The Somerset Herald.
CDWARD 8CCLU Wi and Proprietor.
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EDRE8IAT..
.PECEMBEBS.IW-
The Circuit Court of Cincinnati,
Ohio, has decided that the canvass
ing board marf iue certificates of
election to the four Republican can
didate for Senator in that city, i
appearing that they have each about
four hundred majority. This gives
the publican. 21 of the T.7 Sena
tort, and the Democrats 1G. The
House stands 58 Republicans to 42
r r.t Maioritv on joint bal-
lot 21. which insures the election of
a Republican U. S. Senator.
Tee striking miners on the Mo
nongahelia river have organised
.. iriintoa riotous gang for
the purpose of preventing those who
. wiir.ru to work, lrom ooinK .
i mmnosed of several hun-
v.-. .en and driven off
those who attempted to work, and
.ewrai are so badly injured Uat
their lives are despaired of. There i
danger ol further and more serious
irr.nlile un ess the omcers i
. . cnff'ir-ipnt force to
law can rauj
suppress the rioters.
Tuf wiisational papers have been
trying to work up a scare about the
danger of the President attending
the funeral of Mr. Hendricks. This
ia as childish as it is foolish. Nay,
it is criminal, and an outrage on the
National character, to thus intimate
that our Chief Magistrate cannot
mingle freely with the people with
out constant fear or awassination.
Mr. Cleveland will be as safe at the
funeral of Mr. Hendricks as he
would be within the walls of the
wx.it u otherwise it would be
,1 UJi ,
a lovely commentary on our boasted
.iMiiocratic institutions, if the Pres
-.A..r,t mnai h hedeed in like the
Kmperor of Russia.
The gossips are at work eagerly
ruessinz who will be elected I reel
dent of the Senate, when that body
convenes on the 7th insL Senators
Edmunds, Sherman and Logan are
all ennlrpn of. The two former are
the recognized Republican leaders
and debaters on the floor, and it is
nrobable that their party friends
will not be willing to place either of
them in the Chair, when their serv
ices on the floor during what is ex
neoted to be an exciting session, may
be required- On the other hand, it
is ureed that as General Logan was
so lately designated as the choice cf
the Republican masses for that po
tsition, there would be a fitness in
his election to it by his colleagues.
Two things are certain, however;
there will be no unseemly scramble
ior the office, and the successor of
Mr. Hendricks as President of the
Semite will be a Republican.
The National House of Represen-
taiii'M. at its comine session will
number 325 members. The Demo
crats will have a majority of forty'
three, counting with them a Green
back Democrat. The Republicans
will have 141 votes, assigning to
them one (ireenbacker. Nineteen
State delegations in the House have
Democratic majorities, while (Jon
necticut, Xew York and Illinois are
olually divided. There are few
Southern Republicans in the House,
and of these the best known is Rob
rt Smalls, of South Carolina, while
Mr.O'Hara, of North Carolina, is
the only Republican in its delega
tion. In the Senate the Republicans
will have eight majority and nine
teen States ; the Democrats fifteen
and Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey and
Nevada ach one Republican and
one Democratic Senator. The ees
sion will be an important one, as
Congress will be called upon to con
sider a number of questman of vital
interest to the county, including sil
ver coinage, the tariff and others.
The death of Vice-President Hen
dricks ha again brought up the dis
cussion of the succession in case the
President was to die before the meet
ing of Congress on Monday next
Judge Thurman briefly elates the
position as follows :
"The theory of the Senate is thkt
it is a perpetual body. Neither is
there a time when there is not a
House of Representatives, The
Senate, before the commencement of
the present vacation, failed to elect
a President pro ., as is usually
Che case a few days before the ad
journment, and this leaves the coun
try without a Vice President at this
tine. If the President should die
before the 7th of December, an intar
regnam would exist in the otiice
until the Senate, which meets on
that date, should elect a President
of that body, who would assume the
duties of President of the United
States and continue to discharge the
ame until another election for Pres
ident and Vice President was held.
In the Meantime the Secretary of
rotate would notify the Governors of
the Federal States, who would order
new election, wLich, however,
ecmld cot be faeld until aect Novem
ber." !
Twe President bag been scared
oat of Lis declared intent to attend
the funeral of Mr. Hendricka. He
gives to tfoe press, several reasons
for bis change of purpose, the prin
cipal of which it that "I am now
reminded by -some of the best and
moot patriotas and thoughtful of oar
citizens, that tbe real and soloma
datiet of my office are at the Capi
tol, aud that ia tie present peculiar
and delicate situation. I ought not
take even the remote chances of ac
cident incident to travel to gratify
aarwtiment so general and eharae
teustic aa that involved in tLia sub
ject" J
It ia well enough that, as good!
.dent 8houldbevery careful of his I
precious life, but it ifl just a litUe J
sineular that, "the best most patriot-
ic and thougnwui oi our uuacu
did not urge upon him the dangers
to a trip of about equal length, that
he took during the first week ot tne
same month, for the sole purpose of
casting his vote for a civil service re
form hating citizen for Governor
of his own State.
The magnitude ol the government,.
Pension roll is shown by the report .
of the Commissioner of Pensions
wLich has just been published.
shows that there were at tne ciose
of the year 345,125 pensioners. Dur-
.. rr."7
. .
ing the year mere were auueu
new names and 1,835 reinstatements.
During the year ended June 30 the
names of 15, 233 were dropped trom
the roll for various causes, leaving a
net increase of 22,369. The average
annual value of each pension at the
close of the year is shown to be
tll0.3G and the aggregate value of
11 the pensions is $38.090,98o, n in-
crease over line vaiue ior vue
vious year of $3,634,384. The total
amount paid for pensions during the
vear is $64,943,435, an increase in
amnnnt over the previous year of
fS.0C9,83S. The amount paid to
37,839 nw pensioners during the
year upon first payment was $27,
115,912 and there remained in the
hands and the several Pension
Agents 3,677 of this class unpaid,
on which there was due f 2,243,567.
The substitution of salaries for
county officers, instead of lhe pres
ent fee system, has worked so ad
vantageously m the larger counties,
where it has been introduced in con
formity with existing laws, that the
question of extending it throughout
the Commonwealth is being discuss
ed, with a view to the nomination of
candidates for the Legislature next
year who will cooperate in the move
ment
The svstem of giving county of
ficials the fees or entire receipts of
their offices as a compensation for-
tbeir services, is beyond doubt an
inducement to unscrupulous officials
to extort from the ignorant payer of
fees a larger amount than is contem
plated by the fee bills. If, on the
other hand, a fair compensation is
paid county officials, together with
the expense of all necessary help,
the inducement to extortion is re
moved, and the receipts over and
above the 6alary allowed, when
turned into the respective county
treasuries, would largely assist in de
fravine necesear expenses, and thus
lead to a reduction of taxes. Tax
navers are therefore interested in
abolishing the present fee system
and the subject is well worth their
attention when selecting their Leg
islative candidates, through whom
only the change can be made.
The whole country was shocked
on Wednesday evening last to learn
of the sudden death of the Vice
President of the United States. Al
though not distinguished by any re
markable ability, Mr. Hendricks
had attained an honorable reputa
tion, as is attested by Lis election to
the second position in the gift of the
Nation. He had been long in the
public service, and had won the es
teem and confidence ot his political
friends. His personal character was
without blemish, and his public ca
reer was unsullied aud pure. For
nearlv thirty years he has been
prominent as a Democratic politi
cian. As a member of the Legisla
ture of Indiana, Member of Con
gress, United States Senator, Gov
ernor of his State and Vice Presi
dent of the United States he has oc
cupied a conspicuous position before
the country, and his official action
has been widely criticised. He was
a strong Democrat and an unflinch
ing partisan, an opponent of civil
service reform ; a believer in the an
cient doctrine that "to the victors
belong the spoils," and was a much
better exponent of the general sen
timents of his party than is the
present Chief Magistrate. It was
his name that gave strength to the
Democratic ticket in the late rim
paign. and his personal popularity
and unbending devotion to the par
ty drew thousands to its standard.
He will be deeply mourned by all
who knew him personally, and his
loss will be keenly felt by his polit
ical friends and the country at large!
The assessors of the county are
now busily engaged in distributing
the blanks furnished by the Auditor
General offce to the County Com
missioners, on which taxpayers are
required to make their eworn re
turns. The complaints about the
obscurity of certain sections of the
Act, and the difference of opinion
among the officers of the law and
members of tha bar as to several
features of the law, ia creating much
trouble not only for the asccseurs,
i . t it : . ' .
uuv lur i pan j cuiwcieuuuuK ikav-
era who desire to comply with ita re
quirements. The law itself has been
very carelessly drawn, and its at
tempted administration appears to
be equally careless. For instance,
the blanks being distributed contain
a clause requiring a return or taxa
tion of horses, mules and cattle oyer
the age of four years. Naw, this
new law contemplates assessment
only for State purposes, and as the
State tax on live stock vac repealed
years ago, no return of this kind tan
beenfoced or should be made. Live
stock is subject solely to county and
other local taxes, acd the assessor
must fix the value, not th .owner,
and this attempt to make the owner
swear to their value, under the pen
alty of having fity per cent added
by the Commissioners, is clearly a
violation of law and an infringement
upon Ue rights of the citizen. In
some counties steps bare been taken
to test the law before the oux?g, jn
others the blanks Lave been cailed
... .u. (
been instructed to omit the live stock
and!
there is so much confusion, uncer
tainly and complaint throughout the
State, that County Commissioners
and Assessors are almost at their
wits' end, and nothing but an opin
ion from the Supreme Court cover
ing all the objections and question
that have been raised, or an entire
! revision of the law by the next Legis
will end the controversies that
. , th;5 wretthedly
, , . , ie2;6ia:ioa. Mean-
wg 6Upp0b(N lhe people must
SUOmil lO UlltUOi lUAttUUU, x,uv.
ed by difierent constructions of the
obscure clauses of the law.
. 1 .. 1 I . .ntin riPAlllft.
Eight ladians Executed
Battlefobd, N. W. T., Nov. 27.
The execution of the eight Indians
found guilty of murder at Frog Lake
aud Battleford, occurred at S:'J7 this
morninir. The mechanism of the
gallows was without friction.
The hangings were conducted
publicly and witnesssed by a large
number of whites and a few Indians.
No trouble occurred. All confessed
their crimes and appeared to be in
different as to their fate. A few In
dians from each reserve were collec
ted to witness the execution of their
countrvmen, so that by seeing it
they might be convinced that the
condemned men were actually hang
ed. The eight prisoners werfjplaced
on the trap and chanted the death
song of their tribes. There was no
bungling and no uneigntiy scenes.
The Indians present made no de
monstrations and appeared to be
impressed by tne fate of their com
panions. seven oitiieeigtit Indians suner-
ed for participatidg in the horrible
massacre at iroz Lake on April o
last, in which the Indians under the
head of Wandering Spirit, nearly
exterminated the white sellers of
that place. The eighth Indian was
hanged lor murder.
Mortally Wounded at a 'Wedding:.
Shekandoah, I'enn., Nov. 26.
Selira Ritzan and Melissa Hartz
were married to day in Centraha
this county. He is a Polander and
she a Hungarian. Ht people were
opposed to the marriage, and after
toe wedding was over a party of
Hungarians attacked Mr. and Mrs.
Ritzan as they left the church in t
carriage for home. The newly mar
ried pair were dragged from the ve
bicle when a number ot l'oianoers
interfered and a free fight followed
which during which knives and pis
tois were used. In the struggle a
young man, Jack Butler from Cen
tralia, was 6tabbed several times.and
George Schaum, a young married
man, received tour or rive kniie
wounds. Both are mortally wound
ed. Their friends ay that the
wounded men had taken nc part in
the disturbance, but wore attracted
by a fatal curiosity to the scete.
Ritzan and hia bride drove off in
safety during the melee. The feel
ing between the Hungarians and
Polanders is very bitter over the af
fair.
Fat Earnings
Umoxtown, ra., JSovember U.
When the firm of Brown, Bonnell &
Co. failed their coke plant in Fayette
county, the Mahoning Works con
sisting of some 200 ovens.situated at
Dunbar, was sold at fenenn s sale
The National Bank of Fayette coun
ty had the Mahoning Company's
paper to the amount of about 828,
000, and when the Shenfl sold the
works thev were knocked ofl' to
Judge Ewing, President of the bank,
for $20,000. Connecting the works
with the railroad th re is a branch
track of one and on fourth miles of
railroad, over which the coke from
the Mahoning and several other
works was shipped. This branch
road was sold to the Pennsylvania
railroad for $26,000. This left 'the
bank only f 2,0O short A few days
ago the works were sold to the Cam
bria Iron Company for 835,000.
Thus' the bank claared $33,000, be
sides making about 1,000 a month
out of the works, which they have
had in operation lor about six
month?
A Matikea Mob.
Stubenville, O., Nov. 27. At an
earlv hour this morning twelve
masked men went to the house of
James Colston, who lived in the
Sixth ward, and demanded his pre
sence at the door. On his appear
ance at the window the leader of the
mob told Colston, who is now work
ing at the Jefferson Iron-Works as
a boiler, that he must promise not
to "black-sheep" any more, so that
the strikers might get the wages de
manded. Colston replied that he
would continue to work, when the
mob opened tire on the house, firing
thirty shots at the windows and
doors. After the shooting, which
lasted about five minutes, the mob
disappeared. None of the shots took
effect, but Colston, as well as mem
bers of his family, had narrow es
capes from being shot. The strik
ing nailers and feeders denounce
the action of the mob, and say they
will assist in hunting down the
guilty parties perpetrating this out
rage. Bloodshed at Coal Center.
Yesterday morning 150 striking
miners visited the tort of J. S,
Neal, near Coal Centre. Washington
County and compelled his men to
quit work. Four of the drivers,
James Aile, James Reed, Rob Reed,
and George Reed, who resisted were
badly beaten, and a miner named
' veorge v alters was struck with a
ston. heveral shots were fired lv
the note yilhout effect The
strikers tbea made a raid on several
other mines and forced the men oi;t.
The Sheriff arrived in the alternoon,
and promised ample protection to
every mau who wished to work. A
thousand strikers were expected in
the pool to-day. The men in Neat's
mines were armed yesterday. More
troubitf js anticipated from thd burn
ing of stores and destructien of
property than anything ejs;.
Postal Rerenaeana Expense.
Waebzsgton, D. CNov. 29.
A. D. Hazen, Tby-d Assistant Post
master General, in his annuaj report
says that the total postal revenue
during the year was I42,56),843.
fcils the expenditures, actual and
eetimatea, including compensation
to Pacific railroad ior njail carriage.
were f50,942,41o, leaving the excess
of estimated total cost of service
fivfa grois receipts $S,3S1,571. With
regard to the 2-cent postage, Mr.
Hazen says, taking icjo account the
depression in business, the resuit of
Ape reduction of the rate on domes
tic, letters are not such as to afford
'that
j discouragement to the advocates of
measure. i
clauee from the eworn return,
MR. HEKDRiCKS DEAD,
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SUDDEN END.
Dying ef Paralysis of trt train
While No one was Near and
After an Illness of but
a Few Hours.
Indianapolis, Nov. 2-5. Thomas j
A. Hendricks, Vice-President of the
Uni;ed States, died very suddenly at
his residence in this city at 4:45
o'clock this evening, under circum
stances that were particularly dis
tressing tc his family and friends,
inasmuch as they had not anticipat
ed a fatal termination of his brief
illness and nobody was with him
when the end came. He returned
from Chicago on Saturday last and
since then had been complaining
somewhat of a pain in his head and
breast, but nothing serious was
thought of it Last night he and
Mrs. Hendricks attended a reception
given at the residence of Hon. John
Cooper, Treasurer of the State, re
turning home in their carriage about
midnight Mr. Hendricks nad un-
en off heavy clothing, which be us
ually wore, and put on a dress suit
of lighter material, and before they
got home he complained of chilli
ness and a certain degree oi exhaus
tion, but attributed it to malarial
influence. He sat bv the fire foaan
hour or more before retiring, but de
clined to send for a physician, al
though urged to do so. He slepi
restlessly untill about 8 o'clock this
morning, when he arose, dressed
himself, and ate quite a hearty
breakfast, saying that he felt much
better and would attend to consid
erable delaved business during the
day. He and Mrs. Hendricks walk
ed out for nearly half an hour, and
he had apparently regained his
nhvsical vigor and cheerfulness. An
hour later, however, he began to be
troubled with pains in the region of
the stomach, and Mrs. tienancKs
sent for the family physician, Dr.
V. C. Thompson, the life-long con
fidential friend of the ViceJRresi
dent As the pains in his stomach
continued to increase he was given
an emetic and afterwards an injec
tion and relief came in a natural
way. He arose from his bed in
which he had lain only a few min
utes and read the morning paper,
talking cheerfully with his wife and
old house servant Just before noon
he had a relapse, and the physician
was again summoned and adminis
tered the usual remedies besides
bleeding the patient, and Mr. Hen
dricks again expressed himself as
being greatly relieved. He remain
ed in hi3 room all afternoon, occa
sionally rising from his bed,to which
he was compelled to return oy a re
currence of the abdominal pains.
To all callers who came, and they
were numerous, he sent word that
he was indisposed, but would be
elad to see them to-morrow after
noon about 4:30 o'clock. Mrs. Hen
dricks, who had been at his bedside
all day, went down into the parlor
to see a caller who had come to con
suit her regarding the affairs of some
reformatory institution of which she
is one of the managers, and she re
mained with him about twenty min
utes. Tom, a colored servant and
Harry Morgan Hendricks, a nephew
and page in Washington, remained
with him. The servant went out
and Morgan slaved. Mr. Hendricks
tossed uneasily in his bed and com
plained of great pain, but suddenly
it eemed to cease and he said to
his nephew : "I am free at last
Send for Eliza," meaning his wife,
and these were his last words, for
the voung man not realizing the
urgency of the message did not de
liver it at once. Just before five
o'clock she came into the room and
found that her husband was dead
The end of a long and eventful life
had come peacefully and quietly.
He lay in bed outside of the cover
ing, only partially disrobed, with
his eyes half closed as if he were in
a gentle sleep. (Jn his lace there
were no traces of pain or suffering,
but the pallor had come Over it that
indicated only too plainly that he
had passed away. It needed no
close examination to tell that he was
dead, and Mrs. Hendricks screamed
and ran down stairs. A servant was
dispatched to the reaidenca of Pr
Thompson, adjoining, who Game im
mediately, but by the time be bad
reached his bedside the limbs of the
distinguished dead man were be
coming cold and rigid, and to Mrs.
Hendricks' pathetlo appeal, "Ob,
doctor, can't you do something ?" he
was obliged to answer, " It is too
late."
When the news was bulletined
down town it was generally discred
ited, yet in a very few moments a
hundred or more of Mr. Hendricks'
close political and personal friends
had hurried to the house. Very soon
a great crowd had oolieoted around
the entrance and on the street and
it was found necessary to refuse ad
mittance to any and all comers ex
cept immediate relatives. Doctor
Thompson says that in his opinion
Mr. Hendricks died of paralysis of
the brain, and there will probably
be a post mortem examination to
show what the disease was. For
spveral years Mr. Hendricks had not
been a robust man and was subject
to frequent "bad spells,'1 as be called
them, during which be would be
prostrated for days at a time. About
two years ago he was confined to his
room for several 'reeks by gangren
ous affection of the foot, which at
that time was feared would result
in blood poisoning, and it was then
thought that the end of his life was
near at hand, but he apparently re
covered entirely from thjs and was
in bis usual health. Hendricks had
been dead but a few minutes when
forces of men began draping the
State, county and city buildings.
and throughout the night similar
emblems were placed on nearly all
the prominent business places and
residences so that by rooming the
city will have put on a general garb
of mourning,
A FROCLAMATIOX BV THE PRBSIBEMT. !
vVashin-qtoh, Not. 25. The an
nouncement of the death of Vice
President Hendricks has cast a deep
gloom over the Capital The Presi
dent and the members of the Cabi
2Pt were informed at once and tbe
President immediately called a
uiuug , to, ,omafc An me
r m we. Pre?!"eoeP'
eraLGarland. It was decided that at the funeral of the UtA Vice Pre8i.
tbe President and the members ofiW nil mrii,i r.k
tut vauuiki muuia inena idb iun-i
U - ".. I."-.. -I 1J , .i t
eral of the Viee President Wnen
J T.u aJn.rn e resident M. in a special train via tbe Penn
issued the iollowin proclamation :gylvanla railroad, and arrive in In
To the people of the United States: dianapolis at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday
Tcmas A. Hendricks, V ice Pres' morning. The Senate committee as
identofthe United States, died to-. ' finally agreed upon will consist of
day at 5 o'clock P. M. af Indian- Senators Edmunds, Sherman, Beck,
apolis, and it becomes my mourn- j Harris, Allison, Voorhees, Pugh,
ful duty to announce the distressing : Cullom, Gibson.Conger.Blair.Dawes,
fact to his fellow-countrymen. i Camden and Vest '
In respect' to the memory and the ! Representatives Randall, Morrison
eminent and yaried services of this Holman, Hewitt, Herbert, Blount, ,
high official and patriotic public Dunn, Geddes, Hiscock, Long W. A.
servant, whose long career was so
full of usefulness and honor to his
State and to the United States, it is
ordered thrt the national flag be
displayed at half-mast upon all the
public buildings of the I nited Sta
tes; that the Executive Mansion
and the several Executive Depart
ments in the city of Washington, be
closed on the day of the funeral and
be draped i n mourning for iiie period
ot thirty days: that thu n-ual and
appropriate military anu i.aval hon
ors be rendered, and that on all the
1 negations and Consulates of the
United States in foreign countri
the national flag shall be displayed
at half-mast on the reception of this
order and the usual emblems of
mourning be adopted for thirty days.
U rover Cleveland.
Senator Edmunds was apprised
of the death of the Vice President by
an Associated Press reporter and
was greatly affected. He said that
he bad known Mr. Hendricks a
great many years and they were in
timate friends in old times in the
Senate, and he added: "I have
alwayB had a personal regard for
him. I regret exceedingly his death.
I shall call a meeting to-morrow of
all the Senators in the city to make
such arrangements to have the Sen
ate represented at the funeral aa are
proper.
Secretary Bayard said : "The news
of Mr. Hendricks' death U painful
to us all, but by tho condition in
which the American people are
placed by his death, through the
failure of Congress to pass proper
laws regarding the Presidential suc
cession the fact that there is now
but one man's life between the Am
erican people and no President is
more painful to contemplate."
By order of the President Daniel
S. Lamont sent a message to Anson
G. McCook, Secretary of the Senate,
instructing him, in conjunction with
the Clerk of the House, to secure a
proper representation of Congress
at the funeral. The President was
just sitting down to dinner when he
received this telegram trom William
H. English: "Vice President Hen
dricks died suddenly this afternoon;
disease probably paralysis." He
was greatly shocked, and immedi
ately sent the following telegram to
Mrs. Hendricks:
The sudden and lamented death
of your husband excites my pro
found sympathy for you in this
hour of great bereavement, and I
sincerely mourn the decease of one
so lately associated with me iu the
execution of the pleople's highest
trust, while the nation mourns the
loss of an honored citizen and a
faithful public servant.
Shortly afterward he received the
following from Mr. English :
Mr. Hendricks sent me a mes
sage after noon to-day, at which
time he was slightly unwell only.
He died about 5 P. M., no one be
ing present at the actual moment of
his death. Dr. lhomas, his physi
cian, thinks paralysis of the heart
occasioned his death, which was
wholly unexpected.
The work of draping the White
House and the various departments
will begin to-morrow morning. A
large force of workmen have been
engaged for the purpose.
ready for the tomb.
Indianapolis, ISov. "3. lhe ar
rangements for the funeral of Vice
President Hendricks are now about
completed, and the order of the
procession haa been determined
upon, as follows:
Mounted mk) tJomom'eJ Poire,
Military Hand from Colmnbit llarntck,
Oeo. Fred Kncfler, Marshal ol'tlw Day, and
sun;
Adjiitant-Oeneral K'xmtzand Siair
Military CompAoieii,
Tbe Hoarse and Guard of Honor,
Mra. Hendrirki and Familr,
The President ol the United Mates and Member!
of the Cabinet,
Kx-Pregident Hays,
Jmtgeg ol the U. S. Court,
V. S. Senator,
Member! ol the Hotio ol Rcpresentatirct,
Governor ol States, with their Staffs,
Civle Oriranixatlona.
Mayor, of Cities and Officers and Members of
City Councils and other Muueipal Bodies,
liiuzeus iu gamines.
The propesiico will be in three
divisions, eaoh under a grand mar
shal and aide. The line of mirch
will be from the church through the
principal streets of the ciy to the
cemetery.
a . . 1 X 1 ,i
At tne nenuncKS residence this
morning there was a large number
of callers and the usual curious
crowd in front Mrs. Hendricks
had a good night a rest and roso this
morning much refreshed. At 10
o'clock she and the other relations
united in private devotional exer
cises, there being no minister pre
sent, but afterwards Dr. Horace
Stringfellow, of Montgomery, Ala.,
who was tbe first rector of St. Paul s
Cathedral here when Mr. and Mrs.
Hendricks united with the congre
gation, came in and participated in
the services. Mr. and Mrs. Niles, of
W ashington, intimate friend, also
arrived to-day.
The burial casket camp from
Flocbtiete? thit. morning, it is of the
same pattern as the General Grant
casket and very nicely zud elabor
oratelv mounted with solid silver.
with fluted white satin lining. On
the headcap is a silver shrine plate
bearing in old English letters simplv
the words "Thomas A. Hendricks."
The body was d rested and put in
the casket shortly afier noon, and
then removed down stairs to the front
parlor, where it will remain until to
morrow,wheq jt wil) be taken to the
Court House to lie in state, At pre
sent it is exposed to view through a
heavy plate glass covering, and on
all sides are elaborate floral designs.
None but the intimate friendd are
admitted to the parlor. The face of
the dead man preserves to a remark
able degree its natural appearance.
The eyes are lightly closed, but
there is no perceptible discoloration
of the features pr heaviness of ex
pression. This morning Mr. It. H. Parks,
the sculptor, took a plaster-mask of
the face and succeeded in securing
a very fiine impression, from which
he wili model a bust for the family.
Telegrams of condolence continne
to come in.
A dispatch from Hon. Edward S.
Phelps, Minister to Erg'and,reached
Mrs-'Hendrkks through the State
Department.and forty or more simi
lar messages came this morning
from Mayors of cities, chairman of
memorial meetings, and political
clubs from all parts of tbe country.
WILL ATTEND THE FUNERAL.
Washington, Nov. 23. Arrango-
robots ior attendance on the part of
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;n rv,; . u
Indianapolis on Monday at 9:30 A.
Phelps, Hepburn, Brown and Ryan
will make up tbe House Committee.
Speaker Carlisle, whose name was
the first suggested, will probably not
go. He said to-day that he was
anxious to attend the funeral, but
as he had been quite sick recently
and is not by any means a well
man, he thought it imprudent to
make tbe trip. He is feeling better
than yesterday.
The committee will attend the
funeral in the capacity of mourners
only. En route they will be in
charge of Sargeants-at-arms Canady
and Leedom. of the Senate aud
House of Representatives, but the
officials will have nothing to do
with tbe fuueral arrangements at
Indianapolis.
The work of draping the public
buildings was carried on all day,
The decorations will be as elaborate
as thoe displayed after the death of
Gen. Grant
Thanksgiving Storm In New England.
Boston, Nov. 27. The storm
which has ragel forseveraldays sub
sided yesterday. At Crescent Beach
the principal hotel was almost com
pletely demolished. The tide tore
down the piazzas and as the water
rose higher the surf broke with full
force against the side of the house.
The entire front and side were
dashed to pieces by the force of the
waves, which reached as high as the
second story. Bath-houses without
number were carried away. The
rain changed to snow and the fall in
Vermont and New Hampshire is
very heavy, varying in depth from
one to two and one-half feet, while
in some sections there are great
drills which senoualy impede travel.
An Inhuman stepmother's Penally.
Delaware, Ohio, Nov. 25. Mrs.
Wra, Dunlap, member of a leading
church and moving in good society,
was tried for cruelty to her two
step children, a little boy and girl.
Among other things she had cover
ed the little girl's body with soft
soap, and then pumrei cold water
on her and scrubbed her with a
broom. The boy had been suspend
ed in a well with a rope. The wo
man was found guilty and was sen
tenced to jail for GO davs on bread
and water and pay $100 fine. She
was followed to jail by a crowd of
300 people who booted and jeered at
her, and talked of tar and feathers.
Killed by her Liover.
OKFOLK,
Va., Nov. 23. Miss
Annie Dickson, aged 1(, was shot
and instantly l:illed by her betroth
ed, Thomas Moses, aged 20, last
night at the residence of her father,
in Atlantic City, a suburb of the
city. The shooting was purely ac
cidental. Young Moses took hold
of Mr. Dickson's shotqun, which
was thought to b8 unloaded. He
said to Miss Dickson: "I will go
through the military drill tor you
and as he was carrying the gun to
his shoulder it exploded, the charge
entering the young girl's neck. She
died almost instantly in the arms of
ber lover, oung Moses is frantic
with grief.
The Oreccai Cold Fields.
Portland. Ore., Nov. 29. The
hill diggings on Deae Creek, in the
Cassiar gold fields, pay $14 to the
pan of earth. A Government officer
who visited the Granite Creek Mines
saw $400 taken out of a rocker in
single afternoon by two men and
several olaim3 are yielding from
8250 to 8400 per day. The steam
ship Idaho brought 870,000 in gold
dust from Douglass Island. The
working of the placer diggings in
Silver Bow Basin has been enjoined
by N. F. Fuller, who claims the ba
sin by virtue of an original location
Some miners paid $5000 for claims.
and have not been able to work
more than two weeks during the
whole season, on account of injunc
tiona.
Dashed to Pieces at a Banquet
London, Nov. 29. A banquet was
given at Birmingham la?t night to
celebrate the opening by the Prinoe
of Wales of the museum in that city
When the Prince, who was a guest,
and his party were about to retire, a
number of other guests rushed to the
balcony to witness their departure.
In the crowding that ensued Mr.
Bennet, a magistrate and bank di
rector, and a famous local philan
thropist, was pushed from the bal
cony and fell to the pavement, a dis
tance of fifty feet His body was
literally dashed to pieces. The ac
cident wis witnessed by the Prince
of Wales and an enormous crowd of
people.
I-rf-lt Without their Hatd.
GjiEENiauRQ, pa., Nov. 24. Mr.
cob Fennel, of Salem townahin
Jacob Fennel, of Salem township
about eix miles from this place, had
valuable mare stolen from his sta
bleon Friday nicht He got on the
track of tne robbers aud lollowed
them more thau sixty miles, over
taking them at Cberrytrce. They
were in a farmhouse etting supper,
and Mr. Fennel and Adam J. Sea-
nor, Esq., who was along, went in
upon them. The horse thieves at
once ran out and left the region, not
even taking their hats along. The
horse was cantured.
Cairied off tj Masked Men.
Sparta, Qa., Nov, 27. About
midnight Wednesday a band of
masked men rode up to Hancock
county jail, forced the jailer to give
up the keys, took out Aleck t,th-
ridge, a negro burglar, put him on a
horse and rapidly drove away. Sev
eral shots were afterward heard, and
it is supposed that Ethridge was
killed by the maskers. The body
cannot be found, but was probably
tnrown into a creek near by.
A Bab; Weighing Leas Than aPonDd.
Kmaus, Pa., November 23. Lester
Eisenhard and wife, of this place,
have lost a one week old son, who
measured five inches in length and
weighed scarcely sixteen ounces.
The child was perfect in form, had
dark hair, hands the sileof a nickel,
and the customary babv clothes
were not available. The parents are
well grown;
Flags at Hair Haat.
Hakbisblrg, Nov. 26. Governor
Pattiaoo has ordered the State mil
itia flags at half mast on the day of
the Vice President's funeral, and
that colors be draped and officers
wear mourning for 30 days. He has
also ordered a galute to t-t fired at
the btate arsenal while lhe funeral
service is being held at Indianapolis.
The 6rrirans Rrpulaed at Wlddin.
Vienxa, Nov. 25. The Servians
bombarded Widdin all night long
and bia morning attempted to carry
the city by assault but were repuls
ed after three hours sanguinary
fighting.
SPAIN f KIXO IS DEAD
The Tonng Monarch a Victim of Con
an ruption. The King Goeoio the
Grare and a I.litle Girl ia
Heir to His Throne.
London, Nov. 25 King Alfonso
died at Madrid at 8:45 o'clock thi.-
morning of consumption, accelerated
by -dysentery. The widow of the
King is completely prostrated by his
death.
Madrid, Nov. 25. Throughout
Monday night King Alfoaso had
spasmodic lits, the result of fever!
and debility. Six doctors from
Madrid and two physicians of El
Pardo were in constant attendance.
they decided on iuesdiy morning
that tbe King was in a dangerous
condition. 'the tits continued
throughout Tuesday and the King
died at 8:4a o clock this morning,
The Pope's benediction arrived be
fore be expired. All the officers of
state and Cabinet ministers, except
tbe Minister of War and the Minis
ter of the Interior, were present at
the moment of dissolution. The
Cabinet met immediately aud tbe
Queen was appointed Regent, in ac
cordance with the law. The mem
bers of the Cabinet have tendered
their resignations, but will remain
in office pending the Regent's pleas
ure. The body of King Alfonso will
be interred in the Palace of Escurial.
Orders have been issued that the
troops he confined to the barracks.
Great anxiety prevails here. A rig
id censorship is exercised over press
telegrams. .
Alfonno'a Funeral Train.
Madrid, Nov. 27. The remains
of King Alfonso were to-day convey
ed from El Pardo to Madrid with
great pomp. Queen Christina aid
her two little daughters occupied a
carriage immediately behind the fu
neral car and were heavily veiled to
conceal their emotions. Behind the
royal carriage was an imposing cor
tege, comprising 2,000 private car
riages of the nobility dad gentry of
Spam. 1 be streets were lined with
thousands of spectators.
All the troops in Madrid had been
ordered on duty, but their presence
was not needed. 1 he populace ap
peared 6tricken with grief and full of
sympathy for the widow and or
phans. Many of the women wept,
and the men occasionally cheered aa
the equipage of some famous or pop
ular noble came in sight.
On arriving at the Escurial palace
the main entrance, reserved for the
monarchs of Spain, was thrown open
and the body was carried from the
car to the Hall of Columns, attended
by the Queen and all the assembled
graDdes. The body will lie in
State for three days, beginning to
morrow. Spam's New lluler.
Madrid, Nov. 29. Ex-Queen Isa
bella had written a letter to Queen
Christina, in which she places her
influence at Christina's service. The
Queen has received a declaration to
the same effect from the Duke De
Montepenfeier. Queen Christine was
intensely agitated during the cere
mony connected with her taking the
oath of allegiance to the Constitu
tion. The moment the ceremony
was over she rttired to her apart
ments in a hysterical condition. At
a reunion of the moderate Repub
licans, whioli was attended by Sen
or Castellar, it was agreed not to at
tempt a revolution.
"It Is True the King Is Dead.'1
. r T rv . -i m.
madrid, iov. i here waBan
imposing scene at the Palace of the
Escurial upon the arrival of King
Alfonzo's body. When the proces
sion reached the monastery the
Duke de Serto, the Roval Chamber
lain, kpoced and requested admit
tance for Alfonzo. When inside the
gates the Duke unlocked the coffin
and called three times in Alfonzo's
ear; then, according to the ritual, he
said : " 1 here is no reply. It is true
the King is dead." He then re
locked the coffin and broke his wand
of cilice.
Two Hundred People Fail Into a Cel
er.
Scranto.v, Nov. 29. While 500
people listened to John Connolly's
temperance lecture in a hall at
Minooka Friday night, tue floor
gave away and 200 of the audience
were precipitated into the cellar. 8
feet below, When all were got out
it was found that a daoehter of
Peter Mullen had a leg broken and
many were bruised and scratched,
out r.o one eise was striousiv in
jured.
The IapnhlH'ans Get lhe Certificate.
Uncisnati, :
Circuit Court at
November 23. The
noon to-dav began
tne delivery ot opinions in the man-
damus case brought by the Republi
can candidates for Senators from
Hamilton county to compel the Can
vassing Board to issue to them certi
ficates of election. The result is
that the Court grants the prayer and
directs the clerk to issue certificates
of election lo the four Republican
candidates.
A Mormon EmiMiarjr Arrested.
Denver, Col., November 29. A
woman was arrested here to-day, on
a telegram from Salt Lake, who is
said to be one of ihe characters im
ported to wheedle United States offi
cials. She became alarmed at the
determined purpose of the Govern
ment officers to prooe the Mormon
scheme and took flight. A telegram
from Salt Lake to the police of this
city headed her off and she will be
sent bock.
Prohibition Wins in Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., November 25. The
election on local oution passed qui
etly and pleasantly. Seven thous
and votes were polled. Both sides
worked hard. The negro vote was
evenly divided. Prohibition was
carriei by two hundred and twenty
five majority. It will go into effect
on the last day of next July, when
the existing licenses expire."
Bis Nose Bitten Off by s Horse.
Greensbcro, Pa., November 2S.
Alexander George, a farmer living
at Beatty, a few miles from here, was
feeding stock at his home yesterday.
A horse which he had fed suddenly
leaped at George, seized his nose aud
tore it almost ofif.
JUtE TO ACCEPT OK EEFVSE.
To Jeremiah Yoiit r Sinn Tn -
nle. Intermarried with Jonaa Nearby, ol (iranu
Tllie, Md., Catharine, intermtrrled with Leonard
Mauet. now with Sofc.mon L. Yoder. of Oranu-
", iary, intermarried with Sam 1 Book,
ea. of Conrad Orov. k m t ,.u nr
Joy. Leocanir Do., Pa., the hem of uizaheth.
'Te'I-t 1 lu'etb 0. Yutiy.of
FaUitlty. ?,eb.: ,
I on are nerctiT nntlfiMl tm wa -
aaOr-
day of Uooember, U aaeept or retuaeto take the
foai e -uta of Ikslel Kutxy. dee'd. at thean.
poaua: lamn. ro no bellf at W.m.fw: ..n H- v.
braiaed valuation. or ihow euu inik.....
bould not be uld.
Sheriff 1 Office,
Nov. Si, lseo. (
JOHN WINTERS.
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Nolle i. hereby (rlren that in aeeonl.nee with
j iub cnaner ana oj-mw oi inu txtmpatiy.
nual meeting of Mtnekhoidert
the to
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on Monday, December 7th, next,
houraof IJ o'eloe m. ami 1 olork
i tie city of Pi'ubanth.
between tbe
oVhk a In fnm I ha
election of a Board of Direoton in xrre the
enealng year, ami for the tranaaetlon of turn other
Duiineea aa may ne nroognt before tbe meeting.
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Inat.. and remain rloaed until alter the annual
meeting of Stoekoohleni
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Secretary.
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Latter, teatamentary en tne ax
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