The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
she QUITS.
Mrs. Nation VIII Lecture No
More For Money.
Says It Hasn't Paid and She Is
Glad of It.
STOPS IN ST. LOUIS.
Knocks a Cigar From the Mouth
of Man.
Is Driven From a Saloon at the
Point of Revolver.

ST. Louis, April Mrs. Carrie Ma
tion of Kansas spent another hour and a
hal. in St.SLouis today and left in dis
gust at the things she saw and the
trea gment she received. These things
will be different some day she de-
clarcd. Look out for me after I get
out from under bond in Kansas. I'll
closN these he'll holes if have to come
back and smash every one of them
She arrived from Indianapolis over the
Big Four this morning and left for Kan
sas City over the Wabash She said size
was going home to attend to the cases
that are pending there against her She
says she will never lecture for money
any more as she did in Cincinnati The
lectures did not pay and she says she is
glad they did not, and adds:
t.f'1 keep on talking and working
May be I'll smash. I expect will. But
] won't go on the lecture platform No,
no; don't like that
Mrs. Nations first act on arriving IN
the city was TO knock a cigar from the
mOdrh of a man who permitted smoke o
blow in her face. Her last act as she
was boarding her train was to give an
American beauty rose to a man named
Englehart from Chicago. who had two
blackened eyes. She told him she would
pray for him that he might lead a better
life.
derts Mrs Nation ate a breakfast OF
rolls. sausage and coffee in the second
class waiting room, visited two Market
street saloons, engaged in heated argu-
mems with the bartenderS and was fin
ally forced from the Nation saloon,
which she visited on her previous pass
age through St Louis, at the point of
loaded revolver in the hands of the pro-
prietor Joseph Sauerburger.
Mrs. Nation started on her saloon tour
wiz
the place of J. w. kaup, she went to the
Nation saloon" at Sixteenth and Mar
ket streets, which she visited a week
ago. The doors were unlocked and she
walked in.
A crowd that packed the saloon gather
ed about Mrs. Nation when she began to
talk to Joseph Sauerburger, who grew
excited and began to argue angrily.
Il don't believe any lady would do as
you are doing" he shouted. I don't
think you are in any place for a lady.
You are selling your soul worse than I
am. I'll bet you that my wife and are
a good deal happier than you are with
your husband Answer me. don't you
think SOP"
''But you're running other families,
replied Mrs. Nation, shaking her fists
in Sauerburger's face.
-'Now. [ am not he replied. IT don't
invite anybody in here. I didn't ask
this crowd TO come"
Some women in the throng about Mrs.
Nation yelled, Yes, you do, too; you
nuuQT6QS OF IdIlllleS-
The crowd cheered and Sauerburger
became more excited than ever He
grabbed q seltzer bottle and shook it in
Mrs Nations face She did not move.
He drew his revolver and told her to
leave or he would shoot her and some
body else, too. She made her way to the
street and made a speech to the crowd
there.
''This is ST. LOUIS she declared. This
is the kind of city you've got Oh,
must come back and clean these places
out. I can smash if I can't do anything
else. The women of this city will help
me, I know