Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-04-09
ARGENTINE.
Widespread Conspiracy Against the Gov.
ernment.-A Plot of the Radicals In
Which Dynamite Is to BE Used.

Widespread Conspiracy Against the Gov.
ernment.-A Plot of the Radicals In
Which Dynamite Is to BE Used.
New York, April 5.--From Buenos
Ayres the Herald has cable advices OF
the turmoil in Argentine republic. This
city is quiet at this moment, runs the
dispatch, but there is no telling how
long the enemies of the administration
will remain inactive. Only on the sur
face is it peaceful. The radical clubs
are temporarily cowed by the prompt
arrest of the leaders of the plot of as
sassination and revolt that was to have
been carried out Monday when the big
mass meeting of the opponents of Pres
ident Pelligrini was at its hight.
With the majority of their chiefs in
custody, the presidential candidate Of
their party banished to his country
estate and under police espionage, the
rank and file of the revolutionists do not
know which way to turn. Nearly all
the details of their desperate conspiracy
are now known to the police, and every
precaution has been taken to prevent
any further attempt to carry them out.
The president is master of the situa-
ton just at present. At midnight every
| radical club in the city was guarded by
the police, who, after driving out all
the inmates, stationed themselves at the
doors and absolutely refused entrance
to anyone.
All of the prominent prisoners are on
board the cruiser L'Argcntina. Addi.
tional details of the plot against the
government show that it was without
doubt the intention of the rebels tC
freely use dynamite. They were tc
murder President Pelligrini first then
kill Gems. Roca and Mitrc and after
ward to destroy the government house
with bombs.
In the Radical club houses tho police
| found further proofs of the elaborate
ness of the plot Stocks were discov.
| cred hidden in the corners, and each
stick had IA small head of Dr. Alem who
according to the police account, was tc
have been proclaimed dictator when
Pelligrini, Roca and Mitre had been
murdered. Hundreds of cloaks with
hoods for disguises were also found
The wearers of them would thus be
enabled to conceal their identity from
| the police and soldiers, while the canes
would inform their fellow conspirators
that they were Radicals.
The plot has been Matching since the
| Sunday congressional elections in Feb
ruary last, when all the voters went tc
the polls armed, while soldiers were as
scmbled at "A central point ready for an
emergency, and the police were sta
toned at all the street corners and
around the polls with revolvers and
rinesin full view. All the troops are now
in camp at Maldonado. Thcyare under
arms and prepared to march Into Buenos
Ayres at moments notice. The regi
| ment at Zaratc has also been ordered tc
| be in readiness.
The government house was guarded
all last night by an entire regiment Of
infantry. The police have seized the
offices of two of the leading radical aft
ernoon papers. The radicals claim that
the arrest of DR.. Alem and the o-hei
| leaders of their party was not because
any plot had been discovered, but in re
ality to keep these men in custody un
til after the presidential elections OF
| April 10. This, they allege, was done
in the interest of the national party, Sc
that il might ride over the popular viii
and maintain the present officials ir
power.
Advices from other parts of the re
public show that the spirit of revolt
prevails everywhere. The governors o.
the provinces have proclaimed all thC
cities under martial law.