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SUFFRAGISTS SET OFF EXPLOSIVES Wlansion of Ex-Lord Provost of Dundee Is Burned. ONE BLAST AT UNIVERSITY Cambridge Football Pavilion Is Dam aged by Explosion and People in English Waiting Rooms Are Periled. Dundee, Scotland, May 12. —Farring- ton Hall, the residence of Henry Mc- Grady, former lord provost of Dundee, was burned. Indications point to suf fragettes as the authors of the outrage. Flames started simultaneously in half a dozen places in the great man sion, which was a handsome specimen of architecture and was being prepared for occupation by the owner and his family. Bomb in Football Pavilion. Cambridge, England, May 12. —The Cambridge varsity football pavilion narrowly escaped destruction at the hands of suffragettes. The militants placed a bomb among inflammables in the building. The bomb exploded, but the inflammable material was scat tered by the explosion and did not ig nite. Suffragette literature was left on the scene. Set Fire at Newcastle. Newcastle-on-Tyne, May 12. —“Pun- holme,” a large unoccupied house, was set on fire by an “arson squad” of suf fragettes, but the incendiaries were alarmed by the approach of passers-by and decamped before their work -was complete. They left petroleum and other inflammable materials. The fire was soon extinguished. Bomb in Passenger Station. London, May 12. —Two more bombs with which the suffragettes are at tempting to scare the British parlia ment into giving the franchise to wom en were discovered in the pasengers’ waiting room at the busy Lime street railroad station at Liverpool, and the other in the sorting room of the post office at Reading. The fuse of the Liverpool bomb had been lighted, but died out before it reached the powder. The bomb con sisted of a tin tobacco box filled with gunpowder and iron nuts. The Reading machine was wrapped in a bulky parcel, to which the atten tion of postoffice employes was attract ed by the sound of ticking. The parcel contained an electric battery connect ed with explosives and was wrapped in suffragette literature. It was ad dressed to a municipal official of Read ing now on vacation. The police be lieve it was timed to explode in his residence during his absence. Burn House pt London. A fire in a large unoccupied house at Beckenham, outside of London, w’as extinguished after three hours’ work. It was attributed to suffragettes. What was believed to be a bomb found in one of the rooms proved to be a cylin der. In view of the possibility of further attacks by the “wild women” on the churches many historic edifices throughout the country which are usu ally visited by thousands of American and other tourists during the season have been ordered closed except dur ing the hours of service. George Bernard Shaw, a suffragette sympathizer, was swindled out of $2,- 625 by a forger, who signed the name of Pethick Lawrence, editor of “Votes for Women,” to a letter asking Mr. Shaw to give the bearer in exchange for a crossed check, payable to Mr. Lawrence, an open check for the same amount, so that it could be cashed at once. Mr. Shaw complied. Afterward he received the crossed check from his bank. Mr. Lawrence was dum founded when he learned of the swin dle. Bomb in Dublin Theater. Dublin, May 12. —A tin canister con taining 42 gunpowder cartridges was found in the Empire Palace theater. The cartridges were imbedded in cot ton saturated with oil. A cotton cord, also oil-soaked, was attached to the canister and was burning -when the bomb was found. A girl formerly em ployed at the theater w r as arrested. BOAT OVERTURNS, SIX DROWN Motor Launch Strikes “Deadhead” Breaking Rudder and Craft Drifts Against Submerged Pier. Wausau, Wis., May 12. —The over turning of a motor boat resulted In the death of six persons by drowning. The boat struck a “deadhead” and the rudder bar was broken allowing the boat to drift helplessly against a sub merged pier which caused it to over turn. The dead: Herman Roehl. Gus Janke. Eleanor, Gertrude, Walter and Gus tav Janke. Four of the occupants of the boat were saved. None of the bodies have been recovered. Nicaragua Seeks Foreign Loan. San Juan Del Sur, May 12. —Nicara- gua’s government announces its in 'tention of negotiating a foreign loan of $4,000,000 to alleviate the financial situation. The new currency is being -counterfeited. Candy Goes Up in Smoke. Kalamazoo, Mich., May 12. —Fire of an unknown origin caused a loss of more than $75,000 to the Hanselman Candy company. REP. YOUNG TO QUIT MICHIGAN CONGRESSMAN SAYS HE WILL RESIGN. Says 458 Defective Ballots Counted for Him Belong to His Progressive Opponent. Washington, May 12. —Representa- tive H. Olin Young of Ishpeming, Mich., announced in the house his in tention of resigning his seat. He discussed the contest instituted William McDonald, a Progressive, say ing 458 votes intended for McDonald had not been counted for him and he did not feel justified in holding his seat. The state boa. d of canvassers issued a certificate to Mr. Young, de claring he had received an apparent majority of 281 after 458 ballots cast by mistake for “Sheldon William J. McDonald” had been thrown out. Mr. Young declared that the 458 electors intended to vote for McDonald and that he did not feel justified in hold ing the seat. “I am now convinced,” he said, “that if the 458 votes in dispute were count ed for the contestant the verdict w’ould not be in my favor. 1 am convinced that those 458 electors intended to vote for William J. McDonald, and, while under the law he is not entitled to those vote’s, I do not care to hold a seat that may be questioned by hon orable and disinterested men. I there fore have prepared my resignation and will forward it to the secretary of state of Michigan and will file a copy with the speaker of the house. In a husky voice Mr. Young re viewed his associations during his ten year service in the house and ex pressed his regret at leaving. CANCER VICTIMS SHOW GAIN Dr. Nowell, Discoverer of Serum, Cau tions Against Hasty Conclusions, Though Fifty Improve. Boston, May 12. —Marked improve ment has been noted in the condition of 50 cancer victims at the Massachu setts Homeopathic hospital, who have been inoculated with the rabbit serum recently discovered by Dr. Howard W. Nowell of Boston university. That is the substance of an announcement made by a committee of five physi cians connected with the Evans me morial department of clinical research at the hospital. While some of the patients have shown a gain in weight, Dr. Nowell said that sufficient time had not elapsed to drawn conclusions. He does not advise anyone to take his treat ment where surgery is possible, and, with his fellow physicians, recommends “that at least a year should pass b<> fore definite statements may well be made.” G. A. R. MEET AT CHATTANOOGA Tennessee City Invites Union Veter ans to Hold Encampment There and They Accept. Chattanooga, Tenn., May 12. —The 1913 encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will take place in Chattanooga in September. A com mittee of citizens appointed a week ago to decide upon the advisability of inviting veterans of the Union army to have their reunion here, extended the invitation to Commander-in-Chief Alfred Beers by telegraph. General Beers telegraphed from his home in Bridgeport, Conn., that he accepted the invitation. BELLS ON POISON BOTTLES St. Louis City Hospital Chief Orders Installation After Death of Pa tient Due to Mistake. St. Louis, May 12. —Sleigh bells tin kle in all wards of the city hospital. Dr. Wayne Smith, superintendent, or dered bells chained to the necks of the poison bottles after Thomas Adams, an attendant at the city sanitarium, had been indicted for giving carbolic acid to a patient by mistake, causing death. ARKANSAS BANK IS BLOWN Three Men Take $1,500 at Bonanza and Escape on Horseback— Posse in Pursuit. Fort Smith, Ark., May 12. —Three men entered the First State bank at Bonanza, sixteen miles southeast of here, dynamited the safe and escaped on horseback with a sum estimated to be between $1,500 and $2,000. The rcbbers headed toward Fort Smith. A posse left here to meet them. No Verdict in I. W. W. Case. Paterson, N. J., May 12. —After de liberating twenty-two hours, the jury in the case of Patrick Quinlan, one of the five Industrial Workers of the World, strike leaders, indicted on charge of inciting textile strikers to riot, announced they could not agree and were discharged by Judge Klein ert. Pockets Filled With Stones. Kalamazoo, Mich., May 12. —The body of Barney Cryan, aged sixty, an Alaskan prospector, who returned to this city last winter, was found in the Kalamazoo river. The man’s pockets were filled with stones. The police believe it is a case of suicide. Freight Cars Go Into River. Bfeioit, Wis., May 12. —A freight train going south on the Chicago and Northwestern road was wrecked at the base of the Big hill north of the city, and several cars w’ere tumbled In the Rock rived. No one was hurt GRANT COUNTY HERALD LANCASTER WISCONSIN, MAY 14 1913 PLAN PEACE JUBILEE ALL ENGLISH SPEAKING NATIONS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATION. Delegates in Washington to Arrange for Observation of Centenary of Signing of Treaty of Ghent. Washington, May 12. —Beginning a year and seven months in advance of the event, representatives of many na tions are preparing today for the co lossal celebration of the centenary of the signing of the treaty of Ghent, the document which brought peace to the arms of the United States and Great Britain and between all English-speak ing nations nearly 100 years ago. The governments of these nations all have appointed representatives who now have taken up the work of planning a celebration which will be universal in the countries, cities and towns of tfie Anglo Saxons all over the world. The celebration is to begin December 24, 1914, 100 years from the day of the signing of the treaty. On May 5 the foreign delegates reached New York and today they ar rived in Washington. At noon they were received by Secretary Bryan and presented to other high officials of the government. Later they re paired to the White house, where President Wilson received them. Col. Robert M. Thompson, U. S. A., re tired, held a reception in honor of the delegates at 1 o’clock and the remain der of the afternoon was spent in the making of preliminary plans for the actual conference. Tonight at 7 o’clock the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will tender a ban quet to the visitors at the New’ Wil lard hotel. Tomorrow the conference will take up the work in hand and discuss the plans worked out by the local committee. Tomorrow’ afternoon points of historical interest about the capital will be visited. From Washington the conferees will go to Philadelphia. Heading the New York committee which accompanied the foreign dele gates to Washington are Andrew Car negie, Chauncey M. Depew, Dr. E. R. L. Gould, William F. McCombs and John A. Stewart. ASSAILS ACT OF ROOSEVELT Alaska Inquiry Witness Says With drawal of Coal Land From Entry “Warranted Revolution.” Washington, May 12.—“ Gifford Pin chot more than other man has been re sponsible for tying up Alaska,” said James F. Callbreath, secretary of the American Mining congress, before the senate territories committee. He add ed that former President Roosevelt’s executive order of 1906 withdrawing Alaska coal land from entry “war ranted a revolution.” The w’itenss favored the bill for gov ernment and in construction of Alaskan railways, but opposed a sys tem of government lease of coal lands. George H. Patrick, counsel for the Alaska Northern railway, contended his company should have an oppor tunity to penetrate the interior of Alaska without fear of competition with a government-aided road. He said the Taft administration “used its whole pow’er to crush” the Alasakan Northern. TRAIN AND AUTO COLLIDE Machine Containing Norman McNeal and Wife Hit by Engine on Which Brother Is Driver. Minneapolis, Minn., May 12. —A train from the coast, over the North ern Pacific struck an automobile near Rices, Minn. The engineer of the train was Wilbur S. McNeal of Minne apolis. In the automobile were his brother, Norman McNeal and Mrs. Norman McNeal. Both were injured but neither seriously. “Why didn’t you blow the whistle,” w’ere Wilbur’s greetings from his in jured brother. “I did, but you didn’t hear it,” w r as the answer. EX-SENATOR CULLUM IS ILL Some Apprehension Felt Concerning Condition of Venerable States- Man Suffering From Cold. ■Washington, May 12. —Former Sen ator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois is ill at his residence Rere and some apprehension is felt about his condi tion. He caught cold several days ago and has been confined to his bed. Last winter he had a similar attack but recovered and took up his duties as resident commissioner of the Lincoln memorial commission. The former senator is in his eighty fourth year. HERRICK HOME IS PERILED Boiler Explodes and Kills Workman Near Residence of American Am bassador to France. Paris, May 12. —A boiler explosion next door to the residence of Myron T. Herrick, United States ambassador, killed one and irjured three work men. The fence surounding the am bassador’s home caught fire, but lit lit damage was done. The ambassa dor and his family are in Rome. The boiler w’as attached to an engine driv ing piles for a new house. Manuel’s Wedding Date Set. Sigmaringen, Germany, May 12. Former King Manuel of Portugal will marry Princess Augustine Victoria, daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Hohea zoilern, next September. I . 1 |nw| I WIW I I NOW | OAj 18 Bto 1 1 fpfe f (The price subject to revision accord- Willi ing to the price of raw material). VIHJk ’The reduced price is quoted because cf the lower cost of green coffee. 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