The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-10-07
ANARCHISTS.
A Plot. TO DIcw Up hIcago and the Fair
"A Very Reinarkable story Told In the
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Capital City.
WASHINGTON, sept. 30.-When shown
the cablcgram from Vienna Friday re.
garding the anarchists plots there, q
Chicago official who is in the city said
IL was well known to the Chicago Sc
cret service police that the anarchists
of Vienna, Paris and London were in
constant communication with those OF
New York and Chicago.
A plot similar to that discovered by
the police in Vienna was uncarthed in
Chicago year and half ago, but
nothing was said about it for fear il
might create dynamite scare and in.
jure the Worlds fair. The reds were
arranging to blow up the city hall at
Chicago and at the same time to blow
up several buildings at the Worlds
fair.
"Mai. VIM. McClaughey, who was al
that time general superintendent oi
The Chicago police, learned of the affair
and by vigorous action nipped 1t in the
bud. One of his secret service men at.
tended number of the anarchist
meetings on Clybourne avenue and
another group was covered by another
officer on west Lake street. AT the lat
ter place II woman, fanatical on The
subject of anarchism, volunteered {,
enter the council chambers during {;
meeting of Chicago's common council
and discharge Il big dynamite
| bomb. She said she was willing to sac
rifice he. own life for the good of the
cause, If by SO doing she could destro,
| .bo ,,,,cl, bo ,it,- fn fl,re
AT the Clybourne avenue meeting
| which was acting in concert with th'
one on Lake street, the plot was being
arranged to blow up the Worlds fai
buildings When Superintendent o
Police McClaughey heard of these
he put an extra force of de
tectives on and number O
the leaders were brought to his OF
fee. He told them he knew there
were fanatics among them willing t.
sacrifice their lives for what they be
lieved to he the good of mankind
Now said McClaughey, if there i
any dynamite throwing by any of yo
we will pay little attention to them
but will arrest every one of the leader
and agitators and a bigger hangin
than ever occurred before in Chicag
will follow.
"rhis plan" continued the official
had the desired effect and the reds be
came less active. Among the mass @
information gathered at that time wer
letters from Partisan anarchists whic
led to the discovery that the bomb
used by Ravachol in Paris were fun
nished by the anarchists of Chicago
AS q result Maj. McClaughey opene
communication with NJ. Loze, who wa
then project of police of Paris.
a sort of compact was then forme
between NJ. Loze, Superintendent {
police Byrne, of New York, the chief {
the Scotland yards service and Ma
McClaughey. 1t was arranged tha
whenever any of the anarchist ag
tators left Paris for London, New YoT
or Chicago, NJ. Loze was to cable tn
fact to the police of the port to whic
the red was going, so that he could /
watched Each of the before mel
toned cities was to do the same fc
Paris, and in this way the al
archists were to be kept under su
veillance. 1t was by this compat
that Maj. McClaughey was notified {
the fact that the Chicago anarchists ha
arranged to bring Prince Krapotkil
) the Russian anarchist of London,
: Chicago, and he was enabled to prevel
his coming"
In conclusion the official from Chic
go said that Hampstead Washburn
who was then mayor, found it nece
sary to have detective secreted abo,
his house on Astor place for sever;
months during his term in office on a
count of the threats made by the al
archists to blow it up.