The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-31

S'iNi; Itif cen VI ar, bttoiii' oii' vi
the lest KIN pwu figures i'll Washington.
!Cath came from apopleNy. the result OF
exhaustion Of the brain. 1t was clear
ease OF overwork an inattcntion to the
laws of nature
The Senator ha b en- known for years
as tie NEST energetic. hard working
member OF the Senate. A year ago he
lie al to all. hySi"ianS warned him
tina. Il continuance OF his la bors meant
death, tut he refused to heed the
wa:nn He continued to work with
tie energy OF a steam engine, and, when
still apparently in full vigor and with
MANY years of life before him, he died
\ few Of Mr. p'Umns most intimate
trends knew that he had been ailing for
some time, but no re were prepared for
the worst He had been in the Senate
last week AMI appeared to be aS well as
ever, lie attended to his duties with
his usual brisknc.s and vigor few
days az lie aid To Il >cnatc cmpIoye
who concentrated him on his appear
anc that he was Younger than the en-
ployn who was his Junior by twenty
year. As evidence OF his vitality he
Il ub'cd I'D his forearm. His biceps
muscles were hard and compact Not
with landing his activity and his own
been complaining of eeplessncss and
vertigo lie complained of persistent
aims in his head impairment of MEM
DRY an growing inability to choosa his
ideas in proper and appropriate words.
I he Senator had previous y been re-
m rkably fluent Of speech and his words
came 50 freely that he was the tc. ror of
stem igraphers.
When the terri bic intel gence was
conveyed to the inva id wife of the dead
Senator at heir no G n Emror Il. Kan
she seemed Ike one stricken TO the Geath
and for time Ecr life was diSpaired of,
owing to her feeble state of health.
She. however, rallied and is now bear ng
up under her crushing grief with for
ttUdc wonderful TO behold. But one of
her chi dren was at home. her daughter
Nary, and she was sick in bed II SIS
Ruth was in Topeka visiting and was
immediate Y summoned The other ch J.
drcn are III IcnnSyiy ania-An.Os H.. the
eldest son, at hilade phia under treat
mcnt for a nervous aft, ct on. an the
two youngest, Preston Il, Jr and Car
re attending school at Nazareth.
Senator Plumb was born in Delaware
County, October l., lS3., 50 that he was
in his tifty-fourth year a the time of his
death He was not 4 co lcge graduate,
but eft the common schools for the
printers ease, and in pursuance of his
vocation as a .Ouru"yman Printer. in
| 1876, in the b cody days OF the history
| Of the newly organ zed territory of
Kansas, wal!icd into that territory, and
with the yigor and energy VIII ch has
| brought his life t. an end the young man
| plunged at once into the thick OF the
| political strife VII ch then was waglng
! over the slavery question. He went to
| the front and sCoa @ anne a member
| Of the Leavcnworth constitutional
| convention Of ls51 lie was admitted to
| the bar in leG1, when the place of his
| adoption becam" state Of the Union;
| served il the cg stature in 1852, was
! Cha rman of the judiciary Committee
and subsequent Y Reporter Of the SUI
| prcmc Court When the war broke ont
| he entered the army as second licutcn-
| ant in the Eleventh Kansas Infantry
! aud - rived s"CCcSSivt,y as capita n,
| ma ior. lieut. 'nant colonel of the regi-
mcnt and was commissioned a colonel Of
| the regiment in August. lS2. After the
| war Mr.. Plumb returned to Kansas, was
elected member of til Kansas House
| Of Representa- YES, and in 1875 was
| chosen United States senator to succ~ cd
| ia mos VI. harvey. ttt pHDHcan. lie tCOk
| his seat in I>,1 and mas represented his
| state as a senator ever since that time.
| His term of Office would have expired
| March :. Is, ).
| II is settled that { ov. Humphrey OF
Kansas will appoint Il successor 1C
| Plumb. i prominent lawyer of Topel il
| says that yea c,ap>eS tefore the next
! Legislature is to meet aud so an extra
| session must lie called at once. Other
! authorities say. however, that the Gov
| crnor must make an appointment to be
/ effective until another Legislature meets
| in rc1u'ar order. In this case sew raj
| possibilities are spoken of. Those
| most frequently mentioned are;
| Ex-Governor George T. Anthony,
| ext ongreSsma +. y. Morrill,, and
{ h;ef Justice Albert II. II, rton. Other
| names mentioned arr; :. X. BURTON a
| young attorney of Abilene, who was 8
bitter opponent Of ingalls,: eN-tongress
man : L. rcter>, of Newton; George
Il. Tcck. General Solicitor OF the Atch
son. ToEeka and Santa Fc Railway
| Company: J. X. Hudson. editor OF Tho
! Topeka Capital: and eX-Goy. Thoma:
| \. Osborne, Hayes Minister to Brazil
| The Lcgis ature which will elect a sue
ccSsor to Gov. Humphreys appointe,
ConyoneS in January. 1>.3 and will b,
G crtcd mkt fall. There will be no hold
overs either in tn lower house o.
Senate.