The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-01

MRS. NATION IN NEW YORK.
Mss Dorothy Dix records Mrs. Nations
visit 10 New York IN the Journal, as fol-
lows.
Every bit OF glass in the Victoria hotel
safe shivered with apprehension yester-
day when IT found out that Mrs. Carrie
! Nation and her trUsty Ratchet were TO be
the guests of the house, but Mrs Nation
/ had come in peace, and not in war, and
/ If she carried q Ratchet she wore it where
a Kentuckian does his gur-in her hip
pocket
What the people about the hotel lobby
/ saw was an elderly, stout, good-natured
/ old lady attired in a brown linen buster
/ of ancient cut and vintage with a white
( scarf tied under her tat chin. q ". c. 7.
/ Z. ribbon pinned on her capacous breast
and q little black bonnet sormounting her
! iron gray hair. She was just such a moth
/ erly, genial, kindly looking woman as one
/ instnctvely thinks OF as being q leader
in the Dorcas society, or the good sister
/ who cuts the cake and serves the oyster
/ soup at village church fairs, but there
/ was nothing whatever about her to sug-
/ gest either the virsgo or the Wild fanatic
Z 1-A= II - lALFI uc@LL4LCtA - AE-lEs
( Yet II her way. Mrs. Nation is one OF
the most picturesque figures Of our day
( She is an unromantic, modern Joan of
arc. who sees visions and hears voices,
and it was in obedience to what she i'm
/ plicitly believes TO have been direct aud
fble command from God that she started
forth on her muscular temperance reform
I movement. So far her strenuous attacks
on the demon drink have been contend TO
Kansas.
There. with her little Ratchet, she put
twelve saloons out Of business, and reused
Up the temperance people TO such an ex-
tent in Topeka, where most of the smash
ing was done, that they closed every joint
in town so tight man has TO be able to
give the sign and countersign. and be a
mind reader as wei, before he can get a
drink
Just now Mrs. Nation is on a lecture
tour and her visit was merely a stop
over for a few hours on her way to Col
lege Green, O., where she is going to lee
ture before the Chautauqua. after which
she goes to DanviHe. III. TO speak at an
ElSs' meeting
For an hour she held reception in her
the delight OF a child some Of the curious
souvenirs that are sent her She is as vio-
leutly opposed TO tobacco as she is TO
whisky, and one of these was a tobacco
pouch ornamented with pictures of bottle
and pipes and inscribed. To a Dear
Looney." But Mrs. Nations good nature
is imperturable. and she was not even
rufled when d sarcastic barkeep' named
a seductive cocktail The Carrie Ma
tion," in her honor.
Speaking Of her work in Kansas, Mrs
Nation said. Before I got through I had
every join in Topeka closed. and worked
up popular feeling so that a few weeks
ago man who was caught with two bot
ties Of beer in a cellar was sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary and enough
fines TO take him fourteen years to work
our"
What was I put in jail for the last
time2 For breaking into Moser's cold
storage plant. I knew that there was
lot of beer stored there, but We got into
the place where the butter and eggs were
kept and never found the liquor. They
sent me to Jail for that and I stayed
eighteen days before got my fine paid.
L expected Governor Stanley to pardon
me out. but he didn't Hes a regular old
hynocrite. IFe went around making
speeches SAYING he was glad 1 was putting
down the joints. and then when I got into
trouble he never raised finger 10 help
me out"
Asked about the suit for divorce which
her husband is bringing against her. Mrs.
Nation spoke with much feeling. Money
IS at thu bottom Of il. she said. he
wants 10 get what he can out Of our little
home in Kansas. Why. I have taken care
Of him for twenty years. Tor he has had
nothing but his little penscn as an old
soldier. TIE thought when they Eot me in
jan that they had me down. and that
would he the last of me. and ne would
never have thought Of a divorce If he
could have foreseen my being able 10 go
"a the lecture platform. But I don't be-
Eeve in divorce. and I am going TO keep
out OF Kansas so they cant serve the
papers on me. and keep him from Getting
il If I can.
Mrs. Nation thcn expressed z desire 10
see some az the city officials. and was
driven - police headquarters. where she
was accorded n spicy interview with Com
missioner 0larphy- NIr Murphy sat at
his desk ana Airs. Nation. after sternly
rep-i,nrnandi1s q yoUns man Tor smoking
cigarette. entered and SAT- down beside
h.m-
-.Comm.ssioaer Murphy she said. we
are growing old. and we VIII soon have
e. eive an account Of our stewardship II
the world Yen are in q position OF great
rover and inference here. and 7 would
Ike to ask voU what you have done2
Isa,t New York an awfuHy wicked
placec~
-No.~ replied Commlssionsr Murphy. (
isn't il fun 81 saloons and - began
5I-s. Nation
II wont discuss the crime OF New York +
wi-a yea. interrupted Commissioner /
2Eurrhy hotiy-
won't you discuss the sin and''-
--If y0a have sol anything IN say oE the !
srlee- write 10 our ana send Il II.
calculated Con--irnssioler &urphy.
Bu- woa't you give me some inforna- +
t1la persisted sfEs. Nation
Vhar aloute"
.-The Sunday law
The law permits saloons. replied Con- I
missioner Murphy. "ilesides I won'r dis
crss The sunday law with you- ycud +
better - back hens ana take care OF /
your old husband
But I hsFe 70 husband" put il Mrs..