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Show Tbe Fnneral Arrangement Com. pleted. -j TvniANAPOLis, November "iS.-rrange-1 roents fOT the funeral of Vice-President Hendricks are now about complete, and the guard of honor, Mrs. Hendricks and family, ; THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNTIED STATES ! And members of the Cabinet, "-President 1 HayeJodges of the United Stes Court, States with their staffs, civic organizations, Mayors of cities and officers, members of the City Council and other municipal bodies, citizens in carriages. The procession will be in three divisions, each under a Grand Marshal and aide. The line of march will be from the church through the principal streets of the city to the cemetery. At Hendricks' residence this morning there were a large number of callers, and the usual curious crowd in front. Mrs. Hendricks had a good night's rest, and arose this morning at 10 o'clock much refreshed. She and other relatives united in private devotional exercises. There was no minister present, but afterwards Dr. Horace G. Stringfellow, of Montgomery, Ala., who was the first rector of St. Paul's Cathedral here, when Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks Hen-dricks united with the congregation, came in and participated in the services. THE BURIAL CASKET Came from Rochester this morning. . It is of the 6ame pattern as General Grant's casket, and very richly and elaborately mounted with solid silver, with a fluted, white satin lining. On the head cap is a silver shrine plate bearing in old English letters simply the words: "Thomas A. Hendricks." The body was dressed and put in the casket shortly after noon, and then removed down stairs to the front parlor, where it will remain until to-morrow, when it will be taken to. the Court House to lie-in state. At present it is exposed to view, through heavy, plate glass covering, and on the side are elaborate floral designs. No one but intimate friends are admitted to the parlor. . THE FACE OF THE DEAD MAN I Preserves to a remarkable degree its natural I appearance. . The eyes are lightly closed, but there is no perceptible discoloration of the features. This morning Parks, the sculptor, took a plneter mask of the face and succeeded in securing a very fine impression, from which he will make a bust for the family. - TELEGRAMS OF CONDOLENCE Continue to come in. Dispatches from Hon. Edward S. Phelps, Minister to England, reaohed Mrs. Hendricks through the State Department, and fifty or sixty similar messages mes-sages came this morning from Mayors of cities, memorial meetings, and political clubs from all parts of the country. |