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Show A FOOLHARDY SCHEME. SPECULATORS ON THE BARCELONA BOURSE TAKE UP ARMS. Ia Wild Selti-uie In Urine About a Decline De-cline In the rrioFH of Certain 8-curltiee 8-curltiee Tim Whole Party Will !'rubl!y ba Shot, lHjM'Kt.ovA, Aug. 3. Grant excite-mt-nt was caused in this city last night l y what w as for the time believed to bo a revolutionary movement on tho part of the reinibiicfin party, which subsequently subse-quently proved to be a desperate at-. at-. tempt upon the part of certain speculators specula-tors on the I'oitiso lo bring about n decline de-cline in the prices of securities dealt in upon tho exchange. For foolhardy daring the scheme has never been equalled by desperate speculators in this or any other country. A band of lii'teun men armed with rilles aud revolvers cautiously approached ap-proached th" buildings and attempted to sut prise the guards, it being their intention to force their way into tho barracks. The sentries discovered the approach of the men, whom they ordered or-dered to halt. Tho men made a rush upon I'm' sentries, imsiing m the confu; sion which would foilow that they could force their w ay into the barracks. As thev rail towards the sentries they delivered a v oln'V from their weapons anil some guards it li to the ground wounded. The oilier sentries, liiev-. liiev-. ever, answered vd'ey with (usiiade from their Titles. I-or a short timo a regular bailie was f. u tr'tt and a number num-ber on botli aides wero wounded. In j the meantime the oliieers stationed at j the barracks summoned the troops to j arms nnd in a very short time the at- lacking party was surrounded. I llesistance was useless and tho whole party wits placed nnoi r arrest. They will he tried by court martial and the chances are they will ail be siiot. |