The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-20

NEW YORK, June ia Washington
dispatch to a morning paper says:
A newspaper here will publish. tomor-
row, an exposure Of a plot which had
for it's object the destruction OF tbs
capitol and perhaps other government
buildings which has been slowly devel-
oping for several weeks.
The secret service and police autnorf-
ties. however. have been kept informed
of the movements Of the plotters and ,
would have been enabled to thwart them
had their Vaccinations approached ae-
tuaI violence
Only once. says the newspaper, about
three weeks ago, when the channel OF in<
formation was Unexpectedly interrupted,
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 as the
days passed and nothing was done the
authorities, who had redoubled their vig<
ilance restored the line Of communica-
ton with the nest Of anarchists and wers
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 capitol and reports of
its existence came from various points.
Omaha, Chicago and Pittsburg among
them. The prime mover in the anarch'
lists plot-that is the Washington end OF
twas Honore Jackson Cream from Chi
cago, who is still in the city. He is a
professional Indian. In Chicago he had
been disturber for years. At the time
of the Haymarket riot he narrowly es-
capped being arrested.
The informant in the case has kept
in touch with the conspirators and Civ
en- the police the names of those en-
gagged in the plot, together with other
facts. Those have been communicated
to the officials of other cities and they
will probably act upon the strength Of
the information thus given.
The fact that the anarchistics have COM
mftted no act in washington upon which
they could be convicted has prevented
their arrest here. Their meetings have
been small and secret. Their experiments
with chemicals have been such that it
could hardly be proved that they intended
TO resort to extreme measures. They
have written no letters. In fact, all along
they have waited for something to hap
pen-something which would give them
an opportunity TO carry out their plot.
Jackson's headquarters was the resi-
dence Of a Frenchman named Savant.
The conspirators met there and at
other places and about three weeks ago
the meetings became so frequent and so
many strange men came and went that
the officers felt they were losing their
grasp Of the situation. There was dan
ger that the climax might come at any
time and great alarm was felt. The
capitol officers. including the speaker Of
the house, and the treasury people. IN
cluding Secretary Carlisle, felt very un-
easy.
As soon as the police obtained this
formula for the explosion which was IN
tended to be used they took il 70
well-known chemist and asked him to
make a sample. He did so IN his labor
atory and placed it on window sill In
the sun. In a few moments there was
an explosion. A great deal Of noise nc
companied the explosion but there was
a terrific explosion and binding smoke
although the quantity Of the chemical
experimental with was very small
An occasion for the use Of the explo-
sive, the anarchists hope, it is said, will
be furnished by the arrival Of that part
Of Fry's Industrial army now reported
in the Cumberland valley. Under cover
Of disturbance produced by them the
plot against the capitol is TO be carried
out.