Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-18
AN EXCITING DAY.
Mrs. Nation Arrested -Four
Times in One Day.
Hatehets and Shattered Glass Dis
tufb Topeka's Sunday Quiet.
Mrs. Nation Declares Her Intention o, Con.
tiuing Operations Monday.

Topeka, kas., Feb T.-Mrs Carrie
Nation put in a busy dav in Toneka
today. and as result the caDital civ
has experienced more genuine excite
ment than can be remembered by the
oldest inhabitants. Mrs. Nation liter
ally crammed the day with thrilling
episodes. She succeeded in having the
contents of notorious Joint smashed
broke into cold storage plant where a
number of fire bars had been stored
away for safety and demolished them
addressed large mass meeting of
men and women and was arrested four
times The last time that the law laid
its hands upon her was when Mrs. Ma
ton emerged from the church where
the mass meeting had been held.
Mrs. Nation announces, tonight, that
she will begin. tomorrow morning,
where she left off, today, and will not
rest until all the joints in Topeka have
been closed. Mrs. Nation started from
the state house grounds. this morning
at the head of 500 men and women. all
all armed with hatchets and axes and
moved on the joints Of the city. Nobody
but Mrs. Nation knew what plans she
had laid.
In the crowd Were a large number of
students of Washburn college. minis
tiers of the city churches and a number
of professional and business men, The
crowd marched down Kansas avenue
TO place on East Seventh street kept
by Ed Murphy, where the work of
demolition was begun. Mrs. Nation.
brandishing Ratchet headed the on
slaught uttering words of depreciation
against the joint Keepers as she sent
her weapon through the first plate
glass window. Others followed her lead
quickly. Amid the shouts of the cru
saders and the iii ,tatorial commands OF
the policemen present. trying 10 pro-
tect the property. glass was soon crash
ing to the ground on all sides. Next
the door was smashed in with an axe
ana the beer kegs. bottles. mirrors and
everything smaShable We're attacked.
Hardly five minutes after Mrs. Nation
had begun smashing what was once !"
well furnished saloon was in complete
ruins. Her work over. Mrs. Nation
proudly emerged from the place ana
was arrested. She went along with the
officer, followed by her band and the
lice station she was released promptly
and hurried back to her work. she en-
tered a livery barn. in which bars had
been stored and smashed them. Then
al the lead Of - Of her followers. she
went to the MoZier cold storage plant
and began search for some liquor that
she. thought had been stored there. This
time Mrs. Nation was arrested by the
county attorneys authorities and was
taken to the Jail in a partrol wagon.
1t was afternoon. before she was re-
leased from Jail on bond and after tax
ing dinner with Sheriff Cook she went
to the First Christian church. where
she was arrested by an officer ana
taken to the county Jail again, She
stayed this time for two hours and
finally her bonds was signed by one OF
the Joint keepers of the city, proml-
nent negro politician.
The gathering of the crusaders at the
state house grounds before daylight
was conducted with the utmost secrecy.
Very few knew about the intended rald
except those going to take part in IT.
At 4.30 O'Clock silent forms might DE
seen hurrying across the walks the
lawn of the state square to the Duiiu-
ing in which the business of the state
is transacted. AT every point OF en-
trance. the sentinelS of the army were
nosed. They accosted each other III
time military style and each one was
obliged to give an account OF hihsen'
If he wore a handkerchief around MS
neck it was all right and ne was al
lowed TO proceed