Connecticut western news., 1885-12-02
THE PRESIDENTS ACTION.
A Special Meeting of the Cablne
 Held-A Proclaim afiOm,


 The President was at dinner in the White House at G. 20 P. M when the telephone in the telegraph room up stairs rang. The White House operator answered the signal ssTell the President that Mir. Hendricks is dead" was the message.
 "Whatp' said the startled operator
 ''Yes,n came the further explanation, ''we've just received a telegram from In- dianapolis saying that he fell dead few minutes ago"
 stOh, myI' exclaimed the receiver of the message. He dropped the telephone, ran down stairs, and entered the small dining room, where the President and Miss Cleve- land sat at dinner The President coull not believe the sudden announcement He at once rose and hurried up stairs to get some confirmation of the news. A brief inquiry through the telephone satisfied him that there was no possibility of mistake. He re- joined Miss Cleveland in the dining room for a moment and then went up to the library, where Colonel Lamont, his private secretary, joined him message Of coincidence was at once sent to Mrs Hendricks and the fol- lowing announcement was at once sent by special messenger to each member of the cabinet:
 EXECUTIVE MANSION, Nov. 25, 1885. SIR: The President directs me to inform you that the Vice President died at his home in Indianapolis at o'clock this afternoon. The members of the Cabinet are requested to meet the President at 8.30 o'clock tonight Very respectfully,
 T., The members of the Cabinet were all at their homes when the message reached them. They started immediately for the White House. All the members were present at this meeting.
 It was decided 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, Nov. 9. 1885. To the People of the United States:
 Thomas A. Hendricks, Vice-President of the United States, died to-day at 5~P. M. at Indianapolis and it becomes my mournful duty to announce the distressing fact to his fellow countrymen.
 In respect to the memory and the eminent and varied services Of this high official and patriotic public servant, whose long career was so full of usefulness and honor to his State and the United States, it is ordered that the national flag be displayed at half mast upon all the public buildings of the United States. that the Executive ManSi Jn and the several executive departments in the city of Washington be closed on the day of the funeral and be draped in mourning for the period of thirty days; that the usual ap- propriate military and naval honors be rem dered, and that on all the legations and con sulates of the United States in foreign coun- tries the national flag shall be displayed at half-mast on the reception of this or Ter, and the usual emblems of mourning be adopted for thirty days.
 GROVER CLEVELAND. By the President T. F. BAYARD Secretary of State.
 The following was sent to the secretary O, the Senate:
 EXECUTIVE MANSION, Nov. 9, 1Ss7. To the Hon. Anson C. HcCoot, Secretary ot the Senate:
 am directed by the President to in 'orm you that he has received intelligence 0. tie death of Thomas A. Hendric S. Nict- Presi. dent of the United States, and to convey to you his suggestion that you take inmed ate steps, in conjunction with the clerk Of the House of Representatives, to SC ure proper representation of Congress the funeral Of the deceased. Very respect ully, your ooedi- ent servant. DANIEL $. LAMONT.
 Privae Secretary. President C1evelands dispatch to Mrs. Hendricks was as follows:
 EXECUTIVE MANSION, Nov. 26. 1SS5. Mrs. T. 4. Hendricks. MdidnaJoIis, Ind The sudden and lanen abe death of 70 ur husband excltes my prosonnd sympathy for you in this hour of your great bereavement, and sincerely mourn the decease of one 90 lately associated with me in tbe execution of the peoples highest trust, while the nation mourns the loss of an honore1 citizen and a faithful public servant.
 GROVER CLEVELAND. The work of draping the Wh..e House an l the various departments began tbe next morning. A large force of workmen was engaged for the purpose.
 The governors of Indiana and Ohio issued proclamations eulogizing the dead Vice President and many messages of cOndolenee were sent to Mrs. Hendricks from prominent men in all parts of the country. Mir. Tilden, who ran with Mr Hendricks on the Demo cratic presidential ticket Tn 1875. sent the following dispatch to Mrs Henlricks "l am inexpre ;siDly shocke by the surprising and painful int Iii yence of the su Iden closing of the career Of your husband. He has fal en with the honors t1lck upon him aud in the acme of popular esteem In your personal bereavement l deeply sympatfize, while in common with the whole country 1 Geplore the loss of Mir. Hendricks as a public calam- ity"
 Flags were displayed everywhere at half mast, and it was anno ed that the funeral at Indianapolis would be the most elaborate held in the West since President GarfielTs O. sequies President Cleveland and cabinet signihed their intention of being present. At meeting of members of both houses in and fifteen Representatives were chosen to attend the funeral in body
 The body of MT. Hendricks was embalmed, and cast of his head was taken by R. H. Parks, an eminent sculptor
 Two men seized and blindfolded woman st Cleveland, Ohio, and having secured her husbands pension papers, compelled her to xign mysterious document.
 Henry J. Taylor lateIy Assistant Postmas- ter at Rome, \. F., was fined s66O and gent to State Prison at hard Iabor for eighteen months tor embexxltng money order funds.