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Attempt to Get Equipment Beyond
Jurisdiction of Sheriff When
Show Comes to Grief.
ALTON, 111., Aug. 1.—The residents
of this city were treated to a wild
west show yesterday which had not
been advertised and for which no ad
mission price was charged. Young
Buffalo’s circus was to have exhibit
ed here today, but owing to poor
patronage had come to grief. The
manager disappeared, having quiet
ly left for other fields, leaving the
circus employes stranded.
Attachments had been levied
against the circus and when the em
ployes learned the state of affairs
they attempted to seize the entire
equipment. Drawing their revolvers
and firing in the air they rushed the
train crew and driving them off at
tempted to move a dozen of the cir
cus cars beyond the jurisdiction of
the sheriff. The sheriff summoned
deputies and placed all of the men
under arrest.
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European War Scare Has Caused
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Loans Arranged By Government.tp ,
Be Refused By Bankers.
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RIO DE JANEIRO. Aug. 1.—1The
financial crisfs'\rf: Brazil bag rekch'ed
a stage such as was never before
experienced 7n the history of the re
public. * Owfnj^.to the threatened war
in Europe the. loans' which were be
ing arranged have Ijeen cancelled by
the European hankers.' and the gov
ernment will be compelled1 to fall
back on its' own resources as k
means of prov'dittg revenues' to car
ry on the business of the country.
At a meeting' of the cabinet, last
night President De PonseCa advanc
ed the proposition that the govern
ment Issue notes ^hlch will be ac
cepted as legal tender. Scores’ of
hanks In all' i>AMs of'(the republic
have been forced to suspend. being
unable to realise on .their securities.
The suspensipn of the financial In
stitutions has caused hundreds of in
dustrial concerns to close down,
throwing thousand® V® workmen ott
of employment ft ls'hoped that the
issue of notes- by •■am- government
•wdr wmtotm&ISFyij? im*#
Brazil has. been, ^Hlj|j)^wn by the
European
CIVIC LEAaOtr Wft-L ; 7
DAkfCi iALAbKA DAY
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At a recent nibe^|’the'members,
of the CMC decide# that no
more meetings would be held dur*:
iiife the summer and not October Mtl*
a4: the date of the next meeting. The.
ladles, of the league - announce., that
a grand dance will: be given on Alas
ka day, October 18th. S'" -j)
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You'll see some clever shoemaking
in the Pingree shoe.
Russian and French Ambassadors Given Passports—U. S. Ambassador Herrick
in Paris Represents German Interests—King George’s Efforts for Peace
Fail—Discount Rates Go Sharing—Food Prices Rapidly Increasing—Russia
Ignores Germany’s Ultimatum—French Reply Unsatisfactory—Servians are
Stil! Hcddfaig Austrians in Check—Kaiser Tells People To Pray for Success.
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BERLIN, Aftg. t—The1 Gertfidn
government announced this afternoon
that the twelve hour* given to Rus
sia for an answer had expired and
the Russian ambassador’was given
passports. The reply from France
is also unsatisfactory apd no hope
for peace is entertained here. The
French ambassador had been given
his passports. All German shipping'
has been warned to seek a neutral j
port.
PARIS, Aug. 1.—The German am
bassy here has been closed and giv
en in charge of American Ambassa
dor Herrick.
• LONDON, Aug. 1.—The effort* of
King Georg* to prevent war have
proved futile and all hopes of peace
have been abandoned. The Bank of
England has raised discount rates to
ten per cent.; food prices ar^ al
ready Soaring. ^
To Seize Shipping at Bosporus.
ROME, Aug. 1—It was learned to
day that three Russian cruisers, ac
companied by two ‘destroyers, are
speeding for Bosporus and the sea of
Marmosa to seize the Austrian and
German shipping the moment war is
declared. A significant feature of
the situation is the fact that the-cruis
ers will be the first to pass out
through the ptraits since the treaty
of Berlin 'became effective. Under
the treaty of Berlin between Britain
afid Russia,' after ‘ the Crimean' war,
ho -Russian warships which entered
the BlaCk Sea were to be permitted
to leave The fact that England is
perimttlhg the treaty to be violated
as a favor to Russia is taken as-an
expression of her willingness to en
ter the Struggle t© cripple Austrian
and Gefihan shipping Dpring the
J&paneseRusaian -war England re
fused to permit-of the Black Sea fleet |
passing through the Dardanelles.
OSm-iany Send* Ultimatum.
LONDON, Aug. 1.—Germany to
day sent an Ultimatum to Russia de
manding that all mobilization of
Russian 'troops stop within twelve
hours or else the Germans will de
clare war. Russian mobilization,
however, has continued, the war of
fice payltig ho attention to fhe de
mand of Germany..
Final Effort. for 'Peace. .
(King 'George Is maklhg" ode final
effort for peace and has sent to both
Russia and Germany a request that
they come to - some. understanding at
once. Die Kaiser- has been appeal
ed- to to bring- Austria to a stand*
still • Ip. the Balkans and WestabHsh.
the status quo which, ezisted prior
td‘ the attack'upon Servin' -No hope
Is entertained here that with ♦He ter
rible tension in all the capitals of.
Europe that war,can long be delayed.
‘‘The tihly pbstrthllity," says the Lon
don Times, ‘‘‘Would1 be if Austria
nibi)e peace-with Serrla without ter
ritpriai conipehuition.” Peace may
yet be made ns the Austrians have
failed to capture any’Servian city andj
hav# hi»« Wd ip eh*«h at all points
by the superior artdletyjirp ef the
Servian veteran*-of] the Balkan wars.,
being sent to hold the French back
if possible. The war plans of Ger
many are all upset by reason of the
overwhelming combination against
her which had never been expect
ed. The sudden awakening 'of the
.Balkan’ states with an army of train
ed soldiers keeping the Austrians
busy on the south, the necessity for
both the Germans and Austrians to
be prepared to meet attacks from
both France and Russia, while being
attacked from the south by the Bal
kan alliance, whicu is dominated by
Russia, has made all plans worked
out by the war department useless.
English-Russian Warships Patrol
Denmark.
The English and Russian warships
patrol the coast of Denmark and
will pounce upon German shipping
the moment war is declared. The
Danish coast will be patrolled so that
war munitions and supplies may not
be sent to Germany through Den
mark.
Servians Hold Austrians Back.
LONDON, Auk. 1.—The Servian
army still holds back the forces of
Austria, which are trying to invade
the little kingdom. The superior
work of the Servian artillery has pre
vented the larger force of Austrians
from crossing the river. Belgrade is
still in the hands of the Servians in
spite of the expectations of the peo
ple of Vienita.
Americans Held In Europe.
American tourists in Europe are be
ing held in all coast cities waiting
for an opportunity to leave Europe
for the United States. Only Ameri
j can ships are jnaking sailings, as
the rest are being held in port as
fast as they arrive. The American
ships-are so few that only a limited
number of passengers can be accom
modated.
Kaiser Makes War Talk
BERLIN. Aug. l.-^-Kaiser William
spoke last night to an immense crowd
which gathered before the palace
cheering for the -Kaiser, the army and
the Austrians. “If unable to induce
our opponents to -maintain" peace,”
said the Kaiser, “we will weild the
sword and show them what it means
Three Thousand Reported Prowned
and Eight Millions Rsndered
Destitute In China.
, PEKIN, Aug. 1.—Official dispatch
es from Canton state that the Sikiang
and Pe rivers have burst their banks
and that floods are Bleeping through
the province of Kwangtong. More
than three thousand persons are re
ported to have been drowned and it
te1 estimated that fully eight mil
lion people are suffering. The prop
erty ‘loss to. date is said to exceed
$4,000,000.
The governor of the province has
requested the federal government'to
render all assistance possible to re
lieve the suffering of the victims of
the flood. His message states that
prompt action will be necessary to
save the lives of hundreds of thou
sands of the residents of the val
leys, which are among the most
thickly settled portions of the re
SEATTLE, Aug- Poga Keen, tye
mountain clUUbdr ahd 'dkpihrer,' wilt
leave here for Cordova te study the
glaciers oh Prince William Sound.
Miss Keep will spend thro months on
as. • • 1 * >i-ag>
the sound.
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'•! Plnfpsg! Pingruel Pingres!
S. Mum ft Ch. sole agents for the
Pingree shoe.
SOCIALIST LEADER
IS ASSASSINATED
Jean Jure*, Member of French Cham
ber of Deputies, killed for Op- ’
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posing War.
, PARIS, Aug. 1.—Jean, Jures./the
Socialist leader of the Chamber of
Deputies, was assassinated here last
night in a cafe and his assailant tried
to escape into the crowd, but was
arrested and taken to the station.
A crowd of Socialists .attempted to
take the murderer from the police to
lynch him, but were prevented from
dQln« so.
Raoul Villlan, the asBassin Is a
young man of 29 years, the son of
a court official at Rhelms and is be
lieved to be insane.
The action of the Socialists in at
tempting- to prevent war and in urg
ing? a general strike all over Europe
has brought upon (hem the condem
nation of the military, party in all
countries and resulted in the mur
to provoke Germany.” The Kaiser
however showed unmistakable signs
of the terrible strain he has bedn
under when suddenly confronted by
the possibility of a war with Russia,
France, England, Japan and the Bal
kan states, with only Austria for an
ally, and Italian support and aid
doubtful because of the heavy odds
in the present fight.
Wants God to Help Germany.
The Kaiser also urged the people
of Germany to go to the churohes and
pray to God to aid the German army.
Reichstag to Meet Tuesday.
The Reichstag has been summon
ed to meet next Tuesday to vote war
funds if they are neded. The concen
tration of troops has cost enormous
sums of money, and if war is declared
immense sums will be required.
Military Control of Railroads.
The military authorities have tak
en charge of the railroads and not
a train is allowed to leave Germany
for France or Russia and all interna
tional traffic is at a standstill. Civ
ilians are not allowed near the sta
tions nor allowed to know of the
movements of troops.
Martial Law In Finland.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.—Be
cause of the fear ot trouble in Fin
land should the FinnB take this op
portunity to- rise, martial law 'has
bee\j established and Cossacks are in
charge of all eivil authority. The
Finns are being forced to enter the
army and will be made to fight for
. Russia whether or no.
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Transatlantic Traffic at Standstill
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.—All trans
atlantic travel is at a standstill. Not
a> foreign vessel dans leave port for
fear that war will break out before
they arrive at a neutral port or at
the home port. The foreign owners
of ships also fear to run them back
to the home ports because the gov
ernment will confiscate them for use
in the war and the ships will be
lost. y
LOCAL BREVITIES.
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T. J. Donohoe and family will leave
on the' Alameda for the States.
Jim Fielder, the Etlamar merch
ant, is up from the copper burg and
will spend a few days In Valdes.
Lieut, and Mrs. Dougherty and lit
tle daughter Virginia return^ to Val
dez this afternoon after a trip to the
Interior as far as Tiekhell. *
A. J. Dimond, formerly U. S. com
missioner for the Cbisana precinct*
returned to Valdes this morning on
the Alameda.
The Three M and the Northland
reached Valdez this morning with an
pther' raft of sawloga for the Copper,
r Lumber Company. The mill
me operathMW on Monday!
irt BfcMttMh seat ten tons of
to Mineral creek for the Big
ining, Company and ten '.totti:
Millionaire amltb group. Hie
teamr will take it from the bench
to the t^Mle and will brfng'dbwn’ 1,1
000 tone of for the aplth. mill,
whlch ie operktOti in the basin, while
the mine le high up on the mountain
Hide.
Claim Is Made That He Misrepresent
ed Value of Gold Mined to Ad
vance Price of Stock.
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NOME, Aug. 1.—A syndicate of
London stockholders in the Pioneer
Gold Mining company operating here,
has started suit against Cbilberg for
$200,000. The claim is made that the
Seattle man misrepresented condi
tions when selling stock to them and
that the property is not worth one
half of the price placed upon it l>y
Chllberg.
After investing in the stock the
Londoners sent experts to the dig
gings to ascertain conditions with a
view of purchasing a controlling in
terest in the stock of the company.
The report of the experts stated that
the ’richest holdings of the company
had been worked out and that the
amount of gold taken out had been
greatly exaggerated with a view of
creating a fictitious value for the
company’s stock.
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Federal Officers Unearth Market' In
^Charleston, S. C., Where Negroes
Are Sold.
GUTHRip, Okla.. Aug. 1.—A sen
sation was created here yest rday
when two prominent farmers were
arrested by federal officials on the
| charge of holding thirty-five negro
[ boys in slavery. The colored youths
had been imported from Charleston,
S. C., and some of them have been
held In bondage for several years.
The men are influential and oper
ate on a large scale. It > had been
observed by other farmers of the
community that their employes were
not permitted to associate with oth
ers of their kind and suspicions were
aroused. Complaint was laid before
the state authorities but no action
was taken to learn the true state of
(affairs.
Federal secret service men have
been working on the case for some
time and it Is claimed that a market'
whereby employers in isolated dis
tricts are being supplied with negro
youths from Charleston by an organ
ised . gang who have established a
considerable trade, extending over
several states. If Is expected that
other arreets will follow the expoe
ure of the plot to*force the colored
youths into slavery.
, ) j < Church.
You are most cordially invited to
attend the Sunday 'evening service at
7:30 o'clock in the Congregational
church. Lots oT singing. Subject.
'“The Minority -Report.” .
Sunday school from 12 to 1. -Site
Bfble class meets in a separate room,
-if you * attend you will,do yourself
a favor;
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