The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-17
NIHILISM In CALIFORNIA.
Discovery of a Plot to Assassinate a,
Number of Prominent Citizens. 4
The SOcialistic Revolutionary Association and
Its Progress-The Members Instigated to
the Work by the Talk of 0Donnell.

| SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. ia most sensational
and startling plot for wholesale assassination OF
the most prominent men in this city came to light
here late last night Some time ago the police
obtained information of the existence of an or
| ganzation called 1.-THE Socialistic Revolutionary
Association" which, it was asserted, was COM
posed of Ultra socialistic members close
watch was kept on their movements, and the
police finally succeeded in obtaining the minutes
OF one OF the meetings, held Nov. %. From
these facts it was discovered that it was the in
tention of the association to put out of the way
about twenty men, including w. T. Coleman.
Congressman W. W. Morrow, Gen. w. II.
| Barnes, Mayor Bartlett, United States Judge
Lorenzo Sawyer, Leland Stanford Charles
| Croker Governor Stoneman. the principal po-
| lice officials and several others. These namea
were placed on the prospective list and placed
| IN the hands of the executive committee to carry
| out the orders of the association. The commit
| tee were to devise the best mode of accomplish
| ing the ends of the base plot and were thus en-
| gagged when their work was brought to sudden
| termination, last night, by the discovery of the
associations headquarters at No. 900 Montgom.
cry avenue. by the police, and the arrest of four
men found in the room, named Julius c.
koosher, Henry Weiseman, Charles Nit
testadt and Oscar Egger. In the room
were also found a complete laboratory
for the manufacture of Internal machines. The
men were taken to the city prison, VIXEN they
boldly asserted they were dynamiters and pro-
posed to get rid of the citizens named and then
rae Chinatown The prisoners. also, belong to
| the German branch of the Anti Cody League
No charge has yet been entered against the
prisoners
The leader of the band is Henry We.seman
he is Bavarian by birth and theoretical
ODonnell's Anti-Cooly League and finally be-
came president of the German Anti Cody
League my intention" he said twas merely
| to aid in enforcing what ODonnell told us
the law against the Chinese. He told us that
the State Constitution prohibited the Chinese
from living within the limits of any Incorporated
town or city in the State. He showed me the
law, and read it for myself He never told
me that the Supreme Court had
declared the law was unconstitutional. and be-
lieved that that was the law although / have
since been told that it was not Well We had a
meeting on the Sand Lot THANKSGIVING day
and resolved that we would call on the municipal
authorities to enforce the law or resign their Of
fees ODonnell told US we had right to do :.
this. and as he always boasted that he the
second highest officer in the city, supposed he
knew, and l believed the municipal authorities
would be compelled to order them to leave the
city. The only thing that troubled me was
that O'Donnell was always letting 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 Colonel Bee, the Chinese
consul Most Of our people were workingmen.
and had arms. l was afraid that when the
Chinese were ordered to go they would resist and
attack our people, and resolved to experiment
and see if could not invent superior weapon.
L commenced to experiment about twelve days
ago. and bought some dynamite My idea was
n M Ia fhaf hn flyaa
hand grenade We experimental at different
times, under the rocks near the Cliff House, but
the results were not satisfactory. O'Donnen
knew we were experimenting"
Koosher, who is also known as Kowalski il &
Russian jew and was driven from that country
owing to the prosecutions of his people by the
Russian government He came to New York.
and was appointed an agent by the Jewish Relief
Society, and visited Oregon and Washington
Territory to take up land for his people He
was to receive 5000 for every family for
whom he procured government settle
ment. He claims he did not receive
were exhausted. He identified himself with the
Anti Cody League on coming to this city The
house in which the dynamite was found was
cupied by him.
Charles Mittestadt is president of the Third
ward Anti Cody Club. Oscar Eggers is ped
dler by occupation, and native of Germany.
He speaks very little English. The prisoners
have been charged with misdemeanor for unlaw-
fully storing giant powder The severest penal.
ty is six months imprisonment and ST. 900 fine.
Many of the most prominent citizens have
been seen to dav concerning tho plot. Most of
them view it in serious light Mayor
Bartlett says: Some days ago Chief of Police
Crowley informed me of the existence Of such a
plot, but did not apprehend any danger. was
inclined to believe it was simply movement
for discouraging Chinese immigration. They are
hare Drained fellows, who would probably not '
hesitate to inaugurate reign of terror in the
Chinese quarter, and. if once started, they might
DO impelled to go further than they expected"
A comment of the Bullitin this morning in ref
erence to this affair, is worthy of attention. 1t
says Disorder of any kind woulI
be welcome to those who favor a
continuance of coolie immigration. 1t is
about the only condition at this that can
save them from discontinue The
best investment that the Chinese Six
Companies could make is a startling dynamite
melodrama If the anti Chinese movement
should become associated with disorder. the
Chinese Six Companies would stand chance to :.
win."
Further charges of misdemeanor have been
entered against the prisoners, the object being
to have the matter thoroughly investigated
Efforts made this afternoon TO release the
prisoners on BAIL The bonds were fixed at 81 600
each.