The evening world., 1912-11-05
REMEMBER, REMEMBER
THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER!"


ELECTION DAY this year happens hit day and date Of
curious interest in the annals of English forefahcrs
In England to-day Guy Fawkes' Day. the anniversary Of
the dlverance Of the nation Tuesday Nov 1905 from Of
the most appalling political plots conceived.
The famous Gunpowder Plot grew of the extreme and
ooker severity Of james toward his Catholic SUBJECTS who had
every from him better treatment The originator
and prime the scheme Guy Fawk but Robert
Cssby of ancient family and Of almost fanatic ZEAL Ills
project wipe out the whole Government King, Lords and
Commons at fell sweep He gathered about him band Of
eager confederates Of birth and position
whom brought from Flanders Guy Fswkes fellow Of fercc
energy and fanaicism.
secrecy band Thomas
Percy who had influence at Court hired house adjoining the
Houses of Parliament With infinite precautions few Of the
pators stocked this dwelling with and moved in No
in out For months they toed ut their ire
mendous task of piercing the enormously thick foundation walls
the House Of Commons One night they worked stealy
silence they heard ncied they heard the ng bell deep
the earth under their feet Terror them until holy
water prnke the spot seemed to silence the sound Then
rumbing directly their heads All made ready fly Fawkcs
however, cautiously Investigated and found that the noise from
a cellar directly underneath the House Lords occupied by
coal who removing his stock.
With carefully disguised the conptors made
hire the cellar from the coal dealer abandoned
One by thy1 barrels of gunpowdr about ton and twelve
hundredweigh secretly slowed the vault Stones and
pieces of iron scattered about make the explosion
destructive and the whole piled high with innocent looking rewood
and faggots.
All this slowly painfully accomplished during the early
months Of the year The time the great finally
and all the highest dgnaes of the realm would be gathered within
the walls Of the doomed building
Meanwhile Of the chief conspaors had arranged invite
of influential people to assemble his house Warwick
shire Nov s. for hunting party Directly the explosion
occurred the poe proposed to seize Prince Charles the Princess
Ezabch proclaim them the and dictate
he terms Of Government Henry Prince of Wales was ex
pected accompany his father Lords and 40 he
blown up with the rest At the critical Guy Fawkes was
to touch of long owmatch leading the gunpowdc jump
boat in the Thames and embark in ship for Flanders
As the fatal day drew the question which brought
about the conspaors undong Unsupectng Catholic
those the plot to be present the opening Par
ment Should they be warned Catesby replied with emphatic
urging that such unorunaes would be that in any
raer than that the project should take they were
dear mine they also blown up" But
not all the Spartan before Nov
Lord Mouneagle bohernaw of of the band received an
letter beseechng him he valued his to attend
the coming ceremonies
That enough Lord Mounteage communicated his sus
picions to the Kings Ministers The latter decided to let the plot
rpen Not until the afternoon Of Monday Nov L. did the Lord
Chamberlain and his staff search the beneath the House Of
Lords They found Guy Fawkcs hiding corner The quick
the Chamberlain went off hoped then might vet 90
WE'LL Ate O'Clock next morning however, party marched
to the cellar seized Fawke the door and to the Tower
Torture from him complete The other con-
spirators pursued and either killed caught spccdv
and JAN 30 and 81 1906 eight of them bcheaded their
bodies drawn and CHARTERED their exposed on pkcsbc
traditional fate of traitors.
And for the shouting.