The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26

 DISCOVERED Number, of Persons Are
 Shadowed. MAGOcg DENIES REPORT Cg4 Again Seeks to Be New York Capitalists Reported to Be Back of Scheme and to Have
 Held Meeting in

Havana, Sept. 25I--A conspiracy to start a revolutionary movement in Cuba has been discovered.
 Under instructions issued by the Gov ernor, a number of, suspicious persons have been shadowed for several days.
 It is said that the movement is back ed by New York capitalists.
 Governor Aware of Situation.
 Governor Magoon has been aware for several days past that certain individ- uals were conspiring against the Gov ernment, but he did not attach to the matter much importance. owing to the fact that these persons were under constant surveillance, and that the Gu ban rural guard and the American forces in the island had been so as- signed as to be able to crush any such movement in a few hours time.
 The fact that Governor Magoon was cognizant of the conspiracy and the movements of the agitators, seems to have served to suppress the threatened outbreak and advices received by the Government tonight from all the prov inces show that there Is no ground at all for apprehension. A report was cur rent here tonight that aJfiumber of the local merchants hadefne for the pur- pose of informing the world of the actual situation in Cuba. Careful in- vesttgation proved this rumor to be absolutely untrue. No such meeting was held, nor has the report of a pos sibly railroad strike any connection with this conspiracy. Neither is there any connection between the conspiracy and Governor Magoon's recent attitude toward the striking cigar makers.
 It Is fact that certain parties here have been conspiring for the purpose NF nf n w.ax1.. 2H--. in the extreme eastern and the extreme western provinces of Cuba and members of the secret police have shadowed a number of Cubans. prominent politi- cally, or who had taken leading parts In the revolutionary outbreaks These indlviduals were not molested for sev- eraI reasons, one being the fact that they weer seemingly well-suppIfed with money which they are dlstrfbutinx in the provinces where they were work- ,ln g Tor recruits to their movement, and the Government was anxious to locate the source whence this money came. This was complete mystery.
 Another reason for permitting tha suspects to remain at liberty has been the dificulty in proving the conspiracy charged, and the fact that the govern ment wanted to give the conspirators plenty of rope to hang themselves.
 IT by any chance the revolutionary movement had started the rural guards backed by the American forces in the island, would have crushed 1t in it's in cipiency. There is reason to believe that this conspiracy has been going on for several weeks past. The recent miniature uprising near Santiago and Canajuani were due to too great en- thusiasm on the part of some of the partisans in the movement who failad to await the signal from the chiefs in Havana.
 ParFa to Be Leader.
 It is declared that Masso Parra, a native born Cuban, was to have been the leader of the activity. Para is known to have led several Latin American revolutions in the past. He tried to return to Cuba after being ex- lied two years, but the Palma adminis- tration feared that his purpose was to organize a revolution and would not permit him to land. Para landed in Cuba several weeks ago and no objec- tion to his coming was made. Consid- ering his previous record and that the Palma administration had opposed his landing, the fact that he was permitted to return now was commented upon at the time as remarkable.
 It is consistently stated here that the money to finance this revolution was furnished from Wall Street. There are reports current that a certain American who was In Cuba recently and spent four days in Havana, Is connected with the conspiracy. The movements of this man were mysterious. No matter who is behind this attempt. Governor Ma goon is prepared to stamp 1t out fmme- diately