Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
NO SIGN OF A PLOT WAS FOUND.

A wildly Sensational Story Was Printed
in the Washington"Post,"M Monday Morn
Ing, 10 the Effect That - Dastardly Plot
Had Been Rerenied--The Police, How
ever, Declare That There is no Founda-
tIon for the story.
WAsmNGToN, June 1S.-A widely
sensational story was published IN the
Post of this city to-day to the effect that
u plot existed for the destruction OF the
Capitol and other public buildings, and
that Anarchists were preparing to eN-
plode bombs and resort TO violence, but
that they We're too closely watched by
the police to accomplish their ends.
Honore Jaxon, half-breed Indian OF
Chicago, was named as the head centre
Of the conspiracy, and long but very
vague story was told of remarks OF
Jaxon's that had been overheard and OF
information given the police by an m
former signing himself "De Matters.
In an indefinite why tue allegation
was made that COxey, Frye and other
Commonwcalers had some connection
with Jaxor and presumably with the
Anarchist plottings.
An inquiry into the story shows that
it is sensational aud void of substantial
foundation, the only basis for it being
that few lawless persons We're attracted
here by the notoriety attending the
coming Of Coxey and the various other
Commonwealers. and that police ami
secret service officials, when the CoXey
movement was at its height, were closely
watchful of all persons connected with
| the movement and OF the doings of
visitors to the city, from sear that the
unrest then prevailing might result in
| some overt act on the part OF some halt
responsible and crack Drained seekers
after notoriety.
No evidence whatever of any inten-
| ton to commit violence was discovered.
| No Anarchist plots were unearthed
aud as time went on the police were
agreeably surprised by the freedom from
lawlessness on the part of the Coxeyites
The city police department rldiculeS
the story published to-day. Major
Moore, chief Of police, had only read
the head lines when seen but BRANDED
the article as fabrication Of very small
substance.
Chief CLERK Richard Sylvester of TIN
police department, said The thing !
mostly a fake. There is just this mucl
foundation probably. The police hay'
been watching suspicious character
who were drawn here by the Coke.
movement, just as they keep an eye o.
those who always come for Inaugural
tons and all occasions when there ar
crowds. The newspapers said that thi
man Honore JaXon was an associate Z
the Chicago agitutors, and he and III
associates have been kept under surycil
ance, as such people always have been
That any indication of Anarchist plot
have been discovered is absolutel
false"
Senators when spoken to upon tn
, subject laughed at the story and joke
about the narrow escape they had ha
from being blown into eternity 9
sutfocated by the gas from the hal
breed JaXon's supposed bomb.
!, AT the sergeant-at-arms office, 1t wa
said that the Co&ey movement was e.
! pected to attract far larger number {
! reckless characters that ever came, an
preparation was made to prevent an
overt act upon the part of any OF then
Members Of the House gave the stor
y no credence and dismissed it as an anu
l ing although dangerous cana:d.
) IL was stated at Speaker Crisp's otfit
Z that all uneasiness over the Coxt
c movement had died out weeks ago, al
4 nothing was known of the allegt
= diabolical plot.
y Members of Congress expressed son
feeling that such yarn should be Civ
Is currency, thus inspiring cranks WI
otherwise would be harmless.