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Show REAL WAR NOW RAGIHG IS BOISE Wealthy Chinese Merchant Id Nearly Killed in Feud; Girl Cause of Strife. Special to The Tribune. jH BOISE. Ida., Jan. 17. The Chinese tong war, which broko out in this city IH yesterday, is atlll baffling the police, and IB Its victim, Fong Shue. one of the H wealthiest and most prominent of celea- H tlal merchants In Boise, who was mur- H derously attacked by members of tho H secret organization, "The Four Broth- H ers." is making a bravo Tight for I1I3 life Hopes are now entertained for his H Following up the slight clues that were H picked up after the assault, the potlco H have arrested three suspects, Louie Him, lH Louie Munn and Louis Took, and are IH now attempting to locate Wong Gnow, H who Is believed to have planned tho at- M tack and worked co-opcratlvely with San H Francisco agents of "The Four Brothers" H to kill Fong Shue. H The special agent of that society, who H is known to have come to Boise some H time ago, la believed to he in hiding with H Wong Gnow iu this city. H Although hovering between life and H death, Fong Shue has been mysteriously H warned that lm must dlo at the hands H of these agents, nnd his death will he H more brutal and como swiftly if he in- H formed on ills countrymen. When Fong IH Shue returned from tho Chinese Odd Fcl- H lows lodge Sunday to his store in China- H town, he was attacked In his bed room IH by four Chinamen, who would have sue- eeeded In their deadly mission had not H the merchant been suspicious. He fa- H enped" with his face and back cut to rib- H Behind tho attempt at murder lies a H fascinating story of bitter ftied over tho H possession of a Chinese girl named Chen H Mory Nee Leo See. who was sold by her H grandmother iu China, taken to San Francisco, and at a tender age forced H to a life of shame. Wong Gnow loved H her and effected her escape to Idaho. H They were married here last August. H Two day? later the Chinese, secret seere- H tary traced them to Boise and secured H warrants for their arrest on the chargo H of vagrancy. Governor Brady twico re- H fused lo honor extradition papers Issued IH by Governor Glllett. Powerful tong lead- ll ors of San Francisco swore to take the H life of Shue, and a secret agent was ills- H patched to perform the task. Chen H Mory. meantime, created a sensation by IH eloping with Louie Shue, cousin of thn H victim of the assassin. Wong Gnow ac- H cuscd Fontr Shue of assisting his cousin iu spiriting away his wife, . and swore H undying revenge. Chinatown la In a IH fever of excitement. H |