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Show MI MANAGER'S NARROWESCAPE Bomb Exploded Under Bed of General Gen-eral Bulkely Wells, Who Has Narrow Escape from Death. Marked Man Hurled Against the Celling, But Only Slightly Injured. In-jured. No clue Has Been Found to Perpetrator of Dastardly Deed. Tcllurldo, Colo. Eluding tho night guard stationed nt tho Smuggler-Union mlno at Pandora, two miles south ol Tollurldo, and tho searchlight which is constantly thrown about tho promises prom-ises during tho night from tho high tower of tho mill as a precautionary measure, an unknown person gained access to tho rcsidenco of Ocnoral Buckcloy Wells, genornl manngor of tho Smuggler-Union Mining company, nnd planted dynamite under his bed. Tho dynnmlto wns exploded by Igniting Ignit-ing a fuso on tho outsldo of tho building build-ing about 2 o'clock Saturday morning, morn-ing, when tho intended victim was asleep. Ho was hurled against tho ceiling and alighted under a mass of dobrls, but escaped with somo scratches and bruises nnd impaired hearing. Although a systematic search has been mndo by Sheriff Fitzpntrlck and deputies, aided hy hundreds of citizens, citi-zens, no clue has been found to tho perpetrator of the deed. In tho samo building whoro tho nttompt nt-tompt to kill Genornl Wells was mado, six years ago Arthur L. ColllnB, predecessor prede-cessor of General Wells as genoral manager, was assassinated whllo playing play-ing a gamo of cards with n number of friends nt night. Tho man who mur-dorcd mur-dorcd ColllnB flrcd n. lood of heavy buckshot through tho window Into his back. Stcvo Adams, Harry Orchard's alleged accomplice In tho murdor of cx-Govornor Steunonborg of Idaho, now In Jail In Tcllurldo. will soon bo plnccd on trial oh tho charge of murdering mur-dering Collins. Goneral Wells Is chiefly responsible for Adams being brought back to Colorado on this charge |