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Show Spanish Grandee in Prison for Counterfeiting Special Cable to The Tribune. .MADRID. Feb. 12. Enormous Interest has been aroused by the sensational arrest ar-rest In Madrid of the Duke of Uenavonte. a grandee and ox-member, of the government, govern-ment, who stands charged with wholesale whole-sale coining, The duke fell Into the arms of the law ns tho result of a dramatic dra-matic accident. Itccently the duchess procured a dlvorco from her husband, but the latter declined to pay the costs consequent upon the petition. It va dccldod, therefore to value tho property of tho ducal villa at Grenada, and, bailiffs made their appearance accordingly for the purpose of distraining on his goods. They Inspected a number of rooms And found them utterly devoid of articles of value. Tho bailiffs were about to depart de-part empty-handed when one of them noticed a small door that was heavily barred. This door was forced ipon and to the amazement of the searchers It was found to lead to an apartment fitted up as a miniature mint Barst of silver lay on the floor, and In ono comer of the room a large box flllc'ti wUh two and five peseta - pieces, which were waiting to be stamped with the heads of Alfonso XII and Alfonso XIII beforo being put Into circulation. All the necessary machinery ma-chinery for making coins of various denominations de-nominations was found In the room, as well as spurious coins of tho face value of 3000. Two years ago the minister of Franco withdrew from circulation several sev-eral million counterfeit coins. The gov-ernmcnt gov-ernmcnt has since spent a large sum lrr trying to trace tho guilty persons, and HBdh It Is slated that the police are on thn wjul point of effecting a number of equally Halm sensational arrests, the names of the per- HlfCfk sons upon whom suspicion has fallen be- iWBCTi lng household ones In Spanish society. rSIQ The Duke of Benavcntc. who Is at pros- tajflJI cnt dctaldc In a special cell In Madrid, HflE! has been refused ball, and will In due Mi 35 course be conducted to Grenada for trial. iWS |