Rock Island Argus., 1901-02-11
GIVEN NOTICE TO QUIT
Mrs. Nations Propaganda Has
Startling Results for the Tam
gIefoot Dispenser.
sALooNIsrs MUST LEAVE TOPEKA
Friday Next at Noon Fixed as the
Time for Their Sup.
preston.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 11.-Three thou
sand male citizens of Topeka, in mass
meeting here yesterday, decided that
the numerous Joints of the city must
close their places. They issued an ul-
timatum giving the jointists until Fri
day next at II o'clock noon to quit
business. If this is not done warning
was given that 1000 armed men would
Immediately move on the joints and
remove them by force. Yesterdays
action is the result of the crusade
started in Topeka less than ten days
ago by Mrs. Carrie Nation. The meet
ing yesterday was a remarkable one
In every respect. 1t was called by a
committee of the Law Enforcement
League, and was attended by nearly
all the prominent business men of the
city. There was a feeling of intense
earnestness pervading the meeting.
Conservative men, who have hitherto
advocated moderation in the dealings
with the lawleSs element, insisted in
unmistakable terms that the time had
come when patience had ceased to be
a virtue, and that the people of To-
peka should take the law in their own
hands.
Rev. f. w. Emerson, pastor of the
First Christian church of Topeka. who
aided Mrs. Nation in her saloon-Smash-
ing here last week, opened the meet
ing with prayer. After few short,
snappy addresses. which worked up
the audience to high degree of en-
thuSiaSm, an ultimatum was proposed
and passed amid the loudest cheering.
The ultimatum commanded the Off
GERS of the city and county to perform
their duty regarding the closing of the
joints. The officers were warned that
they had waited long enough. The
property owners in whose premises the
Joints are kept were also warned in
unmistakable terms that they had bet
ter abate the nuisance at once, or the
people of Topeka would not be re-
sponsible for the damage that might
ensue to the buildings.
Scene of the Widest Excitement
When the reader of the ultimatum
reached the part pertaining to the
''jointists," there was a hush of eX-
pectation, as there had for several days
been rumors that some important dec
larations were to be made. The words
of condemnation and warning brought
forth murmurs of approval that gained
strength with each minute, finally
sweeping over the eQIlfe auOleuce anu
eliminating in the widest enthusiSm.
AS the reader finished and submitted
the ultimatum to the approval of the
audience old men and conservative
ministers of the gospel leaped to their
seats in their enthusiasm and waved
handkerchiefs, gesticulated and
eheered to the echo. The cheering
lasted for several minutes. There seems
to be no question that the next few
days in Topeka will see interesting de-
velopments, possibly bloodshed.
Creator Does Things Unlawfully.
During the speaking DR.. ]. L. Mac
Farland said that Providence had
faculty of doing things in an uncon-
stitutional way. Some of His great
est surprises came at times when they
were least looked for. Chief of Po-
lice Stahl made an address He said
the law could be enforced if the entire
police machinery of the city would
work in unison with him. The audi
ence, amid many cheers, adopted a
resolution demanding that the city
council at its next meeting confirm the
of Stahl for chief of po-
liao