Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-14
WORK Or MRS NATION.
Surrounded by Struggling, Cheering Mob of Men and Boys.

| - Mob of Men and Boys. Chicago, Feb 14.-Mrs Carrie Nation l left Chicago for Topeka last night. l She is under bonds to appear in the Kansas capital to-day for trial in con nection with her operations in that l city Before leaving Chicago she an nounced that as soon as she had "cleaned up things at home she would come back here and if things were not properly taken care of by I the authorities she and her friends l would take matters into their own l hands and, to use her own expression, we will make souvenirs"
 Her meeting with the barroom 1 keepers, which she announced that she would carry out, did not materialiZe, and in default of having them for an l audience she went once more to the 1 place in Nc 29U State street, which she visited the night before, and in which her grandson is manager, and de1iv- cred talk to the persons she found | there. It was a motley throng, en- bracing all classes. Mrs Nation mount ed a table and for fifteen minutes talked with great vim.
 Mrs Nation began her day with an l afternoon meeting in Willard nall. | About l 300 persons, a large majority l of them women, were crowded into the | little auditorium when Mrs Nation. es- corted by several local w. C. Y U. | leaders, pushed her way down the aisle to the platform. So great was the crush, in fact. that the meeting hastily was adjourned after Mrs Ma ton and one or two others had spoken i Many women, crushed in the strug- gling mob around the door. tainted and were taken out with great difficulty. Mrs Nation bitterly upbraided the W. C. T. |. and church members in gen eral for their neglect of the people of ! the slumS.
 Leaving Willard hall. Mrs Nation was carried off her feet by the crush around the entrance. There were no policemen to keep back the crowds and Mrs Nation, surrounded by q cheering, struggling mob of men and boys, practically was showed down La salle street for more than d block, where q cab was obtained.
 "Drive to Mayor Harrson's oftice,' said Mrs Nation, and the cab. followed by q crowd of several hundred. drove to the City hall. The corridors of the building were damned and Mrs Nation literally had to fight her way to May or HarriSOn's office. only to meet with disappointment, for the mayor was at lunch, and, according to his secretary, was not expected back.
 The mayors reception room by this time was packed with -loungers, poli- ticians and City hall clerks, and in re- SpOnSe to cries for q speech Mrs Ma tiOn was lifted to a desk After talk ing for two or three minutes she was assisted down and started for Chief hlpley's office. The chief also was apsent and Mrs Nation. almost eX- hauSted, but determined, fought her / way, this time with the aid Of d half dozen policemen, down the City hall corridors to her carriage, which was turned toward the county jail.
 Here the officials, apparently, had not expected her visit, for when Mrs Nation, followed by small crowd, en- tered the building, the hall door was closed and when. after a moment s parleying, Mrs Nation was allowed to enter, q dozen policemen stood inside the door.
 Il want to see these poor people, said Mrs Nation to Jailer Whitman
 What do you mean by coming in here this way,' asked the jailer. You can't see the prisoners. 1 won't take any chances with any one With the reputation you have.'
 Mrs Nation was next driven to q Turkish bath parIor. ''I am awfuIly tired,'' she said. Il think 1 can rest here better than in my room.' She remained nearly two hours in the batl parlor and then returned to her hotel Mrs Nation declared her unequivoca approval of the Turkish bath as an in I StitutiOn.
 Later she visited the saloon of liar ry Mccall, opposite the Windsor ho tel, to see how he had respected hel orders regarding the draping of q part c ly nude figure in the window. Earlier in the day, she sent word to Mccall that she wanted the figure properly clothed. Mccall wound a lot of pinl J. netting around it, and hung around the neck a card bearing the inscrip tion: "Draped by request of Mrs Car rie Nation of Kansas .
 Mrs Nation glared at the pink swad dled figure, gave an indignant ejacula tion and then burst into the saloon.
 "Where's the man 1 told about fix ing up that image?" she demanded
 Here 1 am,'' said Mccall, comins forward.
 Well, that pink stuff won't do,' de 7. clared Mrs Nation, vigorously. Any body can see right through it.'' .o "How do you want it dressed ? asked Mccall
 Il want it dressed the way vol would have your sister dressed' wa. the reply.
 I'll put a Mother Hubbard and n sun bonnet on it.' said the salool keeper: will that do!'
 Well. guess so,'' said Mrs Natio1 in dubious tones. a..
 Yes. that will do, but put them ol quick" .r
 Il will" said Mccall. and he did
 After issuing her orders to Mccall Mrs Nation went back to her hotel t. rest until the time for her evening lee
 ture at Willard hail.
 Mrs Nation left last night for To
 peka, where she is to be tried to-da.
 for saloon wrecking.
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