The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12

pest men III the secret police ser
vice have been detailed to the work
)f guarding King Alfonso of Spain,
Who is coming to the capital for Il
lwo-day visit with President Poin-
are
LIKE BAUoUo's GHOST.
LONDON. May :. The Irish
home rule bill was reintroduced in
the house of commons today. and
the measure was given its rst read
ing by Premier Asquith. The date
Of the second reading has been set
for June =
The women's suffrage bill was
defeated today by a large majority,
and. as had been expected. the &C.
ton OF the lawmakers was followed
by hostile demonstration in front
of the parliament build ;ngs Sew.
cral thousand disappointed suffrag,
cites raised their voices in protest
and II was with difficulty that the
police were able to prevent serious
THEY LOVE HIM NOT.
PARIS. May S.-rhat the visit of
King Alphonso OF Spain. who is
scheduled 10 arrive here tomorrow
will be attended by the utmost risk.
has been further indicated by a hos.
tile demonstration which took place
last night IN front of the Spanish
Thousands of people gath.
cred i'll the streets near the for
eign headquarters shortly after darl,
and 1t was with the greatest diff
Guilty that the police succeeded in
the rioters. who threat.
encd the demolition of the bu ldinc
II which the Spanish ambassador re.
sides, Scores of the rioters We're
and it is believed that adj.
ditionai evidence has been secured
regarding the conspiracy to take the
| fe OF tn" Spanish monarch during
his stay here as the guest of the
French government
Secret service men have been sent
10 meet the king and 10 escort him
hither As further safeguard. he
will he met upon his arrival her,
by special detachment OF troops
and throughout his stay he will be
BY gendarmes and secret
service men
FLORA SWOONED.
LONDON, May N-Thc findin. ol
dynamite bombs and Internal ma
chimes in score OF places durn4
the past several days has put the
authorities on their mettle. with the
result that d renewed effort is be
ing made to connect the suffragcttes
with the attempted outrages, which
are becoming more numerous daily
although fortunately but few Of the
explosives have produced the de
sired results thus far
General Flora Drummond. Who was
early this week on the
charge OF melting the sufiragetteS
70 commit deeds OF violence. ard
Who is now on trial tainted awag
today during the hearing. and the
ease was POSTPONED until TUESDAY
by VIII CHI time the police hope to
have additional evidence TO present
to the court.
The police are OF the opinion that
lhc sWnoning of the suffraectte lead
ct today was subterfuge to evade
answering the questions fired a her
by the prosecution
PLAYING THE GAME
LONDON. May 9-Gencral Flora
Drummond, the suffragette leader
who swooned in court yesterday
while being tried on the charge OF
melting her followers to commit
deeds OF violence was taken to q
private hospital today. She IS suf-
f"r,ng from a nervous breakdown
and it is uncertain when the hear
ing viii be resumed.
LOSSES ARE GREAT.
LONDON. May 9-Property to
thc value of $5.000.60O has been Dc
by the British suffraeettrr
ing to a statement issued today by
the government The estimate in
cludes all of the outrages commit.
ed presumably by the women in all
sections OF the British Isles. The
largest single loss is placed at 500"
900. and from that amount the
losses range downward to few
hundred dollars.
The government has been the prin
cipal loser
SCUTARI IN FLAMES.
VIENNA. May g. Advices re,
ccived late this afternoon from the
province OF Albania state that the
city of Scutar is in flames. and
that vast amount of damage has
resulted. The dispatches intimate
that the fire was started by the dis,
eusted Montcnegrin soldiers. who
are now leaving the city in accor
dance with orders issued recently by
X ny Nicholas.
FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
SCUTARI. May 9.-The fire which
threatened the entire city for a
time today has been controlled. and
it Is believed that all danger OF a
further spread of the flame is past
The fire started In the bazaar and
practically that entire section Of the
city has been wiped out. with a loss
of several million dollars.
The departing Montenegrin troops
are openly accused of responsibility
for the confederation. The victorious
soldiers of King Nicholas, who have
been forced by the powers 10 evacuate
the city. are leaving In the bitterest
anger, and il Is believed that they
set fire to the bazaar in the hope
OF unsetting the peace plans of the
European nations. who abe now in
ton.