Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-13

tel across the street. He retained con-
sciousness and urged the newspaper
men to keep the affair quiet, for fear
Of alarming his wife. Shortly before
midnight he became unconscious.
He remained in this condition until
death. At 3:41 in the morning 1t was
thought he was dead, but he revived
and from that time until shortly before
the end showed wonderful vitality, al
though he made no move.
The Cause of Death.
The cause of death is given as cere-
bral hemorrhage, there having been
an apOplectic seizure Of the brain. The
ptomaine poisoning but it was deter
mined this was due to different mani
festations of the brain trouble.
When Mr.. Altgeld came to Joliet for
the big Will county pro-Boer meeting,
he confessed that he was not in the
best of health, having been troubled
with some apparently simple stomach
ailment.
He was not willing to allow that to
interfere with his speech, however, the
interest in the South African struggle
having been heightened by the an
nouncement of the Boer success in
capturing General Methuen. 1t was
noted during the address that the ex-
governor threw an unusual amount of
energy and feeling into his words, and
the collapse, the physicians think, re-
suited from overstraining his already
weakened physical powers.
Ever since the failure of the Globe
Savings bank in 1896, in which he was
involved, Mr.. Altgeld has not been
well man, and for some months after
the Spalding crash it was feared that
his life was only question of a short
time. Even when serving his last
year as governor his health was none
too good.
When it was learned that he was
victim of locomotor ataxia, his friends
gave him up. But he rallied, although
he was never again his old vigorous
self. Lately, however, the disease
marked him strongly, and quite recent
~ his appearance caused grave fore
bodings and anxiety. His mind was
just as clear and active as of old; but,
though the spirit was willing, the flesh
was weak.
Mr.. Altgeld's Last Speech.
Clarence barrow, lifelong friend
and later law partner of the ex-gov-
ernor, reached here during the morn
ing. He said that the governor died
as he had lived, pleading the cause of
the lowly. Mr.. Altgeld in the speech
which was fated to be his last declared
that all friends of humanity owed
debt Of gratitude to Governor Yates
for issuing proclamation soliciting
assistance for the Boer women and
children in their concentration camps
which the British are maintaining in
South Africa.
The speaker said that the people OF
America had raised a large sum of
money with which to relieve the dis.
tress Of the Boer women and children.
but were unable to send it to them be-
cause Lord Pauncefote, the British EN-.
bassador at Washington, objected to it,
He further charged that Lord Paunce.
fote had for years meddled in Ameri.
can affairs.
There were eighteen counts and spe.
cific charges in Governor Altgeld's in.
dictment. He said in substance:
Just before the beginning of the
Spanish war Lord Pauncefote, repre-.
senting the aristocracy, meddled in oul
affairs and tried to unite the govern.
ments Of Europe,in making joint pro.
test against Americas interference on
behalf of Cuba. But when the Amer.
lean people asserted themselves and
OUT government was compelled to 70
to the rescue Of Cuba, then England
issued strong neutrality proclamation
torbiadiHg oil of her subjects every.