Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-18
MRS. CARRIE NATION.

I the wearer was all right and was not
| questioned by the sentnels stationed
| throughout the grounds. Finally the
| army was massed In the dark dismal
corridor under the east steps OF the
capitol building. and clamly waited the
coming of their leader
BRIGHT NEW HATCHETS,
As they waited their number was
augmented by many more men, who
| entered the Statehouse grounds with
determined and grim look on their
faces and with axes slung convenient
| ly over their shoulders. Two men came
in with great mining picks and Others
| had sedge hammers. These weapons
were too large for women, who COM
| posed one-fifth of the party. and they
carried bright new hatchets.
LEADER ovERSLEEPs HERSELF.
All the plans were made. Soon the
electric lights on the street went out
and day began to break. where can
anxiety. No answer could be given
other than she had promised TO be
there at o'clock. But she oversight
iltlEtll du UOul diliNth afNAN "
o'clock. Then work followed quickly
Get in line there, men and women
We must go about the Lords work
now. Get your hatchets ready and
follow me-" said Mrs. Nation. And
they did. Carrie Nation, the redoubt-
able joint-smasher, was the leader and
the people in the company followed her
slightest wish.
Two by two with no excitement,
weapons In hand, they moved out on
their mission of destruction. In the
front, proudly marched Mrs. Nation
with her famous Ratchet Behind her
We're Mrs. Rose Christ and Miss
Madeline Southwark, who accompanied
her on last weeks trip to Chicago,
and DR.. Eva Harding.
WAsHBURN COLLEGE BOYS.
Next came six Washburn college
boys bearing an immense battering
ram. Three OF the boys were on each
side Of the ram, which they held with
one hand and with the other hand they
clutced bright, new Ratchet that
had been procured for them by Mrs.
Nation yesterday.
As they entered Kansas avenue
some Of the women wanted TO stop
and demollsh Sims drug store, which
has the reputation Of selling as much
liquor as any Joint in the city. Mrs.
Nation demurred; she had other plans
and meant to enforce them. She gave
the order to march again and the crowd
followed her as before. AS they passed
another notorious place, the crowd
wanted 20 stop again. But Mre. Ma
tion had not yet reached her starting
point.
SMASH, SMASH, SMASH.
The crowd then turned the corner al
Sixth street and soon reached the front
door OF Murphy's fashionable Joint.
-Four policemen stood at the door 10
guard the entrance. They commanded
the people In very dignlfied tones 10
stand back Smash, smash smash"
called out Mrs. Nation. Don't paw
any attention 10 them"
The boys with the battering ram
came forward and in less time than
II takes TO tell Il, the big plate. glass
windows were shattered into thousands
OF fragments. Dozens Of men then
rushed on the buildings armed with
their axes and soon had the doors and
window frames cut entirely away.
Then, with an exultant cheer, the
crowd burst into the building. Praise
God, women. Smash the bottles and
the windows. called out Mrs. Nation
again, and raising her famous Ratchet
she sent II through a window glass
that had yet been left,
MRS. NATION ARRESTED.
The policeman managed TO recover
from their scare by this time TO grab
Mrs. Nation, They started of with her
70 the station As rapidly as possible.
She waved her arms and frantically
called out TO her co-workers: ''Oh. |
Keep II up; you can do II without me.
Praise God, keep It up,keep on smash
ing. You don't need me-
CRUSADERS IN CONFUSION.
For moment the crusaders were