The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-06-20
To Blow up the Capitol.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Post to-
morrow will publish an exposure OF
plot which had for its object the destruc-
tion of the Capitol, and perhaps other
government buildings, which had been
slowly developing for several weeks
past. The secret service and police
authorities, however, have been kept
informed Of the movement of the plotters
and would have been enabled to thwart
them had their Vaccinations approached
actual violence.
"Only once," says the Post, "about
three weeks ago, when the channel of
information was unexpectedly interrupt
ed, were the Federal and District authori-
ties really alarmed. They did not know
at what moment an attempt might be
made to explode bombs in the Capitol,
Treasury building, the White House and
the War and Navy building. Hut as the
davs passed and nothing was done, the
authorities, who had redoubled their
vigilance, restored the line of communi-
cation with the nest Of Anarchists and
were able again to shadow every conspir-
ator and to Keep fully informed of Anar-
chistic movements, both here and else
where"
According to the story, the plot was
formed at the time CoXey's army was
marching to the Capitol, and reports of
its existence came from various points
Omaha, Chicago and Pittsburg. The
prime mover in the anarchistic plot
that is, the Washington end of twas
Honore Jaxon. He came from Chicago,
and is still in the city. He is profess
sional Indian. In Chicago he has been a
disturber for years. At the time of the
Haymarket riot, he narrowly escaped
being arrested as principal conspirator,
and was shadowed by the detectives for
long time after that most memorable
affair. Jaxon ia half breed, of unknown
tribal origin. He was one of Louis RiePs
lieutenants in the Canadian rebellion
some years ago. The man has done some
little newspaper work, and has frequently
passed himself off as reporter for the
Chicago Times.
Alter Jaxon's arrival here, letters were
received by the secret service officers and
Capitol officials that band of anarchists
was being organized in Washington, and
that II. j, Jaxon of Chicago was the
leading spirit. Independent investiga.
of the letters was telling the truth, and
since then, says the Post, secret service
mon and local detectives have been con-
SLaaIiJ CdSo6ON AL WoeSAAb6 seO pN@AN'
The informant in the case has kept in
touch with the conspirators, and given
the police the names of those engaged in
the plot, together with other facts. These
have been communicated to the officials
of other cities, and they will probably act
upon the strength of the information thus
given.
'The fact that the anarchists have co n
mitted no act in Washington" says the
Post article, "upon which they could be
convicted, has prevented their arrest
here. Their meetings have been small
and secret; their experiments with chem
icals have been such that it could hardly
be proved that they intended TO resort to
extreme measures; they have written
no letters. in fact all along, they have
waited for something to happen some
thing which would give them an oppor-
tunity to carry out their scheme Of
violence"
The Post article asserts that the formula
of the explosive to be used in the great
catastrophe has been discoYered to be
compound that explodes by the action of
the sun. Also that the occasion for the
act was to be found in disturbance, to
be started by the section of Frye's army
now approaching the Capitol from the
Cumberland Valley.