The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-02

through business is held up till after
ezection. as people are staying home to
vote.
The audience at the Auditorium which
listened to the concert by Jackson
band was composed Of a majority of
white people. The band received many
encores.
Bids have been asked for the furnish
ing of the interior Of the addition to the
federal building. The building viii be
turned over to the government Feb
ruary Is.
The proposed hack ordinance which
reduces the fare is causing a lot of adj
verse criticism among the hack drivers,
but the people who have to ride are not
complaining.
People were once turned loose in the
state house flower beds to help them
selves. Now that sort of policy has made
it necessary to put up signs warning
people to keep hands off.
Since L. A Fisher, 118 East Sixth
street, announced in the Journal his de-
termination to close out his clothing
business, his extra force of clerks has
been kept busy all the time
Many little girls are made happy be-
cause of the presents of doll clothes
from Mrs. Thorpe They are sent to
Mrs. Thorpe in bundles of other sup
plies for the poor during the coming
winter.
Governor Stanley has offered reward
of 5000 for the arrest ana cOnNlcI1O1A u
the two men who entered the home ana
attempted to kill Charles HOFFMAN, OF
Cove City. Hoffman was left for DEAD,
but recovered.
It was due to the diligence of officer
C. A Smith that the incendiary fire
in the unfinished house of James Brewer
at 1101 Western avenue was discovered.
This is the kind of work that policemen
deserve credit for.
General Auditor s. c. Matthews and
II fVnp
secretary, of the Rock Island ra1lroad'
who were here two days in conference
with Assistant Treasurer Z. 3. Dizzy
returned to Chicago yesterday AFTERNOON
Today is All Souls day as is observed
by the Catholic church. 1t IS Tor the
incarceration of all souls now waiting
in purgatory to be freed from their SINS.
Yesterday was All Saints day ana was
observed III commemoratlon OF tue
saints who are in heaven
The debris from the building which is
being torn down on West Seventh street
completely blockaded the sidewalk our
ing the rainy days recently ana persons
desiring to pass that way were ophSed
TO pick their way here and there around
the piles of rubbish in the middle OF the
street and dodge passing teams
Perhaps the grade Of milk sold to the
people of Topeka will improve wlthIn
the next few days. Inspector F'arns-
worth will have his tester in his once
in the city building within few days
and from that time a milk wagon
may be stopped at any time on the
streets and the milk dealer will have to
allow his stock to be tested.
The Republican county central com
nnittee viii have the Auditorium on cleo
ton night, and the returns Will be re-
ceiyed The Republican f1ambeau club
refused to take part as the council stip-
ulated that no admission should be
charged. The meeting will be non-par-
tisar and all the political committees
will be interested in the receiving of the
returns.
Capt Fred w Forester, of the Fifth
United States cavalry, stationed at Fort
Sergeant H G. Sorensen yesterday.
Captain Forester is on his way to Fort
Reno to take out a company OF sol