The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-22
MRS. NATION AT WORK AGAIN
R ES UWES HER CAMPAIGN AGAINST
 WICHITA, h1N, SALOONS.

slie and Three Other W. C. 1T. U. women 4 WrecA Two More Places Between 1 $I,5J0 and Sa, ,OO1 Gf Damage DOne-All
 IIlree Arrested Later Hold Prayer
 Meetings tH Front of the saloons. ! Wichita, Kan, Jan. 21.-Mrs. Carrie
 Nation came back to Wichita to-day
 after her recent incarceration under a
 smallpox quarantine and the net re-
 suit of ten minutes of work by her this afternoon are two wrecked saloons.
 Mrs. Nation was assisted by Mrs. Julia Evans, Mrs. Lucy Wilhot and Mrs. Ly-
 dia Hoyt, all of the local w. c. I. U.
 organization. With hatchets concealed
 under their cloaks they entered the sa-
 loon of James Burns on Douglas ave-
 nue and did not leave a complete piece of glass ware or a working slot machine
 in the place. All show cases, plate
 glass windows and doors were broken.
 Next they ran into John Herrig's sa- loon and had broken everything in the front of the room when he appeared
 with revolver, placed at Mrs. Ma tion's head and said that he would blow her brains out if she did not desist. She yielded and with her companions ran to the Carey hotel bar, where she made her first attack three weeks ago. There three policemen met her. She struck at Detective Sutton with poker, but he showed her aside. A youth struck the officer in the face and in turn was knocked down. The po- lice then overpowered Mrs. Nation ano her friends and took them, followed by 2,000 people. to the city prison.
 Chief of Police Cudbon discharged the prisoners after they reached the jail. The women made him a promise not to wreck any more saloons before noon tomorrow. Mrs. Evans hand was bad ly cut by broken glass and her husband, a physician, sewed it up.
 After leaving the city building Mrs. Nation began a street lecture to the im- mediate crowd around the building, saying that she expected to begin sa- loon wrecking again at noon tomorrow, when her truce with the chief of police expires Shaking her fist at the crowd she said: Men of Wichita, this is the right arm of God and I am destined to wreck every saloon in your city,
 The women procured wagon and rode through the streets singing Nearer My God to Thee" and other hymns. They halted in front of the sa- looms they had smas shed and held pray CT meetings. The, damage done by the three women is estimated at between St 500 and $2, 900,
 David Nation, the husband of Mrs. Nation, was in this city but took no part In the wrecking of the saloons nor did he go to the city jail when hin wife was arrested. It is estimated that 5000 persons, men and women, have viewed the wreck since o'clock
 Mrs. Nation caused a new sensation tonight. She was at the Union station, in the act of buying a ticket to a neighboring town when the sheriff pull ed at her sleeve, saying: You are my prisoner, madame" Mrs. Nation turn ed and gave the sheriff a violent slap across the face. She followed this up by taking hold of his ears and wringing them viciously.
 The station was full of women, who began screaming, and tremendous ex- citement followed as the sheriff, who Is a very small man, struggled with his powerful antagonist. A policeman eame to his rescue and with the aid of some bystanders, they succeeded in carrying the woman to a cab, which was driven rapidly to the county jail There, she insisted on being placed in he private room for women, but Sller- if Simmons put her in a cell, where she began to pray and sing hymns.