The evening times., 1897-06-14
PLOT AGAINST IGLEs|As
Conspiracy Disclosed in New York
Against Costa Rica'S President.
NAY RESULT In CIVIL WAR
Declaration That the Central mer-
lean Ruler Intends 10 Usurp
Power, Overthrow the ConstitL-
tion and Continue in Authority
Election i'm November.

New York, June I4.-An extensive and
Formidable plot 10 overthrow the Iglesian
government, in the Central American re-
public of Costa Rica, has been disclosed .y
the arrest in this city Of the alleged NIL
uon-dOIlar counteffeiters. Ricardo de r.
quesens and MIS-. EUgenia Reineman The
prisoners are now in the Ludlow stIeet
jail awaiting hearing before United States
Commissioner Shields on rhe chang. Of
wholesale comterfeiting of notes of the
Bank of Cost africa
Neither belongs to Costa Eica, DE RiqIe
sens being native Spaniard who has been
in the printing business for almost score
OF years in New York, and Mrs. Reinenan
a Pitt ttsbuTg widow, who recently moved to
this city. Both we've in Costa Rica last
winter, however and those who are in
srrumental in the prosecution charge they
went down for the purpose of putting the
bogus notes IN circulation.
Mrs. Reineman is possessed of considera-
hle property, ana her friends scout the
idea Of her mixing up in any such scheme.
They say she is being sacrificed by the
Costa Rlcan government ON account Of
her acquaintance with Federico Mora, a
politically ambitious and dis tingui shed
Costa Gican. now in exile in this city.
The spite Of the suhseCretary of foreign
affairs Of Costa Rica, whose unw1leome
attentions She spumed at the time of her
iSit 10 Saa jose, the capital of Costa Rica.
IL another of the alleged reasons for her
persecution.
bC Rquesens is also a close friend OF
Mora, and when the hearing comes up it
is proposed to show that the Iglesias
govern L O which Mora is an implacahle
foe, has trumped up the Counterfeitng
charge against him merely for the sake of
intimiGating and crippling Mora, who is
at the head OF the movement TO overthrow
IglcsiaS.
Mora is leaving no stone unturned. Iglc-
sias' term as president expires with the
present year, and the election of his sue
cessor is fixed by the constitution OF the
country, 10 Re held next November. Ig!e-
sits has, however, planned to suspend ,he
constitution in this particular, and TO 20
on in the presidency. as if there wera no
sI-h a thing as limit in law 10 his term.
Mora suspected this intention IN lyle
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to defeat IT, He had a large following.
icing "A ucuhcr OF a family that has fur
u.Shed three presidents. besides many otter
hiah officials to that country TgleSi1s'
corrupt government. moreover, had 80 many
enemies that Mora was in fair way 10
IaIly men OF other parties besides his
own 10 his standard The president was
Lot slow 20 see the danger that would CON
front him if the movement was allowed TO
go GA unhaupercd, and he acted prDlaptly
He first haushed Mora. and he tncn issued
"a manifesto. making il clear to The con
SpiratorS" that like fate woula be theirs
If -hey persisted in working among the peo-
pie against him
How tar IglpSiaS has thus Stifled oppoSi-
ton at home is not apparent Mora. how
ever, was neither broken in spirit nor ST
lencca by tho harsh measure against him
He came to New York and continued the
work he had begun in Costa Rica. endcavOT-
Ing by ~ cans or the mails to keep up the
agitation wh.ch he had started in person
IL has had numerous unusual obstacles
O. contend against in this new work. The
pamphlets which he sent down for dstribu-
ton among his followers were promptly
seized by the government. and ne TeSorted
Z" Suht TO get his printed matter into
the country
II q sent large consignment late in April
paCkedin tin box that was hidden in the
middle OF a Cask of Stearinc. and he was
surprised To learn that that. too, fell into
!gloSiaS hands and never reached the peo-
pie. whose hearts the vigorous address was
intended t. fire with enthusiasm against
the IgleSias government.
This disaster, for SenOr Nora looked upon
tie failure OF this scheme as little short
Of q disaster, led to the discovery that
few, if any, OF his letters We're allowed
t. reach their destination. Investigation
showed That agents of Iglesias in the front
office regularly opened his letters. Senor
Mora, therefore. concluded that the letter