Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-18
THE PLOT.

Say Regarding It-COYOner O'DOn.
mel DepOsed as President of the
AntI-Chinese COOlie League.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
SAN Francisco, Dec. 17.-Many promi-
nent citizens have been seen yesterday and
to-day concerning the dynamite plot dis.
covered Tuesday night. Most OF them
view 1t in a serious light. Mayor Bartlett
says: Some days ago Chief OF Police Crow
ley informed me Of the existence of such q
plot. but I did not apprehend any danger.
I was inclined to believe il was simply q
movement for discouraging Chinese immi.
grafton. They are hairbrained fellows, who
would probably not hesitate to ~inaugurate
a reign Of terror In the Chinese quarter,
and il once started they might be impelled
to go further than they expected"
A comment Of the Bulletin last evening
In reference to the affair is worthy Of at
~tention. 1t says: Disorder Of your kind
would be welcome by those who favor the
continuance Of Coolie immigration. 1t is
about the only condition at this time that
can save them from discontinue. The
best investment the Chinese Six Companies
could make IL in starting dynamite melo-
dramas. II the anti Chinese movement
should become associated with disorder the
Chinese Six Companies would stand q
chance TO win"
Further charges Of misdemeanor have
been entered against the prisoners, the OBJ
ject being to have the matter thoroughly
investigated. Efforts we're made this after.
noon to release the prisoners on bail. The
bonds were fixed at 81 900 each. None of
the persons mentioned in the prescribed
list OF the socialistic association express
any uneasiness or fear for their life. Judge
Hoffman said in sn interview: II don't
feel particularly worried about my own
safety. l am willing to take my chances
with the rest. / don't see what they ex-
pect to gain by removing the men in that
list. Suppose they should succeed in their
attempt capital would take fight, the city
would be disgraced and the community
would receive . blow from which IL would
never recover. OF course in these times
any crank can have the means Of destruc-
ton in his hand.
General Barnes said: 81 don't feel
particularly alarmed. There may be
something in it, but not enough to be
worried about" Judge Sawyer said he
knew nothing Of the affair. except what he
had read in the newspapers, and he
does not take enough interest in IL to
find out more. No examination Of the
prisoners was made to-day, as further in
formation 10 expected.
Judge Tobin said: 81 never had any
personal fear, and l don't think the COM
munity need have any reason to fear that
any Of its prominent citizens will be sud-
denly removed. True, there was some
danger to be a~pprehended in view OF the
fact that the affair was in the hands OF q lot
Of cranks and fanatics"
Naval Officer Stuart M. Taylor attrib
uted the ewhole plan to the incendiary
hsrangues OF Coroner O'Donnell. and
said tina. the latter ought to be suppressed.
He continued: "This crank's incendiary
utterances are o disgrace to our c~iviliza-
ton. Such things will ruin our reputa-
ton. Look at the effect all this will have
in the East. Congressman Morrow Ia
| about to introduce a bill In Congress for si
more complete exclusion Of Chinese. Now
| he will be met with the retort, oh. all
| this is in the hands of cranks.' Our rep
| utsble citizens should see that the dema-
gogues are suppressed"
Colonel Bee, the Chinese Counsel. said:
"This il no scare and no joke. I have
| been advised Of the existence OF q plot for
| q long time, and l have received anony-
| nous notes, making personal threats
against me. l never for q moment sp-
| pretended any danger to myself"
Claus Spreckels put the whole thing
down as the work of beats and bummers,
| who wanted to make money without work
| ing for 1t. "I think IL probable that those
| incendiary speeches by O'Donnell melted
| this thing. The authorities ought to have
| suppressed O'Donnell long ago."
Papers and pamphlets were captured
| that proved Of an interesting character.
| Some of them were copies Of Q diminutive
journal (Nihilist) or the organ Of Russians
in America. The publications contained
sentiments not calculated to inspire the
love OF q quiet Government. A verse in
one poem was:
" o., priest, we listen to . trueR voice than
| The God that gave the Czsr SO much can be no
God OF ours"
The issue closed with new light on the
means Of dynamite. In several OF the pa.
! pers we're portraits OF Michael Bakounine
| and Johann Most. The latter agitator
/ was arrested some time ago in New York.
| One OF the pamphlets told how to make
| explosives and how they should be used.
| One was entitled Revolutionary War
fare" There we're some 20 pages OF manu-
script in Russian that were given an inter.
prefer for translation. The interesting
| little volume gave all the necessary inform
| alton of how to make dynamite and AZ
range internal machines.
Henry Weisman, one Of the dynamiters,
| was liberated this evening on $4,000 bail.
| Following on this o meeting of the Ger
man branch of the Anti'Coolie League
was held in the Irish-American Hall.
| over Q 900 we're in attendance. Weisman
was one of the principal speakers. He de.
uounced Coroner O'Donnell. On o call
for o show OF hands 0'Donnell was de-
posed as the President of the Anti-Coolie
League. Matters are quiet and no trouble
is expected.
LArER-The cases OF the four dynamit-
| ers, Weisman, Kooshes, Mittlestsdt and
| Eggers, came up for q hearing in the Pc.
lice Court this morning. and on request OF
| the counsel for the defendants all the cases
| went over until Monday next.
The Evening Post in its leading editorial
Il ~. ~oro f~suhk saws ~