The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-09
TO SMASH
MIS-. Nations Followers Grew Indignant
al Their Leader
FOR NOT GOING WITH THEM.
One OF the More Enthusiastic De.
nOuaCed Her as a Coward.
zLiooan VAS TOO TIRED TO CO..
ss ga ss3ssS~,,Yersit :,
"dOm'n Are MdS''alan, loo, lest Pitch"
Said Mrs. NAM.
SIZE WILL LECTURE IN StyfRAL CIIltS,
Including Kansas City, Dcs Moines
Alton and Possibly Chicago, and
Then Take Rest.


Topeka. Kan, February s.-Mrs Ma
zion last night for the aret time displayed
the white feather. 1t wa. at meeting
of thirty CT her followers who. armel
with hatohets, had gathered in secret to
arrange a night raid on Topeka Joints.
The women had been promised this aid 4
several male students at Waehburn col
lege, who wore to come to town armed
after midnigh. and personally take palt
in the raid also see that the crusaders
80. -, ri, o.,,.,,,oo. a,
w i'0'
ne meeting was intense the women
planning infinitely fer the raid II was .
decided 10 saunter ont al o'clock in the
-. 49,, 49,. -. ,,i,. ,r
'O''''"s a."
lo"h. SuuAehly' NAeu every 'hiH6 sSoi"Su
satisfactorily arranged for a terrific en-
sl,u-b- M. N7ttcp ha1ssd ana began
putting on heF wraps ana el'" sn' ""'
going home. Instantly her followers wee
In an uproar. Mingled With expire. sions
re. o,,f,g rboree of frcnt
VI ''e 81 ,.,.-s,,
SUne VIRUS VI an
one woman who had spent a srea.or par
Of ,fa dav conecting hatchets and So
-. 80, 49,, ..,.-,,.,. -,-hod Il,
Hciting ana Tor the crusaders Iu4ns" 80
where Mrs. Nation stood IN the center
OF a group and, shaking her fist in tle
wichita woman's face. chou ed excltelly;
i0N''' "o'i'''' - -. -
lou 4e coward MIs' N"''ou' ~"
coward"
For a moment Mrs. Nation lost control
u am not coward She sil1 WIZ
emphasis. II VIII s. this m.nuie win
any enc woman and smash a joint
dr1en Voice we're raised, I'm go,
ri % .','r5 f,rn -noment i; looked as If
on Instantaneous raid would result But
Mr.. nation soon collecting herself told
the assembled women she was Urea that
the I.rd did not wish her TO go to-
,ight " ana without further ado LETT the
roS11
Wblc tho wnnen waited TO wonder at
,be,s LADDERS latest move Mrs. Nation.
,co,-nanisd alone by a reporter. made
tbo rpnnds of the Joints TO sa lsfy her
nS, 49, IN VOC cjrse8 The io.ni pro-
rrtstore. annarently antic.rating a. q,
Mad closed ana barricaded Their ors and
a. midnirht Mrs. Nation went to her
home
Durirg the evening Mrs Nation wa
orestioned about her Chicago trip which
IL 49,, rIannod for nexf week. bat she
no,',i al, nothinp dcHnite stout IT,
81 IN ro wbon Inc Lord directs me ="
rho sai3 .-At nresent He wants me 10
ran,air More :,
| -, boo,avcr that She would 20
% CO. IA All her date there
| ~ 70 smash" She aided. but simply
! ~ teottrra I"
ssne ~ the volunteer members OF Ms
| >l,+io,,,e hand ~ crusaders claimed taat
49, ,oc,,,rer from pittsbure had induced
NJ Tn,io, 10 give up smashing and so
y" ~ i,,,ria
o1re Yasion is expected TO speak IN
KSreas civ omaha. Sioux City. Des
49, "a cbi,ago and She refused many
- 60 c, far orfers Of meney hayo
~, de,ovrsd Mr. Nation from her de-
.te-,,jnetion n remain in nsas and
,,'.rt co. n-,b i6,tion. Mrs. Nation. speak
~ 'oS,,, ~ The e,orm Of reproacles that
ba5 hpen directed against her becaus
10 ~ ref,'saI IN LEAD last nights raid
safs ~. was beautiful Ia see how
sngcy tbev we're Whv. do you know
tbey vented 10 scratch my eyes out AMI
guu NY "a daiicio,,s baif hour never
w. -, IN M, life would rsth
"'S a., n hands Of these indignant
I'm no esloon kespsrs.''
80, h,,rs, mn a hearty laugh
~ o. .'N, -, -.rio,,s ana aid. u Aid
n,,.btr7 nv tho inAign stion q
~ - XIV K,nsas gains a grea,
49, All w5sn erst came here had t,
, ia stand hack and let them scold me
WAY. it was the greatest surprise ersi
mad They were maa, oieag "a "a. an "a,
Nay thfouEN' w 'H'S "O''. ~.