Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-05-08

London. May S.-The damage to
property of the British Isles caused py
the militant sutTragettes during the
last three months amounts to more
than s5,O000o0 according to an Of
fetal estimate made today by the au-
thorities at Scotland yard,
TO this sum they say must be added
the increased cost of protecting lives
and property. Three detectives nave
been assigned to watch over each
member of the cabinet at all tmes'
while all suspected persons are shad
cwed by plain clothes men and all pub
lie buildings have been placed under
special guard.
Figured at this rate, the suifragette
activities are costing the country at
least $25,O00,000 year The militant
section of the British suffragettes IN
tends to inaugurate campaign OF
even greater violence in order 10
ayenge the defeat of the womans sur
frage bill Tuesday night and the pros
etution of the central militant organ
ization. Advanced members OF the
fighting sisterhood declared today that
The events of the last few days are TO
be eclipsed by worse things to come.
Votes for women" the woman sur
f,age newspaper edited by Mr.. and
Mrs. Pethick Lawrence, says TO-DAY:
We see before the country period OF
disorder such as has not been known
for decades, perhaps for centuries. we
see a prospect Of violence being an
swered by violence in terrible
.crescendo. We foresee the Likelihood
Of crimes being sympathized with, II
rot condoned and approved by many
CT the most respected law-abidins
members of the commusity.'
General colIapses.
General Mrs. Flora Drummond
suddenly collapsed and fell in a heap
Oh the floor of the prisoners enclosure
a. the Bow street police court this
morning when proceedings under the
malicious damage act were resumed
AGAINST the suffragette leaders. She
was carried out of court by jailor
and a wardess.
Revelations made during previous
hearings had whetted the public appe-
tite and the court was filled to over
flowing when the 'conspirators were
brought in. These included, besides the
general" Miss Harriet Rebecca Kerr
Miss Agnes Lake, Miss Rachel Barrett
Mrs. Beatrice Saunders, Miss ANNE
Kenney, Miss Laura Lennox ana
Chemist Clayton.
Further correspondence was pro
duced by counsel of the treasury III
which the accused advocated Dig
things" such as a general raid on the
public letter boxes throughout Lon
don and a war on the house of lords,
1t was suggested that attack on the
peers could be accomplished by
means of a suffragette typist, who
could secure position on the report
ing staff
"Youns Hot Blood
According to Archibald Bodkin' the
treasury counsel, circular was found
in Miss Laura Lennoxs residence an
nouncing the formation of branch
society called ~. H. B." Inspector
Lawrence, of Scotland yard, explained
that the initials stood for Young Hot
Blood" The society was to be COM
rosed of the younger members OF the
women's social and political union ana
married women were eligible to mem
bership.
Union Has Money. "a
London, May S.-Evidence was
produced during the proceedings as
to the wealth of the woman's social
and political union. From a state
ment by the prosecution, it was shown
that the rental paid for the unions
Offices was $500 yearly, rising to
$11,25O.
The case was adjourned until May
13. all the women being allowed bail
of $4,000 each owing to their health.
General" Mrs. Drummond had a
second collapse just before the ad-
iournment.
Insult to Redmond.
Dublin, May S.-A week in which