BOMB OUTRAGES.
PLOT AGAINSE US. PUBLIC MEN
Washington, June 3rd.-Late last night an infernal machine was exploded outside the door of the residence of the Altorney- General, Mr. Palmer, badly damaging the house. Neither Mr. Palmer nor any of the mekbers of his family were hurt, bat one of the criminals was kill- ed.
Almost
simultaneously [er plosions occurred near the residence of the U. S. District
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Judge Mr.Thompson. Pittsburg, and an attempt was made to blow up the home of Mr. Davis, the Mayor of Cleveland (Ohio), and the home of the municipal magistrate, in Hayceo st Roxbury Massachusetts) į There were no fatalities in these cases..
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Officials are of the opinion that those outrages denote a recrade- scence of the recent bomb plot when explosives
were sent through the post to various pro- minent American politicians and officials.
A later message says: Mr. Palmer was recently active in the prosecution of Radicals. He was one of the persons aimed at by the bombs. found in mails some little time ago. The family were sleeping on the second floor of the residence when the explosion occurred yesterday evening. Dam- age resulted only in the lower portion of the house.
The police believe the bomb exploded prematurely before it could be placed underneath the house. A man carrying a satchel containing the bomb was blown to bits. Portions of his clothing discovered indicate that he was
- roughly clad.
The force of the explosion -battered the windows of a block on either side of Mr. Palmer's residence. *.
The
residence of Senator Swanson, of Virginia, next that of Mr. Palmer, was damaged, but not seriously. Near Mr. Palmer's home was found, to- gether with the clothing of the dead man. ♫ copy of "Plain Words." a Radical publication.
The Hor. A. Mitchell Palmer has been Attorney-General about
month.
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custodian of enemy alien property during the war, which, suggests a Central News message, may be the reason why the attempt upon his life was made."
It has been ascertained that bombs also exploded at the Catholic church and at a private residence in Philadelphia. Also a bomb wrecked the home of Mr. Max Gold, silk manufacturer, of Patterson, New Jersey. In all these instances adjacent property was badly damaged.
BODY IN THE BASEMENT, The explosion of a bomb occurr- ed at the residence of Judge Noti, of the Court of Special Sessions,
in the west side of New York City.
late on Monday evening. Judge
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In all the instances of bombex- plosions except those at Patterson (N. J.) and Philadelphia, the. bombs bave been directed against the lives of public officials.
The police state that no, war- ing of this plot throughout the country has been received, and that no special precautions have)
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A message from Newtonville Mass.) says that the home of ME Powers, member of the House of Representatives, was partially wrecked by a bomb shortly after midnight. Mr. Powers's family were on the second floor. No one! was injured, though the first floor! was wrecked...
A Pittsburg message says that another bomb exploded after midnight in the West End district, the fashionable portion of the city, and damaged numerous residences. Mr. Sibray. Chief Inspector of Immigration, was thrown from his bed. It is believed the bomb was intended. for Mr. Sibray, who has been active in the deportation of Jenemy aliena
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prevailed for a time as to the fate of the inmates. Help was Peedily forthcoming, and after a time Mr. Palmer and his family and the servants were got out,
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A Central News Washington
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A quantity of anarchist liter-when it was found that all were
the police ordered a special guardature has been found scattered in uninfured, though suffering from to protect the residence of mem-the streets of the fashionable shock
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