Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-12-02

teous to his associates, and may fairly
be considered among the successful and
respected politicians of the day.
''Whatwill be the effect of his death?''
"lt will. of course, create vacancy
IN the office 6f vice president. The
senate will be called upon, at its first
meeting, to elect president pro tem.,
who becomes acting vice president. y
Funeral of MIR. Hendricks.
The funeral of the late vice president
takes place Tuesday, Dec. 1, at ~ M,
the body to lie in state at the Marion
county court house from Sunday noon.
A committee, with Senator Harrison
chairman, will receive the president
and other distinguished men who will,
attend the funeral, and guard COM
mittee Of thirty will have charge of
the details of the ceremony. The fol-
lowing is telegraphed from Indianap-
oils:
The funeral will take place at noon
on Tuesday, the procession leaving the
house at IL: AS o. clock for the church in
the following order:
Police, military companies, civic socie-
ties, the president, members of the cabinet
and United States senate, all-bearers, the
hearse, family carriages, state, county and
city officers and citizens. u
The body will be placed in the casket
on Saturday morning. 1t is of cedar,
covered with black velvet and lined
with white satin, with silver trimmings.
After the funeral the body will be placed
in a marble vault at Grown Hill
cemetry, north of the city, near Mr..
Hendricks private lot, elevated above
the common level and in the center of
which is granite column forty feet
high, plain and uncarved, except the
single inscription,
''THOMAs A. HENDRICKS
near the bottom of the shaft. Here his
son, his only child, is buried. II. H.
Parks, the sculptor of Chicago will take
a cast of Mr.. Hendricks face to be used
in making marble bust of him. Gov.
Gray of Indiana and Gov. Hoadly of
Ohio have issued appropriate proclo-
nations for the funeral observance.
AT Washington a meeting of the SEN
ators in the city was held and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed to at
tend the funeral: Senators Edmunds,
Sherman. Harris, Allison, Voorhees,,
Pugh, Cullom, Gibson, Conger, Blair,
Dolph, Camden and Vest. A meeting
of members of the house was also held
and committee from that body will
attend.
During Thursday Mrs. Hendricks re-
ceived messages from S. j. Tilden,
Mrs. Geo. B. Mcclellan, David Davis,
1c
many members of the house and pri-
vate citizens throughout the country.
Each day brings more tributes to
Mrs. Hendricks and the messages she
has received number several hundred,
among them one from Ex-President
Hayes expressive of the sympathy of
Mrs. Hayes and himself, and stating
that they would attend tho funeral
The pail bearers at the funeral have
been selected with Mrs. Hendricks ap-
proval. They are Gov. Isaac p. Gray,
ex-Gov. Albert G. Porter. Hon. Will
liam A. Woods, judge of the United
States court: Hon. l.. McMaster, mayor
of Indianapolis; Acquilla Jones, David
Macy and Judge Frederick Randall of
indianapolis.
The committee from the House of
Representatives to attend the funeral is
as follows: Representatives Randall,
Morrison, Holman, A. S. Hewitt, Her.
bert, Blount, Dunn, Geddcs, Hiscock
Long, w. W. Phelps, Hepburn, Brown
and Ryan.
The order of the funeral procession
will be as follows:
Mounted and unmounted poIice.
Military band from ol'lmbus barracks.
Gen. Fred Kneffer, marshal Of the day, and
staff.
Adjutant General KountZ and staff.
Military companies.
The hearse and guard of honor.
Mrs. Hendricks and the family.
The President Of the United States and
members Of the cabinet.
Ex-President Hayes.
Judge of the United States court.
United States senator's.
Members OF the house of representatives.
Governors of states, with their STATS
Civic organizations.
Mayors Of cities and officcrs.
City councils and other municipal bodies.
Citizens in carriages.
The procession will be in three djvi-
sions, each under grand marshal and
aids. The line of march will be from
the church through the principal
streets of the city to the cemetery.
At II o'clock Sunday forenoon the
remains of Mr.. Hendricks were removed
from the family residence to the Court
House, where during the day they were
viewed by $4,000 people. A feature of
the observance at the Court Hou was
music furnished by the Columbus bar
racks band and the Mannerchor socie-
ty, who during the afternoon and
evening sang from the hidden gallery
above the catafalque. At 8 o'clock,
Hrs. Hendricks visited the place, tho
doors being closed for the time, after
which they were reopened until mid
night.
President Cleveland has recopsidered
bis purpose to be present at the funeral
of Mr.. Hendricks, having listened to
the protests against that course, COM
ing unanimously from all classes Of
public men. In announcing his con-
clusion Mr.. Cleveland said:
am now reminded by some Of the best
and most patriotic and thoughtful Of our
citizens that the real and solemn duties OF
my office are at the national capital: and
situation ought not to take even the re-
hottest chance Of an accident incident to
travel to crafty a sentiment 80 general
and so characteristic as that involved in
pressed by these considerations, but most
Of all Influenced by their strong and unani-
nous presentation by the devoted friends
Of TIE late vice president living in his state
and city, and their endorsement by the
noble and patriotic woman, who, In the in
finite sorrow of her widowhood reflects the
spirit and character of her honored hus.
band in the solicitude for the public good.
Clara Louise Kel1o1g
the celebrated singer, is among the
many accessions the YoUTH's COMPAs-
ION announces to its list of contribu-
tors. All who are studying or teach
ing music will be Interested in the