Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-18
No One Knows Anything About
a Dynamite Plot.
THE CAPITOL NOT THREATENED
Secret Service and Police Don't
Fear Anarchists.
THE ALLEGED RMER

eral degrees higher before accurately mark
ing the temperature Of a number Of per-
sors in this city who have been falling
over one another all day in their eager ef-
forts to deny a sensational story Of red
anarchy and death and destruction that
appeared in a local paper this morning.
According to the three-column published
the destruction of the Capitol and other
public buildings. and anarchists in this city
have been preparing to explode bombs and
resort to violence. but they were being too
closely watched by the police to accomplish
their ends. Honore Jaxon, a half-breed In
dian of Chicago, was named as the head
center of the conspiracy. and a long, but
very vague. story was told of remarks OF
Jaxon's that had been overheard and of in
formation given the police by an fnformer
signing himself "DeMatters."
In an indefinite way the allegation was
made that Coxey, Frye and other common
wealers had some connection with Jaxon.
and. presumably, with the anarchist plot
tings
No Foundation.
Inquiry into the story seems to show
that 1t Is void Of substantial foundation,
the only basis for it being that few law
less persons were attracted here by the
notoriety attending the coming Of Coxey
and the various other commonwealers. and
that police and 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 a fear that the
unrest then prevalent might result in some
overt act on the part of some half RESPONSE
BILE and crack-brained seekers after no
toriety.
. No evidence whatever of any intention. to
commit violence was discovered. no an
archst plots were unearthed. and as time
went on the police were agreeably surprised
by the freedom from lawlessness on the
part of the Coxeyites.
Jaxon Denies.
The persons mentioned in the affair as ac
cessories or interested parties have been
eager in their efforts to deny all knowledge
of the alleged plots.
H. ]. Jaxon, the alleged arch conspira-
tor of the aforesaid anarchistic plot. was
seen at his boarding place on Vermont ave-
nue. near L street, and walked with the
reporter to barber shop on It'll street.
where his coppery complexion was relieved
of slight stubble Of beard. He said: "All
that talk about dynamite and blowing up
public buildings is ridiculous, and every
thing in the article so far as It refers
to me Is false and libelous. There is no use
going Mot categorical denial Of the state
ments made this morning. except in prop
er and legal way. / am here on business
for my own people and nave nothing to do
with business OF white men at all. The
article may have the effect OF iniurirg my
prospects for settling the matter which
came here to settle. 1t has caused a great
many people TO laugh and a large number
to be nervous. and for this am very sor-
ry."
How about your alleged connection with
the eommonweal moyement?' manfred The
Star reporter
Mr.. JaXon smiled.
Il have never been a member Of the COM
monweal." he responded. When I went to
yx-tfh AL.
Chicago Times, which are still In my Dos
session, and whose custody makes me re-
gard the alleged telegram from the Times,
published this morning. as being somewhat
singular, to say the least. was offered the
adjutant generalshp of the commomnweal,
but declined TO accept 1t. So far as ask
ing Coxey's permission to make speeches
along the line Of march, 1 have never yet
asked the favor of a white man TO be al
lowed to speak in this country"
The Alleged Informer.
DR.. Frederick Landeman de Mattos, who
resided at 1907 G street, and now lives at
1923 Sth street. and who was alleged, in the
article in question, to have written the let
tiers to the secret service and police au-
thorities which caused the keen-eyed
sleuths to watch every boarding house In
Washington and be the oui vive for
reds" was also seen by The Star reporter.
1t appears that in writing the article Dr.
dc Mattos' name was not spelled correctly
The doctor was almost as much amused as
annoyed by the sensational prominence in
to which his name had been brought.
Il have known Mr.. Jaxon for q long
time" he remarked: I'VE were students to-
gether at the Toronto University. So far
as that article refers TO me 1t Is false In all
particulars, save that a reporter called
upon me and questioned me in relation to
a lot of stuff / knew nothing about
He told me that Inspector Hollinberge-
had sent him to see me- and asked him
If he had letter of Introduction, and he
replied that he had not. That / presume
is his basis for stating that inquired IL he
came from any one In authority I told
him that I didn't know anything about
what he was harping on, and in return he
told me that he had written a fine story IL
would only give him few finishing
touches.
Again informed him that didn't know
what he was talking about, and he de-
parted. So far as any dynamite or anarch-
istic or other conspircy Is concerned know
nothing. and I believe the entire story alb
solutely fake from one end to the other
Oh. by the way. did tell the reporter be-
fore he left that l thought he was tread
ing on very dangerous ground II he In
ter ded to publish anything in line with
what he had told me. because I was sure
that such a publication could not be any
thing but libelous.
How about those letters that you were
said to have written to the police author
ities?'' inquired the reporter.
ut. Oe lauSneQ very heartily. Il
reckon the reporters Imagination is re-
sponsible for my authorship of those let
tiers, as 1t is for the rest of the article I
certainly never wrote such letters, and the
absurdity of the assertion is so great that
1t rather tempers the anger 1 feel at hav-
ing been dragged into such a mess of SEN
sational taking"
Secret Service Work.
According to the story the treasury Sc
cret service bureau was devotirg It's entire
time to studying the diabolical plot Chief
Hazen OF the secret service said today that
there was nothing in the story so far as he
had been able to discover, and, therefore
declined to discuss 1t ir detail I'VE in
vestigated 1t thoroughly and found there
was absolutely nothing to 1t and dropped il
altogether three weeks ago." he said II
n ade a report on the subject to Secretary
Carlisle. Possibly he may give 1t to you"
Secretary Carlisle was applied to for per-
mission to see the report, but he would NOT
give it. He said he had not even read n
having been entirely satisfied with Mr. Ha
zens verbal statement; that it showed that
there, was nothing in the alleged conspir
acy.
Both Mr.. Hazen and Secretary Carlisle
said that extra precautions were taken dur
ing the Coxey excitement, but were soon
discontinued
Police DenfaIa.
The entire detective corps Of the local
police force has stayed up nights watching
Jaxon and two or three other men accord