Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-06-21
ANARCHIST PLOT.
One Said to Have Boon Discov-
cred In Washington.
The CAPITOL TO Be BLOWN UP.
Tho Plan TO he Put Into Execution on the
Arrival Of Frye's Army-No Arrests
Made, the Anarchists Having
Left the city.

WAbHIN0TON, June lb.-hn hnar0nlst
plot TO blow up tho public buildings in
Washington has been discovered by the
district police. The leader Of the an
archists IL II. j. Jaxon, n half-brced
French Canadian who has for years
been closely identified with the Chi
oago anarchists, and whose office has
been located In the Times building In
that city.
For weeks past house at 1921 Yer.
mont avenue, In this city, where the
secret meetings OF the anarchists have
bcon hold, has been watched by the
police, and man named DE Masters,
known both as doctor and professor
and an ex-Episcopalian minister, has
attended the meetings and Is the In
formhnt.
The formula from which the explo-
sives were TO be made has been OBJ
tanned, the compound made and tested.
II is the latest hcllish device OF the an
srchists and explodes from the heat Of
the sun, throwing out deadly poison
GUS vapor. No arrests have yet been
made and the police refuse 10 reveal
their full information and have sought
TO keep the story from the papers.
knowledge Of the plot became, how
ever, too generally known to prevent II
leak.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright OF the sem
ate was the first TO receive any infor-
nation. The vice president was then
informed; also the night watch at the
capitol, and the speaker of the house.
Secretary Carlisle was told Of u plot
against the treasury department and
the president was also informed Of the
situation. With the police working
steadily on the case for weeks past
not enough information has been OBJ
tained upon which certainty of convic-
tion could be assured. and for this
reason the arrests have been postponed
day after day.
limited at in the tclcgraphic dispatches
before the arrival Of Coxcy. lie came
here before the commonwcal army,
and rode over tho route which Coxcy |
would follow.
The information which De Masters |
brought was that JHXon had expected /
to find no difficulty in organizing
strong association OF anarchists here. |
and IL was also expected that anarch-
lists would flock In here from all dircc-
tions with the commouwenlers. JaSon
was disappointed in finding the local
but ON the day of the com.
parade reds came from Ncw
York, Philadelphia and Chicago. and u
meeting was held. A hint of this meet
ing was given the police at the time.
but the suspects departed and the fear
subsidized
Shortly after this Scrgennt-at-Arins
Bright received letter which wus OF
'uch an earnest nature warming him Of
plot to blow up the capitol and other
public buildings that he decided to
investigate. II wus one of hum
Ireds of letters that he had re-
cived, but the earncstncss manifested
" the writer cuused him TO make
N investigation. lie consulted with
faj. Moore, superintendent of the dis
rict police, and the author OF the let
sr was met per agreement. and proved ,
o be the ex-preacher, De Masters, who
lad been taken In by the anarchists.
De Masters was put under pay, and in +
truoted 10 attend all the meetings.
10 did so, and made daily reports to
he chief of police.
Word was finally brought that with
he arrival Of Frye's army. now in the
valley, there would be an
niiux of anarchists and that the time
or putting the plans into execution
would then be ripe. II was decided to ,
vait until then before making any ar
eStS, and I'm the mpnnyhtIn la ,,n ,,,l !