The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-05-08
.MILITANTS TRY TO
WRECK ST.PAuL'SI
Bomb Found Under Altar Of
Famous London Church.
ARSON SQUAD STARTS FIRES
British Suffragettes Open War Of Re-
venge For Defeat of Their Bill by
| Parliament.

SShSS FoF SofSAt OF ine" S'b o+
| Parliament
| London, May S.--An attempt made
10 wreck the ancient St. Paul's Cathe'
dral by bomb is attributed to the
militant suffragettes.
The verger who conducts sightseers
Through the massive ediflce was max.
ling his rounds, when he heard a tick.
ing sound near the high altar. Upon
he found hidden heavy
parcel done up in brown paper. He
Immediately placed 1t In water and
sSs.anded 1t over Ito the police. who
Hound suffragette newspaper wrap
fpsd up with the bomb.
This attempt and the placing Of two
9ther bombs in other parts OF London
made 1t appear that the militant suf-
nagettes had entered anew on their
iayoc-working campaign following the
eefeat Of the woman suffrage bill In
he house OF commons.
Shortly after the discovery at St..
Iauls Cathedral the police found q
imilar bomblike package on the steps
H a newspaper ONCE in Fleet street.
And q tin canister believed to contain
Explosives was picked up on the steps
bf q wholesale drug establishment near
Ft. Paul's Cathedral.
No arreStsw ere made following the
tfsvoveries. and 1t is doubtful II the
llliee have clews to the identity OF
tn bomb throwers.
The bomb from the cathedral was
examined at the Bridewell police sta
fssn and later at the home once by
sovernment experts.
The bomb was painted black and
contalned two detonators attached to
Al electric battery. It was filed with
slues Of hard black substance re-
senbling coal. There il no doubt, the
poilce say, that it was placed In posi-
tion BY militant suffragettes or persons
II fheir employ.
he general public is admitted to
the choir and aisles Of st. Paufs Ca
th&4ral between eleven o'clock in the
naming and half-pas three in the af-
ter6pon. The cathedral was closed en-
us9Ev at six o'clock In the evening,
az ~ appears certain, that the bomb
xes tieposited before that hour.
snall but f1endishly powerful" is
6lpifav iaG Garinsia cs TIA
the high altar or SC.
r a. When the machine
wa pieces 1t was discovered
thai 1as timed to explode at mid
night, but arrangement of the clock
work retarded the explosion. Appar-
emily only this accident prevented un-
told damage to the cathedral. A num-
Der Of brass screws. nails and coarse
metal slugs were found among the
contents.
Plain clothes policemen have been
on duty in st. Paul's for several weeks
for the express purpose Of preventing
militant suffragette outbreaks.
Suffragette arson squads" also
burned down pavilion on the cricket
field at Bishops Park. Fulham, in the
West End Of London, and also set fire
to an unoccupied house at Nnchley.
In the North of London. Suffragette
placards and quantities of chemicals
were found in the vicinity of both
fires.
Another mysterious FIRE broke out
at timber yard In Lambeth, the
fourth OF this kind in London within
few days. 1t was extinguished be-
fore much damage was done.
The defeat of the woman suffrage
bill in the house Of commons Is gen.
orally attributed by the newspapers
to the women themselves-the mill
tant ones, whose Wild law-breaking
tactics alienated the sympathies OF
suffrage supporters.
The Times says that the embarrass.
ment that the militants have inflicted
on the cause lay like q dead weight
over the whole course Of the debate
ON the bill in the commons.