, 1913-05-10
MS
ST. CROIX STATION.

upon their headquarters He declared that
MIR Clayton had prostituted science to cri-
minaI ends. He characterized Mrs. Drum
mond as a violent end unscrupulous woman,
and described Mrs. Punkhurst's control over
the will of women. and the publication of
the doings of miscrenntI in''Ihe Stuff. gette,"
an organ of crime. He read letters from Il
German chemist regarding q supply OF pow
der for causing the dispersion OF public
meetings by inducing sneezing and skim
irritation. OIL er letters referred to a plot
against dockyar1s. The Treasury, he slut
ell, is considering the procedure against the
signers OF cheques found ut the headquarters
for large sums to be applied for reform by
paraffin and shavings. He asked that all be-
r~emanded for trinl. Drew was dismissed,
upon finding sureties never again to print
''The Suffrugette." Miss Lennox, Miss Bar
rett and Miss Lake were granted bnil, and-
tie others were renganded.
Nine who were arrested in Trafalgar
Square have been sentenced to various term" +,
the maximum being one month.
Miss Christabel Pnnkhurst, on leaving
Paris for Belgium. said that President Poir-
can had asked for her expulsion as a matter
of comfy, and If granted, she would seek
refuge elsewhere, but certainly THE SufBra-
gette" would be published somewhere, and
no Encouragement was felt.
tn the House of Commons Mr.. Dickinson,
NJ. p. for st. Pnncrns, moved the second
reading of his bill enFranchising women aged
twenty five, upon the same terms a male
hOuseholders, and also householder'~ wives
1t affects six million women aud is the fourth
vote within four Years to be taken after two
days debate. Mr.. Dickinson suggested it
should be passed with a condition not to be-
come effective until q virtual referendum dis
closes if women desire the vote as Il whole
He thought it wrong to withhold votes from
nil because of the crimes Of the few, Mr..
Beck, NJ. p, for Saffron Walden, in moving
its rejection, argued that the high quality OF
the suffragette criminals was conclusive
against the enfranGhisemen Of voters OF suclt
character.
A bomb has been found in the mails, address,
ed to tive Postmaster General, containing
gunpowder and nitr0glycerine, but its des-
tructive quality is doubtful. A suffragrtte
entered the "Standard's" Offices, destroy t1
some furniture and fixtures, attacked one OF
the editors and had to be elecIed by the POI
lice, uttering the most dire threats. The
'"Times" pabllshes an advertisement of a re-.
ward for the disclosure of the orr gin of the
large gifts TO the S~uffrugettes.
The Welsh eOlllerS strike has been settled.
The King received the Members of the
British Polo team upon their departure for
the United States.
The Duchess Of Conunught aud Mrs Cham
berlain are better
The decision Of the House Of Lords with
regard to the Scott divorce case forbids
secrecy, and declares that every court pro-
ceeding is open TO every subject. and TINT
courts are not empowered TO sit secretly for
reasons of delicacy or tenderness.
The Railway Companies are raising their
tate four per cent ard upwards, according
to the rderstandiMg when they raised
wages.
King Nicholas will be informed that the
Powers blockading squadron has been in
etruc;ed to arrange with him for the
evacuation of Scutari. His abdicntion
would not be surprising, and there are
similar rumours regarding the Sultan Of
Turkey. The Turco-Balkan peace negoti-
atoms are proceeding.
New York, May 7th-Mr. Gaynor, the
Mayor, welcomed the WeardaEe Commission
at the City Hall, and in the evening they
were entertained at q banquet by the Pill
grlms' Society. The newspapers publish the
speeches very fully, and much cordiality is
shown by the more influential journals. Re
preventative Gallagher voiced the opinion
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