St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-30
RED FLAG MEN.
Something of Their Work in the
Past--Maj. McCIaughrey Talks.

Something of Their Work in the
Past--Maj. McClaughrey Talks.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-When shown
the cablegram from Vienna today re-
gariing the anarchists plots there,
Chicago official, who is in this city. said
1t was we'll known to the Chicago secret
service police that 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 unearthed in
Chicago year and half ago, but
nothing was ever said about it for fear
it might create a dynamite scare, and
iniure the worlds fair. Tine reds were
arranging to blow up the city hail at
Chicago, and at the same time to blow
up several buildings then i'll course of
erection at the worlds fair.
Maj. William McClaugbrey, who was
at that time general superintendent of
Chicago police, learned of the affair,
and by vigorous action nipped it i'll the
bud. One of his secret service men at
tended a number of the anarchist meet
ingS OH ClybOurne avenue, and another
group was covered by another officer on
a woman, fanatIcal on the subject of
anarchiSln, volunteered to enter the
council chamber during meeting of
ChIcago'S common council and dis
charge
BIG DYNAMITE BOMB.
"She said she was willing to sacrifice
her own lite for the good of the canse,
if by So doing she would DESTROY the
much-hated city fathers. AT the City,
bourne avenue meeting, which was act
ing in concert with one on West Lake
street, the plot was being arranged to
blow up the worlds fair building. When
General Superintendent of Police Nc
Claughrey learned of these. he put on
an extra force of detectives, and a num-
Der of the leaders were brought to his
office. He told them he knew there
were fanatics among them willing to
sacrifice their lives for what they be-
lieved to be the good of mankind.
Now SAID AfcClaughrey, If there
is rny dynamite throwing done by any
of your fanatical followers, we will pay
every one of your leaders and agitators,
and bigger hanging than ever oc-
Cured before i'll Chicago will follow
This PLAIN talk continued the of
fetal, had the desired effect, and the
reds became less active,
Among the mass of information
gathered at that time were letters from
PARTISAN ANARCHISTS,
which led to the discovery that the
bombs used by Ravachol IN Rue Clichy,
Paris. were furnished by the anarchists
of Chicago AS result, Maj. McCIaugh-
rey opened communication with M.
Lose, who was then protect of police of
Paris. A sort of compact was then
formed between NJ Lose, Superinten-
den of Police Byrnes, of New York; the
chief or the ScOtllrd Yard service and
Maj. McCiaughrey. 1t was arranged
that whenever any of the an
archist agitators left Paris for
London, New York or Chicago, NJ.
Lose was to cable the fact to the police
of the port to which the red was going,
so that ne could be watched. Each of
the aforementioned cities was to do
the same for Paris, and in this way the
anarchists were to be kept under sur
veillance. 1t was by this compact that
Maj. McClaughrey was notified of the
fact that the Chicago anarchists had
arranged to bring Prince KrapOtkine,
the Russian anarchist of London, to
Chicago, and he was enabled to prevent
his coming"
In conclusion, the official from Chi
cage, said that Hampstead Washburn,
who was then mayor, found it necessary
to have detectives secreted abont his
house on AStor place for several months
during his term of office, on account of
the threats made by the anarchists to
blow 1t up.