The Iola register., 1901-02-22

in busy Sunday in Topeka to-day
and as result the capital city of the
State has experienced more genuine
excitement than can be remembered by
the Oldest inhabitant, Mrs. Nation
succeeded in having the contents of
notorious Joint smashed, broke some
fine bars that were stored in a build
ing, broke into cold storage plant,
addressed a large mass meeting of
men and women, and was arrested
four times. The last time she was
arrested was as she was coming out
of the church, where the mass meeting
was held.
She says she will begin tomorrow
morning where she left Off to-day, and
will not rest until all the joints in
Topeka have been closed,
This morning at 6 o'clock, just as
the big bell on the Church of the AS
sumption was striking of the hour,
Mrs. Nation, the famous joint smasher
sailed forth from the state house
grounds at the head of 500 men and
women, all armed with hatchets and
axes, and moved on the joints of the
city. Nobody knew but Mrs. Nation
what the plans were to be.
In the crowd were large number
of the students of Washburn college,
ONE of the minis ters of the city, and
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men. The crowd marched in perfect
military order. There was no excite
ment, as the men and women were fol
lowing their recognized leader whom
they trusted implicitly. The company
marched silently out of the state
house grounds, down Kansas avenue,
to the place on East Sixth street, kept
Ed. Murphy, and amid the screams of
the women, the shouts of the men
and the dictatorial commands of the
policemen present trying to protect
property, the front windows were
smashed in, and soon there was very
little left of what had once been a well
furnished saloon.
Mrs. Nation was arrested here, and
after being taken to the police station
was released. She then hurried back
to livery barn, in which some bars
were kept, and smashed them. Then,
at the head of twenty followers, she
went to the Moeser cold storage plant
and entered in the search of some
liquors she though were stored there.
This time Mrs. Nation was arrested
by the county authorities and was
taken to Jail in a patrol wagon. 1t
was afternoon before she was released
from Jail on bond. and after taking
dinner with Sheriff Cook she went to
the First Christian church, where she
was accosted by an officer and war;
rant, and taken to the county jail
again. She stayed this time for two
hours, and finally her bond was sign
ed by one of the jointists of the city,
who is prominent negro politician.
JoINTIsTs AWAITING TRIAL AT
LAWRENCE.
Lawrence, Kansas, Feb. 1.-THE
anti-joint feeling has reached Law
renee, and Judging from the spirited
mass meeting held at the Methodist
church tonight joiutists will not have
very pleasant business for the pres
ent at least. The mass meeting fol
lowed very stirring temperance lee
ture by Mrs. Stivett and was presided
over by Rev. Mr.. Bamford, of the
Methodist church.
Nine warrants were sworn ou
against liquor sellers, and tonigh
seven jointists, four men and three
women, are in jail awaiting Trial il
police court tomorrow morning.
HUTC HINsoN ABSOLUTELY DRY.
Hutchinson, Kas., Feb. II Hutchin
son is absolutely dry to-day for th
rst time in several years and the
present prospects are that the town
viii stay dry for some time. All o
the churches, the Young People
Christian local union and the w c.
T. U. organization Joined the Rem
County Law and Order League in
BIG mass meeting here to-day
Tho movement has been gaining
strength rapidly and several hundre'
people were iD the mass meeting to
day. A stringent resolution was pas
sed commanding iointists to remove
all liquor and fixtures from thei
rooms.
PITCHED BATTLE
Leavenworth, Feb. l9.- Locknel
Bros, iointists at Millwood, resisted
the efforts of forty farmers who wer
acting as Nation crusaders last nigh
They used winchesters and pitche
battle ensued. Over one hundre
shots were fired. Mrs. Rosa Hudson,
sister OF the iointists was killed. Bot
iointists were wounded and five men
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