Show SEEKING HIS LIFE Governor Flower the Recipient of an Infernal Machine SOME CEASE DESIRES TO KILL HIM A letter of 1 rnilg Probably Saves Mr Flowers Ilfe TIie Apparatus Queer Contrivance NEW Yom Sept 16The life of GOT ernor Flower has been threatened by an infernal machine sent him at Winter hotel a couple of days ago The police officials are very reticent over the affair but a large number of detectives aro workiag on the case A box was sent Flower by mail but he being absent it was not touched for a couple of days When the wrapper was taken off the box it was such I queer contrivance con-trivance that it was deemed best to turn it over to the police The inspector after soaking the box in water for two hours raised the lid and discovered within a cigar box filled with giant powder and matches so arranged that if tho box had m been opened under ordinary circumstances it would have exploded The deadly machine contained enough giant powder pow-der to rhave blown the governor into eternity It ia said a letter was leceived by Flower before the package was left at the hotel warning him to be careful if he received a box and implying that an attempt would be made on his life This aroused his suspicion whea the box was received There was great activity at the detective bureau this morning The inspector would not admit anything in connection with the infernal machine He claimed that the box contained nothing but seed for oysters hence there was no mystery connected with ItChier it-Chier Inspector Stases al a late hour this afternoon sent for reporters Si police headquarters and told them the box was a veritable unmistakable infernal machine ingeniously contrived to kill the governor or whoever might open it It was not mailed in the pobtofncs but left on a lamppost lamp-post letter box |