SEIZURES
By Russia Cause Grave
Complications.
British Cabinet Keels to Consider
the Situation.
Suez, July 19. — The P. & O.
Co.'s British steamer Malacca,
which was captured 011 the Red
Sea by the Russians, has arrived
here, flying the Russian naval flag
and under the command of a Rus
sian uavrll officer. The Malacca
carries a prize crew of Russians
The company's agent attempted
to board her, but the Russian com
mander refused him admission.
London, July 19.— In Briti-h
official circles the rtcent seizures
and over! auliugs of British ships
on the Red Sen by the Russian vo
utiteer fleet of steameis is regarded
;o> very grave internatb nal inci
dents.
The seizure of the Malacca came
as a climax, and the British cabinet
is today considering what course
to pursue.
St. Petersburg, July 19.—With
out discussing in any way the in
ternational questions involved, all
Russia is rejoicing over the exploits
of the volunteer fleet of armed
steamers aow on the Red Sea.
Paris, July 19.—-Nothing is tail
ed of pday but the straining situ
ation between Russia and Britain
Tbe positive capture of British
ships and the parading oI the cap
tive Malacca before tbe shores of
all Europe is regarded a direct
challenge to Britain.
London
the stock exchange today * ts seen
in a heavy fall of CuoscW and
gilt edge securities
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TO KEEP THE PEACE
Joe Auitich Before the Com
missioner for Assault.
Joe Anicicli, a well-known sa
loon man of \\ eare and Rampart,
was an arrival from the former
place on the Heitnan early Tuesday
morning.
Today he is having a hearing be
fore Commissioner Green for an
al.eged assault;
W. W. Crockett, of the Recep
' tion saloon, wheie the assault is
a.Ieged to have occurred, is the
; complaining witness, and asks that
Mr. Anicivh he tequired to give
; bond to keep the peace.
UCKNS1-: RKFUSKD.
The aj plicati< n of Pilly Nelson
'for a renewal of the liquor license
! of the Mirror saloon - on acCt unt,
, it is said. < t the fact that the house
had been in-.j Heated in selling
whisky to Indians was not giai t
ed. Mr. Nelson’s friends de
clate that at the time the
illicit tiafEc is supposed to have
occurred the house was under c< n
trol of another, to whom it was
assigned by Nelson in order that
i the proceeds of the business might
| go to satisfy a debt owing the as
signee. Ot course the friends of
Mr Nelson are sorry he had to
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Trouble on the Flats.
Dawson. July »*i.—The Daily
News quotes Captain Newcomb, of
the steamer Susie, recently arrived
from St Michael, as saying that
the Yukon Flats are going to give
a great deal of trouble yet this
year. Two of the old channels
have been stopped up altogether,
and in one instance twenty miles
below Circle City a new channel
has been opened up which is eight
miles long In several other places
the old channel is now too shallow
fo navigate, while new one* are
form>ng every day At present the
shallowest water crossed bv the
Susie had sts tret of water
SHADY AT VC IC k KM SHAM
R. It Brady, formerly •« attor
ney at ftampert, has gone to With*
trehaas to act as l A c«»w maunio
there The fc riser es s>m).«st»w<i
*m testesed for alleges u register
*heai ta >o the A met n an ; »'t of
'he Fetrymile seswcttp
WILL QUIT CANADA
George Butler, of Duv. soh, to
Go and Not Return.
Dawson. July 22. The Daily
News today prints the following.
George Butler is a widely known
business man:
George Butler, who was forced
out of business by the rulings of
the board ol license commissioners
111 refusing him a renewal of bis
license, is preparing to leave the
countiy for good. Butler is dis
gusted with the treatment he has
received and says:
“1 will dispose of what interests
I have in the Yukon and Canada
and will leave this country never
to return. I have uo'hing more to
■a>. I think that is commentary
enough. I shall go as soon as pos
sible.''
Butler has fu 11 \ thiitv thousond
dollars inves'ed in this < immunity.
What he can realize on it hnouns
lo he seen
'1 hiougbout the cit\ tcda> the
action of the Yukt ti 1 qtior tom
mis.-ion in summarily j.tilling v. tJJ
conducted licensed bouse- < lit of
business is the subject of most
severe criticism.
Found. —A poke containing a
sum of money. Owner ran have
the poke: and see about li t-money.
Callahan, News c ftice.
Tlu* Monarch I’uHt Due.
The Monarch, bound down front
Dawson i.s past due.
She left Kaglc Sunday, ami it is
thought she is stuch
If such is the case it is improba
ble that the Herman, w hich parsed
tip yesterday, could relirce her, for
the fiver has been falling \ery tast
lately.
PKCK BACK FROM ylfAIL
A News reporter »» I', R Peek
oo bia return fn m yuail creek.
Mr Peck said Wally Laboeky Mud
hianel! uik one hole t© feet ora *
bekm They found bo pav but
bedrock pitching loeini the MR.
court pkdpi k ro depart.
Word has been received in Ram
part that Judge \t » kershaw and
f>wtf.*i Attarn#'- II t-foi aUVute
la feive Fairbanks about Aagaat
m Preeunaakiv Clark Medig amt
Other ONHI sttarbn* fW depnrt
a«U* that tun* tka.
TO MOVE
Hoiise-in-tlie-Street Case
Settled for Good.
Decision of the Court Rendered at
Fairbanks Last Week.
Ti e following document is self
explanatory, and finally disposes of
a case, of local renown, which first
got into court at the special term
held at Rampart a year ago. “That
certain log building" mentioned is
at present occupied hy the Recep
tion saloon, which will traesfer its
conviviality to the Hopkins build
ing, and the celebrated house-iti
t e-street will shrink into a mere
memory:
'In the United States District
Court lor the District of Alaska,
Third Division. Joseph Ai.icich,
pLiniig, vs W H. Porter, defend
at t. No 1.9, Judgment. Now
at this time this cause coming on to
b. tieaid upon motion of the de
fendant for a new trial and the
luiiher motion of plaintiff for a
judgment on the verdict, and the
muttei having 1 een submitted to
the court uj.cn argument of the
respective attorneys, for plaintiff
and defendant, and the court being
now iully advised in the matter,
overt ules said motion for a new
tri«l and it is now further ordered
and a 'judged that that certain log
building about twenty-five feet in
width by twenty feet in depth at
tbe mlerx-'-tion of Front avenue
and Vine street in the town of
Humpart, Alaska, erected Hy the
defendant during the month of
January, 190J. and afterward occu
(»ed and uaed by him as a saloon,
be and the same is hereby declared
to be a private nuisance, and that
said lefetsdani be and he U hereby
ordered and required to forthwith
reno-v* said building from the
street where the same is located,
and that in default thereof a writ
1 e to the fitted States marshal
for the removal «»i the same Amt
that plaintiff di have and recover
of ana) flow the defendant hit! cents
and dt*hu semeota of this eetto.*,
including marshal'* fee* and charges
and espen-e* tm nrert in the re
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