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DEATH OF GOV. ALTGELD Tie Faw$ Ex-Soversor of Illinois Sudden ly Pisses Any. The Close of a Busy and Honorabls Life Follows an Earnest Ap Sna' for Uie Boon. Jolict. Ill-(Special. (-Fo'roer Gov ertmr John P. Altgeld died in room M. Hotel Monroe, thin morning at 7:09 o'ckwk. He had been unconscious since midnight. .Mr. Altgeld was the principal speak er at a pro-Boer nttss mewing lust r iiht iri the Joliet theatre. .Just nt the close of hrs speech a sudden dizziness. -( fif-d him and he was as-Histcd from t lit? stage. The meeting proceeded, the audience not realizing what had hap pened. Mr. Altgeld was taken to the door of the theatre, where several vomiting spells scixed him. Thin con tinued for nearly an hour and wi pro nounced he could not be re men ed to the hotel. Physicians were hastily summoned and Mr. Altgeld was tarried to the hotel across the street, He retained consckneeness and urged the newspa per men to keep the affair yuiet for fear of alarming his wife. Shortly be fore midnight he became unconscious. He remained In this condition until death. At 3:41 thin morning it was thought he had died, but he revived and from that time putil just before the end he showed wonderful vitality, although he made no move. - The medical men here had a banquet last night, at which Dr. J. B. Herrick of the Rush medical college of Ohl'-aeo delivered a lecture on "heart disease." He and other physicians were culled from the banquet to attend the patient. They remained with him the balance of the night. When the end came they worked his arms vigorously to revive respiration, but all to no purpose. The cause of death is given a? cere bral hemorrhages, ther having been no apoplectic lesion of the brain. The vomiting at first was taken to Indicate ptomaine poisoning, but It wan determined this was due to the differ ent manifestations of the brain trouble. The physicians desire to hold a posi mortero, if relatives will agree. Mr. Altgeld came to Joliet yester day afternoon, having been advertised as the special orator for the big Will county pro-Br meeting. He con fessed 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 inherfere with his speech, however, his great Interest in the South African struggle having been heightened by the announcement of the Boer success Jn the capture of Genera! Met hue n. It was noticed during the address that the former governor threw an unusual amount or energy and feliim Into his words, and the collapse, the physicians think, resulted from over straining his already weakened phys ical Kvei ti. . Ever since the failure of (he Globe Savings bank in 1H!S, in which he wa.s Involved, Mr. Altgelif has not been a well roan, and for some months after the fpaulding crash it was feared that bis life was only a question of a very short time. Kven when serving his last year as governor hi health was none too good. When it was learned that he was a vistim of locomotor taxia. his friends gave his up. (Jut he rallied, although he was never again his old vigorous self. Lately, however, the disease mar ked him strongly, ami quite recently his appearance caused grave fwrebod Ings and anxiety. His mind was just as clear and active as, of old, but though his spirit was willing the flesh was weak. Clarence Iarrow, a lifelong friend ami later a law purine of the furm-r governor, reached here this morning. He said that trie govern. Iw lived, pleading the cause at trw iWiy. Mr. Altgeld, In the speech which was fated to be his last, declar-d that all friends of humanity owed a debt of gratitude to Governor Yates for is suing m tTG.-lir-t;:P. -.Hrir assist ance for the Boer women and children In their concentration camps which the Rritleh are maintaining In South Af rica. The body of. ex-Governor Altgeld was taken this afternoon on a special train over the Alton for Chicago. A delegation of Jollet citizens accompa nied the rtmains. The funeral cortege through the streets was headed by th police department. Several scores of Jollet citizens representing ail parties and professions, walked behind the hearse. Chicago, III. (Hperlul.) The body f Xoraser Governor Altgeld arrived at nihmgif tonight, and now lies at his tote bone. WW Madden avenue. The body was accompanied on the special train by a few of his old friends, by has bwatasss partners and a delegation of Inns men. Heb. (Special.) The J. W. Cm MaTGUtUe, company, doing a merchandise bust neaa, has by H. A. Huntley and the C Clatf Smith Dry Goods company, t"i af El Joseph, who bold a morl T' 'tt etoek. lie statement could ' -nl t- the RktM as Ik mm. 1t-;r-XmW frara the claim TV 1 tZM wtl eaoeed the IIsMH " yf-. awvaral Omaha " ' ;-f unlftl1 -i4. kt2mcz'Un tnm 611 AM THE BEET SIEAI IX8USTIV. Washington, D. C.-lHpeclal.) The fourth conference of the house repub licans on the reciprocity question was fruitless, the conference adjourning at midnight. The victory was with the advocates of reciprocity, as the motion to ad journ was carried, as a motion to amend the motion to make it a sine die adjournment had been voted down. The motion to adjourn was made by speaker Henderson and the opponents of reciprocity claimed after the ad journment that some of their friends it id not care to offend the speaker by declining to heed his apM aTTor a fur ther conference. Karlier in the even ing the opponents of reciprocity had in sisted oi a vote upon the maiii propo sition. The session dm a stormy one. Mr. ?ible yof Pennsylvania offered a compromise preposition for a rec.iproci t arrangement to List until Decem ber 1. 190H, which he claimed had the approval and indorsement of President Roosevelt. He also said he had assur ances that if the house granted a -0 per cent concession the senate would not increase it. About lln members were present. Speaker Henderson and the leaders on both sides of the conttoversy were in attendance. An arrangement was made for a division of the time between the advocates and opponents of reciproc ity. Ui preventative Long of Kansas, a member of the ways and nieans com mittee, opened, with an argument in favor of a W per ce?it concession ad vucated by his colleagues of the ways and means committee. He argued that th maintenance of a protective tariff was not invested itl the Philippine ways and means com nrtitee. but that the policy of reciproc ity was. "The defeat of this bill," said he, "means thar the republican party has refused to follow the leadership of McKiuley. and of Koosevelt, and it would mean that reciprocity was no lodger a Dart of the republican faith." METfiUEN IS RELEASED BY BOERS. London (Special.) The was secre tary, Mr. Broderick, announced In the House of Commons recently that he understood that General Methuen, who was captured, severely wounded, by Genets. Delarey March 10, had been released and was expected to arrive at Klerksdorp, southwestern Transvaal, soon. The General's condition was fa vorable. Mr. Broderick added that the ex change of General Methuen for Cora mandt nt Krilztnger had not been con templated. The trial of the command ant had been postponed because con sideration of the evidence to be pre sented had not been completed. Timothy M. Healy (Irish nationalist), amid nationist cheers. Invited the gov ernment to show equal magnanimity and release Commandant Kritzf nger. Mr, Broderick said subsequently that the telegram specifically says that General Methuen had not been released but froin the fait that he was in the hands of a British medical officer it was presumed that the General had bee o releases. The following dispatch dated Pre toria, March 18. lias been received from Lo:d Kitchener: "General MethUMfi wa brought to Klerksdorp today. He is doing well. Kvervthing possible is being done for him." ' BOEPS 10 RELEASE LORD METHUEN. London. (Special.! In the bous- of common Hon. S. John Broderick, sec retary of stste for war, announced that the release of Lord Methuen had been set for 2 o'clock that afternoon. Me thuen. he said, was doing well. Broderick denied that Methuen was to be exi-hanged for the Boer com mandant. Kritzlnger, admitting, how ever, that the latter s trial on tr-ason charges has been "postponed.' Krll zingr's life , for Methue.) s liberty is probably the prW Kngbind will pay for IMarey's coup. Biodeiick said he had been Informed that Methuen, In charge of the med ica loffieers, was expected at Klerki dorp today. - jv-veral questions were asked the ei-rtarv. whose statement 'seemed an!t'hnl Indefinite. In "reply, Bro derick said Methuen's release was set for 2 o'clock today. His wound was doing well. ; DOOM PAUL'S FAITH IS STR0H6. New York. (Special.) A dispatch from Utrecht, over the signature cf Mr. President Kruger. to the Ameri can and Journal says: "There will be more good news yet from Delarey. This victory of his re minds me of General Botha's allusion a year ago to the miracle of faith Which saved Daniel out of the lion's den. "My faith In the ultimate triumph of the Hoer cause could not be greater than It is now, and. Indeed, It never has been shaken. "! hope England will show that she sees her folly of attempting to subdue (he, Boer race, by. recognizing It now and by restoring independence to the Transvaal republics, fly doing this she will spare herself as well as the Hoers further bloodshed and eipense. and gYlll retain the republics aa friend ly neighbors.'? ay WgXte Aro Crtmjbad. Panama. (Special.) News has been received here that the , government gnerals. Castro and Ortls, bare just arrived at Colon with men. They left a strong garrison at Boom del To rn. General Castro reports that the bevvy leases stiff nrad by the forces un let the command of, the rendmiosary general Herrsre made It impimslbii for tlw revewttoeama to sttaeh Um ge- fsr mm time U ossso. Tbjg est Tl fcjrs. , . , MatfMrifis law MMtvoi THE STRIKE IS BROKEN. Treieidois Likir Warfare Aitrtti By i Uitul Agreement. Governor Crane Brings the Factions Together and a Big Labor War is Averted. Boston. Mass. (Special) Through the united t (Torts of reprei-entutives of the great mercantile bodies of the city, sec onded by the chief exeeutlvts of the city and state, In conferenec with the recognised leaders of organised labor, the great general strike of freight han dlers and kindred trades represented In the Allied Freight Transportation council, was broken. Kully men who were idle for four days went to work. This result was attained at a conference at the office of Governor Crane. The settlement was the result of an expressed determination of Governor Crane and those representing the mer chants of Boston to bring all possible pressure to bear upon the New y.Hk. New Haven Hartford Railroad com pany to adopt the rules In force uinn the Boston & Maine railroad forbid ding freight handlers to unload teams except at thf ir own option and risk. PRBK-KKENCK Tl . OlJl MKN. All of the old men for whom pla is can be found were taken back by the railroads, but owing to the suddenness with which the strike was end. d sr.i the large number of new nn-n who h;v been installed it Is likely that ni uiy of the old employes will tind no vac an cies ready for them. Kventually it t believed they will all retain their old positions. The Brine Transportation company, the loading and unloading of whom nonunion teams precipitated the strike of the Ntw York, New Haven & Hart ford freight handlers, does not appear to have figured in the settlement of the present controversy and as far as that company is concerned and the senti ment against it on the part of the la bor unions is as bitter as ever. Under the new arrangement, however, union men will not be required to load or unload that company's teams. DAY OF CONFKRKNCKK. The day was filled with conferences between representatives of the various labor unions and the city's business in terests, In which governor Crane, May or Collins, .Secretary Basley of the Na tional Civic Federation and the State Board of Arbitration took important parts. , Among those present at the decisive conference were: Mayor Collins, J. Richard Carter and John M. Little, representing the Associated Board of Trade; A. A. Lawrence. A. C. Farley. K. B. Wilson and K. H. Walcott. rep resenting the Merchants' association; Jerome Jones and George H. l-onard, representing the Chamber of Com merce: President Lucius Tuttle of the Boston & Maine railroad, General Man ager Barnes of the Boston Albany railroad. General Manager W. E.Cham berland of the New York. New Haven Hartford railroad. tTesident Ariimi Cox of the Allied Freight Transxtrta tinn council. President Hartnett of the teamsters' union and many other offi cials of the various labor Isidies In the city! COMM1TTKF. TO FORM PLAN. The outcome of the meeting was th appointment of a committee of seven to devise some plan that might be mu tually agreed upon as a basis of settle ment in consultation with Governor Crane. Meantime a larger number of labor leaders had. arrived at the state house and they went Into confer ence in the council chamber, which ad Joins the office of the governor. Gov ernor Crane, while Impiesslng the fact that he had absolutely no authority to make pledges for any of the interested parties, made the following proposi tion: j "If the strike Is declared off and j those of iiir men who csn v.'!!! return to their worn, I win, as g.ver nor of the commonwealth, use my best efforts with the New York. New Haven A Hartford railroad to have them adopt rules that will be in conformity with th? resdy adopted by the Boston ft Maine railroad regarding (he loading and unloading of teams." The. Boston 4 Maine road's rule is that freight handlers are not required to go upon trucks of forwarding con cerns and assist In unloading freight. The governor further agreed to eeo the officials of the Boston aV Maine, Boston A Albany and New York, New Haven A Hartford railroads and the various steamship lines and urge them to reinstate aa many men as they possibly can. OOVErtNOR 18 aUCCKJWFUL. Governor Crane Impressed everyone present with his deep Interest in the matter and It waa largely through his Influence that the reprtsentatlves of la bor unanimously agreed to recommend to their various unions that the strike be declared off and that every man now on strike return to work. Premier Dountter, in the Folkothlng In Copenhagen recently spoke In appro val of the treaty selling the Danish West Indies to the 1 United States. Among the negroes there considerable excitement prevails, aa they believe the new regime win mesa a sew era of uatverssl ease. Aa resurrection Is teaVSSV . H. at. Stevens has resigned Um ctaalr of Earopean kartotr aad win tadM tm the tkair of Ea1lsh history ti C aaJvatHty f OagfaraJa, , cas::es out n. whitest. Washington, D. C (Hpei lal .) The protest lodged by the Chinese govern ment wlLh Minister Conger at Pefcfn against further restriction upon Chi nese emigration to the United Btates, especially to the Philippines and Ha waii, is In continuation of the efforts initiated by Minister Wu here. The minister soon after he assumed office began to file prltests with the state department and he has since con ducted such a vigorous agitation against Chinese exclusion, that, al though it was recognized that he was simply carrying out the directions of his-go' ern.....ott the minister was mao? the object of vigorous attack by the lapers here, some even demanding his ejeelment. i It is thought Mr. Wu has acquaint ed his government with the action here and the danger to himself of further activity in this matter and that the Chinese foreign office has accordingly taken up the work Itself. PENROSE WANTS MORE SENATORS. Washington, (Special.) In the sen ate, Penrose of Pennsylvania gave no Uee of his intention to offer to the house a resolution providing for an amendment to the constitution provid ing for the election of senators by direct vole of the people, at leasl two sena lors from each state, and one addition al senator for eaeh additional ratio or Mirt.ooo people. The vancam i-s are to bp filled in the same manner as are vacancies In the house of representa tives. Congress is authorized and di rected I" apportion and tlx representa tion. The term of office is six years. Penrose gave notice that he would call up the Chinese exclusion bill when tne. consideration of the oleomargarine bill was out of the way. Foraker took (he floor in advocacy of the ship sub sidy bill. While he would vote for the measure, he found certain objections. He favored discriminating duties. To the charge mad" yesterday by the senators from Aikansas that the pending measure was class legislation, Foraker remarked that he was not surprised at such a declaration. "For." he said, "this senator belonged to thai American school of polities that has characterised as class legislation the advocacy of any policy that would build up this great country." He charged that congress was to blame for Investment by American capital In foreign shipping. . SHORT TELEGRAPHIC NEWS NOTES. , Mrs. Jane Smith died recently at Marshalltown, Ohio, aged 102. She remembered events or the war of 112. General Augustus .M. Martin, a for mer mayor of Boston, is dead at his home In Dorchester, Mass., aged 7 years. He was a survivor of the Civil war. James Dick, the "rubber king." who died at Glasgow on March 7. bequeath ed SiOO.OfXI to his employets. and the rest of his fortune to various charities. One hundred men employed at the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke company at Bristol, Term., struck recently, de manding that the company recognize the union. Major General David . (Stanley, U, S. A., retired, died at Washington re cently, aged 73 years, lie was presi dent of the Society of the Army ol the Cumbetland. The February installment of the Chi nese indemnity has been made to the bankers' commission, representing the powers at pekin. Tile amount was l.K-t" IKU taels. As a. result of a difference In the inlet pi elation of a contract between the operators and miners, 200 mineis at the Kimberly mines, Moberly, Mo., have went out on a strike. It js an open secret among their friends in Kngland that Mrs.' Poultncy Blgelow, nee Miss Kdith Kvelyn Jarray intends to sue for a divorce from her husband, the Well known writer. A sympathetic strike in support of the operatives at Olneyvllle and Man ton, It. I., has been declared by 200 employes of the American Woolen Mills company at Plymouth, Mass. A demand for a rsls In wages from 40 to 50 cents an hour will be made by JOS structural Iron workers at Cleve land, io sske effect Msy 1- It is said similar demands will be made over the entire country. Chinese , merchants of Canton have petitioned their mandarins to let up on the excessive taxes, as a popular up rising will be the result If the strain is continued. The high taxes are the re sult of I he efforts to raise the Indem nity. The house of the Iowa legislature has passed a bill authorising a barbers' e amlnlng board. The bill provides that the board shall Issue licenses and shall examine the barbers as to their fitness. No one can follow the trade In the state without a license.. For printing an alleged untrue story to Ihe effect that Emperor William had reprimanded the First Guards De cember I last, the editor of the Pots damer Zietung has been fined (00 mirks and sentenced to prison for two months. The senate passed the bill providing for the redemption of Hawaiian coins and the substitution of American silver coins In place thereof. Andrew Carnegie was the guest of honor In New York recently at the seventh annual dinner of the New York Literary club. In the coarse of his speech Mr. Carnegie expressed his pleasure at the numerous applications from rural communities la the wast for library endowments. Despondency aver bis wife's recent death caused Charles Michaetts, a rs tisad merchant of Bt Jssisa, Me., U Uhe his ova MM by shooting hi: UtfCt the rtfM tiisli, BOERS TAKE GEN. METHUEN Firett Vtsif 6m. BiUrtr Takt Britrsl Cizxaider Primer. The Mows of the Great Boor Victory Shocks London and Stirs Groat Britian. Ixindon. (Sei-iuJ.) The disaster to the British under Lord Methuen is re garded in Eoglnd as one of the grav est in the whole Boer war, morally, if mil materially. The news, which came like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, has caused widespread consternation and alarm, as the public hud Imh'H deluged by recent optimistic reports. rt is rumored that Lord Kitchener has urgently caUed for heavy reinforce ments. There is a feeling in Ihe house of commons lobby that the govern ment must call for from 30.000 to M.lrTO nxire men, to demonstrate its deter mination to continue the war. War Secretary Broderii k's reading of lxrd" Kitchener's confused and un satisfactory dispatch In the house of commons caused profound depression, cx.-ept for ihe Irish party, the members of which derisively cheered the state ments that the British force was pur sued four miles and that Ihe British panic was caused by their mules being sampeded. the Invariable reason given for these catastrophes. DKTAILS OF THK CAPTTUK. It was announced that Iord Me thuen and four guns had been captured by the Hoers, commanded by General IMarey. The news came like a thun derbolt to Uindon. The extra editions of the evening papers, giving an ac count of the disaster were eagerly bought up, itnd their readeis hurried through the streets with anxious faces and bitter remarks' were passed on the subject of the government's declara tion that the war in South Africa was over. The news was received in the house of commons amid gieat excitement. The reading of Itd Kitchener's tele gram by lh.' war secretary. Mr. Bro derick. was listened to In deep silence, which was broken by loud Irish cheers. Instantly there were cries of "shame," "shame," from the government benches and then tfle Irish members seemed to think belter of their outbreak and suddenly subsided. The subsequent eu logistic references to General Melhtxn were receive with cheers. In brief, I,rd Kitchener announced that when General Methuen wa cap lured, wounded, with four guns,' three British officers and thirty-eight men Hire killed and five o'llcers and seventy-two men were wouned. In addition one officer a r. 2u men were reporf'd missing. The text of Ixird Kitchener's dispatch announcing the capture of General Me hueii is as follows: I)RI) K ITCH KNKR'S .MKSKAGF.. 'Pretoria. I greatly regret to have to si rid you bad news of Methuen. He was moving, with 9 mounted men. under Major Paris, and 30ft infantry, fmrr tuns ami a pompom, from Wyn burg to U'-unbUfg and was to meet Grenfell w ith l. mounted men' at llo vlralnfortcin today. V-sterday morning he was attacked by lielarey between Twebos.h and P.ilmieleknlll. The Ho ers charged on three sides. "Five hundred and Ilfty men have 'Oine in al Marubogs and Krcepen.They were pursued by the. Boers four tilth s from the scene of action. They report that Methuen and Paris, w ith the guns, baggage, etc., weer captured by . the Boers. "Methuen when last seen was a pris oner. 1 have no details of the casual ties and suggest delaying publication until I can send dellnlte news, I think this sudden' revival of activity on the part of lielarey is to draw off t he troops pressing 'Dewct." In a second and later dispatch, Isird Kitchener says: "Paris has come In at Kraalhan.wilh the remainder of the men. He reports that the column was moving In two parties. One, with the ox wugons, left Twtbosch at 1 p. m. The other, with mule wagons, started an hour later. Just before dawn the Boers attacked. Before relnforcemertts could reach them the rear guard broke. In iiie meantime a large number of Boers gal loped up on both flanks. These, at first, were checked by the flank par ties, but the panic and stampede of the mules had begun and all the mule wagons, with a terrible mixture 'of mounted men, rushed peat the ox wa gons. All efforts to check them were unavailing. Major Paris collected forty men and occupied a position a mile in front o fthe o wagons, which' were then hailed. After a gallant but use less defense the enemy rushed Into the ox wagons and Methuen was wounded In the thigh. Paris, being surrounded, surrendered at I a. m. Methuen Is still In tht Boer camp." Mr. W. O. Ross, wife of the premier of the province of Toronto, Can., died very suddenly. goNawwPsT sGAsW 9ST BAsVs St. Paul. Minn. (Special.) Attorney Oeneral Douglas has been Instructed by Oovernor Vansant lo begin proceed ings la the slate court against the re ported merger of the Iron Rants rail roads. The United States steel cor poration, the reputed. owner of the Du Mth, Mesas ba A Northern and the Duhith and Iron Range raflroada trill be made a party. The reads ksalntala separate organisations, but It Is alleged jestjr art aster s Wfanaos etatrat, jates ych:ei cArnr trr. St. Paul, Minn tHpecial.) Jim Younger wanla to gel married.! Me cannot because he is legally dead ;hrnee he is unable to enter Into any contract. Younger submitted the question of whether or not he could be wed to Governor Van Pant, who has looked Into the matter will) some surprising results. In Minnesota a man who la a life prisoner is legally dead. The only way he can make any binding con tract, in the eyes of the law, is thro' the board which paroles him, in this case the state board or control, which board is empowered to enter Into a contract for him. It is not probable, ht,.Cr that the three members ot the board of control, separately or as" a whole, will agree to enter into a marrlsge contract with any woman for the benefit of the paroled life vv vict. The only way for Jim Younger to become "a married man In Minnesota i. ... ..,.1 a nardon which will restore him to the rights of a Jiving clllisen. Another phase or the law is mat nei ther Jim Younger not his brother. If eatal.lish anv business of their own, as has been contemplated, can bi hel.l fnr anv debts which they may in cur. In hiR application to the governor requesting Inrormation as m um i to marry. Younger says nothing r gardlng the proved bride. CHINA ORDERS BANDITS PUNISHED Pekin. (Special )-An imperial edict just issued commands General Ma to proceed to Jehol, about M miles t the northeast ot Pekin. and personally supervise the punishment of the ban dits who recently murdered a Itelglan priest. The Rnssi.in troops were sent across the border to avenge the mur der on Ihe "theory that the Chinese were unable to repress the actions of the bandits, which menaced the Rus sians, and the government is anxious to remove all excuse for the presenca of Russian troops In lhat part of Chi na, i ne iiussiHiiw east of Jehol, bul the Chinese govern ment statement that they were in Je hol probably was m.ide for the purpose of influencing other governments to take notice of the Invasion of Chinese territory. The court has sent an envoy to north'wiKtern Russia, where Russian agents are fomenting trouble In con Junction with General Tung Fu Ping. ONLY ISSUE IS TREATY OF PEACE. Paris. (Special.)-The disaster t General Methuen's column has caused a deep Impression In Paris. The news papers fxpress the opinion that It will have a great moral effect In encour aging the Boers to more obstinate re- uianee. At the same" time the papers do not speak loo harshly of General Methuen, owing to his generous con duct in the General VilieboSr-Miireull affair. The Temps nsks: "Will Kngland end the trouble by realising that It Is im possible to exterminate1 the Boers and that the only Issue' is krgotiations for a treaty of pea e (b eeptable on botu rides?" The Journal Dcs-Dtbt-ts, alluding to j.lie demonstration of Ihe Irish mem bers in the House1 of .Commons. Hays: "The double and grave 'jiroblem which l.'t.gtand has to face could not rise up before her In a more menacing and mortifying ri.nnner tmm at tne prmrni moment," IOWA WOMEN ARE DISAPPOINTED. la s Moines, la. Hrx clal.) The low it house dlshiiscd of the woman suffrage constitutional amendment without con-' troversy. The amendment passed th senate by a large majority. A houS' committee recommended indefinite postponement. The report was made a special order.' The house galleries were filled by women who had come to witness the? finish of the measure. The report was called up and without a word of argument or controversy the vote was given. The result was th-J adoption of the report to indefinitely postpone and therefore to kill the measure by a vote of Mi to 2)1. The senate passed the Mnlsbcrry MH bill to remove the restrictions on rail road corporations In the matter of is suing bonds in ra.-ren of SiS.vwu m or two-thirds of the capital stock. The bll removes all restrictions. which provides that where money Is borrowed In excess of two-thirds of the capita! stock. . ihe am hH not.- tmj used lo retire stock or purchase Hie stock of other companies or corpora tions, failed, having only five votes fnr It. An amendment offered by the au thor of the bill to provide that the ar ticles of incorporation of the compa nies shall fix the limit of Indebtedness so as to protect all stockholders, was adopted and Ihe bill passed, 37 to 7. This is the bill which It Is claimed Is desired by ihe Burlington Railroad company to enable It to complete the merger of the northern railroad com panies. The senate passed a bill to increase the payments to farmers' Institutes from 100 lo tl00 each. Te Hayward bill, to require the late to pay for support of all children at the Orphans' Home was debated, but not finished. Asks Far Pas sport a. Chlcago,-(Bpeclsl.)-John A. Knight, selected by Governor Yates to sonar passports for Dr. snd Mrs. Hiram W. Thomas, who were 'to have sons to South Africa to distribute the peJtef fund among the' JJoer Is ska raeoa centration camps have again asked Secretary Hay te bWM the documents. A promlMJni member of the Chto&ge Transvaal league said that if the Cn- gilsb objected ts Dr. Thnmas, of his pro-Boer Menace, 1st would bs galoots tar Um