Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-21
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. SENATOR PLUMB IS DEAD Fatal Result of an Apo
 pIectic Stroke. SPECULATION IS TO HIS SUCCESSOR Plans for the Coming Week
 in Congress. THE FRANCO-BUL LGARIAN INCIDENT. A Skirmish in Rio Grande
 do Sul.
SPECULATION IS TO HIS SUCCESSOR
THE FRANcO-bUL HARLAN INCIDENT.
SENATOR PLUMB DEAD.

UO Sul.
 j. SENATOR PLUME DEAD. The Kansas Statesman Suddenly
 Stricken With Apoplexy-Appofn
 lnent ofa Senate Committee to At.
 tend the Funeral - Sketch ef His
 Career. =-
 WASHINGTON, Dec.20.-"Oh,my God, my head my head, my lead" exclaimed Preston B. Plumb of Kansas at 6:45 o'clock this morning, and few minutes later he fell un. conscious, never to regain knowledge of what was going on about him. A little more than five hours afterwards the broad framed, powerful looking Kansas senator was stretched out dead in his modest apartments on Fourteenth street. "
 At 6:45 o'clock Senator Plumb woke and with spring bounded out of bed to jar and began to vomit. His head was aching violently. The vomiting ceased after a time. Then it was the senator tossed his hands to his head and exclaimed:
 ''Oh, my God, my head, my head, my head!"
 These were the last words he ever ut tered. The end came at Il :50.
 The news of the event spread rapidly. Within an hour after MT. Plumb's death Senator Pfeiffer was at the side of his dead colleague, Sergeant-at-Arms Valen- tine and his deputy, Charles B. Reade, were promptly on hand and assumed direction of the funeral arrangements. An undertaken was summoned who pro- ceeded at once to prepare the body for interment and soon completed the embalm- ing process.
 DISTRESSING INCIDENT.
 His haste gave rise to distressing incl dent. News of her husbands death was telegraphed Mrs. Plumb at Emporia, Kan sas, within few minutes after it oc- cured. Just after the undertaken had embalmed the body telegram was received from one of the friends of the family at Emporia directing that the remains be not embalmed. Soon afterward came second telegram stating that last summer Senator Plumb was for two or three hours in 8 state of suspended animation and to all appearances was dead. Having that crisis in mind Mrs. Plumb did not wish the body to be embalmed until. it was ab- solutely certain that her husband was dead The receipt of this telegram caused much unavailing regret. The undertaken, how eyes, declared that there was indisputable evidence of death in the fact that no blood flowed from the arteries when they were opened in the course of the embalming process.
 GUARD OF HONOR.
 When the remains had been properly prepared guard of honor, composed of employees of the United States senate, was detailed to watch over them until they are removed to the capitol. Vice President Morton was informed of Senator Plumbs immediately at the residence of the deceased and extended his good offices. Senators Manderson, Paddock, Walthall, Cullom, Hale, Washburne, Teller, Wolcott and many other senators called. They were deeply grieyed and condoled with one an other upon the loss which the country had sustained. The vice president at once took steps toward the appointment of a committee of senators to direct the obse- quies, and communicated with Speaker Crisp in order that corresponding com mittee might be appointed in behalf of the house.
 The deceased senator leaves wife and five children. Two daughters are at Elm poria with Mrs. Plumb. Two sons are at school in Pennsylvania and third is con- fined to the hospital in Philadelphia with a serious ailment.
 Senator Plumb was born in Delaware county, Ohio, October 12, 1887. He left the common schools for the printers case, and as journeyman printer went in 1856 to Kansas, where he plunged into the thick of the political strife then waging over the slavery question. He at once went to the front, and was chosen 8 mem- Der of the Leavenworth constitutional con Yention in 1859. He was admitted to the bar in 1861; served in the Kansas legisla- ture in 1862, being chairman of the ju- dietary committee, and was subsequently reporter of the supreme court. When the war broke out he entered the army al second lieutenant. He was commissioned colonel in 1869. After the war MT Plumb was elected nember and speaker of the Kansas house of representatives ano in 1876 was chosen United States senator to succeed James M. Harvey, republican He took his seat in 1877 and has repre- scented his state as senator ever since His term would have expired March 3 1895. Undoubtedly Senator Pluml stamped his strong individuality upon thu legislative history of the United States il | more permanent character than have thu majority of his colleagues. He was maI l of most positive views, bat always had [ | keen appreciation of the line of separation between the impracticable and the expedi ent. He was devoted to republican principles, but he never hesitated to poin out what he regarded as mistake in the policy outlined by the par ty leaders and to use his best effort to correct them He was peculiarl fitted to grasp details and amply exercises the faculty as member of the senate com mittee on appropriations. It was genera ly understood among his brother senator that Senator Plumb was unimpeachable statements he made concerning the intr cate machinery of the government SCI vice. He was chairman of the committe on public lands and 8 member of the con mittee on agriculture executive depar ments, meats products and administrati1 service of the senate.
 MT. Plumb's social qualities were highl esteemed in Washington. MT. Plumb ws wealthy, and in addition to his senatori duties he was actively concerned in raj road and industrial enterprises and WI widely known in financial circles as an il defatigable promoter.
 THE NEWS IN KANSAS.
 | TOPEKA, kan., DSc. SU.-lne news
 the death of Senator Plumb was 8 gre
 shock to his friends in Kansas. No ol
 knew that he had been ailing. MT. Plum
 it is asserted, was the most popular m,
 in Kansas His vigorous campaign vol
 last fall is generally credited with havil been the prime cause of the overwhelmil
 defeat of the alliance and the republics victory.
 HIS SUCCESSOR.
 . Governor Humphrey to-day said he W ' greatly shocked at the news of Senat . Plumb's death. He would make an a
 pointment to fill the vacancy until the ne
 legislature meets. year hence. The ,
 cancy might be filled at special meetir but as the present legislature is under co
 trol of the Farmers alliance, such a coul is out of consideration. The name of | Senator Ingalls, is already prominent
 mentioned by the politicians. No otf |. man has received any mention. The fl 7 that the term of the appointee expil
 when the next legislature convenes V