Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-31

ETAMyM/Ny1N were soon at half
NWN ~ mast IL was the
Mp ta k in the streets,
PRESTON b. PLUMB at the hotels and in
every home, to the exclusion OF other
topics, for Plumb had. In q senatorial
service of fourteen years, become one or
the best.known figures in Washington.
Death came from apoplexy, the result OF
exhaustion of the brain. 1t was clear
case Of overwork and inattention to the
laws OF nature
The Senator had been known FOR years
as the most energetic, hard-working
member Of the Senate. A year ago ne
began to fail. Physicians warned him
that continuance OF his labors meant
death, but he refused to heed their
warning He continued to work with
the energy of steam-engine, and, when
still apparently in full vigor and with
many years of life before him, he died.
A few of Mr. Plumb's most intimate
friends knew that he had been ailing for
some time, but nol were prepared for
the worst. He had been In the Senate
last week and appeared to be as well as
ever. He attended to his duties with
his usual briskness and vigor few
days ago he said TO Senate employe
who congratulated him on his appear
ance that he was younger than the en-
ploye who was his junior by twenty
years. AS evidence of his vitality he
lubled up his forearm. His biceps
muscles were hard and compact Not
withstanding his activity and his own
assertion CT his vigorous health he had
been complaining of s!eeplessness and
vertigo He complained of persistent
pains in his head, impairment of mem
Ory and growing inability to choose his
ideas in proper and appropriate words.
When the terrible intelligence was
conveyed to the invalid wife OF the dead
Senator at their no ne in Emporia. Kan,
she seemed like one stricken to the death
and for time her life was dispaired OF,
owing TO her feeble state of health.
She, however, rallied and is now bearing
up under her crushing grief with for
titude wonderful to behold. But one OF
her children was at home, her daughter
Mary, and she was sick in bed Miss
Ruth was in Topeka visiting aud was
Immediate v summoned The other chill
dren are in Pennsylvania-Amos H., the
eldest son, at ! Philadelphia under treat
ment for a nervous affect on, and the
two youngest, Preston B. Jr, and Car
rie, attending school at Nazareth.
Senator Plumb was born in Delaware
| County, October II, 1897, so that he was
| in his fifty-fourth year at the time of his
| death He was not a college graduate,
| but left the common schools for the
printers case, and in pursuance of his
| vocation as a lourneyman printer, in
| 1856, in the oody days of the history
| of the newly organ zed territory OF
Kansas, walked into that territory, and
with the vigor and energy which has
| brought his life to an end the young man
plunged at once into the thick of the
| political strife which then was waging
over the slavery question. He went to
the front and soon became n member
| Of the Leavenworth constitutional
convention of 1859 He was admitted to
the bar in 1861, when the place OF his
adoption became State of the Union;
served in --the,. ,.I-agislature in 1862. was
| Chairman OF the Judiciary Committee
and subsequently Reporter OF the SUI
preme Court When the war broke out
he entered the army as second lieuten-
ant in the Eleventh Kansas Infantry
| and served successfully as capita II,
major, lieutenant colonel OF the regi-
ment and was commissioned q colonel of
the regiment in August, 1862. After the
war Mr.. Plumb returned to Kansas, was
elected member OF the Kansas House
| OF Representatives, and In 1876 was
chosen United States Senator to succeed
James NJ. Harvey, Republican. He took
| his seat In 1877 and has represented his
state as a Senator ever since that time.
His term of Office would have expired
March 5, 1925
1t is settled that Gov. Humphrey OF
Kansas will appoint successor TO
Plumb. A prominent lawyer of Topeka
says that year elapses before the next
| Legislature is to meet and so an extra
session must be called at once. Other
authorities say, however, that the Gov
ernor must make an appointment to be
| effective until another Legislature meets
| in regular order. In this case sew raj
| possibilities are spoken OF. Those
most frequently mentioned are:
Ex-Governor George L. Anthony,
| ex-Congressman T. n. Morrill,, and
| (hef Justice Albert III. Horton. Other
names mentioned are: s. X. Burton, q
young attorney Of Abilene, who was a
| bitter opponent OF ingalls,; ex-Congress-
man 5. X. Peters, of Newton; George
| X. Peck, General Solicitor OF the Atchi-
| son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
| Company; j. X. Hudson, editor of the
Topeka Capital; and ex-Gov. Thomas
| A. Osborne, Hayes Minister to Brazil.
| The Legislature which will elect a sue
cessor to Gov. Humphreys appointee
convenes In January, 1893, and will be
elected next fall. There will be no hold
overs either In the lower house or
| Senate.