Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-19
A PLOT DISCOVERED
TO BLOW UP THE VARIOUS PUBLIC
BUILDINGS At WASHINGTON.
White House and Executive Depart
ment Buildings.

ment Buildings.
The Washington Post OF yesterday pub
iished an exposure OF a plot which had
for its object the destruction Of the Capt.
toll and perhaps other government build
ings. which ias been slowly developing for
several weeks.
The secret-service and police authorities,
however, have been kept Informed of the
movements OF the plotters. and would
have been enabled 10 thwart them had
their Vaccinations approached actual Hlo-
lence.
"Only once" says the Post, 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 Urea
sury building the White House, and the
War and Navy building. But as the days
passed and nothing was done the authori-
ties who had redoubled their vigilance.
restored the line Of communication with
the nest Of Anarchists. and were able
again to shadow every conspirator and
TO keep fully Informed OF anarchlstic
movements both here and elsewhere"
According to the story, the plot was
formed at the time Coxey's army was
marching TO the capital and reports Of its
existence came from various points,
Omaha Neb.; Chicago, ILL.,. and Plttsburg.
Pa. among them.
PRIME MOVER IN THE PLOT.
1.-THE prime mover In the anarchistic
plot-that is, the Washington end OF it
was HonOre JaXOn. lie came from Chi
cago. and Is still in the city. lie is a
professional Indian. In Chicago he had
been a disturber for years At the time
of the Haymarket riot ne narrowly es-
capped being arrested as the principal con-
spirator, and was Swallowed by the de-
tectives for a long time after that memo
rable affair.
"Jaxon is half-breed Of unknown
tribal origin He was one Of Louis Riel's
lieutenants in the Canadian rebellion
some years ago. The man has done some
newspaper work. and has frequently
passed himself of as a reporter for a
Chicago paper
After JaxOn's arrival here letters were
received by the secret-service officers and
Capitol officials that a band Of Anarchists
was being organized in Washington. and
that II. ]. Jaxon, % Chicago, was the
leading spirit. Investigation satisfied the
officers that the writer Of the letters was
telling the truth. and since then, accord
ing to the newspapers. secret-service men
and local detectives have been constantly
engaged in watching the band.
1.-The informant in the case has kept In
touch with the conspirators and given the
. lsa
plot. together with other facts. These have
been communicated to the officials Of other
cities, and they will probably act upon the
strength Of the information thus given.
COULD MAKE NO ARRESTS.
THE fact that the Anarchists have
committed no act in Washington" says
the article. upon which they could he
convicted has prevented their arrest here.
Their meetings have been small and Sc
cret. Their experiments with chemicals
have been such that 1t could hardly be
proved that they intended to resort to eN-
IRENE measures They have written no
letters. In fact. all along they have wait
ed for something to happen-Something
which would give them an opportunity to
carry out the scheme Of violence"
Jaxon's headquarters was the residence
of q Frenchman named Savant, recog-
nized by his neighbOrs as an intellig, nj
but eccentric person. Officers on watch
saw a large glass bottle, such as drug
gists use for explosive chemicals deliver
ed at the house one night.
The conspiratOrs met there and at other
places. and about three weeks ago the
meetings became 80 frequent and 80
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 come at any time.
and great alarm was felt The Capitol
officers. the Speaker of the Hous. and
the Treasury people including Secretary
Carlisle. felt very uneasy.
CALLED on COXEY.
"Jaxon. accompanied by a tall. black
hated man, called on COXey at the Jail
one day. The visitors register showed
that Jaxon's companion had represented
himself 20 be II. j.. Taubenick. Of Hi
nois' That is the name OF the chairman
of the National Executive Committee OF
the national Peoples party. II he was
with Jaxon he was doubtless unaware OF
the mans reputation
THE discovery OF the formula for
making the explosive which the conspira-
tors propose To use" says the article, in
conclusion. sis probably the best piece Of
work done by the detectives Several
chemicals are used. and the proportions
make a high explosive OF n new and
most dangerous kind. As soon as the
police obtained the formula they took It
to a well-known chemist and asked him
10 make up sample.
"He did so in his laboratory. and placed
IL on a window-sill in the sun. In a few
moments there was an explosion. 4 great
deal of noise did not accompany the ex-
ploson. but there was a terrific concus-
sion and a most nauseating and binding
smoke. although the quantity of the
chemical experimental with was very
small. a cat which was in tha room died
In n few seconds from the effects OF the
Vapor
There Is no doubt that this Is the kind
Of explosive with which Jaxon and his
gang intended to operate. II explOdes
from the action Of the sunyGnd does not
require 10 be ignited from a spark or by
concussion like dynamite bombs and most
Of the devices Of Anarchists.
I'm addition TO furnishing an explosive
force which. II the chemical is used in
sufficient quantity. would shake the
foundation of the most substantial build
ing. IL fills the air with a deadly vaI,or
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 Frye's industrial army now reported i'm
the Cumberland Valley. Under cover OF
disturbance produced by them the plot
against the Capitol Is to be carried out.
In support Of this it is said that a num-
Der of Chicago Anarchists OF the most
rabd type are with that army"
Row mt the Huntington Primary.
There was the greatest excitement at