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Show RULES WITH HAND OF IRON. King Alfonso QJckly Puts Down Internal Troubles. Madrid. King Alfonso, sitting as presldont of tho cabinet, ruled with an iron hand in putting down tho Internal troubles threatened by revelations reve-lations printed in a military newspaper. newspa-per. Theso revelations had for tholr purpose tho engendering of bad blood betweon tho army and tho government govern-ment over tho distribution of honors to the troops In Morocco. Tho king's part In tho affair leaked out Friday when it becamo known that his majestiy sanctioned tho Instant In-stant removal of Count VlUara, captain-general of Madrid, and of tho captains-general of Villadolld, Corun-na Corun-na and Valencia, and had ordered tho arrest of other officers implicated. Newspapers Justify the prompt and Btringont methods takon to put down tho conspiracy, which, it is believed, had broader ramifications than the more resignation of tho ministry and extondod oven so far as an attempt to foment a Carllst uprising under Don Jaime, protendor to tho throne. |