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March L Fire which started In the state penitentiary last night seems certain to destroy the entire main building, together with the cellhousc and other buildings. Just after 2 o'clock this (Friday) morning a telephone message came, saying the room in which the tele phqne Instrument was located was In flames, and must be vacated. This cuts off the only means of Immediate communi cation with the prison, which Is nearly four miles from the business district of the city. Between 1 and 2 o'clock, how ever, a member of the Lincoln Fire De partment telephoned that the penitentiary proper was doomed, and that the fire was spreading. Before .the flames had gained great headway. "Warden Davis gave or ders to release the convicts from the cells and march them to the prison yard under double guard. The remutu. was accom. pllshcd without disorder. The origin of the fire Is unknown. "When first discovered, the officers of the insti tution all set to work w:tn the small fire fighting apparatus of the prison. Water was used in abundance, but assistance from the city fire department was called for. A short time after midnight Warden Davis said he did not have the fire under control, but he could not tell how bad it was burning In the upper story, and at the front of the building Its spread was slow. Later the report came that the fire was a very bad one. At 1:40 A. M. the city fire department arrived, and began throwing water on the walls. The flames had gained too great headway, however, and the firemen di rected their efforts to saving some of the remote buildings. , By request of the Warden. Chief of Po lice Hoagland sent all available policemen to aid In preserving order. Later, aa an additional measure of safety, LJoutent Governor Savage ordered out the local company of state mllltla. Captain Rin ger, with a majority of the members, Is at the armory, and a Burlington engine and coach will start with them at 3 o'clock. SURRENDER OF BOTHA. Xo Confirmation of the Rumors Cur rent Jn England. LONDON, March L The Dally News says: "We learn that Commandant General Botha offered to surrender on certain con ditions and that pour parleurs are still In progress. It Is believed that Mrs. Botha brought proposals from her hus band to Lord Kitchener." The Sun says it is officially announced that Eothu has surrendered to General kltcrencx. The Pall Mall Gazette credits the nws of Botha's surrender, but a rep resentative of the Associated Press learns that neither the War, Foreign or Colonial Office has any information confirming the report. The War Secretary, Mr. Brod erick, announced In the House of Com mons this afternoon that he had no of ficial information of the surrender. MANCHESTER. England, Feb. 2S. The Evening Mail says General Botha form ally surrendered to General Kitchener shortly before 10 o'clock this morning. DeTret's Slovements. DE AAR, Feb. 2S. Latest advices Indi cate that though a few of General De wet's men have succeeded in crossing the Orange River, General Dewet. ex-Presld-m Steyn and the bulk of their force, Inc'udlng Hertzog's command, are camped on the South Balk awaiting an opportunity to cross. According to in habitants who reside alongside the river, this will be impossible for at least four days. The indications are that Dewet Intends moving eastward, with the object of crossing the line between Norvalspont and Naauwpoort Thorneycroft is push ing from the west, while several columns are ready to meet the Boers In every direction. Last night there was a terri ble storm, heavy rains extending over a wide area, and It Is expected that the river will again rise. OUDTSCHORN, Cape Colony, Feb. 2S. General Dewet, it Is officially asserted, having failed to cross the Orange River at Daltorspoort, is hurrying to Roentfon teln. The Orange River is falling fast. Cost of the Boer War. NEW YORK. Feb. 2S. The London cor respondent of the Tribune says: The total cost of the Boer war has been concealed by various devices, but it will exceed 130.000,000. A prominent Lib eral has asserted that the aggregate would be over 140,000,000, if the accounts could be closed at once. For this reason the supporters of the Government are now awaiting the budget speech in a spirit of optimism. The effect of that speech will, however, be less discouraging if they can arsert that the bottom has been reached and that the war has ended. The "Kaffir circus" shares are rising day by day. owing to Lord Kitchener'? success, and there is evidence of a marked revival of speculative activity. The oper ators arc forecasting a great boom In South African stocks as a sequel to tne war. but they are assuming that the mine owners will not be heavily taxed for tne benefit "of British taxpayers. But Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has a sharp eye fixed on the only available assets of South Africa. The Kaffir circus may be in less festive mood after the budget speech. That speech may unmake the market now under careful manipulation. Plague at the Cape. CAPE TOWN, Feb. 2S. One fresh case of buoonic plague has developed here and three at Somerset West. They are all among colored men. Governor Beckham Denounced. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 2S. Strong statements made by Governor Beckham In Indorsing the pardon he granted Tuesday to Ed Alvy, convicted In the criminal court of Louisville of setting up a game of chance and given two years In the Penitentiary, had an extremely sensa tloial aftermath In the criminal court toaay. Governor Beckham was denounced to 'he court by R. C. Kinkead. who was one of the attorneys who prosecuted Al vey, and the verdict was the subject of a long address to the grand Jury by the Judge of the court. Alvey was convicted on state's evidence by three men In dicted with him and pardoned by the Gov ernor on affidavits which the Governor thought established that Alvey was a sub ject of discrimination. In brief. Governor Beckham charged that Alvey was con victed to suppress competition In gamb ling in Louisville. DUE TO THE STEEL TRUST. Scotch Iron Prices Reach a Ruinous Level. LONDON. Feb. 2S. The continuous de cline in Scotch pig iron prices, having reached a ruinous level, Is said to be the result of the formation of the steel trust In the United States. It is claimed that the makers are alarmed at the prospects. Replying to Sir Howard "Vincent. Con servative, the Chancellor of the Exche quer. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, said he was "aware that the exports of the United States in iron and steel amounted last year to $145,G00,O00, over double the value of similar exports in 1S99. He altogether demurred, however, at the statement that the greater portion was not required in America, and was' sent to the United Kingdom. As a matter of fact, for the year ending June 13. 1SS9. the proportion will be under EX.000,000 out of a total of JlOG.OCO.OOO. The Chancellor of the Ex chequer added that Sir Howard Vincent, In asking the government to take steps to secure such fiscal treatment for these and other competing foreign manufac tured Imports amounting to J500.000.0CO as shall establish an equality of foreign goods with British goods in Brit ish markets, and place upon the foreigner a portion of the pecuniary burden of the Boer War, merely ex pressed an opinion with which he did not agree. Sir Howard "Vincent also asked a ques tion about the United States steel cor poration, and the president of the Board of Trade, Gerald Balfour, replied that he understood such a combination was in course of formation, but he was not In clined to adopt Sir Howard Vincent's statement that the main object of the combine was to destroy the iron and steel industries of Great Britain. He did not think any action on the part of the government could be usefully taken. The discontent regarding the treat ment of the Commons at the opening of Parliament again cropped up In the House this evening, when It began the discus sion of the civil service supplementary estimates. After being subjected to viru lent criticism, the government succeeded in carrying the vote for the maintenance of the Parliament buildings by a meager majority of 52. Referring to the Newfoundland shore question. Lord Cranbourne said no nego tiations were at present proceeding on the subject with France, but the government had Intimated its willingness to take any opportunity to adjust the long-standing difficulty. In regard to Walflsh Bay, South Africa, he said its alleged cession to Germany was a baseless report. Lord Cranbourne, referring to the plans for the defense of the legations at Pekln, said a zone 15fr yards wide vyv required. Therefore, It was nrcessary 'o take part of the customs building. Sir Itobert Hart complained but he subsequently said that if the military necessities require It ho would not oppose the appropriation of the ground. The Exposition BUI. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. The conferees on the Louisiana Purchase Exposition bill met today. They agreed upon the amend ment to close the gates on Sunday and disagreed to the appropriation for the Charleston. S. C, exposition. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS Domestic. William M. Evarts Is dead. Page 1. The State Penitentiary at Lincoln, Neb., was burned. Page 1. The Inauguration programme is com pleted. Page 10. Illinois militiamen will escort Shenkle from Springfield to Carrollton. to pre vent mob violence. Page 6. A'hlllpplnc. The last of the Spanish officers In the Islands have been reca;:ed. Page 2. The Government cable has been completed to Jolo. Page 2. Recommendations on the war claims have been sent to Washington. Page 2. General Young and a volunteer force have sailed for home. Page 2. Congress. The Senate passed the river and harbor bill. Page 3. Conference reports on the war tax, diplo matic and agricultural bills were agreed to by the Senate. Page 3. The Senate took up the sundry civil bill. Page 3. The House adopted conference reports on the war revenue, diplomatic and agri cultural bills. Page 2. The compromise on the war tax bill re duces the revenue $41,000,OuO. Page 2. Foreign. The report of the surrender of Botha Is not confirmed. Page L President McKInley wants the Chinese negotiations brought to a close. Page 2. Brazil has recalled Its Oporto Consul. Page 1. Northvrest Legislatures. Fish Commissioner Reed, of Oregon, Is let out of office by the new fishery law, which is now in force. Page 4. Governor Geer has filed all but seven of the 215 laws passed by the Oregon Leg islature. Page 4. The Washington Legislature passed tho bill regulating the practice of medicine over Governor Rogers' veto. Page 5. Washington House committee on Judi ciary will recommend temporary in crease of number of Supreme Judges f m five to seven. Page 5. Idaho fuslonlsts passed the He regarding an agreement of one to stand In with the Republicans. Page 4. Idaho House voted to create the office of Assistant Attorney-General. Page 4. Pacific Coast. The Oregon Agricultural College Regente arrange for the expenditure of the $20,000 appropriated by the Legislature. Page 4. Farmers will not comply with the Salem creameries' rule, and the outlook for the coming season Is not good. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Steel stocks take a tumble in New York. Page 11. Continued dullness in wheat markets. Pase 11- February wheat and flour exports from Portland- .rage iu. Steamship Wllhelmlna clears with record-breaking cargo. Page 10. Life-Saving Guards' negligence at the Rio wreck. Page 10. Portlnnd and Vicinity. Committee agree In favor of new Port of Portland bill. Page L Judge Bellinger reconciles bankruptcy law with the Oregon attachment statute. Page 12. Light - weight championship wrestling match at the Multnomah Club tonight. PageS. Southern Pacific's new building for shops completed. Page 11. Work on Eastern Oregon Experiment Sta tion at Union will be begun without de lay. Page 7. W. M. EVARTS DEAD Ex-Secretary of State Passed Away in New York. DEATH CAUSED BY PNEUMONIA Funeral Will Occur Saturday, and Interment V111 Be at Windsor, Vt His Cnreer as a Lavryer and a Statesman. NEW YORK. Feb. 2S. William M. Bvarts died at his home In this city to day. Mr. Evarts was S3 years of age. His death was caused by pneumonia. For several years past he had been without THE LATE WILLIAM M. EVARTS. the use of his eyes and was otherwise so feeble that he was unable to leave his home. Up to the time of death he was the nominal head of the law firm of Evarts, Choate & Beaman, although for many years he had not been In active chief Justice Chase, at Dartmouth Col practice, i lege, In June, 1S73; the Centennial ora Soon after 4 o'clock this morning Mr. ' tlon, in Philadelphia, In 1S76. and the Evarts suffered a relapse which caused speeches at the unveiling of the statues him to sink rapidly. At 6 o'clock he re- 0f -Miam H. Seward and Daniel Web lapsed into unconsciousness and grew ster jn xew York, and of Bartholdl's weaker until at 9:10 o'clock, without re- statue of liberty.) trnlnlnsr consciousness, he expired. irom the time he became unconscious the dy ing man's nlfe and children were with him In the room. There are four daugh ters and a like number of sons. The latter are Allen, Sherman, Rev. Dr. Pres cott and Maxwell Evarts. and the daugh ters are Miss Mary Evarts. Mrs. Beaman, Mrs. Tweed and Mrs tScudder. The funeral will take plae at 10 o'clock Saturday morning from Calvary Protes tant .Episcopal Church. After the services here the family will go with the remains 'Numerous workmen employed in a to to Windsor. Vt. where services vvljl be b&cc manufactory here Joined a crowd hold airaln. Interment will be in tne family plot In the cemetery there. The pallbearers will not be chosen until to morrow afternoon. (William Maxwell Evarts was born In Boston. February G. ISIS. He was pre pared for college In the Boston Latin School, graduated at Yale in 1S37, and while in college, with four of his class mates, he founded the Yale Literary Mag azine. Choosing the profession of law. he studied In Harvard law school, and In the office of Daniel Lord, of New York City, and was admitted to the bar in New York in 1S11. He soon established a reputation for learning and acumen, and was often consulted by older lawyers. In 1849-53 he was Assistant District Attorney in New York City, and in 1S51 successfully conducted the prosecution of the Cuban filibusters concerned In the Cleopatra ex pedition. The same year he was olected to argue In favor of the constitutionality of the metropolitan police act. In 1S57 and 1S60 he was retained by the State of New York to argue the Lemmon slave case against Charles O'Conor, the coun sel for the State of Virginia, before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. He became an active and prominent member of the Republican party, was chairman of the New York delegation In the Re publican National Convention of 1S60, and proposed the name of William H. Seward for the Presidency. In 1S61 he and Hor ace Greeley were rival candidates for the United States Senatorshlp borore tne New York Legislature, but finally his name was withdrawn to enable his sup porters to secure the election of Ira Har ris. In 1S62 he conducted the case of the Government to establish In the Su preme Court the right o5 the United States In the Civil War to treat cap tured vessels as maritime prizes, accord ing to the laws of war. In 1SC3 and ISCo he maintained with success before the courts the unconstitutionality of state laws taking United States bonds or Na tional bank stock without the authoriza tion of Congress. In 1S6S, President John son chose him as chief counsel In the Impeachment trial before the Senate, and from July 15, 1SGS, till the end of Presi dent Johnson's administration, he filled the office of Attorney-General of the United States. He acted in 1ST2 as coun sel for the United States before the trib unal of arbitration on the Alabama claims at Geneva, and presented the ar guments on which the decisions favor able to the United States were to a large extent based. In 1S75 he was senior coun sel for Henry Ward Beecher In the trial of the suit against him in Brooklyn. For many years his reputation had been Na tional, and he had been engaged In a large number of cases Involving great In terests, among the most famous of which were the Parrlsh will case and the con- test over the will of Mrs. Gardner, moth er of the widow of President Tyler HIa services were often sought in cases in which large corporations were parties, and he received In some Instances fees of $25,000 or J5O.00O for an opinion, such as that on the Berdeel mortgage upon the Boston. Hartford & Erie Railroad. The firm of Everts. Choate & Beaman, of which he was senior partner, has among Its clients many of the prominent merchants and bankers of New York City. In 1877 he was the advocate of the Republican party before the Electoral Commission, and during the administra tion of President Hayes he was Secre-. tary of State. His administration of the Slate Department was "arked by a ju dicious and dltmlllcd treatment of dlplo- mtlr uupfrlions. and especially by the . Introduction of a higher standard of ef ficiency In the consular service, and the publication of consular reports on eco nomic and commercial conditions in for eign countries. In 1SS1, after the con clusion of "his term of service in the Cabinet, he went to Paris as delegate of the United States to the International monetary conference. March 4, 1SS5. he took his seat In the United. States Sen at for a term expiring March 3, 1S91. having been elected as a Republican to succeed Elbridge G. Lapman. as Senator from. New York. Mr. Evarts was known as a brilliant speaker at convivial gath- erlr.gs, 3nd as a public orator of elo quence and versatility. On many import ant occasions" he" delivered addresses, sev eral of which have been published. Among his public addresses the the eulogy on PORTUGAL AND BRAZIL. South American Government Recalls Its Oporto Consul. LISBON, Feb. 2S. The Brazilian Gov ernment has ordered its Consul at Oporto to return immediately to Brazil with his this evening that was demonstrating against the Jesuits, marching to the pal ace of Jose Pestana. who is accused of belonging to the group that attempted to abduct the daughter of the Brazilian Vlce- Consul, breaking the windows and setting fire to the blinds. Another body of dem onstrators stoned a house occupied by a Catholic association. Senor Sngasta's Vievrs. MADRID, Feb. 23. Senor Sagasta had a conference lasting an hour with the Queen Regent today. He presented his views to Her Majesty in writing. They were not communicated to the press. It Is believed he pointed out that there Is room for a change In the government's policy from the Liberal standpoint, but if the Queen Judges it advisable, the present Chambers would vote the budget for 1D01, and Senor SUvela would form a Cabinet If supported by the majority. The Queen Regent conferred also with Senor de Armijo. who said subsequently that any opinion relative to the solution of the crisis would be premature. In political circles, it Is considered that. In caso Parliament Is dissolved, Senor Sagasta or Senor SUvela will be appoInted.to the Presidency of the Cabinet. To Repress Macedonian Agitators. VIENNA. Feb. 2S. The Bulgarian pa pers announce that the Bulgarian Minister of Justice has issued a circular urging Public Prosecutors and Judges throughout Bulgaria to be active In the repression of the Macedonian revolutionary commit tee and other agents of agitation. LONDON. March 1. "An imperial lrade orders the concentration of 5000 Turkish troops on the Bulgarian frontier, near Kustendil," says the Constantinople corre spondent of the Daily Mall. "Prince Fer dinand opposes the operations of the Macedonian committee, but is believed to be powerless to stop them, and there is no doubt that sympathizers in Bulgaria are providing the promoters of the revo lution with arms." Demonstration In Vienna. VIENNA, Feb. 2S. A mob of 1500 unem ployed clerks made a noisy demonstra tion this afternoon against the young Czechs and Radicals In front of the Relchsrath building. The session of the Reichsrath opened comparatively quiet. Five hours of the session were taken up with obstructive speeches by the Czechs. Then the President ordered a secret ses sion to read certain Interpellations which had been objected to. These referred to the Indulgences of Roman Catholics and to the confiscation of antl-Cathollc news DRYDOGK IN EAVOR Friends of Project Score a Complete Victory. HUGHES' POSITION SUSTAINED Law of 1S99 Does Not Provide a Larger Operating Fund Than the Mill Before Governor Geer for Ills Approval. Unless some cause for adverse action, not now apparent, arises. Governor Geer will approve the Port of Portland bill. The Investigating committee appolnttd at the conference of taxpayers and mem bers of' the Legislature and of the Port of Portland Commission. Wednesday, re ported to Chairman H. W. Corbett yester day, sustaining the position taken dj Commlssioner Ellis G. Hughes and over ruling the position of T. B. Wilcox, pres ident of the commission. The committee declared that the Commission has no au thority under the law of 1S30 to issue bonds for a dredge built prior to the enactment of the law, and reimburse the fund from which the money was drawn to build the dredge. Mr. Wilcox make3 no complaint against the decision, but adheres to the statement he made at Wednesday's meeting that he can not see his way clear to continue his connec tion with the commission, as he is not enabled to do justice to himself and the community. If Mr. Wilcox's position had been sus tained, the act of 1S09 would be better for the port, always leaving the drydock out of consideration, than the bill of 1901, in that it would provide a larger operat ing fund. Under his construction of the law of 1S99, the commission could issuo bonds for about 573,000 to pay for tho dredge and other appliances connected with its operation. The committee's ruling to the contrary makes the working fund exactly the samo under the bill o 1S01 as under the act of 1S09. So far as concerns tho operating account, nothing, as Mr. Hughes has explained, would bo gained by veto of the bill now before Governor Geer. One Important difference between tho two measures is the author ization of a drydock by the bill of 1S01. Mr. Wilcox says deep channels aro more Important than a drydock at this time. William M. Ladd is opposed to a dry dock. Tho majority of those who at tended tho conference, want the drydock. The fight has been between tho friend3 and opponents of the drydock and the friends have won. A brief statement of the action of tho committee was telephoned to Governor Geer yesterday afternoon, and he was In formed that those who petitioned for tho veto of the bill were evidently laboring under a false Impression. Chairman Cor bett will call a meeting today of thos-s who attended the conference at Presl dent Mohler's office, Wednesday. There appears to be little doubt that the recom mendation to tho governor wllll be that he permit the bill to become a law. Senator Alex. Sweek and Representative John McCraken. of tho Investigating committee, met in the Port of Portland office yesterday morning. H. W, Scott, the third member, was unable to be pres ent. Commissioner Hughes attended, by Invitation, and stated his case. During the morning session the committee ex amined the books and accounts of thi commission. Mr. Wlicox and ex-United States Attorney-General George H. Wil liams were invited to the afternoon snU sloa. To expedite matters, Mr. Hughes and Mr. Wilcox agreed upon a statement of facts to the effect that the dredgn In question was built and paid for prior to the law of 1SO0, which authorizes the Issuance of bonds for the construction of dredges and dredge appliances. The question of whether the commission could, under the law or uw. issue duuup to reimburse tho general fund for tho cost of a dredge built prior to the enact ment of the law. was then referred to Judge Williams for a ruling. He said no. Senator Sweek and Representative Mc Craken concuring In the opinion ana drew the following report which they sent to Chairman Corbett: Your committee to whom was referred tho matter as to whether or not the Port of Port land had authority and power under tha act of 1S00 to sell bonds and reimburse the general fund for the purpose of building a dredge, beg leave to submit the following report: We And that prior to the act of 1S90 the Port of Portland had no authority to build a dredgo out of the moneys derived from the sale of bonds: that the dredge was bullt.and paid for out of mone3 belonging to the general fund prior to tha passage of said act. That In section G of the act of 1S0O the Port of Portland Is granted power as follows: "And no funds derived from the sale of its bonds shall bo expended other than In making im provements of a permanent nature to tho chan nel of the rivers aforesaid and In the construc tion of dredges and dredge appliances." This act la not retroactive, and. there being no ex press authority given to sell bonds for the purpose of reimbursing the general fund, we do not believe that the Port of Portland would have authority under the law as it now stands to sell bond3 for this purpose. The Board of Trade, at its regular meeting yesterday afternoon, went on record in favor of the Port of Portland bill, and sent Governor Geer a telegram asking him to let the bill become a law. FIGHTING BLACK DAMP. Xo More Bodies Recovered From the Diamundville Mine. DIAMONDVILLE. Wyo.. Feb. 2S. Nc effort has been made to open up No. 6 let el. Superintendent Sneddon, accom panied by Superintendent Thomas Young and ex-Inspector Parks, entered the mine and unsealed the sixth entry. Room 33 had been reached. It will be impossible to take out any bodies until room 45 is reached, which will be reached some time after midnight. About 30 experienced men are engaged in the search. The only trouble seems to be in pushing the black damp back. To do this every room will be sealed and as the entrance from the seventh level to the sixth level is be yond the place where the fire occurred, it is the purpose of the relief gang to take the bodies out from the sixth level Into the seventh level. The Investiga tion of the cause of the fire will not be held until more bodies have been recov ered. Tonight only two bodies, those of the Ron! brothers, remain in the morgue, all others having been burled or shipped away. The Inquest will not be held until more bodies have been recov ered. Itnly Seeks A'o Territory. ROME, Feb. 2S. An official note Issued today denies the report that the Italian Government contemplates territorial oc cupation of the Bay of Nlmrod, an Im portant harbor south of Ning Po, Prov ince of Che Klanff.