Show GUY FAWKES DAY november ath being the anniversary of Cg gunpowder plot it might be we well I 1 to refresh the memory of the readers of the NEWS regarding the notorious exploit of guy fawkes on the ath of november in the year 1605 one of the most reckless and diabolical attempts to destroy both life and property that we have any record of was made in the city of london guy fawkes was waa born in yorkshire of protestant parents parente in early youth he became a roman catholic he served sered a number of years as an officer in the spanish army in the netherlands it was on his return to england that he made a guy of himself by consenting to head a conspiracy known as the gunpowder plot it was the intention of this conspiracy to blowup blow up the british houses of parliament with king james 1 I his ministers lords and members of both departments king jamesc james it is asserted exercised great severities against the catholics he did his utmost to suppress their religion in england confiscating a great deal of their property A few fanatical catholics who could not control their feelings on account of these outrages met in secret and formed the gunpowder explosion project robert roberi catesby originated the foolish idea and made it known to a man named winters these two succeeded in enlisting three others fawkes percy and wright the five met and commenced 0 operations by renting a house situated near the parliament building from the cellar of this house they dug a mine or passage which proved hard work to the five as neither of them had been accustomed to the use of the pick and shovel they put in good time however working day and night oue one shift worked while the other slept for weeks they relieved each other in this manner at last they reached a nall 15 feet thick which they bored and discovered that it led to a cellar immediately underneath the house of lords fawkes suggested the renting of the cellar which he succeeded in doling doing under pretense that he wanted it to carry on a business of selling coal the funds of the concern were about exhausted and add before any coal could be procured with which to conduct the business money had to be obtained A proposition was made that the members membership HP list be extended to seven accordingly the names of sir everard bigly and francis tresham were presented and unanimously ail accepted these two worthies were waited upon and became very active members they contributed a few thousand pounds to the cause which soon set everything n g again in working order barrels of gunpowder were secretly conveyed to the cellar stones with billets of wood were placed on top 44 odthe of the barrels they answered two purposes to conceal the barrels and to act as destructive missiles when the explosion should take place everything was in readiness for th the e reassembling of parliament on the fifth of november N ov ember fawkes was the man chosen to fire the powder after doing so he was to make his escape to flanders on board a ship sh I 1 p hired for the purpose and in waiting on the thames all the roman catholic members and peers whose lives it was deemed advisable to spare were to be kept away from attending parliament OP that day by means of a message which was sent them early on the morning of the m mor able fifth lord Moun teagle brother in law to tresham was one of the fortunate ones and luckily too as the sequel will show he was at his country seat hoxton where he received a written message delivered by a stranger he was advised to devise some excuse to shift off your at tenda uce at this parliament for bod god aud and man hath bath concurred to punish the wickedness of this time Moun teagle very promptly dispatched a messenger with the note to the king james was bewildered for a few minutes but collecting his wits immediately set to work to unravel the m mystery y astery of the strange missive he caused a vigilant search to be made with the result that fawkes was seen coming out of his cellar early in the morning dressed as though going off on a journey he was questioned as to how the coal business was going he displayed evidence of nervousness his face had an expression that indicated he thought the business was getting getting rather warna warm suspicion was awakened in the breasts of the searchers they keenly scrutinized the cellar their surprise and horror w when hen they discovered one hundred and thirty six barrels of gunpowder with lighted fuse attached can be better imagined than described in a few hours from the discovery parliament would have been in session the disaster that would have followed but for the timely discovery cannot be estimated fawkes was immediately arrested tried and convicted and after being most inhumanly tortured by means of the thumbscrew thumb screw manacles maracles man acles and the ter 11 1 ns daughter daigh was publicly executed on oil the of january 1606 five of the others were arrested on the confession of fawkes and received sentences of torture and imprisonment in remembrance of this event in important towns throughout great britain particularly london a figure of straw is made in effigy of guy fawkes and carried through the principal streets on the ath of november and finally committed to the flames of a bonfire amid the yells and shouts from the crowds participating the firing of guns discharging of fireworks and burning of tar barrels are commonly indulged in the police on these occasions have hard bard work in keeping down disturbances and preventing buildings from taking fire the writer remembers an occurrence which took place a few years ago in a well known english town on the night of guy fawkes as it is ia called when a mob out of fun and wanton mischief commenced throwing squib crackers etc at the windows of a prominent hotel A few guests retaliated this infuriated the mob and in a little while every window ot the building was smashed to 11 smithereens 11 how the premises escaped being burned to the ground was a wonder to all who witnessed the affair the police charged the crow dusing their truncheons free freely ly knocking down innocent men and women the mob turned upon tb the e police and many on both sides were seriously injured the ringleaders ring leaders were arrested and received imprisonment with hard labor the terms ranging from six to twelve months there is no name so utterly despised by the english people as that of guy fawkes and add there is 18 no DO day save it be christmas looked forward to with as much eagerness and delight deliga t by the youngsters of the united kingdoms as the fifth of november or the night of guy fawkes 0 SALT LAKE CITY nov 5 1889 |