Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-08
BOMB CRUSADE IS
INSTITUTED WHEN
SUFFS LOSE VOTE
Attempt Made to Blow Up
Church. Newspaper Plant and
Wholesale Building-Many
Fires KindIed.
COMMONS REJECTS BILL
Decisively Defeated Once More
English Militants Inaugurate
Campaign of Terror With
Torch and Dynamite.

London, May S..An attempt to
wreck the ancient ST Paul's Cathedral
by bomb carly today is attributed to
the militant suffrascts. The Nvrper.
who conducts sishtseers through ND
massive ediii~e. was making his rounds
at abort O'Clock this morning, when
he heard a ticking sound near the higi,
altar. tpon Investigation he found
hidden Il heavy parcel done mp i'll
brown paper He Immediately placed
it in water and handed it over - the
police, who found Il suffraget news
paper wrapped about the bomb This
attempt and the placing of two other
bombs in other PARTS of the city made
1T appear that the militant slffrascts
had entered anow on their havoc work
ing campaign following the defeat OF
the woman Suffrage bill in the house
of commons last night
Shortly after the discovery at tho
cathedral the police found u similar
bomb-like package on he steps of u
newspaper office i'm Fleet S rect and IL
tin cannistcr, believed To contain az
plosives, Was picked up on the steps
OF Wholesale drug store near ST.
Pauls. No arrests Mere made follow
ing the discoveries and it is doubtful
II TIVE police have clues To the identity
ol the bomb tnrowers
Franchise Bill Beaten
The fate of the woman suffrage bill
was sealed by thu votes OF more than
30 Irish nationalists. Who voted
against il, The bill whereby ii v-ss
sons'it to enfranehse 6,ooO.0oO Honen.
WAS rejected by = majority of H. The
vote stood a66 10 .la
Whether there is amy chance that tho
present parliament will pass Il hin of
more limited character may be-
doubted. Possibly the nationai:Sts fcar
that ii they ALLOW II womei,'s franchise
bill to pass the second reading ii will
lead to parliamentary struggle which
|. would not unlikely end i'm dissolution
OF parliament before the hon,,. rule
hill becomes II law. Furthermore tlia
debate proved that the militant policy
of the suffrlaists has done the cause
great harm. as far as parliament is
concerned The conciiation bill cf last
session was rejected by only "a small
majority compared With the .oickin-
SON bill
influenced BY Anarchy.
Reoent police court disclosures Of
acts of nccndiarism planned by tho
m,i.l,ah1s. .l,i''. faf surprising in magnitude
ANYTHING llaret, fore attempted and the
burning OF st. GATHERINGS church at
ltatcham yesterday undoubtedly infll-
ehced many members to vote against
the bill
The figures nf the division showing
the majority for the bin were greeted
with great cheer from both sides yf
the house.
The bomb from the cathedral was
Inspected az the l3ridweil police station
ana later at the home office 9Y ex-
perts The bomb WAS painted black
and contained two detonators attached
I" an electric battery 1t was filled
with sluss of a bard black subsistence
resembling coat There is no doubt. the
police say that it was placed In mo-
sition by militant suffragets or per-
sous In their employ
The general pilIblic is admitted To the
choir of ST Paul's between II O'Clock
in the morning and half pas, three in
the afternoon.
Mystery shrcuds Plot.
The cathedral WAS closed at & O'Clock
last evening and it appears certain chat
me bomb ws deposited before .!r,t
hour Ii was foun,i beneati, a ch;I,1.
beside the bishops throne at the ileaI
of the choir
The dean conducted song service nrar
the bishops throne last evening but
neither he nor the ,er:ei then noti..nI
the package or heard the ticking
Plain clothes policemen have bceu on
duty IN st P.4ul's for several weeks
ioi, the express purpose of preventing
inliltaht sllffragot outbreaks but they
observed nothing wrong las; night
Several parts of the cathedral ,si1-
ally opened To the public, were closed
today
Sulfraget arson squads We're also
DusN eallN this morning They burned
down pavilion on the cricket field ut
bishops Park Fulham, in the west end
OF London. and also set fire to am nm
occupied house. Cards and Quantities
or chemicals We're found in the vicinity
of both fires.
Another fire broke ont in Lambeth
today. in a llinber yard. the. fourth of
It's KIM! within n. lew days 1t WAS
eXtlnguished before much damage had
been done
small. but fiendishly powerful" is
the police officers description t.f the
bomb found near the high altar of St
PauVs Cathedral this morning When
The machine was taken In pieces it was
discovered that it WAS timed to explode
III midnight, but II derangement ot
clock works retarded its explosion A,;-
iarcntlN only this accident prevented
untold damage tothe cathedral. A num-
Der Of brass screws. nails and coarse
metal slugs We're found among tile con-
tents.
CARNEGIE is CITIZEN OF
SCOTLAND. SAYS sUFFRAGET