The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-28
APPROPRIATE HoNoRs.
Preparations for the Funeral
of Mr.. Hendricks.
THE COMMITTEES
The Point Raised That It Is Not
Safe for the President to
Attend.

PAOAAS OuAiNAASC ~ SONVAVN Will ~
blems of mourning and flags are displayed
at half mast all over the city, and the citi-
zens generally are doing everything that
suggests itself to make the occasion of the
death of Vice-President Hendricks appro-
pirate and fitting. On account OF the strain
on the nerves of Mrs. Hendricks, visitors
were excluded from the house last night,
but this morning the parlors were again
filled by s~ympathizing friends. Mrs. Hend-
ricks is almost Frustrated from grief and
exhaustion, and her physician has given
orders that she should see nobody unless
there is an emergency. .
THE FEATURES CAST.
B.. A. Parks, sculptor, arrived from Chi
cago this morning, and assisted by A.
Mueller of this city and F. r. Gessner, OF
Cincinnati, took a plaster cast of Mr..
Hendricks face. 1t was not altogether sue
suggestion Mr.. Parks will make another
cast in the morning, from which he will
model a bust.
A force of men have been engaged in
building a white marble vault in the ground
in the Hendricks lot at Crown Hill Gene
terry and it will be finished tonight.
THE PALLBEARERs
at the funeral were selected by the commit
tee this morning, with Mrs. Hendricks ap-
prevail. They are Governor Isaac Gray,
Ex-Governor A. G. Porter, Hon. W. A.
Woods, Judge OF the United States Court;
John l.. McMaster. Mayor OF Indianapolis;
Aquilla Jones, David Macy and Judge
Frederick Rand, all of this city.
MRS. HENDRICKS.
At the Hendricks residence this afternoon
and evening a curious crowd continued
about the entrance and the parlors were
filled with callers. For the first time since
her husbands death Mrs. Hendricks came
down stairs to dinner this evening, and
talked quietly and c~omposedly with her
relatives, having recovered somewhat from
her prostration. This morning she received
a somewhat lengthy letter from Miss Cleve-
land, sister OF the President, but on &C
count OF it's personal character declined to
give it to the press. Just before lark
Bishop Knickerbocker, Of the Episcopal
Church, called, and with Mrs. Hendricks
went into the darkened chamber where the
body OF her husband was vaguely discern
able and prayed fervently and earnest
ly. To her friends she gave a loving ac-
count of
HER HUSBANDS LAST HOURS,
he was doing and what he said about
ordinary affairs, there not being n appre-
hension on the part OF either of a sudden
fatal termination of his illness. When lying
on the bed only a few hours before his
death he read several papers and a few
chapters in the book, Lazarus OF London"
in which he appeared to be much interest |
ed, and discussed with her the book and
the dispatches in the papers. He wanted
to be at work answering letters of personal
but she urged that he should re- |
main quiet in accordance with the physi- |
instructions. She talked calmly of |
things, but when she attempted to
tell how, after leaving him cheerful and
almost free from pain for a minute, she re- !
turned to
FIND HIM COLD IN DEATH.
She broke down completely and wept
almost Historically, but after a time she
grew calm again and expressed her appre-
citation OF the kindness OF herfriends and |
neighbors and the citizens generally who
her OF so much care and anxiety in
appertaining to the funeral. To-
night the house was closed and callers were |
excluded, the family OF her brother, Mrs.
M. Morgan and niece remaining with
her. As darkness came on, the curious
on the street in front OF the residence
dispersed and nobody was left but the uni
sentry, who paced solemnly up and
before the entrance. The dead Vice.
President still remains in the front parlor
chamber up stairs, which is darkened and
guarded.
SHOULD THE PRESIDENT ATTEND
In connection with the announced inten-
ton of the President to attend the
Hendricks obsequies on Tuesday night the
Journal OF tomorrow will say: "While the
OF Indianapolis and the State OF
Indiana would be both proud and pleased
to meet the President OF the United States,
for whom the plurality OF them cast their
votes a year ago, with such honor and
respect as the proprieties OF the sad event
OF the funeral of the late Vice President
would permit, and while the friends and
%neighhors OF Thos. A.. Hendricks fully APP
preciate the honor that would be uon his
memory by the presence OF the Chief
Magistrate here on Tuesday next, the
Journal feels constrained to say that it
believes Mr.. Cleveland should not leave
the White House at this juncture to
Incident to the necessarily
rapid movement OF a special railroad train
should not be hazarded by the President,
whose life and active services are now pecu-
liarly valuable to the whole people. There
too many risks attending the trip. The
country has gone through successfully many
perils during the last quarter OF a century,
but the line has on more than one occasion
been drawn to
ITS HIGHEsT TENSION.
should not be a possibility OF an
other strain, if human prudence can pre-
vent it. Every honorable citizen OF the
regardless OF party faith, prays
for the life and health OF the President,
who stands alone now, as an embodiment
OF constitutional power and authority,
and from the moment he should leave the
until he has reached it again in
the country would be in patriotic
unrest ana uneasy. The Journal feels free
make this statement as a Republican
and published at the home OF
Mr.. Hendricks, and as one against
whom the charge cannot be made that it
would do or say anything against the
largest possible measure OF honor to the
DISTINGUISHED dead; but Mr.. Cleveland is
not his own-he's not his parties. He
cannot follow merely the dictates OF his
personal or political friendship. He is the
Nations head-the only life between the
Government and an interregnum. In view
OF this we would not have him take the
would mark his Journey IRON the National
to Indianapolis. Let all the Secre-
taries come who can be spared from their
official duties, but the President should
not leave Washington.
ANOTHER VIEW.
WASHINGTON, November 27.-The Post
will say: Let Mr.. Cleveland go to Indian
apolis, by all means. What arrant non
sence to intimate hat an American Presi-
lent is safer in Washington than in any
other city Of the Republic"
AT THE CAPITAL.
The Senate and House Sending Large Com
mittees to Indianapolis.