The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-09
HOME OF PLOTTERS.
STlRTLING ANARCHISTS' NEST
UNEARTHED IN SPAIN.
eliminating Documents We're Found.
widespread Conspiracy Revealed.

LONDON, Dec. "a dispatch from Ma.
drid to the Central News says that the
police have made raid upon houses sus.
pected OF being occupied by anarchists at
Mesina de Rio Seco, a town &c miles north
west OF Valladolid, and secured number
of documents. 1t has been suspected. in
fact. by the police for long time that the
anarchist outrages in Spain had their
origin In conspiracy, but the authorities
have never been able to get proof as TO
who the prime movers In the conspiracy
are Many arrests have been made in
different parts OF Spain. but the prisoners
would never give evidence that would lead
to the arrest of their principal.
The town of Messina de Rio Seco is off
the line of travel. and it appears now that
taking advantage of its comparatively iso-
lated position, the anarchists sought refuge
there and from there directed the move
ments of members OF the gang in other
places in Spain. The discovery OF the docu
ments confirms the suspicious of the police
that there is widespread movement
to spread the anarchist propaganda by
means OF
Dynamite and Other Outrages.
II is learned that the society at Mesina
de Rio Seco had over so members, all OF
whom are sworn to secrecy by the most
solemn oaths. Even the ritual employed
in the initiation of members is in the hands
of the authorities, and in IL the anarchists
call down upon themselves the vengeance
of their fellow members IL they betray in
the slightest degree the confidence reposed
In them.
Some OF the oaths in the ritual are bias.
phemous, but. the police state that so fan
as they know, none of the many anarch.
lists who have been arrested has ever vic.
lated his pledged word. THE prisoners
have lied to the authorities and led them
on many wild goose chase, but have not
given them information that would lead
to the arrest of the arch consprators. The
documents that fell into the hands of the
police gave the names OF all the members
of the society, and the police expect to
soon have t.,
Many OF the Anarchists In Custody.
Among other things revealed by the
books, pamphlets and leaflets seized is the
fact that anarchists in Valladolia and
Barcelona assisted to provoke aud main
tain the recent strike among telegraph op-
orators, which caused great Inconvenience
30 government aud commercial interests.
This is the first knowledge that the strike
was caused by anything but dissatisfac.
tion among the telegraph operators in re-
spect of their wages.
The documents also show that the an.
archists have sought to cause trouble in all
branches of the government service, even
going SO far in the furtherance of theii
plans as to approach clerks and Others
H. ,,.fA
nation CLEANED from the seized documents
has been communicated to the police
throughout the country, and has resulted
In increased activity against
These Organized Enemies OF Society.
The most important arrest growing out
of the Masina de Rio Seeo discovery. is
that of Tomas Altet. Aitet was arrested
on the charge that he was the author of the
recent dynamite outrage at Villanusva
la Goltru, 20 miles southwest of Barcelona
Several arrests we're made in connection
with this explosion, but the police were
not able to definitely fasten the guilt upon
any of the prisoners.
Altet, it appears, was not n member OF
the Mesina de Rio Seco society, but be-
longed to branch organization that was
In measure subject to the orders of the
former society. Altct was greatly fright
ened when he was taken into custody. and
the police so worked upon his fears by
threats and promises of reward il be
would betray his associates that he soon
weakened and told all he knew of the out
rage He gave the names of all his ,asso-
ciates. and the police speedily placed
under arrest number of them.
. Further Wholesale arrests are expected
Three OF the men arrested had in their
possession papers duplicating others in
the outrage