Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-22
MRS. NATION LIVELY.
A Busy Sunday In Topeka.
Four Times Arrested.
EARLY MORNING AN1ISALOOy RAID.
I,ar Fixtures In II Barn wrecked.
Cold Storage Plant Searched For
Liduors-FiVc Hundred Men
and women Aid.

TOPEKA, Fob. 1S.-Mrs. Carrie Ma
,ion put in Il busy Sunday in Topeka.
and as result the capital city has cX-
pcricnccd more genuine excitement than
can be remembered 10y the oldest inhaht-
ant. Mrs. Nation literally crammed the
day with thrilling episodes. She sue
cccded in having the contents of no
toiious "ioint' smashed. broke into a
cold storage plant where number of
fine bars had been stored away for safe
~ and demolished them. addressed a
large mass meeting of mon and women
and was arrested four times. The Lass
time chat the law laid its hands upon her
was when Mrs. Nation emerged from
the church where the mass meeting had
been held.
Last night Mrs. Nation announced that
she would begin today where She lcrt off
and will not rest until all the Joints in
Topeka have been CLOSED.
Sunday morning at q o'clock. just as
the big bell on the Church of the As
sumption tower was striking the hour.
Mrs. Nation sailed forth from the state
house grounds at the head of 800 men
and women. all armed with hatchets and
axes. aud moved on the Joints" of the
city. Nobody but Mrs. Nation knew
what plans she had laid
In the crowd were ~ large number OF
students of Washbuin college. some of
the ministers of the city and number
of professional and business men. The
crowd marched ina perfect military order,
the men and women following their roc
oguizcd leader. whom they seemed To
trust implicitly. The company marched
silently out of the statchuu~c grounds,
down Kansas avenue. to the place on
East Seventh street kept 10y Ed Murphy.
When MmphN'> place was reached. the
work of demolition began. Mrs. Nation.
brandt ~hing now hatchct headed the
onslaught. uttcriug words of depreciation
against the Joint Keepers as She sent
her weapon through the first plato glass
window mt hand. Others followed her
lead quickly Amid the shouts of the
crusaders and the dictatoriul commands
of the policemen present trying To pro-
tcct the property glass was soon crash
ing TO the ground on all sides. Next the
door was smashed in with an HN. and tn,
beer kegs. bottles mirrors and every
thing >maShablc were attacked. Hardly
| five minutes after Mrs. Nation had be
! gun the smashing what was once wei
| furnished saloon was in complete ruins.
Her work over. Mrs. Nation proudly
emerged from the place ana was an
rested She went along with The officer
| followed by her band and the crowd thai
| had gathered. At the police station >h,
was released promptly and hurried bacl
| to her work.
She entered livery barn in which bar
| had been stored and smashed them
I Then. at the head of - of her stout
! hearted followers. she went to the Moscl
cold storage plant and entered upon
search for some liquor that She thought
/ had been stored there. This time Mrs
Nation was arrested by the county au
thoriticS and was taken To the jail il
Il patrol wagon. 1t was after noon he
fore She was released from Jail on bond
and after taking dinner with Sheriff
Cook She went to the First Presbyterian
church. where She WAS accoStcd 10y an
officer with a warrant and taken to the
county Jail again. She >taid this time
for two hours. and finally her bond wa
signed by one of the joint Keepers of the
city "a prominent negro politician.
The gathering of the crusaders mt thu
statchou~c grounds before daylight WA
conducted with the utmost secrecy. Ncr,
fcw knew about the intended raid cN
ccpt those going To take parl in H.
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