The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-06-23
ANARCHIST PLOT.
Honore jackson, a Chicago Half.
Creed Indian Anarchist,
The Leader Of tho viilains--An Attemp,
Was to Have Been Made to Explode
Bombs In Capitol. Treasury building,
white House and Other buildings.

bombs In Capitol, Treasury BuiitiinE,
white House aud Other Buildings.
WASHINGTON, June 1s.--The Post
Monday morning publishes an expos.
urc of "a plot which had for It's object
the destruction of the capitol and per.
haps other government buildings
which had been slowly developing for
several weeks past. The secret SER
vice and police authorities, however,
have been kept informed of the move
ment of the plotters, and would have
been. able to thwart them had their
machinntions approached actual vic.
lencc.
only once,' says the Post, about
three weeks ago, when the channel of
information was unexpectedly inter-
rupted, were the federal and district
authorities really alarmed. They did
not know at what moment an attempt
might be made to explode bombs in the
capitol, the treasury building, the
white house and the war and navy
building. But us the days passed and
nothing was done. the authorities, who
had redoubled thcir'vigilance. restored.
The line of communication with the
nest of anarchists and were able again
to shadow every conspirator and to
keep fully informed of anarchistic
movements both here and elsewhere.
According to the story the plot was
formed at the time CoXey's army was
marching to the capital, and reports of
its existence came from various points,
Omaha, Chicago and Pittsburgh among
them. ,g h v
'.'rhe prime mover in the anarchistic
plot-that is, the Washington end of it
was Honore jackson. He came from
Chicago and is still in the city, He is
professional Indian. In Chicago he
has been disturber for years. At the
time of the Haymarllet riot he narrow
ly escaped being arrested as a princi-
pal conspirator, and was shadowed by
the detectives for a long time after that
most memorable affair.
jackson is a half-breed of unknown
tribal origin. He was one of Louis
Leil's lieutenants in the Canadian re-
bellion some years ago. The man has
done some little newspaper work, and
has frequently passed himself off as a
reporter for the Chicago Times.
After Jacksons arrival here letters
were received by the secret service Off
cials that band of anarchists was be-
ing organized in Washington, and that
Fl. j. jackson, of Chicago,was the lead
ing spirit. Independent investigation
satisfied the officers that the writer OF
the letter was telling the truth, and
since then the Post, secret service men
and local detectives have been con-
cfo fl,,o ro1 ;v,, fn1 ha ha nd
1.-The informant in the case has kept
in touch with the conspirators, and
given the police the names of those en-
gagged in the plot, together with their
addresses. These have been commune
Gated to the officials of other cities and
they ywillprobably act upon the strength
of the information given.
'"rhe fact that the anarchists have
committed 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; the experiments
of the chemicals have been such that it
could hardly be proved that they in
tended to resort to extreme measures.
They have written no letters. In fact,
all along they have. waited for some
thing to happen, something which
would give them an opportunity to
carry out their scheme of violence.
''The conspirators met there and
other places, and about three weeks
ago Q meetings became SO frequent,
an % many strange men came and
that the officers felt they We're
l,-ng their grasp of the situation.
There was danger that the climax
might come at any time, and great
alarm was felt The capitol officers,
including the spealserof the house, and
the treasury, including Secretary Car.
Isle. felt very uneasy. f5.s ;gt
One day. continues the Post, 'Jack-
son. accompanied by tall, black-hat.
ted man, called on Coxey at the Jail
The visitors register showed that
Jackson's companion had adnepresented
himself to be II. Il. TauBenecker, Of
Illinois, That is the name of the
chairman of the national executive
committee of the national peoples
party If he was with jackson, he
was doubles unaware of the mans
reputation.
The discovery of the formula fol
making the explosive which the con-
spirators propose to use" says the ar
ticle in conclusion. us probably the
most important piece of work done by
the detectives. Several chemicals are
used, and the proportions make high
explosive of q new and most dangerou:
kind. sslf ,tEitlA{ ~ 5fRsf
'..As soon as the police obtained the
formula they took it to Ia well ll-knowr
chemist and asked him to make mp 8
duplicate sample. He did so lin lhii
laboratory and placed il on the window
sill in the sun. In a few minutes there
was an explosion, A. great deal O.
noise did not accompany the explosion
but there was terrible concussion
and most nauseating and blacl
smoke, although the quantity of thu
chemical experimental with was very
small. A cat which was in the room
died in few seconds from the eftect
of the vapor."
Ex-Congressman Bayno Suicides.