The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-18
lIPPED IN THE BUD.
ANARCHISTS PLOT TO BLOW UP THE
CAPITAL 1T W4SHINGT TON.
Half Breed Indian the Leader-The Bomb
to be Thrown During Coxey De-
monstration-NO Danger Now.

WASHINGTON June 1.-THE Post tomorrow
Fill publish an exposure of plot which
I'D for it's object the destruction OF the
apitol and perhaps other government pullu-
les which had been slowly developing Tor
overall weeks past. The secret service anu
iplice authorities however, have peen KEPT
iformed of the movements or the plotterS
Ind would have been enabled to thwart them
lad their Vaccinations approached actual
Violence.
"Only once' says The Post, about three
heells ago, when tIe channel OF information
mas unexpectedly interrupted, were the leu-
e'al and district authorities really alarHieu'
they did not know at what moment an az
tmpt might be made to explode BOMBS IN
lie capitol. the treasury building, the white.
husc and the war and navy buildings But
a. the DAYS passed and nothing was done
tie authorities, who had redoubled the-r Viz
ilnce restored. the line OF cornmuhlcd'ioii
with the nest of anarchists, and were dpie
aain to shadow every conspirator ana 10
KEEP fully Informed of anarchlstlc hioVe-
rnnts both here and elsewhere
Half-Brecds. Plot.
Accordine TO the story the plot was form
&c at the time Coxeys army was marching
tothe capital, and reports of its existence
cane from various pOints-Omaha, Chlca5o
and Pittsburg, among them. Inc prime
mver in the anarchistc plot-that Is, the
WASHINGTON end of twas Honore Jaxoh
H came FROM Chicago, and is stlll III lne
ely He is a professional indian. In oni-
csyo he has been a disturber for years
A the time of the Haymarket flot' he
narrowly escaped being arrested as prlh-
cna1 CONSERVATION and was Swallowed by the
detectives for a long time after that moSC
memorable affair.
Jaxon is a half-breed of unknown tribal
oigin. He was one of Louis mel leu
tenants in the Canadian rebellion some
years ago. The man has dole some I'liG
newspaper work, and has frequently pasSeo
himself off as Il reporter for The chicago
Times.
After J,.xon5 arrived here letters were re
ceived by the secret service officers ana
capitol officials notifying them that q oailu
of anarchists was being organized IN WASH
ington and that II. j. JaXon, OF ChlcaSo'
was the leading spirit. Independent lhVeo'i-
cations satisfied the officers that the writer
of the letters was telling the truth, ara
since then says The Post, secret service
men and local detectives have been con
stantly engaged in watching the band. ne
informant in the case has kept IN toucn
with the consprators, and given the ponce
the names of those engaged in the plot, 10
gether with other facts. IheSe nave peeh
communicated to the officials of other cit
les, and they will probably act upon the
strength of the information thus given.
Waited for Developments
THE fact that the anarchists have com
rnftted 10 act in Washington says me
Post article, upon which they could be
convicted has prevented their arrest mere
Their meetings have been small and secret
their experiments with chemicals have beer
such that it could hardly be proved ina
they intended to resort to extreme meas
ures They have written no letters. In FAC
all along they have waited for something
10 happen-something which would glV'
them an opportunity to carry out mel
scheme of violence"
The Post article asserts that the formui;
IF the explosive to be used in the gram
catastrophe has been discovered. 1t is
compound that eXplodes by the action o
the sun. The occasion for the act was t
be found in a disturbance, to be started D.
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