Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21
ANARCHIST PLOT.
One Said TO Have Been Discov-
cred IN Washington.
THE CAPITOL TO BE BLOWN Up.
The Plan to Be Put Into Execution on the
Arrival of Frye's Army-No Arrests
Made, the Anarchists Having
Left the City.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-An anarchist
plot to blow up the public buildings in
Washington has'been discovered by the
district police. The leader of the an
archists is II. ]. Jaxon, a half-breed
French Canadian whs has for years
been closely identified with the Chi
eago anarchists. and whose Office has
been located in the Times building in
that city.
For weeks past 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 man named De Masters,
known both as doctor and professor,
and an ex-Episcopalian minister, has
attended the meetings and is the in
formant.
The formula from which the explo-
sives We're to be made has been OBJ
tanned, the compound made and tested
1t is the latest hellish device of the an
archists and explodes from the heat of
the sun, throwing out deadly poison
Gus vapor. No arrests have yet 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, how
ever, too generally known to prevent a
leak.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright of the sem
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 plot
against the treasury department, and
the president was also informed of the
situation With the police working
steadily on the case for weeks past,
not enough information has been OBJ
tanned upon which certainty of convic
ton could be assured, and for this
reason the arrests have been postponed
day after day.
Jaxon's presence in the city was
limited at in the telegraphic 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 it was also expected that anarch-
lists would flock in here from all direc-
tions with the commonwealerS. JaXon
was disappointed in finding the local
monweal parade reds came from New
York, Philadelphia and Chicago, and
meeting was held. \ hint of this meet
ing was given the police at the time,
but the suspects departed and the fear
temporarily subsidized.
Shortly after this Sergeant-at-Arms
Bright received a letter which was of
such an earnest nature warning him OF
plot to blow up the capitol and other
/ public buildings that he decided to
/ investigate. 1t was one of hun
! dreds of letters that he had re-
/ ceived, but the earnestneSS manifested
| by the writer caused him to make
an investigation He consulted with
| Maj. Moore, superintendent of the dis
trict police, and the author of the let
ter was met per agreement, and proved
to be the ex-preacher, De Masters, who
| had been taken in by the anarchists.
/ De Masters was pat under pay, and in
! structed to attend all the meetings.
He did so, and made daily reports to
the chief of police.
Word was finally brought that with
! the arrival OF Frye's army, now in the
| Cumberland valley, there would be an
! influx of anarchists and that the time
| for putting the plans into execution
! would then De ripe IL was decided 10
wait until then before making any ar
rests. and in the meanwhile JaXon and
| his followers have obtained informa-
ton that they were being watched.
Even with the knowledge that the
facts were to be published, the police
refused to give out the information
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 regularly
| at 1921 Vermont avenue, but whether
this comprised all those in the plot
could not be learned. Jaxon will be
remembered as chief lieutenant to
Louis Rel in the half-breed Canadian
rebellion. Last night it was believed
al tho anarchists had fed