The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-31
CARRIE A
TERROR.
Mrs. Nation Breaks
a Few Small
Bottles.

WICHITA, Kans., Jan. 21.-Mrs
Carrie Nation came back to Wichit
today to avenge her recent incarcera
ton under a smallpox quarantine an
the net results of ten minutes of he
work this afternoon are two wrecked
saloons, the pieces of which are bein,
sold tonight for souvenirs.
Mrs. Nation was assisted by Mrs. Ju
liam Evans, Mrs Lucy WiIholt ant
Mrs. Lydia Muntz, all of the loca
Woman's Christian Temperance UnioI
organization. With hatchets concealed
under their eloaks they entered the sa.
loon of James Burns on Douglas ave.
nue. and did not leave complete piece
OF glass or a working slot machine in
| the place. All showcases, both fol-
| liquors and cigars, as well as plate
glass windows and doors were shat
! tered
They then ran to John Herrig's sa-
loon, and had everything IN the front
OF the room, including the plate-glass
| WINDOWS, broken when the proprietor
| appeared with a revolver, placed it at
Mrs. Nations head and said that he
would blow out her brains IL she did
/ not desiSt. She yielded before the
| pointed revolver and with her compan-
ions ran to the Carey Hotel, where she
made her initial attack on the Wichita
saloons, ehree weeks ago. There three
| policemen met her and she struck at
Detective Sutton with poker The
officers then oyerpowered Mrs Nation
and her friends and took them 10 the
city prison
PRISONERS DISCHARGED.
Chief of Police Cubbon discharged
the prisoners after they reached the
jail They made him promise not
to wreck any more saloons before noon
tomorrow
After leaving the city building Mrs
Nation began street lecture to the
immense crowd that had surrounded
the city building, saying that she ex
pected to begin saloon wrecking again
at noon tomorrow, when her truce
with the chief of police expires.
Shaking her fist at the crowd she
sand Men of Wichita, this is the
right arm of God and is destined TO
wreck every saloon in your city,"
Ihe women procured wagon and
rode through the streets in it singing
Nearer, Ny God, to Thee" and kim
dred hymns. They halted in front of
the saloon they had smashed and held
prayer meetings. The damage done by
the women is estimated at between
$500 and 81, 000 The affair created
that 5000 persons, both men and
women, viewed the wreckage
SLABS SHERIFFeS FACE.
Later tonight Mrs. Nation caused q
new sensation by Shaping Sheriff
simmons on the face, taking hold of
ms ears. and giving him rough hand
ling generally. Mrs. Nation was at the
union depot in the act of buying a
ticket TO a neighboring town when the !
sheriff pulled at her sleeve. saving:
You are my prisoner, madam
MIS- Nation turned and seeing Sher-
III summons gave him a violent sfap
across the face. She followed this up |
by taking hold of his ears with ner |
TWO hands and wringing them vicious
y. Phe union depot was full of wom |
IN, who began screaming and tremen- I
1ous excitement eventuated as the
sherlH. who is very small man. /
, : with his powerful antagonist |
A policeman came to his rescue. and 1
with the aid of some bystanders. they 4
succeeded IN picking up the woman /
n their. arms and placing her in a /
,ap, which was driven rapidly to the I
county jail. She insisted on being 1
placed in the private room for women. I
'ut Sherl1 Simmons was in no humor
Ter In cell in the steel rotary. where
me began to pray and sing hymns.
AT 10 o'clock last night Mrs. Without
vas arrested at her home without +
making any resistance and taken to
he county jail. where she also was
placed in cell in the steel rotary
lext 10 that of Mrs Nation. When
drs. Without was ushered into the
teel cage. Mrs. Nation cried "HalIeIu-
an! and burst into prayer I
nan an hour later Mrs. Evans was )
.rrested az ner home, but owing to the /
ondlticn OF her wounded arm she was +
1Sen the Jailor's comfortable room. !
me was quietly brought Into the jail
. AVOID rousing the prayerful passions
Mrs Nation Mrs. Muntz could not 1
e round when the officers called at
er home It is said that a complaint (
I insanity viii be lodged against Mrs. r
sauon IN the morning, and that if r
nat fails the men holding insurance
the plate-glass windows will prose- >
ute her I
MRS, NATION LICKED.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. PA :
pecial to the Star from Enterprise. :
ans. says a street fight between T
omen, led on one side by Mrs. Car ;
e NATION, the saloon wrecker. and on Il
ne otner by Mrs. John Schilling, wife
- --tesA'etSCi u the SdlOOu wrecked
occurred here today. In
AS a result Mrs. Nation swore out
arrants against Mrs. Schiiling and m
er husband, and Mrs. William Bftt- :
sr, charging them with assault. and Y
ayor HOFFMAN swore OUT a warrant
salnst Mrs. Nation, charging her
tn disturbing the peace. All were ar F
sted and taken before Judge e. B.
oft. They were released on bond A.
O'Clock this morning Mrs. Nation y
company with Mrs. c. B. Hoffmar, Jt
Id some other w. c. T. u. leaders 81
tered a store two doors away from v
llnam schools saloon, which is still P
Mrs. Nation, apparently s,
give MIN warning that she would 90
tack his place, sent for Schook. He
implied, but before many words were
changed between them she was as
uiteo by crowd of women. mar
ans OF the saloons, who had organic 60
since last night and. had been III
7altlng today's threatened destrI1c- tn
N OF saloon property. sh
LADY IS HORSEWHTPPED ia
general street fight between the tn
'men ensued, during which a woman xii
oWefed blow after blow upon Mrs gu
ltion with horsewhip. Men drawn 7
the scene became interested spec fig
lors, out offered no aid to either lTh
Y. Quiet was restored only when EN-,
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