Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-22

cant Tor the position. appeared mere
this morning, was qualified and took
charge of the office, which Is for five
years, and pays about $4,000 per year.
USED AN TSEERSIL MACHINE.
Fiendish Attempt to Assassinate Cover
nor Flower--The PIot Eailed--Searclling
for the Guilty Parties.
New York, Sept 1.-THE life OF
Governor Roswell p. Flower was at.
tempted by an Internal machine sent To
HIM to the Windsor Hotel, this city, yes.
terday. The box which contained tho
machine is now in the possession of
Chief Inspector Steers, at police head
quarters, together with tho internal ma
chine and its mechanical arrangements.
A large number of detectives have been
put on the case.
Every effort is being made to suppress
the fact that the mysterious box left at
the Windsor Hotel contained Il deadly
machine and enough giant powder TO
have blown the governor into atoms,
Thc police officials very reticGntover
the affair, but notwithstanding this, il
came out at police headquarters that
Governor Flowers life had been threat
cncd, and that the Internal machine is
in Chief Inspector Steers possession.
Governor Flower has been stopping
at the Windsor Hotel since he came to
the city TO straighten out matters rela-
tive to the cholera cases aboard the
steamships in the bay, and the trouble
that had arisen between the quarantine
officials and the lslip board Of health
The governor has had his cholera head
quarters at the Windsor.
The internal machine was left at the
hotel on Thursday afternoon. 1t came
by mail. 1t was received at the hotel
office and sent to the governors
room by clerk. Governor Flower had
gone away in the morning to inspect the
state oyster beds along the sound.
LAID ASIDE AT FIRST.
When the package was received if
was carclessly laid aside MS EVERYONE nj
the time was busy attending 10 other
matters. When the package was finally
opened it was found TO contain n hox
which had such a suspicious look thai
no one would dare open il. Consulta
ton was held and il was decided TO send
word To police Headquarters. which wos
done.
Two of Inspector Stcers' detectives
were sent up TO the hotel and TOOL; nos.
session of the box. Later the insnertnr
and two of his trusted men examined
the contents Int did NOT onen II umtiI Il
had been soaked in water far n few
hours. After it had been nncnad tha
startling discovery was made tnat thn
box contnincd
An ,S,,nv,, ,,o,,.,
M, - ~ i.,sN an MAviilSE.
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n,atcins , ''' I, 49, sant p9mupt anN
No., No., Ia,,S -. 'a't u ny
stance" i lynmid J ha'a a o."'t'' ''ie"''-
Altar Insnon,, 80 SAL p' 10y a,a1
himsols NH IN n,,os ~" M, S%t's Ky
been Threatened he Ind cor.mitat;%n
with Police Superintendent Ryrnn am and
immediately stems were taknn ~ rnn
down the sender Of the deadly machine.
No less than 20 detectives are working
ON the case.
INyEsTIGATING THE CASE.
1t is known of course In which most
office station the box was scnt from.
and the detectives are turning their
investigations in that direction. II i.
said that 4 telerrAuhic massaTn "a.
sent the governor hafore no nacl,arn
was at the hotel, warning him 10 h.
careful if he received n bny' and imnly-
!, ,t5 tuaI ~ altciiiPl Woula DC llhuepll ms
The pprsons M the hotcl were ' 80 s,,s'