The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-18
70 MURDER MK|NLEY
EITHER A PLOT OR A BARON
MUNCHAUsEN.
Story Published Throughout the States
Chairman Odell Gives Color to It
Precautions for the Presidents Safety

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE World
says: A plot to assassinate President
Mckinley has been frustrated. 1t was
concocted by a group of Spanish and
Cuban consipartors who had headquar-
ters in New York.
One of the plotters weakened and
sent a warning letter to member of
the Republican National Committee.
The letter was placed in the hands of
Secretary Charles Dick, who referred
it to Chairman Odell of the New York
State Committee for investigation.
Chairman Odell engaged detective,
who speedily verified certain allega-
tions made in the warning letter.
Thereupon Mr. Odell reported to Sec
retary Dick, who laid all the facts be-
fore Chairman Mark Hanna. Mr..
OdelPs report caused great alarm
among the Presidents close friends
and advisers.
Mr.. Odell made it plain that he re-
garded the plot as a matter of the ut
most seriousness and urged that ex-
treme precautions be taken to keep the
President out of harms reach.
Messrs. Dick and Hanna laid the
whole matter before the President
shortly before he departed for Canton.
They instructed Mr.. Odell to continue
his investigation and cautioned him to
work with the utmost secrecy.
To a World reporter last night Mr..
Odell admitted that he and certain
= members of the national cOmmitte had
discovered plot to assassinate the
President.
Eyes, it is true" he said, "but 1 re-
gret exceedingly that the matter has
become public"
He was extremely anxious that no
refernce whatever should be made to
the matter.
Special detectives are guarding the
President in Canton.
CLEVELAND, o., July 11.-Senator
Hanna today denied the report that a
plot to assassnate President Mckinley
had been discovered in New York
This" said Mr.. Hanna, pointing to
the story of the alleged plot published
in the morning papers, lis the first
have heard of it, There is absolutely,
to the best of my knowledge, no truth
in it."
NEWBURGH N. Y, July IL
Chairman b. B. Odell of the Republican
State Committee said today concern
ing the alleged plot to assassinate. Pre-
sident Mckinley:
3. "I read the account in a newspaper
this morning with reference to an al
legged plot to assassinate President Nc
Kinley and also as to the part which
am supposed to have taken in the
matter. | have nothing to say upon
the subject except that l started an in
quiry with the State Committee detec-
tive on the line of what L supposed tC
be political information, and | discOv-
cred either a crank or a Baron Mum
chausen and, on the principle that ar
ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure, it is probable that my report
to Secretary Dick is the cause for the
extra care now being taken of the Pre-
sident. I have nothing further to say
on this subject except that I regret
that some one has been indiscreet
enough to make up of a trjfling matter
the gigantic plot disclosed in the news.
papers"
WASHINGTON, July 11.-Nobody il
Washington today knows anything
about the reported plot to assassinatC
President Mckinley, which was un'
earthed in New York yesterday after,
noon and last night. However, the re-
port is not entirely discredited here
and whether it proves to be true OF
not great precaution will hereafter bt
), taken to insure Mr. McKinley's safety
in Washington.