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Show JNW SAM BUSY AS DISCOURAGER OF REVOLUTION 1 ) Active in Suppressing Plots Being Hatched in Our Territory. NEW YOHK. July 18. L'nele 8am first official "discourager of revolutions" revolu-tions" landed here today to report a successful missioa ia Porto Rien. He il Joseph B. Darling, special agent of the department of Justice, and he hat Just told of having held for trial General Carlos F. Morales, former preaident of the Santo Domingo republic, and Gen. era! Mturiro Jiminex, former Vic preaident. prea-ident. They are charged with violat-ling violat-ling the neutrality laws in attempting I nr.ni.e in nrin Ki.n militar . peditioa against th eountry they formerly for-merly ruled. "Thia it the first rase of th kind." ssid Mr. Dsrling. ' instituted by the Ctiited Htstes sinse the act of March 4. 19h), which waa pataed for the apeeial purpose of discouraging the fomenting of revolutionsry enterprises against the weaker tafia-American repubhra. Moralet and Jiminex made a bitter fight before the Vaited States eommiesioaer at Haa Juan, bnt the evidence sgsiart them wat too ttrong. "Morales, the leading spirit, made hie headquarters at New York. He made arrangementa hero for the purchase-of large quantities of arms and ammunition and entered into .negotiation! .negotia-tion! for a war vesael. Hie operation! were so far reaching that a number of prominent New York merchants aad exporting agents have beea subpoenaed to appear at the trial ia Porto Biro acxt fall." Mr. Darliug said that Santo Domingo was passing through aa era of prosperity pros-perity and peace and that ita people rejoiced that the Morales revolution waa defeated without bloodshed, leader lea-der the new law the penalty Morales aad Jiminex must pay if found guilty it a fine of not more thaa .HXh3 aad a maximum Imprisoameat of three year . |