The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
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Mrs. Nation and Her Followers be-
gin Work ON Topeka Saloons
at 4:3O A. NJ.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 6.-Mrs. Nation
launched her crusade against the joints
at an early hour Tuesday morning.
She rose at 4:30 and soon afterward
started on tour of joint smashing.
Accompanied by Mrs. j. P. White and
Miss Madeline Southland, she attempted
to enter the place at $50 Kansas avenue.
The man who was on duty at that early
hour was taken unawares, but man
aged to disarm Mrs. Nation and bolt the
door before any of the party could en-
ter. Mrs. Nation said her friends
caught hold of her arms and prevented
her going in through the window. The
next place visited was 1.-THE Senate"
at 4O6 Kansas avenue. The women en-
tered without resistance, but colored
man quickly seized Mrs. Nation and
took her Ratchet away.
Somehow in the scutfle Mrs. Nation
was struck on the right temple by the
Ratchet, but the blow did not disable
her and she at once seized the Ratchet
carried by Mrs. White. She turned over
two large slot machines and smashed
the glass in front of each. She soon
made wreck of the large refrigerator
and after that turned her attention to
the liquor and fixtures behind the bar.
A key of beer came in the way of her
Ratchet and the contents completely
drenched the skirts of Mrs. Nation.
At this juncture the colored porter
fred his revolver at the ceiling to fright
en- the crusaders and attract attention
from the outside. Policeman Graham
was attracted to the place by the noise
and escorted Mrs. Nation to the police
station\ Here Mrs. Nation and her lit
tie band of followers held short praise
service and lectured those in charge at
the time.
The Senate saloon which was
wrecked was one of the handsomestand
most complete in its equipments of any
in the city. 1t is fitted up with hand
some cherry bar and the great mirror
which hung on the north side was
valued at fully $500. Probably $1,000
worth of property, mostly made up of
cherry bar and handsome fixtures, was
destroyed.
Mrs. Nation wasarrested Tuesday nj ht
on warrant sworn out in the city court
by Kelly & Lytle, who owned the SEN
ATE. saloon. She is charged with ma
licious destruction of property. Her
bond was placed at $500, and she was
released till Saturday, at which time
her trial will take place.
After the Nation episode the Senate
saloon was raided by Chief of Police
Stahl and his men. After Mrs. Nation
had wrecked the joint in the morning,
the porter who made an Intellectual at
tempt to hold the place against the
smashers ran for help. Soon the chief
proprietor, sheep" Lytle, was found
and the joint was opened for business
People who had heard of the smash
commenced to drop into the joint just
to see the wreck. In short time the
crowd had become SO large that it re.
quired four bartenders to wait on
them. BY nine O'clock the crowd mum.
bered nearly 200, and from then until
the police raided the place it fluctuate
between 200 and $50. Among those
present were advocates of Temperance
who wished to see the work of the cru.
saders. The crowd around the bar de.
manded souvenirs and the bartenders
gathered up bits of glass from the
broken mirror. giving away small
piece with every glass of beer. A man
stationed himself at the front door
and cried: "Souvenirs with each and
every glass of beer" Those who did not
drink begged for souvenirs. Small
pieces of glass sold for five cents. AT
1880 a. m. Chief of Police Stahl, fo.-
lowed by Sergt. Donoval and two DO.
licemen, entered the place. The crowd
was dispersed and Bartender Wagon
sr was arrested. The other bartenders
quit work. A key of beer, a pump and
four bottles of beer and two bottles OF
whisky were captured. \ warrant was
issued for the proprietor by request OF
Sheriff Cook.
John c. Nicholson, lawyer from
Newton, is here with bill he has pre-
pared to legalize jsint smashing. He
claims that a legislator has promised
TO introduce the bill for the considera-
ton of the legisla ture. Mr.. Nicholson
says that Mrs. Nation violates no law
when she smashes property that is be-
ing used for unlawful purposes. and
by legalizing her methods by passing
his bill the work of driving out the
joints would be greatly facilitated.
Mrs. Nation Tuesday issued the fol.
lowing proclamation to the school chill
dren of Topeka:
"My Precious Little Children: send YOU
greeting and ask you to help me destroy
that which is on the streets and protected
by the police and city officials to destroy
you, my darlfngs. / want every one of you
little ones to grab up a rock ai.d smash up
the glass doors and windows of these hell.
holes. You will do your duty and enrol,
and place yourself on the side Of God and
humanity.
"Your loving friend.
CARRIE NATION"
Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 6.-The city
council unanimously passed strong
resolution declaring that if Mrs. Ma
ton comes to Sioux City. as it has been
announced is her in ten ton. n one of her
saloon smashing work will be tolerated
but that she will be arrested and pun.
ished. The resolution is worded in dig.
nified language, and throughout refer.
to Mrs. Nations alleged intended acts