The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-14
MRS.NATION'S CHICAGO VISIT
4 DAY OF HARD WORK AND EX-
 CITEMENT.

Several Saloons, the City Hall and tn
 The Draping ofa Figure in n Saloon
 Mrs. Nation Meets Her Husband,
 Grandson i'm One Place-.Left the Cit,
 Last Night.
 Chicago, Feb. 13.-After day of hart
 work and excitement Mrs. Carrie Ma
 tion left Chicago for Topeka tonight
 She is under bonds to appear in thu
 Kansas capital tomorrow for trial il
 connection with her operations in tha
 city. Before leaving Chicago she an
 nounced that as soon as she had "clean-
 back here, and if things were not prop
 erly taken care of by the authorities she
 and her friends would take matters
 into their own hands and to use hel
 own expression, We will make souve.
 nirs."
 Her meeting at Willard hall tonight was attended by about three hundred PSOPACy llCo1Ay dll OA LllCIl tCl1l lpCIdllCs
 people, who applauded everything that
 she said Her talk was not long, and in closing she declared that she did not want any hatchets used and that she
 believed in peaceable means of closing the saloons as far as possible. All means of that kind, she said, should be exhausted before more violent methods were employed.
 
 The meeting at Willard hall this af- ternoon was attended by about fifteen hundred people, a large majority of them women. who were crowded into the little auditorium of Willard hall. So great was the crush in fact that the meeting was hastily adjourned af. ter Mrs. Nation and one or two others had spoken. Many women, crushed in the struggling mob around the door, fainted and were taken out with great difficulty. Leaving Willard hall this afternoon, Mrs. Nation was carried off her feet by the crush around the en- trance and surrounded by cheering, struggling mob of men and boys she was practically showed down La Sale street for over block. A cab was then secured and Mrs. Nation was driven to the city hall. The mayors recep tion room was packed with loungers, politi- clans and city hall clerks, and in re- sponse to cries for a speech Mrs. Ma tion was lifted to a desk After talk ing for two or three minutes she start Fed for Chief Kipley's office. The chief also was absent and Mrs. Nation went to her carriage and was driven to the county jail. She was not allowed to see the prisoners.
 When informed of Mrs. Nations in- tention to come to the city hall, Mayor Harrison said: T will not see Mrs. Nation. do not understand that the Kansas joint-smasher has anything of Interest to the city of Chicago to i'm part and inasmuch as I am a very busy man don't see my way clear to listen to her. Chicago had taste of anarchy tn Haymarket square some years ago and believe the city cares for no more of 1t in the shape of Carrie Nation and her hatchet. Meanwhile the police, if they are obeying instructions, are en- 1 forcing the midnight closing ordnance and the best thing Mrs. Nation can do is to hurry back to Kansas"
 Later in the, day Mrs. Nation went to the saloon of Harry Mccall, opposite the Windsor hotel, to see how well he had obeyed her orders to drape. par tially nude figure in the bar. Mccall had draped the figure with pink gauge.
 Mrs. Nation glared at the figure, gave an indignant ejaculation and then | burst into the saloon
 Where's the man told about fixing | up that image?" she demanded.
 Here am," said Mccall coming for ward.
 well that pink stuff won't do," de- clared Mrs. Nation vigorously. Any body can see right through it.
 "How do you want it dressed?" asked Mccall.
 T want 1t dressed the way you would have your sister dressed" was the re- ply
 "I'll put mother hubbard and sun bonnet on it," said the saloonkeeper, ''will that do?"
 Well, I guess so,' said Mrs. Nation lin dubious tones. "Yes that will do, but put them on quick"
 q will" said Mccall, and he did.
 After issuing her orders to Mccall, Mrs. Nation went back to her hotel to rest until the time for her evening lec- ture at Willard hall.
 Mrs. Nations first call in Chicago to-t il day was at saloon in State street, owned by John Juertick, where the pro- prietor had flung across his doorway a banner bearing the inscription: "Wel- ( rome to Mrs. Nation" Underneath The lettering was drawn large hatchet , .irii,r ing with blood. ( Mrs. Nation entered and was politely f greeted by the owner, who seemed to be , m old acquaintance of hers The two gal down for talk and were appar ,utly glad to see each other A large crowd followed the woman into the { place, and another throng, numbering one hundred people, stood cut tide apparently waiting for trouble to begin. Everything was peaceful, how ] ,ver, and Mrs. Nation made no effort to | break anything. f As Mrs Nation entered the place a a 7oung man embraced her and cried out, v How are you, grandma?" The young : nan is manager for Juertick, and he i Ii vas recognized by Mrs. Nation as her t husbands grandson. t Before she returned to her hotel Mrs. a Nation visited about a dozen saloons a n all of which she asked the proprie- ors to attend her mass meeting to-day. 'he was then driven to the Cook Coun