MAFIA OR FENIANS?

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 114, 12 May 1903, Page 3

MAFIA OR FENIANS?

1 AN INFERNAL MAOHINE AT NEW YORK. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, May 10. The New York police, in consequence cf a letter they received stating that the Mafia Society contemplated the de truetion of an English liner, discovered aboard the steamer Umbria a box containing ICO pounds of dynamitu, fitted with mechanism which was working and was arranged* to explode in 36 hours. Receive! 12, 0.10 am. j New York, May 11, A letter received by the New Fork police warned them that the Mafia ■ Society had ordered the destruction of every steamer sailing to New York flying the Biitish flag, and stating that the Oceanic was spared out of pity for the large number of women and children aboard. j When the letter was reoaivad a hoax was suspected. The infernal machine, containing lOOlbs of dynamite, was cf a most ingenious construction. It was found on j the pier amorg the passengers' luggage, j the clockwork ticking away. It was 1 promptly dropped into the sea. W hen examined at first it was discovered to be scorcher!, hence the suggfs ion of the intention to burn the steamer. Ic is thought two Italians brought the box to the pitr. The palice, however, su-ppct the Fenians, despite Patrick Ford's denial.