BEWARE, BOMBS!

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 643, 21 October 1909, Page 7

BEWARE, BOMBS!

RING ALFONSO CEASES HIS OUTINGS < REVENGE FOR FERRER. CYCLIST ESCORTS FOE MINISTERS. (By Telocr&ph.—Press Aasoeiation.-OojiyrigliO ■-. ' (Rec. Ootober 40, 9.50 p.m.) London, October 20. ' The Madrid, correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" reports that tho . Anarchist elomont ie actively preparing to , avenge tho death i of Ferrer. Threatening letters are pouring into tha•, . Palace. King Alfonso has abandoned hia daily outings. . Ministers are esiorUd in thoir rooromonta by., 14rge'bodies of on bioyclos. . . j "NO AFFAIR OF OURS," BRITAIN'S NON-INTERFERENCE, (Ecc. October 20, 8.25 p.m.) ■ ■■■.»■ London, Octobcr 20. In the Iloiise of Commons, m reply to a question as to whether tho Government had appealed to Spam {or clemency towards Ferrer;. : Sir Edward Grey, Secretary for Foreign Affairs,! declared that tlio Government would not do-: , part from tho rulo of non-interferonco in th» ■■■ internal affairs of other countries. . Wb&n tho Houso refucod to accept his motion' for the, adjournment, Mr, > Grayson (Socialist)' - v . shouted; "Shame, you cowards." ; I [In tho July debato in tho Houso of Commons I on the Tsar's visit, to England. Bif Edward : UW>y aroused Labour and.lrish Nationalist div sent by doctoring that Russia's internal eohdl ; tion was "no affair Of ours."] ; LABOUR AND NATIONALISTS. ■ A RltT. (Rcc. October-M, 9.50 p.m.) ■>v "■ London, Odcbtr 20.' The protests in Britain tigaiust tha executionof Ferrer (who was an anti-clericalist) aro :' 1 '■ chocking tho growing cordiality between tho Labour party and tho Irish Th« I■■ . latter resent the attacks upon Roman,Cathclici ' ! t,: and Jesuits. ' . ■ ••. 1 ■ LIVED AT ONE TIME IN VICTORIA. ' - Melbourne,' Octobor 20. ■ • ; . Francisco Ferrer, ,who was .executed- .Wider.;,.: 1 . ■ tho sontenco of a Spanish court-martial.' which 1 convicted hitil of directing; tho July insurrection in Barcelona, resided for. four-months in '<Vio v tona.• He spent a month with bis- brother; who is a farmer atßcndigo, 11 : STORY OF FERRER'S ARREST, , ' i' l "Francisco Ferrer (says-tho "Sydney .Morn-' : •« ing .Herald") spent' at-.liast four:. months'.(ti',.'. • ■ Victoria, most of which timo ho was in Mel-. ' ■ bourne., A- Spaiiish resident of this city khW I ;; I'". .. liim from tho time he waS; a boy»■_ h-ortiag fta,V r-- ■.■' 1 a guard on:tho railway between' Barcelona and - ■ ■■ Marseilles. Ho niarried young; and had two daughters, whom ho brought to Australia. Ilia brother was growing, tomatoesi'it: Bendigo;: and j ' ';o Ferrer himself oatho out. between eight and ten • years ago. In Australia lie gave no sign. of -hi* i'anarchist^convictions.'';'^.' ! The same piper tells ..the following etory-'ofX ;) the arrest' of Ferrer theitevolutionaryv outbreak in the last week cf July, thveo warrants were, issued for tho arrest'of Forrer. ,'Acv ("j cording to .the Continental' press :.h6:,had jflcd ;: from for tho organisation 'of. a reb'ellioh.;. "He. however, left Catalonia, but hid himself in a cave which had been' diig.,under;i ..'y': his country houso .at liongat.-:. All inquiries '!; V. ',: hiado of him at;M6iigat. were, replied to by a i' lady friend.. To heir alone: the existence of tho cave was,, known, and sller.was., in the habit.;.,v: of keeping watch-night .'and. day! overi people . <«:•• approaching the country. - house,' and .apprised. Ferrer of the . presence of, anybody,- when, ho . , immediately onsebneed himself., ill his ca\o. r - "Forrer iWOd arrested: in.tho' follpwing way.f ;■,. 'Die night portet at Al«lla noticed a tall, clean- :, , - 6b«rep, iatelligentJooking man .passing, earlyi .. .. 'in u th6?.m(ii < ning, and ; asked: h'iny.' < iwh6iliM v Jio . ,-V. came. The man,"who Avas FerrtfuibMamo'lnso- ■' lent, and the porter , called for tho public guard; oil- duty, who • immediately' cajno ; to : his assist-^' 1 ' • anco. Tho 'public ,guard; bailie 'suspicious;. i»-~ ■' •; terrogatad; Ferrir, who. immcdialoly oonfossed vf his identity. ' ' ' <'■ . .'"Fdtrer had always bfton known as iaffcctiilß a long, grey beard and mouStaeho, '■ and had ( .. shaved oft both to elude tho jMico.' Tho publlo ghard lost no timo 111 pfocuring ft oountfy car*, riage, known as a tartana, ana ordered Ferrer , to enter. Both then drovo to Barcelona, where . Ferrer was handed over to tlio civil governor,;.,-. who, after cross-examination- of; Ferrer, gave' , orders folf him to bo taken to tho CarcolModclo." :. .•■■■■