Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-24
4 Wicked Plot Fooled.
A Plot is Laid for the Murder
Of Twenty Prominent Citi-
zens Gf San francisco.
1t is ThWarted by the Police
who Capture Several Of the
COnspirators.
An Extraordinary Plot.

AN ATTEMPT AT WHOLESALE SLAUGH-
TER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 19.-Au ex-
traordlnary plot for the wholesale as
sassinaion of prominent citizens Of
this city was laid bare by the police
last night. The headquarters of the
society called the "Socialistic Revolu,
tionary Association" was covered at
900 Montgomery avenue and from 8
memorandum discovered there it was
found to be the intention of the plot
tiers to murder about 90 men. includ-
ing w. T. Coleman, Mr.. Marrow,
Gen. w, H L Barnes. Mayor Bart
lett, Leland Stanford, Judge Lorenzo,
Charles Croker. Gov. Stoneman and
certain police officials. These names
were placed on the ''proscri ptiye list, -
and placed in the hands of the execu-
tive COMMITTEES, who were 70 carry out
the orders of the association. The
police arrested The following men ia
the rooms: Julius @. Koosher. Hen
ry Weiseman, Charles MilltistadG and
Oscar Eggers. Ia the room was dis
covered complete laboratory for the
manufacturing Of Internal machines.
The men were taken to the city prison
where they declared that it was their
purpose to
KILL THE PROMINENT CITIZENS
and then raid Chinatown. The pris-
oners belong to the German branch
of the Anti-Coolie league. The lead
er Of the band of dynamiters was ar
rested last night. Henry Weisman,
q Bavarian by birth, and a theatrical
chemist by profession was induced to
join the Coroner O'DonnellA Anti Coolie
League and fsally became president
of the German Anti-Coolie league.
Ny intentions, he said, were merely to
aid IN enf0rciAg what O'Donoell told
us was tie law against the Chinese.
He told us that the state constitution
within the limits Of any incorporated
town or city IL the state. He showed
me the law and / read it for myself
He also told me that the supreme
court had declared that the law was
unconstitution, and [ believed that
that was the law, although [ have
since been told it was not. Well, we
had meeting on the sand lots thanks
giving day aud resolved that we
would call On the municipal authori-
! ties to enforce the law Or resign their
Offices. O'Donnell told us that we
had right to do this, aud as he al
ways boasted that he was the second
highest officer in this city, supposed
be knew, and I believed the munich
pal authorities would be compelled to
ORDER THEM TO LEAVE THE CITY.
The only theory THAI prompted me
was that O'Donnell was always stat
ing that the Chinese were supplied
with superior arms; that they had
armories in Chinatown and were
drilling every night with Winchester
rifles supplied to them by Col. Buoee,
the Chinese consul. Most of OF peo-
pie are working men and had no arms.
was afraid that when the Chinese
were ordered they would resist and
attack our people, and / resolved to
experiment and see If [ could not in
vent superior weapon. [ commenced
my experiments about twelve days
ago and bought some dynamite and
my idea was to make weapon that
could be thrown like a hand grenade.
We experimental at different times
under rocks at the Cliff house but the
results were aot satisfactory. ODon
neil knew we were perimenting.
Koosher, who is also known as Ko-
WALSH, is q Russian Jew, a1d was
driven from his country owing to the
persecution of his people by the Rus
sian government. He came to New
I ork and was appointed an agent by
the Jewish relief society and visited
Oregon and Washington Territories |
to take up land for his people. |
He was to receive six hundred |
dollars for every family for whom ne
procured a government settlement. |
He claims that ne did not receive any
payment as the funds of the society
were exhausted. He identified him |
self with the Anti-Coolie league on
coming to this city. The house IN
which the dynamite was found was
occupied by him, Charles Miltistadt |
is president of the Third ward Anti |
Coolie club. Oscar Eggers is ped |
dler by occupation, and native Of |
Germany. He speaks very little Eng !
hsh. The prisoners have been charged I
with misdemeanor for unlawfuIly |
storing giant powder. The severest /
penalty is six months Imprisonment |
and 81, 900 fine.