The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-22

WASHINGTON, June 19.-An anarchist
plot to blow up the public buildings
in Washington has been discovered
by the district police.
The leader of the anarchists is
h. J. Jaxon, a half breed French
Canadian who has for years been
closely identified with the Chicago
Anarchists, and whose Office has been
located in the Times building in that
city.
For weeks past a house at 1921 Yer
mont avenue in this city, where the
secret meetings of the anarchists have
been held, has been watched by the
police and a man named De Masters,
known both as doctor and professor,
and an ex-E piscopalian minister, has
attended the meetings and is the in
formant.
The formula from which the explo-
sives were to be made has been OBJ
tanned, the compound made and
tested. 1t is the latest hellish device
of the anarchists and eXplodes from
the heat of the sun, throwing out a
deadly poisonous vapor. No arrests
have been made and the police refuse
to reveal their full information and
have sought to keep the story from
the papers. knowledge of the plot
became, however, too generally known
to prevent a leak.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright of the sen
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 a plot
against the treasury department, and
the president was also informed of
the situation. With the police work
ing steadily On the case for weeks
past, not enough information has
been obtained upon which certainty
of conviction could be assured, and
for this reason arrests have been
postponed day after day.
JaXon's presence in the city was
limited at in the t~elegraphic dispatches
before the arrival of Coxey. He came
here before the commonweal army,
and rode over the route which CoXey
would follow.
The information which De Masters
brought was that JaXon had expected
to find no difficulty in organizing a
strong association of Anarchists here,
and that it was also expected that
Anarchists would flock in here from
all directions with the commonweal-
ers. Jaxon was disappointed in find
ing the local Anarchists, but on the
day of the c-ommonweal parade reds
came from New York, Philadelphia
and Chicago, and a meeting was held.
A hint Of this meeting was given the
police at the time, but the suspects
departed and the fear temporarily
subsidized.
Shortly after this Sergeant-at-Arms
Bright received n letter which was of
such an earnest nature warning him
of a plot to blow up the Capitol and
other public buildings that he de-
cided to investigate. 1t was one of
hundreds of letters that he had re-
ceived, but the earnestneSs manifested
by the writer caused him to make an
investigation. He consulted with
Major Moore, superintendent of the
District police, and the author of the
letter was met per agreement, and
proved to be an ex-preacher, De
Masters, who had been taken in by
the anarchists. De Masters was put
under pay, and instructed to attend
all the meetings. He did so, and
made reports to the chief of police.
Word was finally brought that with
the arrival of Frye's army, o in the
Cumberland valley, there would be an
influx of Anarchists and that the time
for putting the plans into execution
would then be ripe. 1t was decided
to wait until then before making any
arrests, and in the meanwhile Jaxon
and his followers have obtained in
formation that they were being
watched.
Even with the knowledge that the
facts were to be published, the police
last night refused to give out the in
formation in their possession as to the
extent of the plot, or the names of the
men who were associated with Jaxon.
1t is settled that eight men met reg
ularly at 1921 Vermont avenue, but
whether this comprised all those in
the plot could not be learned. Jaxon
will be remembered as chief lieuten-
ant to Louis Rel in the half-breed
Canadian rebellion.