The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-06-21
ANARCHIST PLOT.
Honore Jackson. q Chicago Half
Greed indian Anarchist.

Honore Jacksono Chicago Hatf.
| Greed indian Anarchist.
/, Tlse Leader OF tho villsins-An Attenips
Was to Have Eecn Made 70 Explode
] Bombs In Capitol, Treasury ssuliding.
White House aud Othcr Buildings.
wAsnrSaroS. juno ;s.-The Post
Monday morning publishes an expos
ure of !. plot which had for It's object
the destruction of the CAPITOL aud per-
haps ether government buildings
| which had been slowly developing for
several weeks past. The secret SER
vice anst police authorities. however,
! have been kept informed of the move
ment of the plottcrs. and would have
| been able to thwart them had their
Vaccinations approached actual vio-
lencc.
Only once SAYS the Post. About
three weeks ago. when the channel OF
information was unexpectedly inter-
rupted. 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 redoublcd their. vigilance. restored
The line of communication with the
nest of anarchists and were able again
to shadow every conspir:tor and to
keep fully informed of anarchistic
movements both here and elsewhere.
According to the story the plot was
formed at the time CoXcy's army was
marching to the capital, and reports Of
its existence camc from various points,
Omaha Chicago and Pittsburgh among
them.
1.-The prime mover in the anarchistic
plot-that is, Che Washington end OF it
was Honore jackson. lie came from
Chicago and is still in the city. He is
professional Indian. In Chicago he
has been disturher for years. at the
time Of tho Haymarlsct riot he narrow
ly escaped being arrested rs - princi-
pal conspirator. and was Swallowed by
the detectives for q long time after that
most memorable affair
jackson is half-brecd of unknown
tribal origin. lie was one of Louis
Leil's lieutenants in the Canadian re-
bcllion some years ago. The man has
done some little newspaper work. and
has frequently passed himself OFF as
reporter for the Chicago Times
'.After Jacksons arrival here letters
were received by the secret service otli-
Gals that band of anarchists was be-
ing organized in Washington, and that
II. j. jackson. of Chicngo, was the lead
ing spirit. Independent investigation
satisfied the officers that the writer OF
the letter was telling the truth, and
| since then the Post. secret service men
and local detectives have been con-
stantly engaged in watching the band.
The informant in the case has kept
In touch with the conspirators, and
given the police the names of those en-
gagged in the plot, together with their
addresses. These have been communi-
Gated to the officials of other cities and
they will probably actupon the strength
of the information given.
1.-The fact that the anarchists have
committed no act in Washington,
says the Post article. upon which
: they could be convicted, has prevented
! their arrest here Their meetings have
! been small and secret: the experiments
of the chemicals have been such that it
could hardly be proved that they in
tended to resort to extreme measures
, They have written no letters. In fact,
all along they have waited for some
thing to happen. something which
. would give them an opportunity to
carry out their scheme of violence.
1.-THE conspirators met there and
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 danger that the climax
might cone at any time, and great
alarm was felt. The capitol officers,
including the speaker of the house, and
the treasury, including Secretary Car
Isle, felt very uneasy.
Zone day continues the Post, Jack
son. accompanied by n tall. hlackhat-
ted man. called On t'axey at the jail.
/! The visiters' register showed that
| Jaeksu,'s companion had represented
himself to be III. f. Taubcneckcr, OF
Z, Illinois, That is the name of the
chairman of the national executive
committee of the national peoples
(, party. If he was with Jackson, he
/, was da,lbtlps unaware of the mans
| reputation.
/ 1.-The discovery of the formula for
making the explosive which the con-
spirators propose to use." says the ar
| ticle IN conclusion. us probably the
most important piece Of work done by
J the detectives. Several chemicals are
used. and the proportions make high
/! explosive of new mud most dangerous
kind.
| .sAs soon as tho police obtained the
/ formula they took 1t to a well-known
| chemist and asked him to make up q
duplicate sample. He did go in his
laboratory and placed it on the window
sill in the sun. In a few minutes there
| was an explosion. A great deal OF
noise did not accompany the explosion,
but there was a terrible concussion,
and most nauseating and black
smoke, although the quantity OF the
chemical experimental with was very
small. A cat which was in the room
died in few seconds from the effects
! IF the vnnnr,'