The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-01-21
CONSPIRACY
To the Destroy American
Battleships In Harbor
of Rio Janeiro Dis
covered
PLANNED BY ANARC HISTS

Rio Janeiro, Jan. 19.-Alarmist dis
patches were cabled to American news
papers this afternoon on the authori
ty of the chief of police, here, STATING
that an anarchist plot had been discov.
cred to destroy some of the American
warships now in the harbor here. The
chief of police says he expects TO
make arrests in Sal Palo and possibly
! in the capital tomorrow or Tuesday
He adds that the government at WASH
| ington knows the facts of the conspi-
racy, which were hatched in Europe.
| The truth is the Brazilian government
received information of the plot be
fore the arrival of the fleet and
once took means TO Illustrate IL. One
OF the means adopted was the sweep,
| ing OF the harbor at night with search
| lights in order to detect any attempt
to plant mines. This was kept up for
several nights.
When the feet arrived here the gov.
ernment Immediately notified Rear Ad
miral Evans and suggested that pre-.
cautions be taken on all ships TO pre-
vent the plotters from succeeding In
their dastardly intention. II will be
recalled that after the feet was an.
chored Brazilian launches were detail.
ed to patrol about the American YES
sells, and II is now known that this
was a measure OF precautlon adopted
by the government TO prevent any
overt act by the anarchists. An In.
vestigation into the affair which IL
pending, reveals that some of the
men named as being implicated in the
plot are dead while others are OF the
highest respectability. They are res
idents OF Rio de Janeiro and San
Paulo.
The general belief Is that the whole
affair II probably hoax, and that tho
chief OF police became oyereXcited.
Rear Admiral Evans authorizes the
correspondent OF the Sun to cable tho
following statement:
IL have learned from the Brazilian
police authorities unoflcially that
certain suspected anarchists proposed
to make some demonstration, not
necessarily against the American feet
For fear OF accident, more than in.
tent, the precautions were taken
aboard the vessels to prevent trou-
BILE or damage such as would have
been taken in fact, have been taken
many times In our own ports TO meet
Just such threats. Similar precautions
always will be taken as long as the
present condition Of efficiency in the
navy exists as part of the routine of
1ur profession and nothing more. The
Brazilian government has managed
he entirely matter admirably, and hds
promptly taken every precaution 10
preserve the sanctity Of the port of
llo de Janeiro. Among all the names
mentioned not one is japanese, From .
resent appearances the entire matter
5 hoax. without the slightest foun ]
alton in fact"
Five thousand OF the men from the
arlous ships we're given shore leave |
Dday. This is the largest number Of !
merican sailors ever given liberty In '
ny port. There was not a single dis. ,
lrbance. The conduct OF the men /
as remarkably good. Throngs OF en-.
iusiastic Brazilians cheered the blue
lckets on the streets and frequently ?
lere was heard the cry OF Long .
We the Americans A hundred OF y
ie sailors went 10 see bull fght G
theirs played baseball, a game which
as a great novelty to the crowd OF "
razilians who witnessed II. Some ~ n
lem, however, who had spent some
me in the United States, and under.
ood the game, yelled like Americans
hen fine plays were made. A large
Imber OF the liberty men made ex.
lrsions outside the city A large par. T
OF officers were taken in autos to
juca, which is situated in the midst
magnificent scenery, which was
eatly admired by the visitors.