Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-18
eARR!y NATI0N'S busy DAY.
THE JOHN SMASHER FILLED SUM-
DAY wi rH DEMONSTRATIONS
OHHER ABILITIES.
SHE HAD AMPLE BACKING
FIVE HUNDRED MEN AND WOMEN
DtD HER BIDDING.

The TempErance Contingent Sailed
Forth frkni the Kansas State House
Grounds a. the Head of Five Hun
dred MerNknd Women-Ed. Murphy
was he3tirst victim-Mrs. Nation
Was Arrosted Four Times. Simply
as Na1ter of FOrmaIity-Dined
With thd Sheriff and Went to
Church.
TOPEKA, Mans, February 17.-Mrs.
Carrie Natiomput in a busy Sunday
in Topeka toby, and as result the
capital city has expedlenceo more gen.
uine excitement that can be remem-
bered by the oHest inhabitant. Mrs.
Nation literally Manned the day with
thrilling episode She succeeded in
having the conte S of Notorious
joint smashed, b1 re into cold stor-
age pIant where Number of fine bars
had been stored AWAY for safety, and
demolished them, addressed large
mass meeting of MEN and women, and
was arrested -FOUR TIMES ne last TIME
that the law laid it's hands upon her
was when Mrs. Nation emerged from
the church where the mass meeting
had been held.
Tonight Mrs. Nation announces that
she will begin tomorrow morning
where she left off to-day, and will not
rest until all the joints i'm Topeka have
been closed.
This morning at o'clock just as the
big bell on the Church OF the Assump-
ton tower was striking the hours, Mrs.
Nation sailed forth from the State
House grounds at the head of five hun-
dred men and women, all armed with
hatchets and axes, and rnoved on the
joints of the city Nobody but Mrs.
Nation knew what plans fhe had laid.
In the crowd were largte number of
students of Washburn college, some
officers of the city and a humber OF
professional and bus ness men. The
crowd marched in perfect MILITARY or
der, the men and womenE following
their recognized leader, whom they
seemed to trust implicf lilly. The COM
pany marched silently Nut of the State
House grounds, down Kansas avenue
to the place on East Seventh street
kept by Ed Murphy. YNhen Murphys
nlon RI urac roo chad tho Work of demOIi.
tion began. Mrs. Nation, brandishing
a new Ratchet, headed the onslaught
uttering words of depreciation against
the joint keepers as she sent her
weapon through the first plate glass
window at hand. Others followed her
lead quickly Amid the shouts of the
crusaders and the dictatogiaI COM
mands of the policemen present, trying
to protect the property, glass was soon
crashing to the ground on all sides.
Next the door was smashed in with
an axe and the beer kegs, bottles, mir
rors and everything smashable' were
attacked. Hardly five minutes after
Mrs. Nation had begun the smashing,
what was once a well furnished saloon
was in complete ruins.
Her work over, Mrs. Nation proudly
emerged from the place and was ar
rested She went along with the off
Ger, followed by her band and the
crowd that had gathered. At the po-
lice station she was released promptly
and then hurried back to her work.
She entered livery barn, in which
, some bars had been stored and smash
ed them. Then, at the head of twenty
FIVE of her stoutest-hearted followers,
she went to the Moser cold storage
plant and entered upon a search for
some liquor that she thought had been
stored there. This time Mrs. Nation
was arrested by the county authorities
and was taken to the jail in a patrol
wagon. 1t was afternoon before she
was released from Jail on bond and
after taking dinner with Sheriff Cook.
she went to the First Christian church
where she was accosted by an officer
with a warrant and taken to the coun-
ty Jail again. She stayed this time for
two hours, and finally her bond was
signed by one of the joint keepers of
the city, a prominent negro politi-
clan.
The gathering Of the crusaders at
the State house grounds before day.
light was conducted with the utmost
secrecy. Very few knew about the
intended raid except those going to
take part in it. AT 4:30 silent forms
might be seen hurrying across the d.
agonal walks and the lawn of the State
house square to the big building in
which the business of the State is
transacted. At every point Of en-
trance to the grounds sentinels of the
army" were posted.
These accosted every conner in true
military style, and obliged him to Aive
an account of himself. If he worI Ga
white handkerchief around his -
it was all right, and he was a
to proceed, as the handkerch