Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-12

Governor Gray, of Indiana, and his staff
were at Fort Wayne to attend a grand mill
tary ball Tuesday evening, but on the re-
CENT of the news of Vice President Hen
bricks death returned at once to Indian
apoiis.
At a meeting of a number of prominent
citizens held in the United States District
Courtroom, a committee, consisting OF Sen
ator Ben Harrison, w. Ii. English, Judge
w. e. Niblack, Noble C.. Butler and
Aouilla Jones was appointed to confer
with the family and make ali the arrange
mcnts for the obscGuieS. Mrs. Hendricks
is in receipt of dispatches from all sections
OF the country, offering sympathy in this,
her saddcst hour OF bereavement. The
city. irrespective of party, moulils with her.
All the city ministers will, in their
Thanksgiving services, make appropriate
mention of the death of the distinguished
statesman, 'anu Rt. Rev. Bishop knicker.
booker, Bishop OF the Diocese ofiIndiana of
the Episcopal Church, of which Mr.. Hen
bricks was Il member, will, it is understood,
preach a memorial sermon.
Senator VOORHEES, and Congressman Hol-
man te%lpgraphed from Washington that the
Government would be officially represented
at the funeral. 1t is expected that the flu
neral will occur on Monday mex.
iii MEMO ~ II SH' y
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.~-N0 event since
such a: sensation in Washington as the
death of Mr.. Hendricks. The President
was just sitting down to dinner when the
following telegram was handed him from
w. ii. English:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Nov. Presi-
dent Hendricks died suddenly this afternoon.
Disease probably paralysis.
The President was greatly shocked at the
news it contained, and at once sent the fol-
lowing to Mrs. Hendricks:
The sudden and lamentablc death OF your
husband excites my profound sympathy for
you in this hour of your great bereavement,
and ! sincerely mourn the loss OF one so lately
peoples highest laws, while the Nation
mourns the loss OF an honorcd citizen and q
faithful public servant.
The Cabinet meeting at night was at
tended by all the members except Secretary
Manning and Acknowledgement Garland.
1t was decided tina 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 MASsIoS. WASHINGTON, Nov.
Thomas A. Hendricks, Vicc-Presiden of the
United States. died to-day at five O'Clock p.
mournful duty to announce the distressing
fact to his fellow.countrymcn. In re.
and varied services of this high official
and patriotic public servant, whose
long career was so fun Of usefulness and
it is ordered that the National flag be dis
played at half.mast upon all the public build
ings Of the United States; that the Executive
on the day Of the funeral and be draped
days ;'0t that the usual ~ p and approp pirate
military aud vocal honors be rendered, and
that on all the legations and consulates Of the
United States, III foreign countries tho MI
tionaI flag shall be displayed at half-lnast on
The reception of this order, and the usual EN-
blcms OF mourning be adopted for thirty days.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President:
T. i. BAYARD, Secretary of State.
The Secretary of the Senate was directed
by the President to take immediate steps.
in conjunction with the House Of Repre-.
sentatives, to see that Congress was prop
erly represented at the funeral. The work
of draping the White House and the var
ious departments was begun at once. A
large force of workmen has been engaged
for the purpose.
Secretary Bayard, uponlleaving the Cabi-
net room, said it had been decided that as
the Senate would so soon assemble it is not
advisable to call an extra session, but that
the death OF Mr.. Hendricks will insure tile
presence Of a quorum the first day of the
session, which would not otherwise have
been the fact.
Senator Edmunds said:
l have always had q personal regard for
him. l regret exceedingly his death. i shall
call n meeting ut once Of all the Senators
in the city to make such arrangements to
have the Senate represented ut the funeral us
arc proper.
Secretary Bayard said:
The news of Mr.. Hendricks death is painful
to us all. but the condition in which the Amer
Jean people are placed by his death through
the failure Of Congress TO pass proper laws re-
garding the Presidential SuccessiOn-thc fact
that there is one mans life between the Amer
lean people and no Presidents more painful
to contemplate.
1t is generally conceded that the Presi-
dent pro tempore will be one of four men
either Edmunds, the last President protcm-
pore of the Senate, Logan, the Republican
candidate for Vice-President last year;
Sherman Or Allison. A report was circu-
lated to the effect that one of the Maine
Senators would now resign, and permit the
appointment of James G. Blaine to the
Senate, to be followed by his election to the
Presidency pro tempore. 1t is evident that
there will be a vigorous contest in the Re
publican Senatorial caucus, which will
meet very soon.
~ ~" oVttllus IL 10 UuC Il ICpcLl-
ton Of the condition Which existed when
Vice President Wilson died November IL,
1875, just ten years and four days ago.
Congress was not in session, the Forty
fourth assembling on the first Monday
in December, 1875. and hence there
was neither President pro tempore
OF the Senate nor Speaker of the
House, and only the life of the then Presi-
dent, General Grant, i%nterposed against a
nation without a head. There is now there
fore the one life Of President Cleveland
similarly intervening. Congress has repeat
edly considered bills providing for the Pres
ldentlal succession in like cases, but none
have become laws. Senator Hoar vainly
underworld to secure the passage
of his bill at the last Congress,
and likewise Congressman Eaton in
the House, but no agreement was reached.
1t will be remembered that prior to the adj
journnent of the special session of the SEN
ate last March al effort was made at the
closing hours to elect 4 President pro tenn,
but it was defeated by the action of Vice
President Hendricks, who hastily adjourned
the body before the Republican majority
could select Mr.. Edmunds.
MI. Hendricks is the fifth Vice.Presidept
WHO has died Whilpt hnl6iur tlo+ oA;,n Mt