The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

New York, August iS.--The Evening
world today prints the following relative
to the news received from Washington
yesterday OF the detention at the barge
office In this city by secret service agents.
of Notable Maresca and Michael Wcida.
4 supposed anarchists. who arrived on the
Kaiser wilhelm on the 18th. These two
country as oonspirators. whose object, II
is alleged, was the assassination of Pres
dent Mckinley. The Evening World says:
Instead OF two, a high government off,
cial informed the Evening World today
that there were fourteen anarchists under
arrest at the detention prison OF the
bureau OF tmmlitargno shrdlu hrdlu bmw
bureau OF immigration. They are all
charged with being In conspiracy TO
assasslnate President Mckinley and have
been taken sirgly and IN pairs from In
coming liners within the last ten days.
UNITED States secret service agents
learned that an anarchist circle in Naples
had cast lots to see who would be the
ASSASSIN. Eleven Italians and three
Americans were eelected. Closely fol-
lowed. they sailed for different ports.
Their object was to strike Individual
blows ia the president at the same time.
That would make success sure.
'As fast az the men arrived, secret
Hervic. agents, disguised as emlgrants,
went among them and they were arrested.
Maresca and Weida, caught yesterday,
were two Of the fourteen.
"The conspiracy was made on night
early in August BY working with The
italian police tho secret service agents
got wind OF great meeting OF the circle
in Naples. The men selected for the work
in this country, who were quickly notified
what they we're TO do. separated, going
siugly or in pairs to different ports in
Europe, Some went TO France. others to
Germany. while still others crossed the
channel 20 England. Step by step they
were followed 10 the gang plank of the
steamers.
THE fourteen are now detained by the
emigration authoritiee ana are either at
the barge Office at tho Battery or the de-
tentlon quarters at quarantine. One re-
port is to the effect that some ore in
ludlow street Jail. having been taken
there from Ellis island In order to thwaTi
any attempt to rescue them BY Patterson
anarchists"
So TAR as known, according to the Even
Ing World. the plan was for each man I
proceed to Washington at once on car
tain day They were TO surround tn
president and await an opportunity I
strike. The blow WAC to be by piste
and knife. One of the number 1t was Gee
tain would be successful. The questio
OF eacape was not considered. the ne
being willing TO sacrifice their lives 70
their principles. Tha two men who d
not meet their fellow anarchists wer
Maresca and Weida. Chief Wilkle OF tn
secret service division of the treasury dc
partment had his agents OF the pier whe
the steamer locked. The two men did Nc
cone in the steerage as did the Others
Maresca came as steward In the steeras
and Welda as a coal passer As far as
known no one saw Weda come nboAr
and he was not discovered until six hour
after the vessel sailed, When found
was secreted as a stowaway. He was pt
to work In the hold with the coal passel
and kept busy until tina boat resche
quarantine.
Tho Kaiser wilhelm II. touched Gil
raltar August anu then salled LOT ne
York. On Wednesday morning last tn
steamer sighted the Sandy Hook Ugh
came up to quarantine and was ther
boarded by the secret service men,
First Officer LAM took the detectlv'
forward where they could see the GREY
Purser Meyer remembered recording II
name OF Maresca at Naples. and MareSc
was identified by Meyer when the form'
was brought out for Identification. Ma
resca professed to be unable TO unde'
stand English. After looking Mares
over, w. H. Hazen. in charge of the 81
cret service bureau Of this city, said
think that is the man.
Maresca was sent below when the shi
was locked. When the liner tied up
her pier Maresca was informed that j
was under detention. He was askt
where his baggage was, and replied
Italian, i'Weida has It," This was a ne
lead. and Weida was summoned from h
work at the furnace and questioned II
professed not to understand English, bl
admitted that he had trunks on boar
So quietly were both men taken fro
the liner that none Of the crew OF passer
gers knew that an arrest had been mad
n