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The oasis., 1902-05-31
JAMES E. LlGHTBoURN, Iseal] THOMAS +. POTTER, fseall WILLIAM H. KNOWLES, [Seall
 GEORGE r. BLAIR. seall EDWIN w. HURLBUT, lSeall
STATE OF COLORADO !

STATE OF COLORADO se ARAPAHoE COUNTY,
 Before me. George Nj Hurd, notary public in and for the county of Arhpshoe, State of Colorado. on this day personally appeared William H. Knowles. and Edwin W. HLrlbut, known to me to b. the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknow edged tO me that they. and each of them. executed the same for the purposes and considera tions therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal Of office this 22nd day of April, 1902
 tseaD GEORGE NJ. HuRD,
 Notary Public My commission expires November l2th 1904, STATE OF COLORADO. M
 GILPIN COUNTY.
 Before me, Edward W nuyie, notary pub lie in and for the County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, on this day personally appeared James F.. Lighlbourn and Thos. II. Potter, known 10 me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged Co me that they and each Of them executed the same for the purposes and considerations therein expressed Given under my hand and official seBi this 26 day of April, A. D., 1902,
 EDWARD W. DAVE Iseall Notary Public My commission expires January sl 1903. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 COUNTY OF PIMA. ss Before me, John II. Martin, notary public in and for the county of Pima, Territory of Arizona. on this day personally appeared Geo. P, Blair, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing in- strument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for purposes and consider ations therein expressed
 Given under my hand and official seal this 30 day of April, A. D.. 1902
 Iseall JOHN II. MARTIN
 Notary Public.
The oasis., 1902-05-31
My commission expires March si. 1903.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, as COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ
 I, Phil Herold, county recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that have compared the fore. going copy with the original Articles of In corporation filed and recorded in my office on the eth day of May, 1902, in Book 2 of Miscel- laneous Records, at page----et seq. and that the same is full, true and correct copy of such original and of the whole thereof Witness my hand and seal of office this ninth day of May, A. D., 1902.
 lSeal PHIl. HRRoLD,
 County Recorder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-01
ROW OVER REWARD.
officers of Butler Lay Claim to Half of
the $4,000.

Pittsburg, Feb district Attorney
John c. Haymaker left for Butler at
& Western road. He stated that he did
not think he would have any difficulty
in straigh tening out the tangle at But
Ter in connection with the arrest of the
BiddIes, and also said he was of the
opinion that if it was at all feasible the
Biddles would be removed to this city
at the earliest possible moment. Much
depended, he stated, on what condition
the prisoners were in, and that he
could not say definitely as to what ac
ton he could take until he had inveS-
tigated for himself.
The declaration by Edward Biddle
that he did not shoot Detective Fitz-
gerald and was not implicated in the
Kahney murder is given no credence by
superintendent of Police Demmel and
Detective Kelly. AS to the Biddles'
at the Kahney house the night of the
murder, Detective Kelly said: THAT
is absurd. Fred Ohlinger positively
identified them, as did several others
that night. The Biddles' statement in
this regard is absurd. as the prepon-
derance of evidence shows"
Former Warden Sofel made the
startling revelation that he had been
under the influence of chloroform dur
ing the night when the Biddles broke
Jail. Mr.. Soffel believes the anaesthetic
was administered by his wife.
The Butler officers demand half the
reward of S5,000 and il order to hold
the prisoners warrants were sworn out
for the Biddles, charging them with
feloniously shooting in attempting to
kill Mrs. Soffel.
District Attorney Haymaker says the
position taken by the Butler officials is
wholly untenable and steps will be
taken at once to compel them to re-
linquish their claims. AS there is moth
ing to hold Mrs. Soffel as a prisoner,
Mr.. Haymaker will prefer charges
against her of felonious assault and
battery and aiding and assisting a pris-
oner to escape from a place of confine-
ment
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JAPAN WILL COME.
Decides to Participate in the
st. Louis Worlds Fair.

Washington, Feb. IA cablegram re-
ceived at the state department from
United Staten Minister Buck at Toxic,
is to the effect that the japanese minis
ter of foreign affairs has assured him
that there would be an official represen-
tation of Japan by commission at the
st. Louis exposition.
The favorable action of Japan in this
matter is regarded here as of the utmost
Importance to the prospects of the great
fair. Japan had positively declined to
have an official representation at St.
Louis and this declination being COM
municated to other nations was having
an injurious effect influencing them I'M
favorably toward the enterprise. Even
the European powers which have been
singularly dilatory in coming to an
agreement as to representation at St
Louis were influenced by Japan's action
in this matter and the fair authorities
decided that they must make a supreme
effort. Mr.. Barrett, the special commits
sioner to the Orient, addressed himself
to the task and succeeded in getting
Japan to reconsider her first action. 1t
is the confident expectation of the fair
managers that Japan's action will de-
termine the decision of the other Asiat-
ic powers as to the fair.
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ing a point and then relapsing almost
as much on heavy dealings. In the gem
eral list a few of the SpecialtieS showed
sharp gains, extending to a point in
New Jersey Central, Rock Island, Met
ropolitan Street Railway and Sugar.
Lackawanna fell off a point. Otherwise
the market was dull and sluggish and
changes were restricted to small frac-
tins both ways.
Sugar was bought on what was re-
garded as favora BILE Washington news
and rose rs to 1863. Amalgamated
Copper, on the other hand, sold under
last night and became feverish and
tie changed, but the Western and Pa
cifc railroads yielded when Southern
Pacific weakened Lackawanna went
down IN further and New Jersey Cen
trail lost its gain. Chicago Great West
ern B. and Terminal preferred were a
point loser, Peoria & Eastern 252 while
Lake Erie & Western preferred, Laclede
Gas, Distilliag preferred, General Elec-
tric and United States express were
1@112 higher.
Amagamated Copper SyaS lifted again
to the top level and Anaconda rose a
point Colorado & Southern first pre-
ferred, Advanced IA. The rest of the
list was inclined to drop and the fall
was emphasized upon the appearance
of the bank statement on account of the
enormous loan expansion. Declines
reached L to in Amalgamated Copper,
Sugar, Southern Pacific, Metropolitan
Street Railway, Rick Island, st. Paul.
Missouri Pacific, DeS MOineS and Fort
Dodge, Glucose, u. S. Express, Linseed
porting orders were encountered on the
decline Distilling preferred rose about
2. The general market was dull and
heavy at the close.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-WaEAT-The feel
ing that prompted selling in the grain
opening of the board again today.
Gables were steady, but the unrespon-
sive tone, considering yesterdays local
weakness, was thought to follow the
increase of l1s cents a bushel in ocean
freightS and consequently had little
bullish effect. Trade was light and the
majority of the orders were to sell.
May started a shade higher to shade
lower at 777s to 71Ac and f1uctuated be-
tween those figures and 773s @12c.
Weakness in the coarse grains had
depressing effect, as did the excess in
the Australian wheat shipments, which
were 1,072, 900 bushels for the week,
against $4,000 the week before. Local
receipts were % cars, of contract
grade; Minneapolis and Duluth reported
305 cars, making a total for the three
points of 32S cars, against 443 last
week.
A revival in corn strength and cover
ing braced May wheat after it's early
drop. The close was firm, NC up at
7S0Kc.
CORN-Corn started firm, but the
selling sentiment and an easier tone IN
the southwestern markets Influenced
decline. May opened nc higher to a
shade lower at 6274 to 6219c on steady
cables. but dipped on liquidation and
the wheat sag to 6214c. Later there was
rea otion and a steadier feeling around
6z12c. Receipts were 70 cars.
Bearish sentiment in corn fell off on
commission house buying, and May
closed at it's top figure firm, 3sc higher
at 627Sc.
OATS-Pressure to sell long oats that
had been accumulated on the recent
rally and the sag in corn pushed oats
down shortly after the opening. May
star ted 1sc higher to unchanged at 44l4
tc 441sc, and dipped to 1890. When co.
began to steady, oats reacted and May
held around 44@Ac. Receipts were
only So cars.
MISREPRESENTATION were quiet
and slightly higher at the opening on d
fairly good hog market. The grain
weak nesses had a slightly depressing
21ac higher at $15.S5 to $15.871a, and
easel to $3.50: May lard 21ac up at
SO &c, and eased a shade, and May ribs
a shade higher at $S.40 ami lost 212c.
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AHOUSE CLEANING.
The Police Close Disreputable Place
on Short N otice.

Chief Donovan and the police are to
munity of an infamous den which has
existed for several years in the heart of
the city on Kansas avenue, between
Fifth and Sixth, and known as May
Stanton's A prominent citizen COM
planned to the police authorities several
times a few months ago, but nothing
was effected. This same citizen know
ing of the ruin of young men at this
van's notice to it, The place is closed.
cleaned out, the people gone. The State
Journal fails to see that the notorious
woman needs any sympathy or that the
police are not entitled to praise for as
much good work as was done. Let the
chief advise" others to go. His advice
is good.
In regard to the story that Chief DON
ovan had Joined forces with the gamb-
ling fraternity to drive May stanton dis
reputa BILE person, out of business to make
room for a gambling house, the chief
has this to say: ANY of the officers
can tell you that May Stanton has been
under the ban long before 1 came here.
Her case was the subject of many COM
plants, but nothing was done. On this
occasion, a citizen came to me and com
planned that young men were hanging
around the place most of the time, and
spending their money there, and that II
the woman did not get out he would
swear out a complaint for her arrest L
saw The woman, and stated the case to
heJ, advising her to get out and avoid
further trouble 1t seems that she took
the hint. 1 did not say that authority
and pull had anything to do with the
case whatever and / don't know any
thing about subsequent transactions.
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COuncilmen Say Hughes APP
pointees Must Quit.
The Vote on the Proposition
Stood s to 3.
SNYDER AN EXCEPTION.
Majority Want Him to Stay Till
April.
He Will Have Some Patronage
to Distribute.

AS things stand now, it looks as
though Street Commissioner Frank Sny-
der would retain his position till April.
The council held meeting yesterday
afternoon and discussed the situation.
Four stood firm for Mr.. Snyder; four
insisted that he should resign, and the
other four thought that he should be
allowed to remain till April
Mr.. Troutman, one of Mr.. Snyder's
staunch friends, was, not present, but
his vote is counted with the Snyder fac
ton.
On the general proposition as to
whether or not officials holding posi-
tons under Mayor Hughes should re-
sign at once, the council voted to 4
in favor OF the proposition.
This practically settles the case of
City Physician c. E. Judd, for he is the
only Hughes appointee aside from
fuses to resign. DR.. Judd has been I'M
compromising in his attitude so far, but
he has few friends in the council who
will stand by him in a test vote.
Street Commissioner Snyder said to-
day: Il will stand exactly on my
agreement with the mayor. am will
ing to do whatever the mayor and
council directs. If they vote that 1
shall stay till April, that is satisfactory
as far as am concerned. never went
back on an agreement yet, and don't
believe that Mayor Parker ever did,
either. L expect to do whatever the
council says"
The meeting of the council yesterday
afternoon was quite long. and was
secret. The reports which are given out
are somewhat conflicting, depending
upon which side of the controversy is
given. One of the anti-Snyder crowd
said:
1T was a dead open-and-s vote on
whether or not the council wanted the
Hughes appointees to resign, and the
votes stood s to 8. One of the Snyder
men was absent Two of the council
men qualified their vote by saying that
they did not want Mr.. Snyder to be
forced out till April. This is simply
scheme to leave things in Mr.. Snyder's
hands so that he can organize the spring
work, and help his friends among the
council to secure reelection by appoint
ing whoever they select the street
force That is all there is to that
it so that it will not work"
One of the other crowd said: This
fight on Snyder is all a personal one,
started by one councilman who hates
Snyder. 1 am opposed to such personal
fights and 1 expect to fight for Snyder
through thick and thin. l have just
got my fighting clothes on now The
eight members of the council who are
not allied with this personal fight are
all in favor of Snyder, and would vote
for him if they had backbone enough.
What they want is to com romise and
stay in the administrators favor"
The councilmen who are fighting Mr..
Snyder are Weber. Warner Griley and
Nichols. Those who stand by him are
Troutman, Swendson, Bergundthal and
Miller, and the four who voted for a
compromise are CLANCY, Neil, Snattin-
ger and Myers.
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ROBBED OF HER SAVINGS.
Mrs. Anna Flanagan Had Money
Sewed in Her Skirt.

A poor woman, 6S years old. and far
from close relatives, came to the police
station this morning and told her
troubles to Chief Donovan
She is Mrs. Anna Flanagan, and she
has been living for several months
with her niece, Mrs. John Scott, in
North Topeka. Grandma Flanagan
came from st. Louis to visit ex-Police-
man Scott and his wife, and brought
her worldly goods along. Her entire
wealth. $71.30, she sewed in a pocket in
her skirt, and thought it was safe. She
says she never told anyone she had the
money, but usually took good care OF
her petticoat bank few days ago
she woke up in the morning and missed
her valuable skirt, and search revealed
it behind a door in the kitchen The
pocket had been ripped open and her
money was gone. The loss of her little
nest egg nearly Frustrated the old lady,
and she says that instead of condoling
with her. Scott and his wife said she
was crazy and had never had any
money.
She says she has no way of proving
that she had the amount. but is willing
to take oath to her statement the
old lady is broken hearted over her loss,
but says she would rather prove that
she is telling the truth about the money
than recover it, but she has no way OIL
doing either
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ALL MAY DIE.
Continued from First Page.)

tOOAllnuSQ 1IO11l lESt EdSG.y
and discharged his revolver at the three
officers. Detective Swinehart steadied
himself and fired his 40 Colt revolver at
Jack. The bullet took effect in Jacks
arm Then the detectives opened a rap
id fire on the escapes. The shots knock
ed them out of the sleigh. Ed fell
sprawling on the snow and Jack fell
on top of him, their firearms falling
from their hands The Biddles' horse
then became frightened and ran away
across a field 1t was at this time that
Mrs. Soffel was seen to collapse in the
Sleigh The detectives approached the
wounded men and Detective Swinehart
was rushing in on them, when Detec-
tive McGovern called to him to stay
back, that the Biddles were only feign-
ing. Detective Roach saw Ed Biddle
reach in his coat pocket as If for a gun,
and the detective shot him again. Then
Detective McGovern ran up within five
feet of the boys and emptied his Win
chester into them. The Biddles then
yielded and Roach and McGovern hand
cuffed them hands and feet and they
were taken to Butler.
Mrs. Soffel, who had fallen from the
sleigh when the horse ran away, was
picked and placed in the detec-
tive's large sleigh with her companions
and taken to the hospital at Butler.
AT Jail last night Ed Biddle called for
a priest and made the following state
ment:
Il have been accused of a great many
serious crimes. l admit that 1 could
have committed many as the OppOrtuni
ties for them presented themselves I
want to say now that l did not kill De-
tective Fitzgerald nor did I shoot ThoS.
Kahney, nor was my brother implicated
in the latter affair. Mrs. Soffel aided
us in getting out of the county Jail
and had it not been for her we would
have made our escape today. She gave
up everything for us and l was bound
to back her. 1 did not shoot her. She
shot herself. oh, father, bless me and
tell me that my sins are forgiven.
Although [ have been pictured to
you as a desperate man 1 still have
some heart and gratitude for the wo-
man who helped us to escape. She
merely did it out of good sympathy for
U.S. 1 persuaded her to do it. 1 told
her L was guiltless of the crime for
which 1 was about to be executed and
she was impressed and yielded to my
suggestion. l planned it ALL
Father Walsh administered the last
rites of the dying, and Biddle rolled
over on his face and sighed. He was
asked if he wanted any word taken to
his brother and he shook his head.
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IN MEMORY OFLINCOLN.
Colored People Will Meet in Repre-
sentative Hall February IL.

The Lincoln Day club. of colored peo-
pie. will observe the anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln at Represen-
ia tive hall. February II
]. A. Page, president of the club and
J. b. Bass, secretary, have secured the
speakers. NJ. o. Ricketts,, of St. 10
seph, whot was formerly of Omaha and
a member of the Nebraska legislature,
and nominated ]. NJ. Thurston for
United States senator. will be one of
the speakers. Among the others will
be Prof. w. T. Vernon. of Quindaro
college: Rev. w. L. Grant, of Kansas
City. Kas.. formerly of Topeka; Capt
S. A. Harvey, of Douglass. and DIR. w
H. Hudson. of Atehison. The music viii
be furnished by the Twenty-third regi-
ment band, Mrs. j. NJ Wright and Mrs.
J. H Hare. A banquet with 100 covers
will be given after the meeting at the
state house
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AGAINST THE PAVEMENT.
Morris Avenue Gets an Adverse Re.
port From Committee.

At the meeting of the streets and
walks committee of the council Friday
afternoon, the Morris avenue pavement,
between Sixth avenue and Tenth street,
was given a hard blow. The committee
voted that the petition did not have
enough signers, and will recommend to
the council that the request for paving
be denied.
The Morris avenue people claim that
they have several more people who want
to sign the petition, but that the city
attorney ruled that it would be neces-
Sary to get the permission of the coun-
ell to put the names on the petition at
this time. So it is possible that the
Morris avenue pavement is not dead
yet.
The petition for paving East Eighth
street was referred back to the city en-
gineer together with the new batch of
remonstrances. The city engineer will
investigate the new lot and report to
the committee next Friday night.
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DEBATE ON MINEES' SCALE.
President Mitchell Replies to the
Claims of Operators.

Indianapolis, Feb. debate on the
miners scale was resumed at the con-
ference of miners and operators today
President Mitchell replied to the OPP
orators. He replied first to Walter S.
Boyle who said that the business of the
operators had not been as good during
the last year and that prices had not
been as high. Mitchell had some figures
fered statistics showing the prices of
coal and the production for the last
year. 1t was the evident purpose of
Mitchell to fortify as he stated, in both
his annual address to the miners and
his opening remarks before the joint
conference that the coal markets have
been better than ever.
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Chicaeo livestock Market

Chicago Feb. 1.-CATTLE-Receipt
$50 head. Market steady. Good to prime
steers, S65007.25; poor to medium. 1000
800; stockers and feeders, 81. 2504.50; cows.
$1.25GI5. 25; heifers, $250d5.50; Gamers. $1.250
2.30: bulls. 81. 25d4 65: calves, 81 50Q725; Tex
as fed steers. S4-0Od5. 40.
HOGS-Receipts today, q 900 head; esti-
mated Monday. 80 900 head; left over, s.
426 head Market strong Mixed and
butchers, $5S5d6.30; good to choice heavy
$5.50d6.O0: bulk of sales, IS. 90d6.20.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1000 head. Sheep and
lambs steady. Good to choice wethers, 81 80
as 20; fair to choice mixed. So. 7504. so west
EN- sheep. $400d5.45; native lambs, So 00Q
500: western lambs. $5.50G6.O0.
Official receipts and shipments yester-
day:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts ...... ........ 2.S53 25.425 4,442
Shipments ...-.. 3,0S7 7,2l4 1.004
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CANTON SHIVERS.
Thousands of Houses in the
Ohio City
Are Entirely Without Means of
Keeping Warm.
GAS MAINS BROKEN.
The Supply Is the Natural Ar
ticIe From Virginia.
Pressure Had Been Weakening
Since Yesterday.
GAS MAINS BROKEN

Canton. O., Feb. 1.-Canton people
are shivering today owing to a break
in the natural gas mains. The break
was reported in Wetzel county, West
Virginia, yesterday morning, but until
last evening supply at low pressure
continued in residences. shops and large
buildings having been cut off early in
the day. This morning the supply was
entirely cut off. Probably several thou
sand houses in this city have no other
heat and much inconvenience is being
experienced.
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Topeka Markets

Topeka, Feb. 1.
HOGS.
HEAVY-s6.Oo66.
LIGHTS. 306I5 So.
ROUGH7$5. 70d5. go
PIGS-$3. 10000
CATTLE.
STEERS-$3. 75G475. ~
COWS-$3. 0064.00.
HEIFERS-$3 25064 %.
VEAL CALVES.
HEAVY-$3 00d3.50
LIGHTS O0G4.50.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT-72c
NO. WHITE CORN-65c-
MIXED CORN-64c-
OATS-50c.
PRODUCE.
BUTTER-1Sc.
EGGS-20c.
PRAIRIE HAY-By the car, $900G12. so;
by the ton $1O0O014O0.
ALFALFA-By the car, $120Oa14OO; by
the ton. s13.O0q15.oO.
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Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Feb L-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 200 head. Market unchanged. Ma
tive steers. $4.S5d650; Texas and Indian
steers. 81. 25d5. so; Texas cows, s.. 50d4. %;
Native cows and heifers $300d5.50; stock
ers and feeders. $3.25d4. IS; bulls, $3.00q4.50;
calves, S400d6-50.
HOGS-Receipts, 1000 head. Market sc
higher. Bulk of sales. S. 40; heavy,
$6.35d6 so; packers. s6-20d6. 40; medium
s6.OOa6 40; light. IS. 4Oa6.2O; yorlSers, $500
500; pigs, 81, 75Q5.30.
SHEEP-ReceiptS none. Market I'M
ranged. Muttons. $40Gd5.0 90; lambs. $500
500: western wethers. $4.50Q4.S0; ewes, $500
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Sol Smith Russell Is Better.

Washington, Feb 1.-Sol Smith Rus
sell, the actor, who has been i'll here,
is in an improved condition. He seen s
to be steadily gaining strength and
vigor, and his mind is very clear.
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City. Feb. 1--close-wHEAT-
75lld75izc: No. 8 hard, 74a75c; No. 2 red,
SIC; No. 3 red, SEC; No spring. 74c.
CORN-May, SIC: Sept. e3sc. Cash: No
mixed, 6SG631kc; No. white. 661zc: No. 3.
6515066c.
oATSNo. 2 white. 4elk@47c.
RYE-No- 2. &c.
HAY-Choice timothy. SIS. 5oG14OO; choice
prairie, $3.50.
BuTiTER~creamery. 1sa22c; dairy, fan
cy. 1sc.
EGGS-Fresh, 22d22kc.
WHEAT-Receipts, 43 cars.