Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-17
PACIFIC COAST.



OIYxPIA W. II, Dec. Is.-Tbi.
morning, ct Long Prairie. sbout sioh,
miles from this places deplorable event
occurred, nevs of which vas yeceived
here today. Ms. MineeY, . relative OF
Mr.. David Chambers. has for some
time manifested symptoms Of insanity,
aoo according 70 repsrt she las, evening
saturated some papers with coal oil and
oissriozted them around the house.
.ehine one OF her children on inquiry
tnai she vas wettinR them With water.
Larry tots morning shs made a remark
tnst sne was about to destroy the vhoie
FAMILY, and her husband fearing tia,
-ne vas about 70 attemp; his life. pro-
| oeeded 70 pct her out Of the room. but
on opening toe dor he discovered that
ths house vas in flames. Reashine the
'front.' door With one Of his children. be
found Il locked and toe kew removed.
Ioersupon he ran to the back door and
found u nailed up. Finally be asd his
little daughter socoeeded in escaping
through window, bat both we're badly
burned. The unfortunate woman With
her four children were burned to death.
The survivors were taken to the resi-.
aence OF Mr.. Chambers for medical
treatment.
Disciples Of Dynamite.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. I6-Ons of the
most sensational and startling plots for
the Wholesale assassination Of promi-
nent men in this city came to light here
TO night. some time ago the police OBJ
tanned information Of the existence of
an organization called the ''Socialistic
Revolutionary Association, 90 imposed of
ultra socialistIc members- Gloss watch
was kept on their movements and the
police finally succeeded 10 obtaining
the minutes Of one of their meetings
held November Bird From these the
fact was discovered that II was the in
tention OF the association to put oot of
the way" about twenty men, including
w. t. Coleman, Congressman w. VI.
Morrow. General W. II. l.. Barnes,
Mayor Bartlett. United States Judge
Lorenzo Sawyer, Leland Stanford,
Charles Croker, Governor Stoneman.
the principal police Off ,ials and several
others. These names we're placed on
"proscriptive list" and placed in the
hands of the executive committee to
| carry out the plan, and assistant COM
mittees were to devise the best means to
accomplish the ends Of the plot, and
were thus engaged when their work vas
brought TO a sudden termination to-
night by tbs discovery of the Associa-
| tons headquarters at so Montgomery
avenue by the police, and the arrest of
four men found therein, julius @.
koosher, Henry Weisman, Cha,. Mittel-
stadt aud Oscar EgQars. In the room
was also found complete laboratory
| for thu manufacture of iufernal ma
| chimes. The men we're taken to the
| CITY prison where they boldly asserted
that they were dynsmiters land that
their purpose WAS to get rid Of the citi-
zens named and then razs Chinatown.
IsIhe prisoners also belong to the Ger
| man branch of the Anti coolie League.
Tue man who gave the name Of koo-
sher when arrested is also known az
kowalski. He is a Russian and speaks
six languages. According TO his story be
was formerly banker at Kief, Russia,
bat being Jew was driven from the
| country and Lost all he had. He came
10 New York, and was appointed an
| agent Of the jewish Relief Society, and
visited Oregon and Washington Terri
tory to take mp land for his people. He
was to receive $500 for every family for
| whom he procured a good settlement.
He recently came to this city, and iden-
titled himself with the Anti-OOolis
| LeaQuers.
Charles M. Mslstadt is President of
the Third Ward ARti- Cooiie Club, and
Vice President of the German branch
| Of the same. He 10 German by birth.
and is "a years old. He resided at 404
| Gsary street. 10 his room the detec-
tivss found 800 badges bearing the let
tsrs ID. A. @. L.
Oscar Eggers lives at el2 Clementina
street. and is a peddler by occupation.
lie il IS years old. he speaks very lit
tie English.
The bombs which we're found are
made OF gas pipe from five to seven
inches long, and about one inch in
| diameter. While Captain Lees was
handling the machines and bombs,
Weismau cautioned him to be careful
"Don't handle them" he said. $50
roaRhly. You might blow rs all to
kingdom come"
The prisoners have been charged with
a misdemeanor, for unlawfuily storing
giant powder. The highest penalty is
SIX months imprisonment or $1,000 ine.
The leader of the band. Henry Weis-
man, is a Bavariau by birth, q chemist
by profession. and Is years old. He
resided with his family at sls Pacific
street, and 10 president Of the German
Anti Ceoiie Club and president of the
Fifth Ward Anti Coolie League. On
being questisned, he said /: MY in
tentioa was to aid in enforcing what
O'Donnell told as was the Law against
the Chinese. The only thing that
troubled me was that Coroner ODon-
nell was al says saying that the Chinese
we're we'll supplied with arms, that they
had armsries In Chinatown, and that
they we're drilling every night with
| Winchester rides. l was afraid that
| when the Chinese were ordered 10 go.
they would resist and attack our peo-
| pie. l therefore resolved to expert
| ment and see in could not invent
Superior weapon. | commenced the
experiments twelve days ago, and pur
chased some dynamite. My idea was
to make something that could be
| thrown like q hand grenade. We ex
perimented at different times under the
| leks near the Gilt House, bat the re-
| suits were unsatisfactory. O'Dornell
knew that We we're experimenting. He
bad often talked Of dynamite, aud be
called his newspaper the AMI Coolie
d. namiter.'
VIEWS OF THE ONES PRosCRiBED.
None OF the persons mentioned IN tne
| spros bed list" of the Socialistic As
| ISOLATION, express any uneasiness or
fear for their lives. Judge Hoffman
said, In an interview, 81 don't feel par
| ticularly worried stout my own safety.
| I am willing to take my chances with
| the rest. I don't see what they expest
to gain by removing the men in that
list. Suppose they should succeed In
their attempt, capital would take fight,
the city would be disersced, and the
community would receive bios frsm
| which 10 would never recover. OF
| course. In these times any crank can
have the means Of destruction in his
hande."
General Barnes said, II don't feel
particularly alarmed. There may be
somsthine in IL, bat not enough 10 Be
worried aboat."
Judge Tobin said, II never bad any
personal fear. and l don't think the
eommanity need have any reason 70
| fear that any of its prominent citisens
viii be suddenly removed. True. there
vas some danger 20 be apprehended IL
| viev of the fact that the affair vss 10
sbe snds Of lot Of cranks and fsna-
| ti<sn