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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
HEAD FOUND.
Other Portions Of Body a Quar-
ter of a Mile Away.
Arms and Legs Packed in a Suit
Case.
I ARREST is MADE.
Many Circumstances Point to
Man Held as the Murderer.
His NeighbOr Heard Suspicious
Noises All Through the Night.


New York. Oct. 12.-The finding of
a mans head in East Eighteenth
street, near Avenue c, early today re-
suited in the discovery of an unusually
revolving murder. the victim of which
was Thomas Corcoran. Coreoran was
killed probably last night in the house.
No. 149 Third avenue. After the pick
ing up of the head, the other portions
of the body were found cut to pieces
in Third avenue. The arms below the
elbow and legs below the knees had
been packed in a suit case and the
torso and remaining portions of the
arms nd legs were hidden in a clothes
hamper in a room occupied by Fred
erick Bauer. an elevator runner.
Bauer was arrested.
The point at which the head was
found is more than quarter of a mile
away from 149 Third avenue. The
head was wrapped in the Sunday sup
plement of a German newspaper and
a blue and white shirt The murder
was discovered through a story told by
George Lanole, who bad a room ad-
joining Bauer's and who rushed into
a police station today saying that he
had lain awake for hours listening to
noises which he thought proceeded
from Bauer'S room He said that late
last night he heard at least two men
quarreling in the adjoining room. He
heard a shot and the sound of some
one falling on the floor. Then he went
to sleep. About 2:3O this morning.
LanoIe said, he was awakened by
strange noises in the room where the
shots had been heard. Twice a man
opened a door and went out and
LanOle, after lying awake listening for
some time, decided that some of the
sounds he heard were the noise of
bones being broken. This suspicion
caused him to notify the police. Bauer
was found entering his room by the
police and said to them
| I found my room like this when /
i awOke this morning. He said that he
F had brought two men to his room last
night, one a soldier. Bauer fell asleep
/ while these men talked, he said, and
] when he aWoIze the soldier was gone,
found it. The police found that Bauer's
socks, the right arm OF his undershirt
! and the right arm of an outer shirt
were covered with blood. A badly
, nicked razor was found on top of a
trunk in Bauer's room and a revolver
with one chamber empty was also
! found in the room.
Bauer, who is 80 years old, is employ
ed as an elevator man at the Union
/ Square hotel and when he went to work
4 today he was sent home because OF
extreme nervousness An examination
/ Of Corcoran's head showed that he had
been shot in the face. The police make
/ the allegation that it was a crime of
degeneracy.
Corcoran came here from ireland
several years ago and made his home in
/ this city with a married sister. He was
/ a ticket chopper on the elevated rail-
| way.
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WRIGHT TO QUIT
Governor General of the Philip
pines to Retire Dee. 1.
Removal Is Due to Dissatisfac-
tiOn in the Islands.

Washington, Oct. 12.-By reason of
what appears to be dissatisfaction with
the situation in the Philippines, Luke
e. Wright, governor general of the
Philippines and president of the Phil
ippine commission. viii retire from
that position about the first of Decem-
ber. Governor Wright is expected to
arrive in the United States during that
month and is entitled to six months
leave of absence prior to the formal
REIMBURSEMENT of his labors as gov
ernor general. 1t is understood that
he expects to return to Nashville,
Tenn, to resume the practice of law.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft, it is believed, have decided upon
the successor to General Wright, but
no intimation has been permitted to
become public as to his identity. Cen
eral Wright's successor viii not be a
man now connected with the commits
sion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12

at the Auditorium at 9:3o tonight. This
will be preceded by the usual district
meetings.
Fully 500 aged people. gray haired.
bent with years. slow of step, dim of
eye. gathered in the First Methodist
church this morning to listen to a bril-
liant sermon especially for their bene-
fit by DR.. Henry Ostrom.
Probably ]. 1000 people more were gath
cred in the big assembly rooms and
the Sunday school. All of the available
room was taken.
In opening the service John I. Hills
sang 1.-The Land Where We Never
Grow Old" Then DR.. Ostrom began
his sermon.
It follows in part:
What a life one would live if it
were in constant accord with the
Twenty third Psalm. What rapture
what joy, what a glory it would be-
The Lord is my shepherd Why
does the Bible compare US to the weak,
nibblinga sheep it is because the
farther sheep go from home the less
likelihood of its return. The COW comes
/ back to its manger, the lion to its lair,
the dog to its house, the pig to its
sty. But the poor sheep needs a shep-
/ herd to bring him back.
. I shall not want Every man has
| plenty. He need not suffer.
He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures. It is Gods tender grass that
| is given US as q bed in this ulustra-
/ ton It seems Iowly but it is God
| himself.
! !" He Ieadeth me beside the still wa
ter He know I am afraid of whirl-
pools, waterfalls, and storms.
He restoreth my soul He gives
me fresh air, dashes water into my
face When things seem dead, he
pours his heavenly words upon my soul
/ and brings me back to life.
g He leadeth me in the paths Of
| Righteousness for his names sake
There are so many paths full OF thorns,
pitfalls, troubles, o, doubling one, for
his. names sake God has a reputation
for not forgetting his own.
At the conclusion of the sermon Mr.
Hills sang 1.-The Palms of Victory"
and the audience Joined in the
chorus.
Bishop John H Hamilton then came
to the platform and said: Hold on a
/ IiftTe while longer. Let us follow the
( path. But be ready to go when the
Then came another song and the
beuedictfon by Bishop Hamilton A
general handshaking followed among
wednesday Nights Meeting.
/ Il had $4,000, a wife and child
This is my last dollar. My wife and
child have left me because of whisky
/ Take my advice young man ana live
! a sober Christian
Holding up a dollar bill containing
these words written on the white space
on the back, DIR. J. Wilbur Chapman
read them to his audience at the Audi
/ toriuTn evangelistlc meetlng on
Wednesday night.
Somewhere probably back Of the
writing on this money is bitter
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tragedy. The bill was found in circu-
lation- No name was beneath the
words, nor do the finders of the bill
know from where it came.
Tragedy of a Dollar Bill.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. w. c.
Evans, wife of DR.. Evans of the First
Methodist church, took her driving
horse to the blacksmith shop OF Jo-
seph Chrisman at SOC Quincy street, to
have him shod. Returning a couple of
hours later Mrs. Evans was handed a
one dollar bill by Mr.. Chrisman with
these words: 'I took this In today or
yesterday. I don't know where it came
from. l did not notice the writing on
the bill until I was looking through
the money drawer in my Office a little
While ago. 1 wish you would give it
to DR.. Evans, perhaps it may be of
some use to him and DR.. Chapman in
their work"
At the after-meeting more than 200
exerted themselves to their utmost. It
was after IL o'clock when the meet
ings drew to a close.
Wednesday Afternoons Meeting.
"A Christians Relation to Amuse-
mentsh furnished the theme for DR..
Wilbur Chapman to an audience of al
most 1000 people composed for the most
part Of women at the Auditorium on
wednesday afternoon. It was a sermon
Of self-sacrifice, not one of drastic, ar
bitrary rebuke.
AT Detroit" said he, "after had
finished this same sermon am now
preaching to you a young girl came to
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EXPERT HERE.
Geo. w. LamsOn Thinks Resurfacing
Would Cost 81 a Yard.

George w. Lamson, an asphalt expert
from the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COM
pany of Indianapolis Ind, is in the city
looking over the local situation. The
company which Lamson represents
manufactures asphalt plants and fur
nished the city Of Detroit with their
municipal plant. Lamson will be in the
city for two or three days. Wednesday
he went out to the Harrison street
pumping plant with the view of exam
lining its adaptabilities for furnishing
power for a municipal asphalt plant
He viii report his findings He visited
the city engineers office, was introduced
to Mayor W. H. Davis and called on F.
G. Drenning, the city attorney.
Lamson stated that he thought that
asphalt pavement could be laid in To-
peka for resurfacing Kansas avenue at
a cost OF about 81 per square yard.
City Engineer McCabe said: Il talk
ed with LamsOn and he answered a
number of my questions. He said that
it would cost Sust about 81 square
yard to resurface. 5e claimed that the
city could not do paving as
eheapiy as a paving contractor
was not experienced. He said that it
would take about 700 tons of Trinidad
asphalt and in my estimate I gave it at
S32. On an estimate don't think that
we are very far apart especially when
the city attorney said it would take 400.
estimate was for $26. but I was not
aware that the freight rates were cheap
er to Topeka. Drenning gave the fig
ures al SO per ton. I guess I am not so
far wrong after all"
"Lamson favors contractors instead of
a city for a customer and it is shown
in this letter from his firm, who comes
out and says So" said Dreaming. This
will account for any leaning he may
have to contracting for the resurfaeing
of Kansas avenue"
Lamson offers to lay down California
asphalt in Topeka at SIS a ton.
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here has been made assistant general
Dassnger agent to Mr.. COnneI
John J. Byrne, now general passenger
agent of the Pacific Coast lines has
been appointed assistant passenger traf-
7c manager with headquarters at Los
Angeles, and Charles L. Seagraves, now
travelling passenger agent, has been
promoted TO the position Of general
colonization agent with headquarters in
Chicago vice William Nicholson, VINO
has resigned recently to 90 into the real
estate business.
James NJ. Conneu. who comes to To
pel1a to take Mr.. Blacks place is like
Mr.. Black, a comparatively young man,
being in the early forties. He has been
with the Santa Fe for fifteen or eighteen
Years and did his first railroad work
with this company. He started in as
travelling passenger agent and was later
promoted to be city ticket agent in Chi
cago and then to general agent Of the
passenger department, the position he
held prior to the present change.
MIR Shakeshaft, who is promoted to
the position of assistant general pas
senger agent, which place has been va
canf for a long time. viii probably have
his HEADQUARTERS in Topeka. His ser
1rice as chief clerk in the passenger
department here has made him intimate
with the work in this part Of the coun-
trv and the local officials do not think
that he viii be transferred to another
point.
charles L. Seagraves who is the new
general colonization agent, has been
travelling passenger agent in charge of
this district for number of years Dur
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PLACE FOR JOHNSON.
Topeka Man Will Probably Succeed
Connen in Chicago.


COnneIl in Chicago.
Speculation is rife today in the offices
of the general passenger agents depart
ment in ehe Santa Fe over the probable
changes that will occur in view Of the
appointment of Passenger Agent Black
to the position of passenger traffic man
ager and the naming of his successor,
James NJ. Connell. The elevation of
MI Shakeshaft to be assistant general
passenger agent viii create q vacancy
in the chief clerkship of the office and
this will probably mean that all the
clerks in the office will be given a pro-
motion.
Then again there is the vacancy in
the office of general agent in the pas
by the elevation of Mr.. COnneH and one
of the men in the local office here, Roy
Johnson, who is now assistant chief
clerk, is looked upon as the man who
viii get this position.
In case he does not it is probable that
MI Black will take him to Chicago
with him and make him the chief clerk
IN the passenger traffic office. Another
man who is spoken of as a possible sue
cessor to Mr.. ConneH at Chicago is
Samuel Larimer, who is now general
agent in the passenger department at
Des Moines, Iowa In any event it is
quite certain that Mr.. Johnson viii go
to Chicago either as general agent or
chief clerk to Mr.. Black and with the
elevation of Mr.. Shakeshast this will
create vacancies in two prominent
clerkships in the office that will nat
uraiIy be filled by promotions from the
Cffice force.
These promotions, of course, will
not occur likely until after Mr.. Connell
mas taken charge. When this viii be
IS not exactly known but it is believed
mat It viii be soon. Mr.. Black is ex-
pected to return from Chicago on Sat
urday but possibly not until Monday
and it is probable that Mr. Connell
viii come back with him and take
charge of the office. and get sugges-
tlons from Mr.. Black that would be
valuable to him concerning the re-
arrangement of the Office force.
MI. Shakeshaft, who is popular
with all the Santa Fe men here. out
slde OF his particular offices as well as
IN them, was the recipient of MANY
congratulations today because of his
promotion to be assistant general pas
senger agent 1t is looked upon by all
as promotion Well deserved.
mere was some talk about the Of
nces this morning that it was possible
MI Connell might make his head
quarters in Chicago, but this is not
thought probable. The press dis
patches of last night, and these con-
tam all the information that has been
received by anyone in the passenger
department concerning the changes
inaleated that Mr. Connen would make
ms headquarters in Topeka
AFTER Mr. Nicholson had been general
passenger agent of the road for a num-
per OF years ne transferred his headauar-
/ teHs 70 chicago leaving Mr.. Black here as
assistant general passenger agent This
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Government Could Not Have Got
Along Without Bankers.
Walker Hill Tells Convention Of
Their Important Services.
FAVOR SHIP SUBSIDY.
Resolutions Endorsing Measure
Passed on Rising Vote.
Committee Reports in Favor of
Retiring Legal Tenders.

Washington, Oct. 12.=Junkets in all
directions around Washington and a
program of oratory and business con-
fronted the thousands of members of
the American Bankers association in
convention here today.
The program of the convention to-
day included first a discussion of prac-
dcal banking questions by the conven-
ton.
Walker Hill, in his address, said:
AT the very beginning Of its ca
reer this association set before itself
wise and patriotic purpose and from
that day to this it's body and its mem
bers as individuals have given freely
to the government valuable assistance
IN carrying out every financial measure
winch the government has undertaken.
Indeed the aid the members of this
association have given to the authori-
ties charged with the financial interests
OF the country has not only been fire.
quent and valuable but in many in
stances that assistance has been prac-
tically Indispensable, for had not the
governsment's proposals met with the
approval Of the American Bankers as
sOciation and most Of its members
those proposals would have been so
discredited, both in this country and
abroad that they would have been in
capable of execution"
Favor Ship Subsidies.
Resolutions favoring government aid
to shipping were presented from the ex-
ecutive council without recommended
ton which served as q topic of discus
sion. Robert J. LOWery of Atlanta, the
author Of the resolutions, spoke in IA
vor of the resolution as did also E J.
Parker Of Quincy. III.
Mr.. Fleeher, president of the German
National bank of Little Rock Ark, op-
posed subsidies for any American in
dustry." This declaration evoked the
first applause on the subject He hoped
the resolutions would be defeated.
Upon a rising vote the resolutions
We're agreed to.
The currency committees S report was
then presented. The report states that
if some plan of currency reform could
be agreed upon Congress might be in
duced to take action. It was given as
the opinion Of the committee that such
legislation should provide that United
States notes or legal tenders should be
retired if practical
Would Redeem Silver in Gold
Also that sufficient reserve fund
should be set aside in the United States
treasury to provide for the redemption
in gold of about $500, 100000 of silver
outstanding; that the secretary of the
treasury should have discretionary
power to deposit in the national banks
such portion of the surplus fund in
excess of S50,O00,O00 whether derived
from customs receipts or internal
revenue as he may deem proper
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rockefeller TO STAY.
His Doctors Advise Him to Remain
Abroad All Winter.

New York, Oct. 12.-Wiuiam Rocke-
feller, who went abroad early last
spring on the advice of his physicians
may be obliged. it was learned yes
terday, to remain abroad for the en-
tire winter.
There have been frequent rumors in
Wall street Of late that William Rock
efeller, who is a brother of John ..
Rockefeller and vice president of the
Standard Oil company, might be oblig-
ed to retire from active participation
in his vast business enterprises.
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arrangement did not work well, for there
had to be a lot Of communica ton between
the offices IN Chicago and here that could
have been settled could the office force
not been divided, and when Mr.. Black was
made passenger agent ne transferred the
headquarters of the office back here and
things have been running smoothly in that
perience Of the inconvenienees of a divided
office, it is more than probable that Mr.
Conneu viii make his headquarters here.
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ing the last two years he has been
especially assigned to work in the south
west and has made a study of the con-
ditions in that part Of the country
which will prove valuable to him in his
new position.
The appointments made yesterday af-
ternoon viii mean several other changes
in the passenger department and a
number of the men in the local offices
Will be moved up a position or two
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JERRY SIMPSON No BETTER.
A Choking Spell Last Night Weakened
Him Considerably.

Wichita, kan, oct. Eek Congress
man Jerry Simpson. who Ts in a hos
his condition shows no Improvement
this morning A choking spell has
weakened him Considerably. He takes
nourishment with difficulty because of
the contraction Of the esophagus. but is
able to sit up in an invalid chair most
of the day.
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VIC NLurder Case AppeaIed.

Robert L. Hinchman, Of DOniphan
county, accused of numbering his wife,
Jessie Hinchman, on October II, 1904,
appealed his ease today to the supreme
court from the Doniphan county dis
trict court. According to the evidence.
Hinchman went to the house where his
wife was staying in an effort to get
possession of a child which they had
adopted In getting the child, he had
an encounter with his wife, and shot
her through the lungs, from the effects
Of which she died. He was found guilty
of murder in the second degree.
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BY MUTUAL CONSENT.
Gov. BIagoon Says the Markell Con
tract Was Cancelled.

Washington, Oct 12.-Governor Magoon
cabled today to the insular bureau as fol
lows
The Markell contract was cancelled by
mutual consent. Hotel and boarding
camps viii be operated by the commits
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He is PROMOTED.
w. j. Black Made Passenger
Traffic Manager.
His appointment to That Place
on Santa Fe Announced.
MANY OTHER CHANGES.
James NJ. COnnell, of Chicago,
Is the New g. P. A.
with Headquarters in the City
Of Topeka.
MANY OTHER CHANGES

Word was received here last night
from Chicago that George 7. Niehol-
son, third vice president of the Atchi-
son. Topeka & Santa Fe, had promot-
ed W. J.. Black of Topeka from the po-
sition of general passenger agent Of
the road with headquarters here, to
the place of general passenger traffic
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VIC C Continned.

The case of the state VS.. William
White chaged with assault, which was
set for trial in the city court this morn
ing, was continued at the request of the
state. Several of the witnesses upon
whom the state is relying could not be
present and the case was postponed un-
til October a.
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BLOW TO YELLOW JACK.
A Heavy Frost An Over Northern Ala
bama Last Night.

Birningham. Ala, oct. 12.-There
was a heavy frost here and all over
northern Alabama last night. Cool
weather continues today and it IS e1-
pected that guarantees in this section
viii be raised at once.
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1T ENDS TONIGHT.
Union Rally Closes the Revival
Campaign.
Stores Are Closed for This After
nOOn's Meeting.
SERMON FOR THE OLD.
Veterans in Religion Hear
Words of Comfort.
DR.. OstrOm breaches an ElO-
quent Sermon.
Tragedy of Dollar Bill Found
in Topeka.

The revival services which have been
in progress in Topeka for two weeks
will close with a monster union rally
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Chicago. Oct 12.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Friday; warmer
: in eastern portions tonight.
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me and asked to speak with ne private
". I told her she would have to have
some one come with her, and she said
she would bring her school teacher
When we did have our talk she poured
into my ears a tale oe sorrow that
brought tears to my eyes and sobs to
my throat. How did this happen, this
awful thing, I asked her
From the dance she answered.
Il will tell you said DR.. Chapman,
leaning forward, full of intent earnest
ness, 4 viii fight any agency that tends
to wrong women and girls.
80 far as cards are concerned, they
encourage the desire for gambling.
Would it be right for me to go to
the theater, for me to play cards, for
me to dance2Y asked DR. Chapman 7
have just as much right as you to do
such things.
But cards, dancing, and the theater
are not the only sins It is a sin for
women to be gossips, it is a sin for
men to be scandal-mongers,
This Afternoons Meeting.
This afternoon the most remarkable
service ever held in Topeka took place.
More than 300 business houses closed
their doors to allow employer and en-
plOyes to attend the meeting. DR.. J.
Wilbur Chapman spoke.
The dry goods stores and the banks
generally observed the day for prayer
| by closing up their places of business
this afternoon and granting their en-
ployes the opportunity of attending
the services which were held in the
Auditorium. The Offices at the city
for the afternoon.
A large crowd which was waiting to
enter and secure place of vantage in
the Auditorium stormed the doors at
1870 o'clock half an hour before the
| afternoon meeting was scheduled to
commence
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J. wilbur Chapman spoke.
Omces DID Not CIose.

There was not a GENERAL closing of
the Santa F'e offices this afternoon for
the purpose of allowing the employees
to attend the big prayer rally of the
revfvaIists at the Auditorium, but the
heads of all departments were notified
to allow any and all employees, who ex-
pressed the desire. to attend the meet
ing. Quite a number took advantage
of this opportunity
At 4:15 o'clock Dr. c. S. Schaeffer
addressed a large farewell gathering
of children at the Third Presbyterian
church On - New EIaart- >,