The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16
INTERNATIONAL
 NEWS BY WIRE
BANK IS ROBBED.


 VANCOUVER. B. C., March 1o.-- Several masked bandits held up the bank at Abbotsford. near this ely, today and escaped with the sum of s2,O0O Several posses are now In pursui. but the robbers have several hours start and there are no clues to indicate their present Whereab uts.
 CITY IS BURNED.
 NEW ORLEANS. March 10.-Ad- vices received this afternoon from Honduras tell of the des ruction by fire of the city of La Cciba with a monetary loss of over $2,000.o00 The dispa ches contain no mention of fatalities, and details of the fire are lacking.
 WOMAN DESTROYS PICTURE.
 LONDON, March h. - A painting valued at $50o,0oo was destroyed to- lay in the National gallery by a w man giving the name f May Rich ardson, The painting was slit In several places before guards rushed to the rescue,
 The Richardson woman is a mil, tant suffragette.
 MRS. PANKHURsT ARRESTED.
 GLASGOW, March 10-Mrs. Elm maline Pankhurst. leader of the militant suffragettes, was placed un. der arrest in this city today on the charge Of melting riot. The arrest vas made during a clash between the police and several hundred Wo- men rioters.
 Mrs. Pankhurst declares that she will inaugurate hunger strike i'm medately, and the public is curious 10 know how the local auth rites will deal with the case in the event that the condition of the prisoner becomes serious.
 CAPT. BONNER KILLED
 LONDON, March 1O-CaptaIn Bonner, of the British aviation corps, was killed this afternoon as he result of his machine becoming unmanageable while a an altitude several hundred feet The aero plane turned completely over ill it's descent and the unfortunate oecu- pant was precipitated win great force to the earth below. Death vas instantaneous.
 TWO AViATORs KILLED.
 LONDON, March 1.-Two more deaths were added to the long list of British fatalities this after noon when Captain Allen and Lieu tenant Burroughs fell with their aeroplane from a height of nearly 500 feet. The men were crushed beyond recognition Il beneath the ;, ,-bi ,J they had been maneupering.
 SUFFRAGETTES BLAMED.
 LONDON. March n.-Seyerat pub lie buildings at Bulcole were totally destroyed last night by fire, win a loss of several hundred thousand dol, 'ars. Suflragettes are held responsi- b!e for the outrage and vigorous search is being made for the guilty women. $ everal arrests We're made this afternoon. but it is believed that the ringleaders are still at liberty.
 TIDAL WAVE DESTRUCTIVE.
 PARIS, March u.-Advices re ceived day from the Island of Madagascar, on the Southeast coast of Africa, tell of the destruction of many lives and much property by tludl wave anu tt tIoHc NhItu swept the Northwest portion of the island his week. Details are lacking.
 ON TRAIL OF ROBBERS.
 VANCOUVER, March 11.-In the belief that the bandits who footed he Abbotsford bank several days ago are secreted in the dense woods in the surrounding country. the provincial authorities have plac. ed a number of bloodhounds on the trail of the robbers, and officers and dogs are now in hot pursuit, SUFFRAGETTE GETS 6 MONTHS.
 LONDON, March 12.-May Rich ardson, the militant suffragette Whc was arrested early this week on the charge of destroying the valuable Venus painting al the National gal lery, was convicted this afternoon and sentenced to term of six months at Holloway jail. The picture vas valued at $50O000 and was com, pletely ruined by the knife in the hands of the militant.
 It is understood that the Rich ardson woman will attempt to short. en her sentence by inaugurating hunger strike.
 PREPARES FOR WAR.
 LONDON, March 12. - The gov ernment has outlined a most elab orate naval program for 1914-15. ac- cording 10 the naval estimates which were submitted to parliament today. The estimates call for the expendi- ture of $257,750,000, which amount includes a very substantial allowance for additions to the navy.
 The new program provides for the construction of four super-dread- naughts, four light cruisers of the latest type. and twelve destroyers.
 SUFFRAGE ASSURED.
 COPENHAGEN. March 13. - The majorities of both houses of parliament have agreed 10 the passage cf the constitutional reform bill granting to women the right Of suffrage. The agreement does not as a surprise as it has been unders ood for several months that favorable action would be taken be- fore the end of the present session