The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-18

New York. Aug 1.-The Evening World
today says: Instead of two. high gov
ernment official informed the Evening
World today. that there are fourteen an
archists under arrest at the detention
prison Of the bureau of immigration.
They are all charged with being In
conspiracy TO assassinate President Nc
Kiney and have been taken single and In
pairs from incoming ocean liners within
the last ten days.
United States secret service learned
that an Anarchist circle In Naples has
cast lots to determine who should be the
assassin. Eleven Italians and three Aus
trians were selected. Closely followed
they sailed for different ports. Their OBJ
the president at the same time. That
would make success sure.
AS fast as the men arrived secret SER
vice agents. disguised as immigrants
went among them as they were arrest
ed Maresca and Guda caught yester-
day were two of the fourteen.
The conspiracy was made on night
early in August. The fourteen are now
detained by the emigration authorities.
and are either at the barge office at the
Battery or the detention quarters at
quarantine.
WE'RE TO STRIKE TOGETHER.
One report is to the effect that some
are in Ludlow street Jail, having been
taken there from Ellis Island in order to
thwart any attempt to rescue them by
Paterson Anarchists.
So far as known the plan was for each
man to proceed to Washington alone on
a certain day. They were TO surround the
president, quietly waiting for an oppor-
tunity to strike. The blow was to be by
pistol and knife.
One of the number. 1t was certain would
be successful. The question of escape
was not considered, the men being willing
to sacrifice their lives. The two men who
did not meet their fellow anarchists were
Caresca and Guida.
The two men old not come In the steer
age as did the others. Maresca came as
steward In the steerage and Guida as
a coal passer. They could have landed
without going through the formalities OF
the barge ONCE. As far as is known no
one saw Guida come aboard end he was
not discovered until six hours after the
vessel sailed.
sECRETED AS A sTowAwAY.
When found he was secreted as a stow
away. He was put TO work In the hold
with the coal passers and kept busy un-
I'll the boat reached quarantine. IL is not
known that either OF the two men saw
the other during the eleven days OF the
run
SUPPOSED TO BE ANARCHISTS.
Chief Hazen. OF the Secret-Service Blu
reau In New York, admitted that the two
men were supposed TO be Anarchists, and
that information had come 10 this coun-
try from Naples on Aug. last that plot
was on foot in Italy to kill President Nc
Hinley.
II cannot discuss the arrests or tell
you on what grounds the men are held"
ne said II have just been In CONVERSE
tion with Chief Wilkie In washngtt IN
over the telephone and he has asked
that all news concerning the two pris-
oners come from him"
chief wilkie In Washington was in
clined to tell little about the two rris-
oners.
WILL BE pEPoRTED.
"They are not arrested. They are
simply detained ~ quarantine" he said
'Thev will be denorted when the Kaiser
Wilhelm goes back to Europe.
"r do not know anything about these
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