Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-02
MRS. NATION IN JAIL.
She Raided the Carey Hotel Saloen In
Wichita Last Thursday and Destroy
ed over $1,000 Worth ofProp-
erty. Offered bail but
Refused It.

Mrs. Carrie Nation did not get far
Their than Wichita, on her way to the
KirksYille Osteopathy college last week.
When she left last Wednesday she
stopped to tell us that she was going to
Kirksville but would stop ut different
points on the way and that we will hear
OF her before she reaches her destina-
ton. We did not give her remark
much thought at the time but two days
later We did hear from her through ev-
err daily paper that reached the town.
Mrs. Nation arrived in Wichita We'd
nesday evening and visited most Of the
saloon men aud pleaded with them to
close their murder Shops" as she
styled the saloons. OF course the sa
loon keepers paid no attention to her
and INDUCED in good deal of derision
and sport at her expense. But those of
US who know her realize how little that
affects her, and the next day she pro-
ceeded to smash things. She armed her.
self with old pieces of iron, rocks brick
bats and other inexpensive munitions
of warfare and went stiaightway to the
saloon in the Carey hotel. the finest one
In Wichita and the finest in the state
of Kansas, and pandemonium reigned
for brief season. The bar tender and
others who were taking their morning
drinks gave absolute right of way and
between lodging behind counters and
crawling out of doors and other conYen-
lent apertures, got out of the enemy's
new possessions" The damage done
Is estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000.
Among the most costly articles destroy
ed is a fine mirror costing $3.50 90 new,
a fine painting of Cleopatra At The
Bath" valued at $500, several statues
worth $50 and up, besides many bottles
of fine wines and liquors of all descrip-
tions. When Mrs. Nation evacuated
Ft. Carey she was met on her way to
another battle-ground by Chief OF Police
Cubbon and was arrested and taken to
Jail. On her way to the Jail she roast
ed" the police and other public officers
usual decisive manner which need not
be explained to those who know her.
When she was landed in jail she sent
note to Coy. Stanley who was ct his
home in the city rot far from her place
of abode requesting his legal as we'll as
official services but the governor very
emphatically refused to see her or con-
verse with her. She was brought be-
fore the city court on Friday on a
charge of maliciously destroying prop
erty and there she again told some of
the authorities what she thought of
them. Her trial was set for Saturday,
January sth. The w. G. T. u of Wich-
tia has come to her aid and many de-
sired to bail her out, and even the Judge
requested her to accept bond5meu, bat
she refused, declaring that she would
remain in Jail until it is finally settled.
The president of the State w. G. T. u
has arrived on the ground and many
other prominent temperance people are
taking an active hand in the affair,
which, it is predicted. will precipitate
a big temperance war throughout the
state.
Capt. Nation was in Neosho county
at the time Of his wife's raid and he
knew nothing of what was going on.
The fact is Mrs. Nation does not tell
anybody when she concludes to take
whack at the liquor sellers. When she
went after the saloons at Kiowa last
summer, 1t was just as unexpected as
the Wichita onslaught. She is the pres.
ident of the w. G. T. U. of this county
and says 1t Is duty she owes to God
and humanity to arouse public senti-
ment against the liquor traffic, and she
says she will smash more saloons when
she gets out of jail.
The INDEX has received letter from
Mrs. Nation since she is in Jail. She re-
lates briefly what she did and requests
US to tell her Medicine Lodge and Bar
Der county friends to pray for her, and
that she is glad to suffer in order to ag-
itate the suppression OF this great
wrong to humanity"
Since the above has been set fin type
the papers say that she has finally
yielded and is out on bond. The state
president of the w. Z. T. U. has tele-
graphed Hon. John G. WoolIey, late
for president on the prohibit
ton ticket, to defend her, but so far
has not received a reply.
Latest reports also say that the coun.
ty attorney of Sedgwick will dimiss the
present action and start an insanity
proceeding.
It's Kiowa's turn to taught
Coupons with cash purchases at M.