Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-04
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WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Nov. 25.-
A bulletin announcing that Vice President
the Baltimore 4 Ohio telegraph otf1ce at 80
tonight AS Mr.. Kelser, the. chief ope-
iator. took it from the wire he ran to the
telephone and called up the White House.
Tell the president Mr.. Hendricks is dead" he
exclaimed za%..*9 .:s|GE1T
What's that?" TT n r...s:,
MI: Hendricks is dead" NIX ...-$fi
Yes We have just received telegram from
INDIANAPOLIS announcing that he fell dead . few
-, .oh, ,my!" CALCULATED the operator at the
Dropping the receiving tube, he ran in to
tell the president. Mr.. Cleveland was at
dinner when the operator broke in upon him
with the news Leaving the table he went
up stairs two steps at a time and went to the
telephone room and asked how the report
came, and whether there was any conflrma-
lion OF it. Being told that The message was
from the manager of the Baltimore g. Ohio
office in indianapolis, and that its
accuracy was indisputable, he asked
that any further details might be
given him promptly, and returned
to his sister. who remained in the dining
room, in a f1utrer Of excitement. Swallow
ing a few morsels, the president went un
stairs. wrote message of coincidence to
Mrs Hendricks and dispatched messengers
to the residence of Abinetsofficers, asking
them to come to the White House at once,
THE PRESIDENTS coNDoLENcB.
The president sent the following telegram
to Mrs Hendricks:
Executive Mansion Washington. D. c., Nov.
25.--To Mrs: I. A. Hendricks, Indianapolis: The
sudden and lamentablo death of your husband
excltes my profound sympathy for you in this
hour OF your great bereavement, and sincerely
mourn the decease OF one SO lately associated
with me In the execution Of the peoples highest
trust while the nation mourns the loss OF an
nOnOred citizen and faithful public servant,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Senator Edmunds was appraised OF the
Heath Of the vice president by reporter.
and was greatly affected He said that he
had known Mr. Hendricks great many
years. and they were intimate friends in old
times in the senate, and he added:
have always had personal regard for him T
egret exceedingly his DEATH I shall call a
% e1te M so7morow OF all the senators in the
senate represented at the funeral as are proper.
Secretary Bayard said
The news Of Mr.. Hendricks death is painful to
US all, but the condition in which the American
people are placed by his death, through the
failure Of congress to pass proper laws regardine
the presidential succession, the fact that there
Is now but one man between the American peo-
PIE and no president. is more painful to con-
Secretary Lamar said
NY acquaintance with Mr.. Hendricks was not
Intimate. He has been for many wears urcat
tavorite in the South, and think was regarded
statesman. man Of great dignity and force OF
character He had the faculty of att aehina
friends to him very warmly. Although his
death a.; Is very sudden and a great shock to us.
nave often heard his friends express apprehen-
sion as to the condition Of his health ever since
bis attack some years ago.
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
When the cabinet adjourned the president
issued the following:
Executive Mansion, Washington, D. c.. Nov
Y, 1SS5.-To the people of the United States
Thomas A. Hendricks, vice president of the
United States, died to-day at 5oclock p. M. at
TO announce the Distressing fact to his fellow
citizens. In respect to the memory OF this of1i-
clal and patriotic public SCI want. whose long
career was so full Of usefulness and honor to his
ordered that the national flag be dis
played at half-mast upon all Of the
public buildings OF the United States; that the
executive mansion and the several executive de-
partnents in the city Of Washington he closed
on tho day OF the funeral, and be draped in
mourning for the period of thirty days; that
the usual and appropriate military and naval
nonors be rendered, and that on all the legations
and cOnsulars of the United States in foreign
countries the national flag shall be displayed al
half-mast on the reception of this order, and th,
thirty days [signedl '''N
GROVER CLEVELAND President.
L. r. BAYARD Secretary of State.
NEEDED LAW MAY BE PASSED.
The death of MI. Hendricks leaving, as i.
does, but one life between the presidency
anu vacancy in the office, to which no one
under the law can succeed, will undoubtedly
mpeI congress TO pass the bill which has
been pending 20 long to provide for regular
successor. Several times has such bill been
reported from committees of both houses,
and once measure for the purpose was
passed by both; but they were unlike in the
most essential features, and the senators and
representatives were not able to adjust the11
dlfterences This event will renew the
discussion, and it is to be hoped that some
plan OF succession will be decided upon. Al
the cabinet meeting tonight, the subject was
introduced by MIR: Bayard, who gave the
history Of congressional action upon it, and
quite long discussion ensued The presi.
dent mad no Intention of referring to this mat
ter III his message, but the painful reminder
OF the uncertainty of human life, coming as
1t does with direct force to him personally,
will cause an addition to that document In,
wMch ne Will urge congress to act at once.
NEW YORK Nov. Ex-senator John Sher-
man was seen ut the Fifth Avenue hotel, and
said:
The death OF che vice president would not
anect the organization of the senate in any way
way. as. the case vas extremely simple. Out Of
elected in the presence Of the vice president
VINO, when party opposite in politics was In
power Pc could not exercise much influence. BE
did not appoint the senate committees which
were named in caucuses by the dominant party
At present the senate w&s without a presiding
othcer. Il must be remembered that the senate
unlike the house, was a prominent body and
there was no customs about elccting permanent
officers have not the slightest idea
who will be elected. The matter is alto
friend of Mr.. Hendricks and knew him very
we'll, He was man Of marked character, and a
REGULAR attendant OF the Episcopal church The
aeath or Mr.: hendricks will not probably have
one man nowadays makes makes much differ
ence to th3 country Bat he WAS certainly one
party, and remember him we'll when he first
came into congress in 1868 aud took a leading
part IN the reconstruction policy I think that
aendr re Thurman, Morton and Mcdonald
AA1NA
t1ngency has never arisen when the president OF
Ihe senate became president of the United
States, and only remember one instance where
the vice president has died. and that was King,
who was elected with Pierce. I don't want to
discuss the probabilities, and we on our side
certainly want to see Cleveland serve his term
out. ~
TIE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Justtce Miller OF
the United States supreme court, in speak
Ing of the presidential succession to- night.
said .' a-~ ---g.o
II Mr.. Edmunds had been elected president
protempore OF the senate At the recent extra sps.
OF that body.he would now be the constitutional