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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
AT WASHENGTDN.
How the President Received the Sad News
cabinet Meeting.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. ga
bulletin announcing that President
Hendricks had fallen dead was received at
the Baltimore Il Ohio Telegraph office at
$50 O'Clock last night. As Mr.. kelser the
chief operator, took it from the wire, he
ran to the telephone and called up the
White House
Tell the President NJ. Hendricks Is
dead, he exclaimed.
What : that2'
Mr.. Hendricks is dead
'No?n
Yes; we have Just received n telegram
from indianapolis announcing that he fell
dead a few moments ago"
"Oh my, CALCULATED the operator at the
White House, and dropping the receiving
tube he ran in to tell the President.
The President was at dinner, where the
operator broke in upon him with the news.
Leaving the table he went upstairs two
steps at time 70 the telephone room and
asked how the report came, and whether
there was any confirmation OF II. Being
told that the message was from the mana
ger Jf the Baltimore < Ohio office IN Indian
apolis, and that it's accuracy was indis-
pltable, he asked that any further details
might be given him promptly, and returned
TO his sister, who remained in the dining
room IN flutter OF excitement. Swallow
ing few morsels the President went uD-
stairs, and wrote the following message OF
coincidence TO Mrs. Hendricks:
EIECUTIvE MANSION, WAsHTSGToS. .. C.. Nov,
>, 1855. hrs T. 4 Hendricks, Indianapolis,
Ind The sudden and lsmentable death Of your
husband e1cites my profound sympathy Tor you
IN this hour Of your great bereavement and
sincerely mourn the deCease Of one 80 lately asso-
clsted vi h me in the execution OF the people :
highest trust while the nation NOUNS the loss Of
al holOred citizen and q faithful public servant.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
He then dispatched messengers to the
residences OF the cabinet officers, asking
them TO come to the White House at once.
THE CABINET ASSEMBLIES.
Il was abour $50 or 6.45 when the mes
sage 10 the Cabinet was dispatched. and IL
about hall a1 hour Mr.. Villas came rushing
70, not having waited for lis carriage. Mr.
Whitney vas the next 70 come, VINO vas n
evening dress, and Just about leaving his
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
C4PTTRED BY PIRATES.
Thrilling Experience of Steamer TrsC
ing In Chinese Waters.

ing in Chinese Waters.
The steamer City OF Pekin arrived at
San Francisco, on the 2Sth, with ad-
vices from China and Japan. The
steamer Greyhound, Capt. c. w. Sic
der, trading between Hong Kong and
PakOhiO, left tie former port, October
Il, on one OF her regular trips, with
12O passengers and a general cargo.
When the steamer was about seventy
miles southwest of Hong Kong, about
forty apparently innocent passengers
scattered over the vessel and suddenly
opened fire on the unsuspecting Off
GERS with revOlvers. The captain at
tempted to reach the chartrOOm to
arm himself. but was met with a
toll~y from the pirates, stabbed,
and thrown overheard. The only
other white officers on board
were the first and second mates, and
the chief and assistant engineers. The
chief officer and assistant engineer
were forced at the point OF revolvers
to work the vessel, while the others,
with the remainder OF the passenger
and the Chinese crew OF twenty five
men, were battened down in the hold.
The pirates then ransacked the
steamer. The vessel was turned
about, and when about forty miles
from Hong Kong, three junks came
alongside and took of the pirates and
their plunder, valued at so, 900, and
sailed away. The pirates were npos
session nearly nine hours. The Chi
nese authorities have captured two
iunks containing the property pirated
from the Greyhound, and six men who
were concerned in the outrage. They
have been taken to Canton, where
they will probably be beheaded.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
HOTEL FfRS.
The Metropolitan Hotel, st. Louis, De
strOyed.

Early on the morning OF the 25th, a
fire was discovered in one OF the north
rooms OF the Metropolitan Hotel, on
Seventh Street, st. Louis. The fire
department was on the scene prompt
ly, but the fire had gained so that
it required considerable effort on
the part of the iremen to conhne
it to that one building. One man
was taken from his bed, nearly sui
focated, and very seriously burned
about the head and body He was
taken to the hospital Minnie Sheriff,
servant, was seen ut the win
dow on the third floor One ithe fire
men threw rock, breaking I he window,
and she pitched headforemost to the
pavement. She was also badly burned,
and had a deep incision in her throat,
made by the broken glass. She died
in a few moments after the fall The
cause OF the fire is not rightly known.
1t is supposed the building was acci-
dentally set on fire. The estimated
loss is about S3, 500. The insurance
is not known as yet. There We're
eleven people in the house. After the
fire was extinguished, an unknown
man was found in the third story near
ly suffocated and fatally burned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
PREnONITTONs OF DEATH.
What Mr.. Hendricks Thought of His Ina
biIity to Serve Out His Term.

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. - The an
nouncement Of the death OF Vice-President
Hendricks was not a surprise to some OF
his most intimate Indiana friends here. In
deed, some of them predicted his early
death some months ago, and no one real
lied more fully than the Vice-President
himself his frail physical condition. He re
marked to his private secretary some time
ago that he believed that he had discerned
symptoms Of apoplexy OF the heart, and
that wlen lie died it would be OF that affec-
ton. A short time after the in
augurstion of President Cleveland, and
while there were q number of prominent
Hoosie, Democrats in the city, a Democrat
ic STATE senator who had been on intimate
personal terms with Mr. Hendricks for
many years said: Il don't believe Mr..
Hendricks will serve out the first year of
his official life. Few people know his ply
steal condition. His life hangs on the most
slender thread at this moment. That gan
creme difficulty has poisoned his blood. 1t
has ben taken up to his brain, has de-
stroy4d his nervous system and he is liable
to drip dead at any moment from paraly-
sis, a)Oplexy, or one Of dozen troubles II
the brain or heart. Really, he has not =
physical or mental strength that a vice
presidnt should have. His mind il clear
and st'ong except at intervals when he is
3 ilOLLCLNdllIJ bcIlOuuCi anu AO5t9 cli NDll-
troll d himself. | have frequently seen
him f.ll asleep while in a conversation
OF the most animated character. When
seatedwith number OF friends, or in the
chair II presiding officer he is liable at a
momeat to go to sleep or drop into a men
tai abstraction which makes him wholly
oblivDus to all that is occurring about
him. There is not one chance in three
that le will live a year, and not one in
twenty that he viii serve out his term" Al
thouh very 10th to speak upon the sub
last night intimated that the condition OF
Mr., Hendricks since his recent induction in
to Official life was of the character above
indicated. He said the President had
lived in constant apprehension OF death
from affection OF the heart.
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house to attend a dinner party when tks
news reached HIM over the telephone. He
had not received the President message,
but came as soon as he was dressed, to in
quire what was to be done. The next ar
rivals were Mr.. Lamar and Mr. Bayard,
who came in the latters carriage, as
they are near neighbors. Mr. Lamar is IA
man OF intense feeling and showed the ef
feet Of the shock by his appearance and ac-
ton, but said very little. He has himself
been warned OF a tendency to apoplexv,
and the sudden announcement completely
unnerved him. Mr.. Bayard always looks
at the practical side OF things and came IN
to the White House talking of the neglect Of
Congress TO pass law providing for the
presidential succession. Mr.. Endicott came
on foot soon after Messrs. Bay
ard and Lamar arrived, very much
flushed in the face and out of breath
with excitement and exertion, but il was
long time before Messrs. Manning and Gar
land appeared. As the members OF the
cabinet entered the Executive Mansion
they were conducted into the private apart
ments, where the President received them,
and after Bayard and Lamar came they
adjourned to the Presidents office. The
session did not adjourn until after II
o clock, when the following proclamation
was issued.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov.
-, 1885. TO the People qf the United States:
Thomas A. Hendricks, vice president of the
United States, died to-day at o'clock P. NJ, at
Indianapolis, and it becomes my painful duty TO
announce the distressing fact TO his fellow coun-
trymen.
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 10 his state and To the
United States 1t is ordered that the national flag
be displayed at halfmast upon all the public
buildings of the United States; that the ExeCu-
tive Mansion and the several executive depart
meuts 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 and
appropriate military naval honors be rendered
and that on all The legations and con.ulates of
the United States foreign countries the national
tiaE shall be displayed st halfmast on the recep-
uOn of this order and the usual emblems OF
mourning be adopted for thirty days.
By the President. GROVER CLFyFLANp.
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pany, was run over and instantly
killed by freight train at St. Louis
on the oath. McGinnis was attempt
ing TO climb upon the train, and lost
his balance.
Col. Howell, manager of the Union
Depot, Atlanta, Ga, and Henry c.
Pope, a we'll known citizen, quarreled
on the oath, and the former was shot
dead.
The Colored Orphans Home in
Chattanooga, Tenn, was burned on
the 22d. The children, fifty-four in
number, were at breakfast when the
fire was discovered. The matron and
her assistants, by rare presence OF
mind and perfect discipline, prevented
panic among the terrified children,
and marched them from the building
without a single accident. All the
clothing and most all the furniture
were burned, and the building is now d
neap of ruins
At Calumet, Mich, on the 22d, VIM.
j. Stevens accidentally shot and killed
Frank Sanders. Theformer was exon
Grated by the cOroner's Jury.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
STRANGE ACCIDENT.
Baltimore 4 Ohio Express Train Com
pletely Wrecked but No Person Hurt.

Baltimore Il Ohio Express Train Com
pletely Wrecked but No Person Hurt.
On the night OF the Goth, the fast
mail train coming West on the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad was derailed
and badly wrecked at Glover's Gap.
near Wheeling, w Va. The train was
running at the rate OF fOrty-five or
fifty miles an hour when the Gap was
reached. No stop is made at the sta
ton, and the train dashed along, the
signals being all right. Too late the
engineer saw the side switch was open,
and the engine struck a gondola car
which had been left there. The shock
was terrific. The engine and boiler
were driven in upon the gondola, and
the driving-wheels into the mud up to
the rods. The mail car was rolled
completely over, the baggage car
thrown to one side and the smokers
front end smashed in. The passenger
car and sleeper were derailed, and
everyone received a severe shaking up,
but no one, strange to say, was seri-
ously injured. The engineer, John
Cummins, remained at his post and
came out without a scratch.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
THE FUNERAL.
1t VIII Take Place at indianapolis at
Noon ON Tuesday Next.

Noon on Tuesday Next.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 26.-.The
flags on all the public buildings here are at
half-mast this morning, and forces Of men
are engaged in putting up the various in
sigma of mourning out OF respect to the
memory of Nice-President Hendricks, who
died last evening. In several of the city
churches to-day, the Thanksgiving serv-
ices were turned into memorial sery-
vices, and Bishop Knickerbocker, OF
the Episcopal Church, to which Mr.
Hendricks belonged, abandoned his services
altogether. Early this morning W. H.
English received a dispatch from the ser
geant-at-arms of the United States Senate,
asking for information about the time and
place of Mr.. Hendricks funeral, of which
he will take charge. An answer was not re-
turned Immediately, as the arrangements
had not been made. At Mrs. Hen
nent gentiemen-personal and political
over the matter. committee con
sisting OF Senator Harrison, w. H. En-
lish and Chief Justice Niblack, OF the su.
preme court, was appointed to take general
charge OF the arrangements for the funeral
and public meetings. The body, which was
embalmed this morning, will remain at the
residence until Sunday noon. when it will
De removed TO the courthouse, TO lie IN
state until Monday evening, the To-
cal military companies and detach.
ment irregular army men doingguard duty.
Thefuneral services will be held at st. Paul's
Cathedral at noon on Tuesday DR.. Jenckes,
the rector, and DR.. Fulton, of St. Louis
officiating. The services will be those OF the
Episcopal Church and there will be no ser.
mon or memorial address. The burial will
be at Crown Hill Cemetery, north of the
city. Gov. Gray will issue memo. a.
proclamation to the citizens Of the state this
evening, and the state-house is already
covered with emblems ofmOurning, All the
public offices and business houses here
will be closed on the day OF the funeral.
1t was decided to-day not to have post
mortem examination of the remains, Mrs
Hendricks not thinking il necessary, a she
Is satisfied that her husbands death was
the result OF uaralvsis OF the heart
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
YEfLOE J4CE Fs GOTH4H &.
Fireman on p West India Steamer Dies
of Yellow Fever in New York.

A message was sent from Chambers
Street Hospital, New York, to sanitary
headquarters, on the ODD, announcing
that a man had died at the hospital
OF what was supposed to be yellow
fever. a physician was sent to the
hospital to assist at the autopsy, and
reported the diagnosis OF the hospital
physician correct. The case was one
Of genuine yellow fever to all appear
ances. The patient, Christian Pulbi,
was employed as fireman on tbesteam-
er AlbO, which came in from the West
Indies with all well on board. Pulbi
was sent to the hospital in acomatose
condition. He died within few hours
after his reception. Steps were taken
to have the steamer fumigated and
the body buried in the potter's field.
As frost destroys yellow fever germs,
no bad results are expected from this
case
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
THERE Is NO TTCE-PREsTDEST.
The Senate Fails to Elect Pro Tenn. Pres ST.
hent-Iogan,s ChAnces.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 26.-The
death Of Vice-President Hendricks created
a profound sensation al the national cap
ital hardly less than that which followed
the assassination Of President Garfield or
the demise OF Gen. Grant. The community
had retired 70 their homes and were dining
with their families when the sad news was
received and was at once borne on the wings
OF the wind TO every quarter Of the city.
Instantly people OF all degrees rushed 70
the telegTa ph Offices, hotels and
places Of public resort to ascs--
tain tha particulars. s1d the lobby st
Willard became crowded with ez-
cited citizens. officials and politicians, - ger
ly discussing the affair and specQIatinsUpOn
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Ann Schensky, aged -; DIETRICH Preig.
ge, aged :; stephen Polauski, aged g.
Wounded-Mrs. Mary McKinna, aged
40, bruised about the head and body;
George Hall, aged :, scalptorn off and
body bruised. Wlllrecoyer. Bernard
Hopkins, aged 80; scalp wounds and
severe bruises. Edward Larkins, aged
so; painfully bruised. Several children
were struck by flying timbers, but
none seriously hurt. The inspector Of
police made complaint before a police
justice, charging Thomas Mitchell,
owner OF the fallen buildings, with
manslaughter. 4 warrant was issued,
but Mitchell could not be found.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
THE TROEBLE OVER.
Peace in Prospect Between Seryia and
Bulgaria.

bulgaria.
1t was officially announced on the
25th that King Milan has accepted the
armistice proposed by the powers.
King Milan has decided to abdicate
the throne. Ii necessary, Austria will
occupy Servia in order to prevent the
accession OF Prince KarageOrgeviCs.
A dispatch from Pierot says the
Servians are Tetreating IN great
disorder, ana trying TO make
their way across the frontier wherever
they can. The Generalization OF the
men is complete, and discipline is al
most lost. The retreat will involve a
terrible loss OF life and great suffering.
A Belgrade dispatch says the popu-
lace there Is enraged at King Milan,
and that the name OF Prince Karage-
orgevics Is on every lip. The Bull
garian losses so far in the campaign
are 200 dead and 1000 wounded, $50
Of the latter being severely. Sixty-fOur
Servian officers have been killed or
wounded. Five hundred starving Ser
vians have submitted to the Bulgari-
ans on the frontier.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
ATTEMPTED IVEFE POIsOSFNG.
A Prominent Citizen Gives His Wife
Strychnine tor Dinner.

SIrHCHnlne lOr Dlnher.
William Long, one of the most
wealthy residents OF Donaldson, H.,
was arrested on the e29th on the charge
OF attempted murder, preferred by mis-
wife. She has been constantly and
mysteriOusly sick for the last three
months, and the physician in charge,
while not sufficiently positive to make
the accusation openly, was OF heopin-
ion that hewas being slowly poisoned,
and ordered that she eat nothing ex-
cept such articles as heshould provide
Upon this she quickly regained strength
and on the 27uh was about with the
family. Alter eating dinner, however,
she was suddenly taken viOlentlyill and
the promptness OF a stomach pump
alone saved her life. An analysts Of
the food showed that she had taken
strychnine enough to have killed
twenty persons. Mrs. Long is a sec
ond wife and IS young while her hus-
band Is advanced in years.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
SOFT soar AND A BROOn.
A Child BrutsIIy Treated by a Step-moth
er->ent Up for Sixty Days.

---""V Z tut RsIN1y DNE7'
At Delaware, O., on the oath, Mrs.
William Dunlap, who formerly moved
in good society, being a member Of a
leading church, was sent TO Jail for six
ty days to suOsist upon bread and
water. and fined S1OO, for cruelty to
her step-children. a few days since
she covered the body OF one OF the
children, little girl, with soft soap,
pumped cold water on the little one
and scrubbed her with a broom. The
other child, a boy, had been suspended
in a deep well by a rope. Other cruel
ties were clearly proven by the Humane
Society IL the eprOsecutiOn. The woman
was followed to the jail by a crowd OF
800 people who jeered and hooted and
talked freely OF tar and feathers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
A PEDDLER ED.
Beld Up by Highwsymen aud Robbed
$4,000.

Seld Up by Highwaymen aud Robbed of
s3, 1000.
A bold and daring robbery was com
mltted in Holmes County, Ohio, not
lar from Millersburg, by two highway
men, the victim being peddIer named
Honield. About 6 o'clock in the
evening, on the 2lst, in dark
and lonely spot in the road,
two masked men suddenly ap-
peared with revolvers and demanded
his money. He handed over 81 which
was not satisfactory to the robbers,
when one Of them compelled him to
hold up his hands while the other went
through his pockets. securing about
$1,000. They then selected about the
same amount in silks and some other
tine goods and iewelry from his wagon.
The peddler drove to Millersburg and
made known the robbery.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
A!SOTHFR DEATH-TR8
Four Children Killed by the Collapse of
an Old RookerY at jersey CITY.

\ four-story frame structure on Nor
ris Street, Jersey City, with an adioin-
ing machine shop, n two-story rook-
cry, fell, on the 25th, and buried IN
the debris at tleast hall dozen persons.
The four-story frame building was
condemned by the Board OF Aldermen
several months ago and was unOccu-
pied. Boys and girls were engaged IN
tearing the structure down when 1t
fell. The firemen hurried to the spot
and began the work Of clearing away
the debris. which was not finished un-
TIL late in the evening. The following
is list OF the dead and wounded.
Killed, Maggie L. Smith, aged Z; Mary
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
THE KING Is DEAD.

Alfonso, Nc of spain, Passes Away
Catarrhal Fever the Cause.
Late on the afternoon OF the 24th
the Spanish minister at Washington
received a cablegram sent by the min
lster OF foreign affairs at Madrid, stat
ing that King Alfonso was stricken
with violent disorder OF the respira-
tory organs, and was alarmingly i'll.
Cablegrams from London the follow
ing day announced the death OF the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
AsTE4uER VRECKED.
The Aurora Strikes a Rock and Foundt
Three Persons Drowned.

The British steamer Aurora, while
leaving Hartlepool, Eng, on the 25th,
for Savannah, struck rock in the har-
Dor. She subsequently proceeded and
foundered within two hours. The
crew left the vessel in three boats.
The first boat, with nine men, landed
safely; the second, with nine men,
reached shore with only six, the three
Others having been drowned. The
third boat, containing twelve petsouss
landed safely.
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HISTORY OF VIZ. HESDRICRs.
From His Early Struggles Down to His
Last Visit fn Chicago.
Mr.. Hendricks

Mr.. Hendricks was born near Zaues-
vile. O., September Z, 1919. His father
John Hendricks was born in Western
Pennsylvania, and was a state politician.
His mother vas ofScoteh descent her maiden
name being jane Thompson. She was q
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05

CoxxECTIcuT has a place where old
Roman coins are manufactured,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
SAMUEL J. TILDES.

W4sHrsGToS, D. c., Nov 26.-The japanese
minister Kuki sends his very sincere sympathy
to Mrs Hendricks in her bereavement, and his
deep sorrow st the death OF the YiCe-President,
for whom he entertained the highest peTo1al
respect and regard.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05

Other similar messages were received
iron Senator Dawes Cf Massachusetts,
Cargress1aen Ward, K .siuer and Cobb,
T-disra. John z. Aguew, Of New York, s
Coruiuz Judd, Of Chicago, and many Others