening papers could not get out ditions fast enough to supply the demand. He had been dead but a few min ites when forces ol men began draping! he State, county and city buildingSj infl ilack, and throughout the night similars mblems were placed on nearly all thejj irominent business houses and residences,] o that by morning the city will have puts n a general garb of mourning. All theg ity ministers will in their Thanksgiving? ervices to-morrow make appropriated uention of the death of the difttingnishedM tatesman, and Right Rev. Bishop Knick-lj rbocker, Bishop of the Diocese of Indi-j na, of the Episcopal Church, of whichg dr. Hendricks was a life-long member.! pill, it is oodervtood, prpfeb p memorial^ ermon; - ! EX'HKNATOIl ^'DONALD'S KIND WORDM. Ex-Senator Joseph E. McDonald, who, with Mr. Hendricks,has shared the honora f hjs party in this State, said to-night: Ho man in his day occupied a higher or aore conspicuous position in his pspty or q public life than Mr. Hendricks, and ery few public men have had their ofliial conduct less criticised than he. 1 hink Mr. Hpndrjcka is fairly entitled to tie good name he has wrought for hjmaelf H public, and his death leaves a void in oiitical and social circles in Indiana that rill not soon or easily be filled." Like expressions were heard on a)l aides, rom leading members of both parties. Ir and Mrs. Hendricks had lived in Iniunnnnlia fnr nfiarlv thirty V?flrn. And lb re been prorainertt in all representaive social features of the city's existence, .'hey M but one child, who died when nit three years gld^ when thoy lived in ihelby county. For a long lime tfcey had ,p?*rti;jent8 in hotels here, as Mr. Henlricks o$cial duties kept him in Washngton mjjqh oI tfcfl limp, Afterwards hey hail a repidenco in the northern p?rt if the city, but about (lye years ago, raoyid down town to an old family reaidpnpe, pposite the State house, where they have luce lived. They entertained their fiends frequently by parties and recepious, and were always at home to those vho called. SOCIAL CriARACTKRlBTlcy. It was this that made Mr. Hendricke [ee?rvedly co popular, for he and his wife reated everybody cordially and courtejpjy, and those whow poeitions ip Uie rere inferior were always?ure of a kindly eception at his houw. Mr. Hendricke raa very charitable, and calls on hiic for id were frequent and never unheeded. l?or soyaral years ,ho had been ictively Identified with flip (ndianapplie 3dnevoIent Society, an orRamaed charity, ind had contributed liberally to the *u80 to which it was devoted ootn id noney and work, s He had been a deacon o 64. pan}'* Episcopal church for a long ime, and woe yoniiectfiij with various >ther religions and benovolentassonUtioqu Vaide fromJ^politicaiiliftits. he iUi\x)tm! iniigt1 w; his time to Ctoe iiradtlcc ,f hr^rofewiou,'' beltttr a mem-l >er of the law l)rm of Uafcer, Hord md Hendricks, and since the death ?( a-Uoyprnor Biker he has be^n .tho enior member. "His practice wna mainly ? tho Federal courts and prin/jip^lly in niiroad cases, lie having boen oraployed u Huveral' caw* of ^naucmal importance, lis long experience iu legislative and ;prwnniv> Hi,affairs had made him one d tla l?l?t expooydfr of constitutional aw"in ttie-Totintry,' afld'hia opinion on Itiestions involving this was solicited froui vil Daft* Of the country. lie often said that tne ambition of hie arly manhood was to be either g .justice \f tho "bupn'uue Court"of tnfl qiiilet} jtateBfor Un author of works on law, or he editor of a legal journal. Hie domesic relations wero of the most pleasant :tia>-&?ter; and Mrs. Hendricks, who is a >rilliont and ac/iompiished wpman, was of ;reat aid to hini in bis oolitical usreor, M ho had Urn) and varied information and aid excellent judgment, besides beinjg Teatly ambitious for ber husband's pojiu'ii] advancement. AFfKOTION fOR HJ9 WlfB. Rince her husband's serious attack t^o r*eara ago both of them have been apprelensive ol a pudden end o( his lite, and he attachment between them has grown rery strong, almost sentimentally so. So otenBO had this bocowa in feet that he would not consent for his wife to be away 'rom him lor spy length of time. Only aat week, while in Chicago, h? accompanied' Mrs. Hendricks even on ter shopping expeditions. They bad requentiy talked over his condiion and the probabilities of hia >arly death, and it is evident that for sev jral months past there has been a growtni ear of this kind in bit mind. His method >f living was simple and unpretentious. Mis house ia an old-fashioned structure, arge and built so as to give the moat *oom. It was iuraisUed richly, bat in exclient taste, and had a cheerful homelike ippearance. Wiion not engagod with jailers Mr. Hendricks devoted much oI lie time to his books, and his literary atainmente were varied ?nd general. HENDRICKS AB AN OftATOI. For years hisservice#Man orator hssbe^n n almost constant demand, and ho always lad several address in coarse bf prep-( iration for genera) subject*. At a meeting iieljllut month of the surviving memljor?' |i J " & THT? of the convention that framed the preient Constitution of the State of Indiana in 1850, he made the principal addrefs and since then he has spent much time in revising this for a report of the proceedings that is to be published in book form, and in writing: a sketch of his own career for the same volume. He had been in frequent consultation with Hon. Wm. H. English over this matter, and the list tiino he wrote his name was at noon tolay, when he wrote a brief note to Mr. English, returning a book he had borrowed with his thanks. Mr. Hendricks liaa no near relatives except a brother, who lives in Shelbyville, Ind., aud a sister the wife of I)r. Winston S.'1 Pierce, of New York. He owns, considerable property in the city, but his' entire fortune is estimated to be no more <4)an flQO.OOQ, the greater part of which" he earned by the practice of his profession. It is known here that his intention was o abandon politics at the end of his terin^ of office. , sketch or nis life. jj Educational Advnntnj" la Ilia youlli-Snb. Mijnant Career. Thomas A. Hendricks was born in,1 Muskingum county, Ohio, on the 7th day'i ol September, 1H19. In 182'J hie father re-* I moved (o Shelby county, Indiana. Unlike* many other prominent men, Mr. Hen-j ilricks waa afforded the luxuries of a] thorough education. At the age of 18 he < entered Hanover College, graduating#! therefrom in 1831. He began the study of law at the age of 22, at Chamberaburg.H I'a. He waa admitted to the bar in 1843,g entering into tne praouco 01 nwproiesaion in Indiana, to whjch place he returned. He became distinguished at the bar for i his wide knowledge o( the law and for the ;soundness of his arguments. Jt has been said of Mr. Hendricks, that although his fellow-lawyers weie more successful in a trial by jury, he, on the contrary, wa* almost invariably successful before a J udge. In 1K45 he .was elected to the State Legislature of Indiana, only two years after his admission to the bar. In 1850 he was chosen to the Statu constitutional con: vention. He represented the Indianapolis district in Congress from 1851 to 1850. In 1860 he ran upon the Democratic ticket ior the gubernatorial cfyair of Indiana, opposing Henry S. Lane, and was defeated by 'J,57? votee. In }$($ the State of Indiana elected a Democratic Legislature,and Hendricks was chosen L/uited States Senator.} His term eqded Marjih, 18<jU. In the Darno-S cratic national eon vention which met im Tammany hail, New York city, in 1863, he; had, upon the twenty-first ballot, 132 votes, being only exceeded by Hancock, who had 135 J votes. On the twenty-second wallot Ohio presented the name of Horatio jiboyiiiour and tlja.t fltytesnjan becamo the tiomlneo of thu Democratic purty for President. Mr! Hendricks heartily endorsed and supported tho nominee in the (:ampaigu which followed. Iu 1872 ho again ran ior Governor of Indiana in response to urgent calls from all over the .State. This was during Grant's campaign, tr.d Indiana gave Grant 21,000 majority. But Hendricks was elected Uovernor by 3l fdn mnm vntM than wArn iuihL /or hlH opponent, Thomas' M. Brown. At the Democratic State convention held at Indianapolis Jiily, 1874, he was wado pertiaiiont chairman, ' Had not Mr. Tilden been cliosen for the first place on the Democratic ttcffl to 1876, Mr. Hendricks certainly wonld have bftd that honor. In 1884 ho was nominated lor Vice President oij the ticket witli Mr. Cloveland by the Rational itamocratic Convention, at Chicago. GLOOM IN^VASTFINGTOX. rile Kxpreatlona of Vnrioaa Public Men ?fow at th? CnpltAl. WASHiKnTO?, D. >for. y.i.?The announcement of the death ot Vice President Hendriuks has cast a deep gloom over the Capital. Mr. Ilendrick's health bad improved so much during the last year or two that his friends looked to his uontinuance In public life for many mofe years, and the news of his sudden death came with a shock. The first news of the sad occurrence was an Associated Press bulletin from Indianapolis. The President and the numbers of the Cabinet immediately called a meeting of the Cabinet to take suitable action. Senator Edmunds was apprised of the death of Mr. Hendricks by an Associated Press reporter, and was greatly affected. He said that he had known Mr. Hendricks a great many years, and they were intimate friends in old times in the Senate, aud he added; "I regret exceed* iligly his death. I shall call a meat* ing to-morrow of all the Senators in the city to make such arrangements to have the Senate represented at the funeral as are proper." hecretary Bayard Midi "The news oi Mr. Hendricks' death is painful to as all, but tbo condition in which the American people are placed by his death, through tho failuro of Congress to pass proper laws regarding the presidential succession, the fact that there is now but one man's lifo between the American people and no President, is more painfu^to contemplate." Secretary Lamar said; "My acquaintance with Mr. Hendricks was not inti : DEAD VICE PRESIDI mate. He had been for many yeare a great favorite in the South, and I think ne was regarded all over the country as a very.safe, eona^rative statesman. A man of great dignity and force of character, be tad the faculty of attaching hie friends to hitn warmly. Although hia death is veryj pudden and a great shock to jib all, 1 havel often heard his friends express apprehen-3 sion as to to the coudition of bin healths ever since his attack some years ago." I Senator Voorhees said: "There is! nothing kind that can be said of Mr. Hen-g drjpks that would not be true. He was as man of stainless life and great oouragei and ability, and a leader of men. To say? that he was timid in politics was a great] mistake. Ho was never in a position in hie life he did not fill. Hia death will causes a great void." Q Senator Voorhees and Judge Holman, ofj Indiana, were infqrmpd of the VicerPrefli-j dent's death by a telegram from Hon.F 'William H. English. They immediately* telegraphed the following to Mrs. Hen dricks; I . "We tender you the doepest sympathies of our hearts in your great loss. The nation mourns with you." . I' [ They also sent the following message to , William II. English; I "When will the funeral of the VicePresident take place? It will be fully attended olllcially ffom here." | PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION Regarding the Death of the Vice President. I lie will Attend the Funeral* Washington Nov. 26.?The Cabinet [meeting to-night was attended by all the .members except Secretary Manning and Attorney general Garland. It was deQided that the President and the members of the Cabinet should attend the funeral of the Vice President. When the Cabinet adjourned the President issued the following: .EXECUTIVE MANSION, I Washington, D. 0., Nov. 25,1885. J To tf\e People of the United States; Thomas A. Hendricks. Vice Preaident of the \Jnited StateB died to-day at 5 o'clock j*. m.| at Indianapolia, and it be* comes my mournful duty to announce the distressing fact to his feljowcountrymen. In respect to the memory and the eminent and varied services ot thifl high olllcial and patriotic public servant, whose long career was so full of usefulness and honor to his State [aud to the United States, it is ordered that the national Hag be displayed at hali mast upon all the public building* of the United States, that the Executive Mansion and the several executive departments in the city oi Washington bo closed jn the day of thp fanefal and bo draped in mourning for the' period of thirty days; that the usual aud appropriate miliary and naval honors be rendered and that in all the legations and consulates of United States in foreign ??ountri?i tho national Hag shall be displayed at half mast on the reception of this order and tho usual emblems of mournihg adopted for thirty lays; (^rover Cleveland By the President, (Signed) T. F. Bayard, Secretary of Shite* Tho following was sent to the Secretary of tho .Senate) Executive Mansion,^ | AsniNOTON, If. VI. ilDV. zo, ioo-j. J To lion. 0. McCotk, Secretary of the Sen nut 1 Mil directed by the President to inform you that Uo baa received intelligence ilthe death of Hon. T. A. Hendricks, Vice President of the United States, and to convey to yon his suggestion thai you take Immediate steps in conjunction with the Ulorfc of the tiguae of Representatives to Beoure a proper representation oi Congrewalthe funeral of the dejeased. f?Very respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, Di.im, S. Laxoxt, Private Secretary, The President was just sitting down to iinnor when the following despatch was handed him: Indux?'oi.is, Ian,, Nov. 25,1895. President Cleveland: Vice President Hendricks died this iftornoon. Disease probably paralysis. . W?. H. Knulisu. He was greatly shocked at the news it contained and sont the following telegram n Mrs. Hendricks: Ejkoctiv* Mission, \ WASirtitoTOK, D. 0., Nov. 25, 1886.; Jtrs. T. A. JJendricks, Indianapolis, hid, Tito sudden and lam on table death of - U...l.nn.i m/iitaa tntf nrntAiiml num. JUUI uuouauu r--?-?? pathy for you in thia the hour of your treat bereavement, anil I aincerely mourn the decease o( on* M lately associated 'with me in the execution o< the peoples' highest trust, while tho Nation mourn* the Torn pt an honored citlien, and taithlul public servant . [signed] Qsovsa Curium. Shortly after he received the following: IspuxArous, Ind., Nov'. 35, 1833. PrtridnU Ctn'elnud, Wtuhiitglon, D. 0,1 Mr*. Hendrioluwnt me a message alter noon to-day, at which time be waa alight 1 1 ! I--;... . i i:.:S :\T. ly unwell only. He died about 4 v. no one being present at the actual moment of his deatb. Dr. Thompson, bis phyticlan, thinks paralvnis of the heart occasioned his death, which was wholly unexpected. j [8igned.] Wm. H, English. , The work of draping the White House '* and Departments will begin to-morrow ? morning. A large force of workmen have B been engaged for the purpose. u] the 44 world's" eulogy 41 On th? Dead 8'ate?m?a?How tl?o Sgiiat* will bo Affected. " N*\y York, Nov. 20.?The World thie <it morning says editorially: "All over the b United States, in all parties and amoujtHb: all descriptions of men, there will be genii-ait 'ine heartfelt sorrow at the nation's loss Hw j\8 an active, aggressive statesman, gtrongflof In his oonvictlons and Btaunch ingoi ,hia constancy to tho Democratic!^ party, Mr. Hencirictca naturally waaim,, honored by political enemiea and the hostile critigiama of Republican organs, lint no opponent could gainsay his ability, and no assailant of his partisanship ever dared to question his purity and his [honesty. In his long public life he had filled the highest posta of honor and trust in his State, and all but the very highest in the United States, and-he came out of them all with a clean, unsullied record aa a public aervant and with the increased respect, confidence and ^Taction of his party. The higher the trust bestowed up- f, on him by his party the moro brilliantly shone the lustre of his Democracy. The death of the Vice President wilt [J naturally affect the situation in the g Senate. Factional opposition to the National administration has been urged by the less scrupulous members of the Kspublican majority. It was felt by the people that Mr. Hendricks' in* Huence, ability and strength as a a presiding ofijcer would be a C w holesome restraint upon those who ad- X vocated it, and be a valuable aid to those . Republicans who would deplore audi an unwise and un-American policy. But the " Republican President pro tern, of tho Sen* u atA nnw honomoA ita nermanent nresidinda olUcer until the Vice-Presidency shall again be Ulled by an election, and it is to be feared that with a Republican in that im nortant position conservative resiatance vrill be weakened and the will of the more violent Senators will be in greater danger of prevailing. The political effects of the loss the country has sustained must ( uot, however, be now considered. if It is only lilting in this hour of sorrow .. to condole with the people in what is a i, national a (11 iction. to express our hympat hy ,. with tho bereaved family, and to pay such . weak tribute as words can conve/ to tho ability, virtue and worth of the doad ;, statesman. Hia public career was (ail of ?i honor. His private life waa without I. stain. T11K "THI!iUNK?8?? ESTIMATE IP ol Of Hendricks' Clittructer?Hen?tor isherniuu jj on tits Situation. w St\r York, Nov. i-Ki.?The Tribune has i tho following: "The death of Vice Presi- lc dent Hendricks waa announced on the ^ bulletins about half past 0 o'clock last uight, creating a profound sensation. At the principal hotels it became tho a chief topic 01 conversation. uu general estimate of Mr. Hendricks' personal character in a favorable ouo. lie was mentioned by Democrats and Republicans alike, as a consistent Democrat Theru vaa DO little disouaaion as to the Presidency pro tern of Use Senate. 'At tirst wist thought that Mr. Edmunds held tliat position, but it was remembered tbat since the meeting ol the .Senate under tbe new ad minis, tration Mr. Hendrlcka never left the cbalr or vu absont, so as to give an ' opportunity or excos? for the election of p a President pro lem. It was his object to J delay tbat aelectlon until such time as ,| he hoped the Senate might have a Democratic majority, when a Democrat could bo elected, ,, At the Fifth Avenue hotel a Tribvnt re. ' nnrtAf ennvflved the first news of Mr. (' Sendrioke death to Senator Sherman,' ol Ohio, who said: Tills Dome* to me with peat surprise. I have known him ever since I entered pubUo lit*. He waa Com' mlasioner o( the General Land Office under Franklin*I'iarce. He came into the Senate during the war and served one lull term. He has been * conspicuous, leading actor in hia time, and always a strong Democratic partisan. lie waa a man ol highly respectable character, was pleasant and courteous to his associate) and may fairly be clauM among the aucceasful and respected poll ticlans ol onr day," "What will be the elect ol hia death?" "It ol conrae create* a vacancy in the office ol Vie* President. The Senate will be called upon at its first session to elect a president pro tempore, who be cornea atfing Vice President." Ex-Senator Wm. H. Barnum, ol Connecticut, Chairman ol the National Com raittee, said: "This will make a sac Thanksgiving to a groat many people." Th# "HtralilV" llvmnrk*. N*wr Yohk, Nov. 30.~The Herald says The distinguishing feature of Vice l'resi ient Hendricks' political position at the -.irae oi liis death was his opposition t< the progrcifl of what is called Civil Service Reform, and the motivo which led bin to take this position and make him?elf the rallying point of all the Democratic opposition to President Cleveland's reform policy is indicated. Th? "duuV Tfllint?. Nkw Yohk, Nov. 26.?The&m says editorially: Mr. Hendricks has been con spicuoua as a public man for thirty-live years. Adopting the Democratic faitl with the beginning of his careei be was faithful to *t till tin iaat. The doctrines of JclTersoi and Jackson were his doctrines, and hi Held fast to the traditional statesmanship o his party, lie belonged to the people ant knew nothingof that pharisaicandfederal ist pretension which holds them in distrust and contempt. A Mugwump Kalimlit*. New Yobk, Nov. 20.?'The Timet saj? editorially: Mr. Hendricks was a type o' the sincere and earnest partisan, a Demo jrat of upright personal character and con jiderable abilities, whose sympathies weri 00 narrow and his views too restricted lo permit him the place in political history o which lie aspired.. The Now* In Wheeling. t.\ The news of Vice President Hendricks' leath was received in Wheeling by rten >f all parties with genuine sorrow. Mr. iendricks' visit here during the camiai?n of 'Si waa frequently referred to nrF hiu hulrt annHflPiinnn roealted. Thi elegram announcing Ms death "was scarce y bulletined on the newspaper of ice windows until the bell on the 'ublic Building was tolled sixty-sis trokes by order of Firo Chief Dunning 'ortraits of the dead man were displayed a many store windows draped in black urveyor General Beach ordered the flay n tho Custom House to bo displayed at alf-mast this morning. Tho local Do locracy have not yet taken action on the eplorable event, but will doubtless do so i good season. TENKMKST IIOUSK DISASTER. . Kolten Structure Uullap?e?, Killing o Number ut IVojile, Jkhssy City, N. J., Nov. 25.?The fourlory frame structure at No. 44 Morrit treet, with an adjoining machine shop, v vo-story rookery, fell' this morning ut 1:15 o'clock and buried in the debris nt iast half a dozen persons. The four-stoiy ame building was condemned by the jard of Alderman several months ago, ad was unoccupied. A number of boy* ad girls were engaged in tearing the ructure down when it fell. Nearly all of tern managed to get out w ith bruises, but , least six were crushed beneath tho timers and killed. The noise of the collapse rought the people out of tho surroundig tenements ill swarms, and, realising hat had occurred, men and women, some ' them despairing of finding their little aes alive, began at once an earnest work > remove the brokeu timbers. Near the front of tho building the )archers drat came auroBS the body of laraie Smith, an eight-year-oid girl, who iskied at No. oU Morris street Her skull 1 n( roken. She whs breathing when found, lit died before Doctor Rector reached her! Mary Schlensky, an eleven-year-old girl, ho resided at No. 70 Morris street, was Iso alive when taken out, but she died in short time. Mary Wallinski, a very bright Polish irl, living af No. 5',) Morris street, said lat she and her two brothers were in the rowd in the building when the crash irae. She heard the uoiee, and getting ightened. ran with her oldest brother oin the place. Her other brother, Stehen Wallinski, aged six yeare, waB unale to get out and was buried in the ruins, [e is undoubtedly killed. WOUK OF RESCUING VICTIMS. Police and lire alarm calls were sent t, and soon a strong forco ol liromen nd police were on the grounds under ihief Engineer Farrieraud Chief Murphy, hey drove the crowd back, while others ldustriously worked at the removal of le timbers. They had been working half a hour, when they heard groans and ere able to speak to those who had been trried by the ruins into the cellar. A voice said: "For God's sake, holp 1* "Who is down there'.'" asked Captain arrier, and the response came in feeble >nea: "A man and a boy." At 12:30 the body of ft boy named Langm was dug ont from under the charred igd; bo was fatally crushed. Policeman inley was on the post when the accident nppened, and was one of the tiratto reach le scene after giving the alarm. He atea.tbat at least two dozen womon, boys ad girls were running in and out of the tiilaing all morning carrying away wood, te did not know how many were in the uilding when it fell. An old mnn and a woman were cn-j ?god in sawing away one of the uprights! I the building when the crash came, and! ley were also caught in the ruins. Theyjl ere unconscious and no one seemed to| tiown their names. The buildings be nged to Thomas Mitchell, of West ntreet, ew York. list or tub dead and wousdkd Firemen continued their laborsof clearing way tho debris till thoy finished late this vening and uncovered the dead bodies of tephon Polanski, aged G years, and iletrich Preigge, aged 7 years. Following is a corrected list of the killed nd wounded: Killed?Maggio K. Smith, agod 7; [ary Ami Schensky, aged' 11'; lieitrich reigge, aged 7; Stephen Polanski, zed 0. \f HfolTann **(JUflUBl)?.ujo. .titn-;...., u^iiu ), brnitmd about the head and hodv; eo. .Hall, aged 7, scalp torn ofl*, body raised, will recover; Bernard Hopkins, zed 58, scalp wounds and severe bruises; dward I/irkins. aired painfully bruised, sveral other children were strucky by ying timbers, but none were seriously urt. The Inspector of Police made complaint ais afternoon before the police justice, tiarfcinR Thomas Mitchell, owner of the illen buildings, with manslaughter. A arrant was issued, but Mitchell could ot be found. ____ Tin* to Cull m Unit. Bebun.Nov. 25.?Two Americans, Peter epsen and Martin Grasboell, staying ntj ladersleben, a seaport town of Prussia! ave been ordered to quit Germany. Both! re naturalised citisens of the Uuitedj tates and reside in Illinois. Air. Jepsun as appealed to the American Legion. Dllkn Get* Titer*. Lo.vdo.v, Nov. 23.?The Parlimentary lection in Cbelaca yesterday resulted in he return of Sir Charles W. Dilke. Libiral by a vote of 4,21)1. Mr. 0. A. Whit* oore, nls Conservative opponent received 1,110 vote?. Sir Olmrles was President of lie local Government Hoard uuder Mr. iiadfltone's administration. KINGLESSSPAIN, King Alfonso Dies of n Complica* tiou of Complaints. His Widow Appointed Regent B ; the Council of Ministers. Soldiers of the Kingdom Ordure to Keep in Their Barracks. The War Between Bulgaria and Servia Virtually Over, Hy the Disasfroiis Defeat ol Milan's Forces at Widdin. Turkey Greatly Exercised Over the Present Situation. London, Nov. 25.?A dispatch was received at the Foreign Office this afternoon, from Madrid, stating that King Alfonso died at nine o'clock this morning, of consumption, accelerated by dysentery. Additional dispatches from Madrid anaouncing the (\oath of the King of Spain vero received hero at 5:30 o'clock this ifternoon. Thoy state that the widow of the King is completely prostrated by his death. The quotations of Spanish four per cent bonis at the opening of the London Stock Exchange to-day was 54]. On the reroipt of the news of King Alfonso's death i decline sot in and they fell to 50A, but mbsequently recovered aud closed at 514. Madrid, Nov. 25.?Orders havo been issued that the troops be confined to the .wracks. It is believed that the Q'icen le will proclaimed regent. Great anxiety >revailH here. A rigid censorship is exercised over press telegrams. tub kino's last moments. Throughout Monday evening the King had spasmodicjilta, the result of fever and lebility. Six doctors from Madrid and two physicians of El Pardo were in constant attendance upon him. They de i. i rr .. ii..i ii.n I/:?.. i_ _ uiueu luruun* ui.il iuu <viij^ w?a iu 11 langeroua condition. The litn continued hrnughout Tuesday and the King died at S: 15 o'clock this morning. The Pope's benediction arrived before he expired. All the oflicersof state and cabinet ministers, except the Minister of War and the Minister o{ the Interior, were present at ho moment of dissolution. The cabinet ;uet at once and the Queen was appointed Kesent. In accordance with the law, the members of the cabinet have tendered their resignations, but will remain in office pending the Regent's pleasure. Tho >ody of King Alfonso will be interred in the palace of the Eicurial. TIIR DEAD KINO. \ Skotch of the Kvautful LIC? or the Voung Monntcli. Alfonso XII. waa born November 28, 1857, the son of Queen Isabel and her oonain, Infante Francisco, llis mother abidcated in his favor on June 25, 1870, but not until Decembor 31, 1874, waa he proclaimed King of 8pain; and ho did not Asnume tho Government until January U, 1875. He had spent the intermedial years in England, where he was educated in the military school at Woolwich. Alfoneo, although so young a man, ban been twice married. Ilia first wife was I'rinceBS Maria de lea Mercedes, younjjest laughter of Ducde Montpensier, to whom he vas married January 23, 1878. He was left a widower in the same year. In Sovembpr, 1870, he was married, in second nuptials, to the Archduchess Marie Jhristiana, of Austria. The offspring of tho second union is a daughter, named after the first wife. During a visit of King Alfonso to Paris September 28, 1SS3, he was shamefully insulted by the people, who hooted him and cried "Down with the Uhlan King!" This hostile demonstration was attributed to Cariists and other foreigners. Tho King, when advised to remain quiet, refused, saying that he was perfectly aware of the fact that the hostile demonstrations was not the work of tho Parisian people, but of some misguided individuals. In abridging his stay in Paris ou tho occasion by one-half the time intended, the King desired to diminish the difficulties that had arison from his visit. He was quito unaware, ho stated, of his appointment by the Emperor of tiermany to a Colonelcy of a Uhlan regiment (at wnich Parisians took offense) until ho received it and his uniform simultaneously. Emperor William had in tended the appointment ah an agreeable surprise. At a banquet given King AllonHo while in Paris, at the Elysoo, Presidont Grevy, in referring to the insult offered by the mob, said he never expected to meet such good sense, dignity and coolness in so young a sovereign. TUB WAIt OVKIft. Hie Korvlana Uepulied at Wlddln?King: MIIkd Sues fur fence. London, Nov. 25.?The Austrian Government is concentrating troops in Herzegovina. Ono regiment from lower Austria and one lroin Hungary have gone [to Bosnia via Salvonia. The whole force lis to form a military cordon on the frontiers !of Bosnia and Herzegovina. j The Montenegrin OjJicial Gazette to-day (hints that if Prince Alexander f/ctempts 'to execute his alleged threat t.o annihilate the .Sarviuns, Montenegro vill not remain !an indifferent spectator, j Vienna, Nov. 25.?The Servians bomjbariled Widdin the whole night long anil jat 0 o'clcalc this morning after being (strongly reinioroed, they attempted to Scarry the city by an assault, hut were reIpulsed after threo hours' sanguinary [lighting. Lonuon, Nov. 25.?A despatch from [Sotia this afternoon says: King Milan pent a message under a flag of truce to the [Bulgarian advance line, proposing peace jat the request of tho I'owers. The Bulgarian commander sent the message to rrince Aiexuuuur, mtj lauer ui-cuneu 10 nrcept the proposition ou the ground that Bulgaria hail not received such a request from the Powers. Prince Alexander refuses to consider a peace proposal until tve Servians have evacuated the Widdin district and the amount of war indemnity payable by Bervia to Bulgaria has been Belgrade, Nov. 25.?King Milan has returned to this city. The war is considered to be over. The order summoning the landsturin for active service has been countermanded. The Fears of th? Port*. Conht^Stinople, Nov. 25.?Tho Porte fears that the Austrian occupation of Bervia, in the event of a revolution in that country, will lead to Kuanian action in Bui garia. The fact that Russia ismaBslnga large force in Besiiarabia, and that Austria in making the same war preparations in Bosnia, causes the utmost uneasiness in diplomatic circles in this city, and it is heiiuved that Prince Alexander will now do* clino to relinquish control of Eastern Rouluulia, consequently a paciiic solution of tiio Baikab question la increasingly dilli* cult