The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25
MRS. NATION IS
HORSEWHIPPED
Attacked by a Mob Of Angry
Women.
FIGHTS FIERCELY
TILL POLICE HELP
Judge Releases Her and She
Starts in Anew.

Topeka. Kan, Jan. 24-After being
horsewhipped and engaging in a street
fight Mrs. Carrie Nation left Enter
prise tonight for Hope. Kan. where
she will hold a meeting of the temper
ance women tomorrow afternoon. From
there she viii go to Kansas City Satur-
day and viii begin the usual operations
there.
There are two joints in Hope. which
is a small village. twenty miles south
of Enterprise. and the liquor people
there are terror stricken at the kuoWI-
edge of her coming.
A special dispatch from ENTERPRISE
tonight says that the wreckage in the
saloon is complete, not d whole bottle
remaining in the place.
Mr.. and. Mrs. c. 3. Hoffman who
have housed and upheld Mrs. Nation i'm
her work at Enterprise. seem to enjoy
the event. and say that the work should
proceed
she is like John Brown said Mrs
Hoffman, and is doing the same work
for good
Attacked by Women.
At 10 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Ma
ton, in company with Mrs. Hoffman
and some w. g. r L. leaders entered
store two doors from William
Schools saloon, which is still unmo-
him warning that she would attack
his place. sent for SchOok He com
piled, but before many words were
exchanged between them. she was as
sauited by a crowd of women. faVOring
the saloOns who had ORGANIZED since
last night and had been awaiting to-
days threatened destruction OF saloon
property. A general fight between the
women ensued, during which a woman
heavily yelled, rained blow after blow
upon Mrs. Nation with a horse whip.
QuleI was restored only when the po-
lice interfered.
Mrs. Nation was badly bruised.
The men drawn to the scene took no
part in the controversy aside from en-
cOUraging the women on their respec-
tive sides, and furnishing bail when
arrests are made.
A request was made for a county
warrant for Mrs Nation last night.
but none had been issued today. -
am going to finish my work" said Mrs
Nation determinedly, as she closed the
busiest day of her tour last night, and
taking her at her word, the chief OF
police today sWOre in a dozen extra
police.
At Abilene where Mrs Nation threat
ened TO make her next onslaught. the
saloon keepers have placed guards at
their places.
Mrs. Nation Released.
Judge Holt bound all concerned ex-
cept Mrs. Nation over for trial at I
O'Clock tomorrow. Mrs Nation was
found not guilty Of disturbing the peace
and was released The cases of the
three women arrested on complaint of
Mrs Nation were continued until to-
morrow
Mrs. Nation declares she will swear
out additional warrants against these
women, charging them with ATTEMPT
TO Kill. It is asserted that when the
attack on Mrs. Nation was made this
morning there were cries of XIII her
XIII her- Mrs. Nation returned to the
home Of Mrs. Hoffman to doctor her
wounds.
Much excitement prevailed over the
affair and business was practically
suspended.
Mrs. Nation had Mrs. SchHIfng. the
Jointist $ wife, who assaulted her to-
day, arrested on a county warrant
She told Mrs. Schilling she would for
give her if she begged her pardon. The
woman refused. and Mrs. Nation said
she would send her to the penitentiary.
i am receiving many invitations to
visit towns said Mrs. Nation tonight.
and / am much encouraged The
work must go on in every state and [
am confident that we can do it that
way.
I have received an invitation to go
on the stage in Chicago in Ten Nights
in Bar Room at So a week, but
viii not accept it, as il is not nOtOTiety
am after.
Women in Wichita are organizing
and are demanding the closing of sa-
looms there. If it is not done they will
smash them worse than I did"
Mrs. Nation late tonight gave up the
idea Of prosecuting her assailants. She
says she has kilograms from Hope. Of
fering her help, and that she will clean
out the joints there tomorrow.