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Show TRIED TO KILL PASTOR. Anarchists in Elizabeth, N. X, Mako Murderous Attack Upon n Minister Min-ister 6f That City. l.lln.hcth, N. J Mnichl7 An P nttetnpt wss made to kill the 'J' Itiv. Mr. Iloust. pastor of tho n i- llernii 1 Lutheran church nt this pl ice, 1 ist night. The police be- lleve thnt th" would. Im assassins i' were Italian nnnrchlsts. After the rhootlng of Tresl- !' dent .McKlnley Mr. Iloust preached a sermon In whlili ho donountcil the nnntchlsts, nnd t suld the) should be dilvcn from ! the country. On Nov ember 2tth last his son h ills ippeni cd, und Iho minister Biib8"iunlly ree. Ivc.l thretileu Ing lettcts, In which It was said that the boy was lu hell, and thnt tho father would nlso be tent s ' there. 4 Homo weeks ngo his lltllo daughter was met on tho street I' hy un unknown mm, who tried ! I' tn entice her into a hnuse. hut she managed to attract tho nt- I" tentlon of passerB-by, nn.l the n innn took filtht unci hurried avvnj. Ijist night Mr. Houst heard steps on tin ponh of his home, und he went nut, lo Investigate. As ho did so ho wan knocked clown 1 a blow on the luud wllh i blunt Instrument. While ho wns prostrate on" of his nasnll- nnls kneeled on his ibest, lluew u Inlli over his fare nnd Bhove.l It Into his mouth ns a gag. wllh one hand, while with Iho other 1 ho drovo a knife Into the mln- ! Islers chest, Inflicting a deep flesh wound. Th wounded mm wns found hv his wife nn.l n phy- Bltlm wua -alhl. Me founl the knife wound wns slight, hut that the blow on Iho head had serl- ously Injuied lilm. There Is no clue to Ihe nssilltnls b |