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Show fill nlnce, anil the welfare of the men who toil ill the rtluszed vaults from whenc it crimes, and for the settlement and development of the public binds. Rrnohwl, That our heartfelt sympathies iro to those sorely stricken ones, his bereaved wife and children. A motion was made and adopted instructing instruct-ing the secretary lo furnish a copy of these resolutions to the family of the late senator, also a copy to each of the newspapers of the city. SYMPATHIZING KAWAXS. Meet I lit to Kciider Tribute to the Memory of the l.nte Scnutor Plumb. It w as a thoroughly representative body of the best type of American citizenship that composed the meeting of former Kaiisaus assembled in the otticc of Secretary Sells yesterday afternoon to give expression of grief over the death of Senator Plumb, and to render appropriate tribute to the memory of the great statesman. The meeting was organized by the choice of Secretary Sells as chairman, and F. P. Addlennn as secretary. secre-tary. The committee ou resolutions appointed ap-pointed consisted of the follow ing named gentlemen: Hon. F.lijah Sells, W. C. Hig-gins, Hig-gins, C. W. Hitrris, Henry Ames, A. H. Ad-kinson, Ad-kinson, W. L. Brown, J. S. Morse, C. S. Kinney and F. J. Leonard. Pending formal ion of the resolutions, brief remarks upon the life and public services serv-ices of the distinguished senator were made by several gentlemen, those of W. L. Brown being uttered in a feeling manner man-ner and covering a most able presentation relative to his character, public services and qualities as a statesman. Mr. Brown sue-cintly sue-cintly reviewed the career of the deceased senator, beginning with the, time he was a printer's apprentice, thence on as a journalist, journal-ist, a lawyer, a soldier, thereafter a business man and a farmer, iu each of which capacities capaci-ties he achieved success and honorable renown re-nown as he bad from the beginning when he entered public life in the service of his state and the nation. The committee oa resolutions reported the following, which roceivd the unanimous approval of the meeting: WiiFl'.FiAS, We, farmer citlens of K:inns. resident resi-dent In Nilt Lake Ci'V. have learned -.vith keen sorrow and reyr't tne'deMii-e of tiist eminent citizen, citi-zen, patriot, and statesman, ibm. Ihe-ton B. 1'liinib, a. id have met in public ii-s-mbl .e to express ex-press senrhneels iu ac'-or lance wilh oar feelings. In the ,i.,nnv ' liod "f tin- eai-iv tors of Kamis he was si iitat ami trie to ttvdom'a cause. In the uar for the prc-.r. a.iol. "f "e I lion, !o v i.ronotient among the volunteers who risked T r jilhos lo- 'h. -ir r.iuitrva p; -erv.iti iu. When Ihe war cloud il.e.l p:iseu aiv.iv lie aiineiy r.iMnneil hi- duties as a citizen, soon ivming ii.to prominence in tie' nfTair- of his adopted state, anil in a comparatively brief period of time taking tak-ing a place in the councils of the nation, in whuh he eariy earned distinction t!mt made, him a pe-'r anions tin ald"t of his aasnci-:,tes aasnci-:,tes therein. ;. mi, I -ixl, 'Dial hi-eample of p-irity of char-a char-a ter, untiring indu-try, and pa'rlotu devotion to his eouiitry d-'serves to lie eniuiati-d by his fellow citizens, anil it furni-hes a precept to the youth of our nation that m;:v e proritauly studied and followed. i'. jj?,,, That in his death the loss to the state of Kansas, to the I nited Mates senate and to the nation is irreparthle. ,-,,, Thai we of the we-t and the frontier feel that to as, under lti me enii t. there has been dealt a severe blow, in that we realized in the la-lie-tired stiip'suuni a most able, earnest and elti-cient elti-cient advocate, an inalienable friend, ever aud unceasingly ei-poasing that which looked to the protection and prosperity of its everv niatrial intTi-t. No ore fotiirht more heroically and in-telligeiitly in-telligeiitly for the resioration of siberto its rlijht- |