Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-04
WANTED AM1LLIoN.

billy dressed man apparently about
thirty-five years old carrying
brown leather hand valise called al
Russell Sage's Office on the second
n Dor of No. 20 Broadway and asked
to see Sage. w. r. Laidaw, Sage's
clerk told him Sage was busy and
could not be seen. The man per
sisted and continued talking IN a
loud tom. sage, who was In All
inner office cam out to see what was
the matter. He asked the man
what was wanted. The man de
manded million dollars from Sag
and upon being refused he opened
the bag and produced a dynamite
bomb and threw 1t ut the venerable
financier's head. A terrific explo
sion followed. The mau who threw
the bomb was blown to pieces, one Of
5age's clerks was instantly killed
and several dangerously wounded
Sage's injuries were only slight.
Sage asked the man what wn>
wanted. The man said: II demand
private interview with you
Sage replied it would be impossible
for him to see the man then, but
he might possibly do so later in the
lay, the man continued to demand
an interview then and there. Sage
ordered him to leave the Office, on
this the man dropped leather bag
and an explosion which shook the
entire block, instantly followed.
Sage was thrown across the room
and stunned. LaidIaw was also
thrown across the office, and had
one leg badly lacerated, the stranger
was thrown against partition wall
and was by far the most seriously
injured of the three. There were
three others, whose names could not
be ascer ined at the
m M n {, were also injured
It is known that one of the clerks
In Sagesis office was blown out
through the window. Nearly all
the windows on the east and north
side of the building and the interior
of the build ng was badly wrecked.
Tis said two at least of the occu-
pants of the building was torn t.
pieces by the force of the explosion
Sage, In conversation after the ex
I a1huuestroy the building.
A BLIZZARD.
ST. PAUL, Deco A blizzard is rag
ing throughout Minnesota, Dakota,
and Manitoba. Al trains running
into Winnipeg, ale delayed, Thresh-
Ing Is stopped in Dakota, and it is
feared the railroad will be blocked
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
WEBSTER, Mass, Dec. AT six
this morning collision occurred
between two freight trains and the
Long Island Express on the New
York and New England railroad at
East Thompson. The accident was
caused by an open switch. All
three trains were piled up together,
the engineer aud fireman of one
train was killed, one passenger In
the Pullman car is reported burned
to death and many injured. The
cars almost immediately took fire.
Engines and doctors were sum.
moned from adjacent points.
wANAMAKER's REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.--The an
nual report of Postmaster General
Wanamaker is very lengthy. IT,
shows, In spite of the fact that over
Sl,0OO,0 900 worth of lottery revenue
was lost during the past year, that
the postal deficit of $0;000,0 600 Is
surely disappearing, provided the
same rate Of revenue and expenses
be maintained TO July |, 1893.
Referring TO the lottery matter,
the postmaster general says the dis.
proportion of trials aud convictions
to the number of arrests aud indlct-
ments is accounted for by the usual
delays of law, and not TO any lack
OF Judgment on the pant of in
spectors. He refers TO the action of
rertain express companies In carry
Ing lottery mails, aud says he shall
report this question To the attorney
general with "a Wow of obtaining a
icclsion upon the constitutional
question involved. Since the prohi-
'ition OF the Louisiana lottery
nails, foreign lottery companies
lave sought 10 make capital out OF
he fact. Under the supposition
hat foreign mails had 20 be subject |
o the like surveillance with domes.
ic aud genera ~ Increased their
circulars, etc., the depart |
nent Is now struggling with this 1
'roblem aud the evil is decreasing. {
The report recommends the estab- n
Ishment Of a branch dead letter b
tilce Ia san Francisco TO save time n
nd expense Of transfer aud retrans- s
r across the continent. TIE post !.
master general renews the recon- t,
lendation for a division OF the n
ountry into postal districts aud adj a
uces many reasons why IL would
Is q einnt a,
Much space is devoted to the ques- Al
on OF rural free delivery, which
as neen on trlh In forly-slx com. CO