The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-01
MRS. NATION IN TROUBLE.
Demolishes a Joint and Destroys
Saloon Fixtures Stored in a
Cold Storage Plant
ARRESTED AND PLACED IN TOPEKA JAIL.
Refuses to Give Bonds to Keep the
Peace-Motion to Quash Indictment
Against Her Refused-Must Stand
Trial on Charge of Malicious De-
struetion of Property.

stHuetfOn of Property.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 1S-At six
o'clock Sunday evening Mrs. Nation,
followed b. 500 men and women,
raided and completely demolished one
| Joint and destroyed lot of saloon
furniture stored in a cold storage
plant, into which they had broken.
During the day Mrs. Nation was ar
| rested three different times on
charges preferred by the proprietor
of the cold storage plant. She was
| released each time and at $50 o'clock
| in the evening was marching down
Kansas avenue at the head of 500 peo-
pie, apparently bent on another raid.
Mrs. Nation in Jail.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 19.-Mrs. Nation
is now in the county Jail as a result
of her trial on peace warrant be-
| fore Judge Hazen. She acted as her
| own attorney in the trial. Judge
Hazen placed her under So 900 bonds
| to keep the peace, and ordered her
to appear before him at the next
term of court. Mrs. Nation refused
to give the bond and was taken to
| Jail.
Killed in a Raid.
Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 19.-Death
was the result of raid by the 'Home
Crusaders" an organization formed
| on the plan advocated by Mrs. Car
RE Nation, when 20 masked men,
armed with rifles and shotguns, at
tackled a saloon in Wildwood, small
place near here, killed the wife of
John Hudson, the saloon keeper, and
were repulsed. The melee was very
short, but during its progress over.
so shots were discharged, several of
the raiders being injured and two or
three of the men who were aiding the
saloon keeper receiving bullet
wounds.
Cases Postponed.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 21.-Judge Hazen
postponed the cases against Mrs. Ma
ton and others for the malicious de-
struction of property Sunday, until the
next term of court, which will be some
time in April.
Must Stand Trial.
Wichita, Kan, Feb. 81. = Mrs. Ma
TONS attorneys presented motion
in the district court to quash the in
dictment against his client on the
ground that the building injured
harbored nuisance and that his
client had right to abate it. In de-
nying the motion Judge d. M. Dale
ruled Wednesday that it makes no diff
ference whether the property de-
stroyed is used for a saloon, a bank
grocery store.
Will Use the Boycott.
Arkansas City, Kan, Feb. 21.-The
temperance women of Arkansas City
met Wednesday and pledged them
selves to withhold all their trade
from the merchants who do not favor
the Law and Order league. An aux
iliary battalion to the mems organ
ization was formed.
One Case Dismissed.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 22.-Judge Cabe,
of the city court. handed down de-
cision yesterday in the case of Mrs.
| Carrie Nation for smashing the SEN
ate saloon. discharging her, on the
ground that she was not guilty of
malicious destruction of property.
This does not affect the cases pend
ing against Mrs. Nation for the Sun
day raid for which she is now in the
county Jail.
To BE an Editor.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 22.-Mrs. Car
| RE Nation has chosen new weapon.
She will edit paper to be known as
the "Smasher's Mall" published in
the interest of negroes primarily and
| the cause of temperance and law
generally.
Against Mob Violence.
Wichita, Kan, Feb. 22.-At large
| mass meeting Friday afternoon reso-
lutions were submitted declaring
against mob violence in any direction
and urging the mayor to prevent any
breach of the peace, asking the sher-
iff to cooperate and pledging the
services of the business men of the
city in maintaining order.
New Temperance Law.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 23.-Gov. STAN
ley has signed the Hurrel temperance
bill, which makes places where liquor
is sold common nuisances and allows
the county officers to confscate the
illegal stock.