The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-02-08
CARRIE CONTINUES
WAR ON lvHISKEY
hrs. Nation Starts Out Before
the Break &C Gay.
SMASHING TOPEKA JOINTS
Bar Fixtures, Slot Machines and Re-
friGerator Wrecked with Hatchet.
The Smasher's skirts Drcnch ed With
Flowing Beer-Carricd to Prison.

Topeka, Feb. 5.-Mrs. Carrie Nation
launched her crusade against tho joints
at III early hour this morning. She
rose at 4:30 and soon afteryard started
out Oh Il tour of joint smashing. Ac.
Companied by Mrs. j. White and Miss
Madeline SoutAard, She attempted to
enter tho place at $50 Kansas avenue.
The man on duty at that early hour WAS
taken uuawarcS, but managed 20 dis.
arm Mrs. Nation and bolt TIE door be-
fore any Of the party could enter. Mr..
Nation said her friends caught her arms
and prevented her going III through the
window.
An Accidental Blow.
The next place visited wa; The Senate,
at 4O6 Kansas avenue. The women en-.
tered without resistance, but Il colored
man quickly seized Mrs. Nation an took
her hatchet away. Somehow, il tho
scufi1e, she was struck on the right TEN
pie by the batchct, bat the blow did not
disable her, and she at oncn seized the
hatchet carried by Mrs. White. She
turned over two slot machines and
smashed the glass in front Of each Sac
Soon made a wreck of the large rcfr;..
orator, and after that turned her attcu-
ton to the liquor and fixtures behind
the bar. \ keG of beer came in the way
OF her hatchet, and tho contents co!n-
rletcly drcnched tho skirts of Mrs Ma.
tion.
j: aiSe Service In Lo .lSup.
At this juNcture the negro rortar
fired his revolver at tho ceiling TO
frighten the crusaders and attracted at
ten'ion Of the outsiders. Policeman
Graham was attracted IL the place by
the no!So and escorted Mrs. Nation 10
the police station. Here Mrs. Marion
and her litt!o band OF followers held q
short praise service and lccturcl those
i'll charge at the tinn.
Inc Senate saloon which was wrecked
was one o! the hlEGSomc>t AMI most
complete il its equipments 0t any IN
tine city. II is fitted MP with 4 hand.
some cherry bar, ana the ,;cuat mirror
which hung OH tho north side was
valued at $500 Probably $1,000 worth
OF property, mostly made up OF cherry
DAT and handsome fixtures, was de-
stroyed
Mrs. Nation was released at tho po-
lice station after . short trial. She in.
mcdlately began another round of the
joints
At the police station Mrs. Nation was
booked as Joint S5maSh~r." The others
We're released. Her case was continued
TIL Thursday, without bond, the charge
preferred being that Of 'Institutiny q
riot"
The case against Mrs. Nation for ut.
tempting to smash the Unique saloon,
Oh East Sixth street, yesterday after
noon, was dismissed.
An Appeal TO Children.
Mrs, Nation today issued the follow.
lnS proclamation 70 the school children
OF Topeka:
"LY Precious LITTLE CnILDEEN-I
send You greeting and ask you 70 help
me destroy thnt which is on the streets
and projected b. the police and CITY
officials TO destroy my darlpG>. lwant
every one OF yua little ones to grab uD Il
rock and SMASH up the glass doors and
windows OF these hcllholeS. You vii!
do your duty and ":uo,l youv names on
the pages of undying lame anl p}a"e
yourself Oh the sld2 OF Gni aud hu-
| manlty. Your loving friend,
AR. f. y A.ytI~ -