New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
REV0LVERS AND ACID
AT SUFFRAC|ST RALLY
Shots Fired and SuIphurlC
Thrown at Meeting in Not
tingham, England.
STUPID HOAX IN LONDON
Suffragettes Hint Darkly OF
Things To Be Done at To-
morrow's University
Boat Race.
NV cable to The Tribuncl

lRy cable to The Trbuncl
London. March IA hoax of stupid
character was played upon suffragettes
csterday. Bogus orders We're given on
a large scale for the delivery Of goods
10 the militant women's headquarters
in Kingsway. the effect of which was
merely the penaliZation of the duped
tradesmen From 100 o'clock i'm the
morning till long after midday vehicles
Of various kinds. carrying goods of all
sorts for delivery, drew up nj the door.
The varied assortment included a
piano. tons OF coal. barrels OF beer.
mineral waters. washing baskets and a
pantechnicon for removal. The carmen
realized that the orders were not
genuine. and expressed their opinion OF
/ the hoax in language more expressive
! than polite.
The oxford authorities have received
a threatening letter about the uni
versity boat race 10 be rowed in Lon
! don on Thursday. and sensational
rumors as to the means 10 be adopted
| by tho suffragettes on that occasion
are in circulation.
Police aid has been invoked and all
boat clubs on the Thames have been
requested to help keep the course clear
on the day of the race TO prevent the
possibility OF a small boat being pushed
ont at any point just as the crews AZ"
approaching.
\ new campaign of annoyance was
started Yesterday in places far apart.
| but evidently by concerted arrange
mcnt Unstamped letters. each con-
tanning q small coin. were sent out
/ largely. and on each Of these siXpen"c
! had To- poe paid on delivery.
Fireworks and Vtriol.
Receivers and fireworks We're dis
oharged and suphrric acid scattered
broadcast at suffragette meeting at
Nottingham last night when the public
feeling against militant tactics reached
q climax. \ crowd of more than ten
thousand men and youths gathered
outside. bur were refused omission.
student band several hundred
strong gained admission los back
passage and IN a fe~ seconds windows
were smashed and the hostile crowd
swarmod on to the platform. Al once
the meeting became q riot. The SUI
fiagcttc colors were captured and
ripped to fragments Revolver shots
were fired iu al directions and fire.
works were flung into the ain scatter
ing sparks all over the audience
Chairs and pasoucrs We're smashed.
and many women rushed JOE panic 10
the doors. bat were driven Bach by the
.roWds sursing boz. Free fights. II
course. occurred and several men and
women were injured before n strong
force II police drove thc audience from
the hall.
The belief hat militant sufragcttes
were responsible for the burning of the
railroad station al CroNlcy Green. on
tho London & North Western Railway.
was confirmed by the receipt by the
station master Yesterday of a suffra-
gette newspaper bearing the words.
Afraid CORY left got burned
Lillian Lcnton. whose domicile i'm
London has been carefully watched by
the police since her release. with a view
10 her possible rcarrest, has vanished
She was charged with burning the pa
yilion in Kew Gardens on February 20
and was at first held without bail. nut
later was released owing 10 illness. y
magistrate. however, ordered her rear
rest.
The Daily Citizen a labor organ.
asserts that an attempt was made yes
torday 10 set fire To the British Mu-
scum Half burned rags saturated
with oil were found in one of the
rooms by an official, but there is no
clcw 10 the culprits