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sENAT0RPLUMBDEAD.
APoPLExy CARRIES OFF THE
KANSAS STATESMAN.
lie overtaxed Ills strength--By Hard
Toll lie Made Ills WAY from the
Printers Case TO the senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec Ex-senator Pres
ton Il. Plumb Of Kansas died at his
lodgings few minutes before noon
yesterday. The cause OF his death
was apoplexy and fatty degeneration
of the brain, caused by overworlx.
His physician. DIR. Phillip Wales; his
clerk, Il. w. Flennilxen. and his and
lord, Mr.. Jennings, were with him Mt
the end.
The Senator has been known for
years as the most energetic. hard-worlS-
ing member of the Senate. A year
ago he began 20 fail. His brain became
affected and throbbing headaches be-
came more and more frequent His
physicians warned him that continn-
ancc of his lahors meant death. but he
refused TO heed their warning. He con
tinued 10 work with the energy If a
steam eng n, and when still apparent
~ in full vigor and with many years Of
life before him. he died.
The news of his sudden death shocked
and startled his friends and acquaint.
ances, of whom he had great number
in and out Of public life. A few OF Mr..
Plumb's most intimate friends knew
that he had been ailing for some time.
but none were prepared for the worst
Within one hour after Senator
Plumb's death Senator PETER was at
the side of his dead colleague. Sergeant
alarms Valentine and his deputy,
Charles Il. Reade, were promptly ON
hand and assumed the direction of the
funeral arrangements. An undertaken
was summoned and took charge OF the
remains.
At 10 o'clock this morning the body
of the late senator was removed from
, the apartments he lately occupied 90
the marble room in the senate wing OF
the capitol. IL was escorted by the
capitol police in charge Of the sergeant
alarms AZ 1915 o'clock the body was
removed from the marble room to the
senate chamber, where fifteen minutes
later funeral services were held, CON
Quoted 10y Chaplain Butler of the SEN
/ ate.
The following-named persons attend
ed the services i'm the senate chamber:
The President, the members of the
cabinet, the chief justice and the as
ssciate justices OF the Supreme court,
members OF the House of Representa-
tives, the diplomatic corps, the general
commanding the army, and the senior
admiral of the navy. At $3.50 o'clocl,
the body was taken 10 the Pennsylvania
railway station, escorted by the com.
mittcc OF the two Houses and the mem
bers of the senate on foot. The inter
ment will take place in Kansas
Gov. Humphrey has the appointing
of his successor and Senator Ingalls,
name is already being mentioned in
connection with the vacancy.
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sketch of a Busy Mans Life.

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. - Senator
Plumb was born in Delaware county,
O.. Oct. IL, 1897, SO that he was in his
saith year at the time OF his death. He
was not college graduate, but left
the common schools for the printers
case, and in pursuance Of his vocation
as journeyman printer, in
1855, in the bloody days of
the history of the newly organized
Territory of Kansas, he walked
into that Territory with the vigor and
energy which have brought his life to
an end and have been his chief char
acteristic. The young man plunged Mt
once into the thick OF the political
strife which then was waging over the
slavery question. He at once went TO
the front and soon became a member OF
the Leavenworth constitutional CON
vention OF 1859. He was admitted Ia
the barin 1861, when the place Of his
adoption became State of the Union;
served in the Legislature in 1862, was
chairman OF the Judiciary committee,
and subsequently reported the Supreme
court. When the war broke out he en-
tered the army as Second Lieutenant in
the Eleventh Kansas Infantry and
served successfully as Captain, Major,
and Northumberland OF the regiment,
and was commissioned, "A Colonel of the
regiment in August, 1862. After the
war Mr. Plumb returning to Kansas,
was elected member of the Kansas
House of Representatives, and in 1876
was chosen United States Senator 70
succeed James NJ. Harvey, Republican.
He took his seat in 1877 and has repre-.
scented his State as senator ever since
that time. His term of Office would
have expired March 3, 1895.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26
EpwARp M. FIELD :.

hat he would not partale of oyster
broth taken him by Warden Dunlap un-
ill the kind hearted warden had dipped
spool in the bowl and tasted IL before
his eyes. Even tslcn he ate very spar
ingly. When Warden Dunlap brought
an egg already broken To his room he
refused to eat IL, but was induced with
great difficulty to cat one which was
broken before his eyes. The Bellevue
expert ON insanity, DR. Stewart Doug
las, and DR. Crosby of Ludlow Street
Jail, have had another consultation
over the unfortunate mans condition
and a tonic was prescribed for him, tn
bc taken three times day. And now
DR.. Crosby finds that Field cannot be
induced To take the medicine unless the
doctor takes a spoonful out Of the same
bottle
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

EDWARD N. FIELD - CHARGED
WITH A LARGER THEFT.
This Money Was Placed with Him and
No Accounting Has Eseen Made
la Ludlow Jatl.

NEW York. Dec. l7.--Lntc develop
ments show that young Field has had
intrusted 10 him So ZOO. 900 in money,
bonds and stocks that the owners there
OF have had no profits therefrom while
Ia his hands. and that now they do
not know where the money. bonds and
stocks are. Where II has all been
placed they do not know. This amount
is made up as follows:
Cash and securities from Wiechers
and his relatives si,2s7, 900. From
Peter Cassidy for 1900 shares North
American (which was never delivercdl
$50. 600 cash.
From Woerishocffer & CO., cash from
corn sales, 100000.
From two widows, I'm securities which
they gave to him ms their agent SO he
could collect their dividends. $4,000.
From tailor for Investment, SIS, 500
and finally $500. 900 which he raised by
hypothecating Union Pacific bonds,
making total Of sl,9io, 000
In addition there is the money Field
raised by rehypothecating the securi-
ties placed with him by r. +. Dictz,
the amount OF which is not known. OF
all this money, not one penny, with
one exception, has got back into the
hands Of the original owners. The cx-
ception Is that Of an uncle of Wiechers,
who is in Hamburg He got sils,o00
ON a sight draft, but that amount did
not come out of any of the sums in
cluded in the foregoing total.
1t was obtained by Field from his
father the day before Thanksgiving in
the shape of check for Si25,000 OF
this sum $4,000 went to meet the
draft in Hamburg and the remainder
was blown up" and no one but Ed
Field and perhaps Assignee Gould
knows where.
T.. M. Field Is now in Ludlow street
| Jail on an Indictment charging him
with grand larceny.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

Some Co,nmeut In Nexicos
WASHINGTON. Dec. l7.--Senator Quay
introduced resolution which Will
cause more comment In Mexico than In
the United States, whore such things
are understood. The resolution i'm
structs the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions TO inquire whether the acquisition
OF those portions of the Mexican States
Of Sonora, chihuahua, and Coahuila
that lie north Of the twenty ninth
parallel is practicable and for the in
terest OF the United States The resolu-
ton was referred to the Foreign Rela-
tions committee. which will probably
report against It's passage.
Though the Mexicans are fearful
that the United States may have
designs on portions of their Territory
there Is little sentiment of that sort in
Congress. A good many Americans
have crossed the line into the States
mentioned In the Quay resolution, and
as they grow more numerous their
wishes become known that theboundary
should hc moved southwark SO that the
strip in which they live and have their
financial interests should be under
Uncle Sans jurisdiction. This is one
reason why the local authorities along
the northern border of Mexico have
often given an inhospitahle reception to
American investors. But with stable
government like that OF President Diaz,
which is able TO protect the invest
ments of this country, there is no dis
position to encourage the annexation
feeling.
More than year ago scheme was
under way for detaching Lower Cali
fornia from Mexico. The plotters
turned out to be subjects OF Great
Britain, but they lured some Califor-
mans in. and the notion got abroad
that the United States might look with
friendly eye on the plan. Diplomatic
correspondence between Secretary
Blaine and Minister Romero followed.
In that correspondence the Secretary of
state made the official declaration
that the policy of this country is
| against the acquisition of Mexican ter
ritory. This official statement relieved
the minds Of the Mexicans somewhat,
but resolution like that of senator
Quay may make them uneasy ag, In.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26
STEAMERS LOST.
Fire Destroys Two Boats and Endangers
q Number of Others.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 22.-The
steamer Coal Valley was burned TO the
waters edge and the Annie Roberts
badly damaged by fire at $3.50 o'clock
this morning. I ne two boats were
moored at the wharf near this point.
Other vessels lying alongside were
saved with difficulty.
The Err started on the Coal Valley
but it's origin is not known. IIarlSer &
Musgrave owned the steamer and
valued il at $4,000. The Annie Roberts
was damaged about $4,000. 1t was
owned by the Horner 81 Roberts Coal
company. Both vessels were used TO
tow coal barges to the South and West.
A year ago the Annie Roberts blew
out boiler-flue at Portsmouth, Ohio,
killing five men and injuring seven
others, among the latter her master
Capt Reno.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

RocKroRp, H., Dec. lo.-Schwein-
furth decided to settle with James
ogilvie, the Alpena man who sought
States Attorney Works Saturday to
see IL he couldn't get back $500 which
the prctender had gotten from him.
Swinfurth didn't like the prospect of a
lawsuit and forlSed over the money. In
order TO raise it mortgages of $1,000
was placed ON Heaven" the Thousand
acre farm which is the home of thu
sect.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

. u--,.,r< 1n1n1sl1 5nhr11 wo-
- ga 1rsr 49, - rss<eIeg wassr.
vmror. iowa, Dec. 1.-THE greatest
,,,6icnetion prevails here ovor pn oecu-
-crc. which would put berber'ans TO
ammo. A large number q c't'zens as
embed upon the banks q ceaar river
4, front of . large opening cut m the
ice Yesterday 70 witness the paptisa
MO The Dunkard faith Of Mrs Cushion.
who CARRYING her young babe IN her
arms. and accompanied by q few friends
and the Rev. Peter forney,
appeared about oe'oek and
Ter few preliminary
remarks. a song and prayer the icy
waters were entered and were almost
Too much for the lady in her delicate
condition, and after having been taken
into the stream she appealed earnestly
and struggled to be released, but the
minister refused to yield TO her en-
treaties and she was Immersed once,
when She renewed her efforts to be re-
leased. but in vain. and she was the
second time placed beneath the water,
when her struggles AMI appeals We're
more than many OF the ladies' on the
hanks could endure and they turned
away. but the Rev. Mr. Grcrthman chung
10 his convert until she had been i'm
mersed three times, face foremost, as is
their custom.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26
Puget sound steamers Tied Tn.

SEATTLE, Wash. Dee. i6.-All the
large passenger and freight steamers
Puget sound are tied up here because of
a disagreement between the Captains,
the Pilots union and the Engineers
association. Saturday the engineers
issued manifesto boycotting Capt.
McAlpine, who, they claim, was instru-
mental in having Engineer Smiths
license revoked. The captains retail
ated last night by tying up every
steamer on which association engineers
were employed until the boycott
against McAlpinc Is removed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

PrrrsBuRG, Pa, Dec. 16.-Senator
Quay was here all day yesterday con-
sulting with politicians Last evening,
as he was about to leave for Washing
ton eporter asked him II he would DO
q candidate for reelection TO tho
United States Senate. s'No sir, | win
not was the reply. Further than to
repeat that he meant just what he said
the Senator would not say word.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

SoMr men who have frequently
CROSSED the ocean cay that they were
never sca-siclx. Let him who standeth
1ako heed lest he tall. Those familiar
Nth tho briny deep have seen old sea-
nen. old stewards. old captains go
pwn when out OF Ak. These remarks
~ suggested by the fact not al
81 ether strange that the pilot who
& ded tho Inman steamship City OF
N>w York out OF Queenstown harbor
ou her late westward passage got so
go sick that he could not leave tho
pt and had TO be carried TO New
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26
FATAL COLLISION.
Bone Killed and Ten Injured-ono of
Them VIII Die.

zone Killed and Ten Injured-Ono of
Them VIII Die.
New YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Limited
Chicago express train bound north on
the New York Central & Hudson River
railroad, which left the Grand Central
depot I'm New York at $50 yesterday
afternoon, crashed into a way-frcight
engine at FishlSill Landing last night.
One man on the express train was
killed, and ten others were injured,
one 50 badly that he will die.
Engineer Kelly was wedgcd tightly
In his broken cab, and when cxiricated
was found TO be so badly injured that
10 Is feared he cannot recover.
There were about $50 passengers on
the train, which does not make stop
between New York and Albany, and
makes the run in three hours and
twenty minutes.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

Montt Gives Assurance that the Ameri-
can Legation WIN Not ne Attacked

can Legation WIN Not he Attacked.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Neither the
State nor Navy Department has any
further information from Chile touching
the reported mobing or threatened at
tack upon the American legation at
Santiago. The only news there
bearing upon the matter -
that Minister Egan informed
President Montt that ruipors
were current in the city that the lega-
ton was 10 be set on fire Ia order To
drive out tho Balmaceda refugees hid
den there and enable the populace to
get hold Of them President Montt re-
piled that he would answer for 1t that
no such attempt would be made, and
that the story was simply am irrespon-
sible rum0r on the street and without
foundation In fact. No telegram was
received from Chile to-day. tits learned
from an officer on duty in the Washing
ton maynard that the making OF rapid
firing guns has been Stopped here at
the shops. and that the men have been
put TO work turning out large projec-
tiles as rapidly as possibly The
guns can be obtained else
where at short notice, but
the department is very short of pro-
jectiles, and il is deemed wise 10 get as
many of them as possible on hand at
once. In the bureau of naval intelli-
gence they arc setting mp maps showing
the topography of Chile. These maps
are being very carefully made, and from
them data is being collected which in
event of war will form the basis of in
structions issued TO commanders in the
field. The movements in regard To
Chile are very carefully concealed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26
RESIGNS IN DISGRACE.
Michigan's Secretary of state Guilty of
Gross Malfcasancc.

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 1s.-At mid
night Secretary of State Daniel Il.
Sopcr rendered his resignation, To take
immediate effect, TO Gov. Winans, who
accepted il. The resignation is the
outcome of charges which were
filed with the Governor by Mayor
Frank IL. Johnson of this city.
They charge malfeasance and misfeas-
ance in office, including the purchasing
of unnecessary supplies with the object
Of personal profit, thereby appropriate
ing money received for the State; the
giving away OF hundreds of volumes of
valuable State documents, including
manuals, and lIowclls annotated stat
utes, and demanding $500 from his
deputy as the price of the latter's re-
tcntion i'm Office. When confronted
with the charges by the Governor
Soper acknowledged the truthfulness
OF each of them.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26
THE HENNEPiN CANAL.
Capt. Marshal Reports Progress mt the
Western End of the Improvement.

Capt. Marshal Reports Progress Mt the
Western End of the Improvement.
WASHINGTON, Dee. ls. Work on the
Hennepin canal project" says Capt.
Marshall in his report TO the chief of
engineers, has been confined during
November, 1891, TO making additional
surveys near the mouth of Rock river.
Condemnation proceedings u secure
the right of way for the canal
over the five miles Immediately above
the mouth of Rock river have been
completed as far as the United States
Circuit Court is concerned, and the
awards made. During this month tDe-
cember) lands condemned for right Of
way, II proceedings are approved by the
Department of Justice. viii be paid for
and taken possession of by the United
States. Preparations will then he
made TO begin the work of construction
of that part of the canal near the
mouth of the Rock river. Two large
test pits have been sunk on the line Of
the proposed work above Mill Creek,
and an estimate of costs Of "A lock with
seventeen lifts has Leen completed"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26
rhn statue on Genernl Grnnt.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 2e.-The
Grant Memorial committee Of the
Grand Army of the Republic has de-
cided 20 employ +. ). Simmons, of
Maine, the sculptor, TO the statue of
Gen. Grant to be placed in the United
States Capitol building. The work is
&. Be finished and the statue placed in
position by June 1, 1894, II is TO be Of
fine Italian marble and will cost $40, 900.
The statue is the gift Of the Grand
ARMY
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

PrrrsBuRa, Pa, Dec. l6.---Thc Clevc
land & Pittsburg Railway company has
given n mortgage, which was filed in
the county recorders Office to-day, to
the Farmers Loan and Trust company
of New York for si0,0o0,000. II was
one of the heaviest mortgages ever pre-
sented for record in Allegheny county,
and made a typewriter book Of sew
cnty pages.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

HELNA. Mont, Dec. 22.--The long
pending deal for the III Dorado and
Ruby Bar sapphire fields was consum-
mated last night An English COM
pany has secured for $1,000, 600 In cash
and an equal amount in stock 5000
acres lying along the Missouri river,
twelve miles from Helena. known 70 be
rich In garnet, rubics and placer gold.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26
RECIPROCITY WITH JAMAICA.
Negotiations Practically Completed
Duty on Flour Reduced 80 Per Cent.

Negotiations Practically Completed
Duty on Flour Reduced 80 Per Cent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. The rcciproc-
ity negotiations with jamaica have
reached satisfactory conclusion, thus
completing the series of trade convcn-
tions made with the sugar producing
colonies OF Great Britain in the West
Indies. II is impossible togive the pre-
else details agreed upon, but, broadly
stated, IL may lee said that the duty ON
foar has been reduced so per cent; kero-
scnc, instead of paying . pence, will
hereafter pay only OF pence; patent
medicines are TO be admitted free, and
the free list has been enlarged so as 10
orcn "a market to certain American prod
ucts heretofore practically excluded
from the West Indies.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26
AN ARMED cANpIpATuRE.
Montufar Prepared Co Make Himself
President OF Guatemala by Force.

""hA"ar Prepared 10 Make Himself
President Of Guatemala by Force.
CRY or GuArEMAr~,, Dec. 22.---Grcat
excitement exists in this city. Don
Larenzo Montufar, the candidate for
the presidency, has armed his followers
and Is preparing TO pronounce himself
elected.
Don Montufar is one OF the most
prominent men in Guatemala, having
been Minister 90 the United States for
some time, and has large following.
President Barillas Is very much
alarmed and Is taking extra precautions
for his personal safety. Troops have
been stationed at tho Presidents resi-
dencc and the guard az The National
Palace has been doubled.
~ Il thought by many that the fiaril.
las administration Is nearing is cnd.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

SAN SALVADOR tvia Galvcston), Dec.
10 The official Journal denies the inn
mutations of the Guatemalan press
against the Salyadorian government re-
garding the Inauguration OF the reyolu-
ton in Honduras and aid furnished the
insurgents. 1t is reported here that
fighting still continues In the latter
country. but no details are furnished.
The government of Salvador is keeping
its troops on the frontier to prevent
hostile demonstrations within the terri
tory
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

PARIS. Dec 22..--The Czarowitz is 10
visit this city in February and prepare
tions are being made already TO give
him reception which will doubtless
be n succession of fctes and reviews Of
the utmost brilliance. After leaving
France the czarowitz viii go Co Eng
land and be present at the marriage Of
the Duke of Clarence and Avondalc,
the eldest son OF the Prince II Wales,
TO the Princess Mary OF Tc,l
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 22.--News was
received here from Fremont county
that two cowboys, William Hopkins
and Jack lIill fought a duel over the
ownership OF some horses few days
ago. The first shot exchanged missed,
but on the second fire Hopkins was in
stantly killed. Hin escaped into the
Big Horn mountains.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

The people OF Brazil as a race, are
yet In their childhood. and full Of ca
prices. They cry for liberty as chill
ZEN for the rainbow; and when they
u II are still discontinued. The abil-
TO enjoy the blessings of liberty is
product OF slow evolution. IL does
pt come through the passing OF any
<w. nor by any change OF govern
n4>~s and the Brazilian instance is a
'rofutatIon Of tho theory that laws and
government mako conditions OF liberty.
Governments Of various forms are only
the visible evidences OF the progress a
race has made In evolution toward
perfect civilization.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

CAMDEN. n. j., Dec. 22.--Walt Whit
mans physicians announce that the
condition Of the poet is unchanged. IL
Is said, however, that the patient Is
gradually growing weaker. Mr.. Whit
man is suffering from bronchial pncu-
mona. and as he Is past seventy-two
years OF age the opinion is general that
his days are numbered.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26
Flendish work OF nighwaymen.

ATcmsoN, Kan. Dec. i6.-H. W..
johnson, young farmer living near
Atchison, was knocked senseless by
highwaymen last night. His pockets
was rifled of $50 and his body placed
on the tracks of the Santa Fe railroad.
Ills life was saved by ncighbor, who
happened along and found him n few
moments before a passenger train was
due. johnson showed fight when told
10 throw up his hands.