The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-19
ANOTHER RAID AADE
Mrs. Nation Does a Lot of
Sunday Smashing at Topeka
WAS JAILED FOUR TIMES
Negro Jointist Volunteered to
Sign Her Bail Bond.

Topeka Kan, Feb. -CspeciaD-slrs.
Nation broke one saloon, several articles
of bar fixtures and raided a cold storage
house here on Sunday. She was ar
rested four times, gave bond four times,
addressed two public meetings and at
tended church twice during the day. She
never missed a meal ana lost only one
Ratchet.
At o'clock IN the morning 500 men,
women and students assembled on the
state house grounds armed and equipped
for a raid. Mrs Nation was an hour late
in getting to her army. having over
slepted herself White handkerchief
we're worn about the neck TO distinguish
the crusaders from the profane herd
AS they left the state house grounds
and entered Kansas avenue at Ninth
street the crowd wanted to smash Sim 3
drug store. noted dispensary for the
politicians who hang out at the Copeland
hotel across the street. Mrs. Nation pro
tested.
The crowd then turned the corner at
Sixth street and soon reached the door
of AIurphy's fashionable bar
Four policemen stood at the door to
guard the entrance. They commanded
the people in very dignified tones 10 stand
back
"smashl smashl Smash called out
Mrs. Nation. Don't pay any attention
to them"
Your boys with battering ram came
forward, and in less time than it takes
to tell it the big plate glass windows
were shattered into thousands Of pieces.
Dozens of men then rushed on the build
ing armed with axes and soon had the
doors and window frames cut entirely
away. With an ezultant cheer the crowd
burs tinto the building.
Praise God, women. Smash the bottles
and windows" called out Mrs. Nation
again, and raising her famous hatchet She
sent it through a window glass that had
yet been left
The policemen managed to recover sur-
fciently enough from their scare by this
time to grab Mrs. Nation. AS they start
ed off with her to the police station as
rapidly as possible She waved her arms
and franticalled out to her co-workers:
''Oh, keep it up. You can Go it without
men. Praise God, keep it UP; keep on
smashing; you don't need me-
For a moment the crusaders were
thrown into confusion by the removal Of
their leader, but the parting words Of
Mrs. Nation seemed to nerve them to bet
ter efforts.
The crowd surged forward into the
building, and soon all the front part Of
the room had given away, and all could
enter at will
A man inside struck a match. and then
turned on the electric lights. A case of
beer was found in the room and it was
soon smashed. Slot machines, cigar cases,
billiard tables, chairs, counters, and even
the stoves, were smashed to smithereens.
The policemen danced hither and thither,
trying to keep the crowd from destroying
the property, but their efforts were ex-
pended IN vain.
The doors Of the outbuildings were
smashed, in, but no more liquor was
found. During the night it had been re-
moved TO a place Of safety
After being satisfied that there was
nothing else to destroy the crusaders left
the building.
Then it was that they found the need
of a leder. They once more marched to
the state house square. to talk over the
situation The women composing the par
ty We're filled with wrath. They declared
that the men were towards, and that
they never would go out on a raid with
them again. Ths earnest words of the
women aroused the men, and with loud
cries Of excitement they started again
downtown to destroy some more joints
and TO make their work complete.
Upon being taken to jail Mrs. Nation
was immedia tely released. She started for
a livery stable, Where some bar fixtures
had been stored. and smashed them.
From there she went to the Moser cold
storage house, where she was evertaken
by Sheriff Cook and arrested.
BY this time the people of the city had
began to wake I'D, and soon the streets
were fun Of eager seekers after the latest
news. Extra issues Of the morning papers
containing the details OF the dramatic
happenings were eagerly purchased.
Mrs Nation thus gained one triumph
in the morning. but another was reserved
for her IN the afternoon.
Mrs Eva Marshall Shontz. of Chicago.
was addressing an immense mass meeting
OF men and women in the First Christian
church. when she all 4 once stopped VITA
the remak:
wei. I guess there is no use of me
trying to talk any longer"
The people looked toward The main en-
trance OF the church, and saw the rea-
son Mrs. shontz STOPPED "a Sing. Mrs.
Nation, whom most of the auaisn0e SUP
posed was yet in jsn. was walking ga7y
Up the aisle The entire audience e. Sc.
and the sacred edidee rang again ara
again with the cheers of the a1rirers
o. the woman who had I'D her fol.ewefs
to victory in the morning
She vas helped 70 TIE rostrum and 81 ere