The Portland daily press., 1901-02-18
Breaks Into a Cold
Sto- age Plant
And Ruined Bars Stored There
for Safety.

Topeka, Kas, February 17.-Mra.
Carrie Nation put in a busy Sunday In
Topeka today and as result the capital
city has experienced more GEM Inc ex-
element than can be remembered by the
oIdest Inhabitants. Mrs. Nation literal
ly orammed the day with thrilling cpl.
sodes she succeeded IN having the con-
tents of q notorious joint smashed, broke
into cold storage plant where number
Of fine bars had been stored away for
safety and demolished them addressed
large mass meeting OF men and women
and was arrested four times. The last
time that the law laid its hands upon her
was when Mrs. Nation emerged from the
church where the mass meeting bad been
held Mrs. Nation announces tonight
that she Will begin tomorrow morning
where she left CT today and will not rest
until all the Joints IN Topeka have been
closed Mrs. Nation started from the
state hagse grounns this morning at the
mead of i've hundred men and women
ali armed with hatohets ana axes and
moved on the joints OF the city. -hody
but Mrs Nation knew what Place she
had marked.
In the crowd were large number OF
students OF Washburn college, ministers
OF the city churches and number OF pro-
fessionaI and business men The crowd
marched down Kansas avenue to the
place on East Seventh street kept by Ed
Murphy. where the work of demolition
was begun. Mrs. Nation, prandishing a
hatohet headed the onslaught, uttering
words OF imprscation against the joint
Keepers as she sent her weapon through
the first plate glass window. Others
followed her led quickly. Amid the
shouts OF the crusaders and the dio-
tatoriat commandsN OF the policemen
present, trying to protect the property,
glass was soon crashing to the ground
Next the door was smashed In with
an axe and the beer kegs. bottles, mirrors
and everythin smashable were attacked
Hardly i've minutes after Mrs. Nation
had begun smashing what was once
well furnished saloon was in complete
ruins. Her work over, Mrs. Nation
rr5udly emerged from the place and was
arrested she went along with the oil
csrs, followed by her band and the crowd
that had gathered AT the police station
she was released promptly and hurried
back to her work. She entered livery
barn, In which bars had bsen stored and
SIN ashed them. Then at the head OF
twenty-five of her followers, she went to
the Mozsr cold storage plant and began
search for some liquor that she thon9ht
hal hesn stored there. Ihis time Mrs.
Nation was arrested by the county au-
thorities and was taken to the jail In q
patrol wagon. 1t was afternoon before
he was relsasd from jail ON bonds and
after taking dinner with Sheriff Cook she
went TO the First Christian church, where
sse was acaoitsd by an officer with a
warrant ana taken to the county jail
again. she stayed this time for two
| ours and finally her bond was signed oy
one of the joint keepers OF the oi5y'
prominent negro politician.
The gathering of tho crusaders at the
state house grounds before daylight was
oan iucted With the utmost secrecy.
Very few knew about the intended raid
except those going to take part In 1t
| AT 80 O'Clock silent forms might be
seen hurrying across the walks and the
lawn OF the state house square TO the
building in which the business OF the
state Is transacted. At every point OF
entrance to the grounds sentinels of
the army were posted, These acecsted
| each other and Obliged each to give
account OF himself. Each wore white
TREAT THEM AS BURG LARS.
Atchison, February l7-B. p. Wag-
goner, general attorney of the Missouri
Pacific railroad in view Of the recent
breaking open of the Missouri Pacific
depot at COTS, Kas., by women temper
ancs crusaders has advised the company