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Show w THEY BROKE UP THE SHOW. Tha Crowd Tears tha Tent Into Hhraada to Get tha Worth or Their Money. Spkinukield, Mass., Aug. 24. Harper Har-per Brothers' circus billed for two per-foramees per-foramees at Thnmasville, Saturday, came to grief in the evening. The performers per-formers struck about 8 o'clock for back wages. It waa announced that there would be no performance, and the money be refounded. Tho crowd became be-came excited. They cut the guy-ropes, set the tent on lire, smashed tho seats and wagons, cut up the harness, and f rent pieces were cut out of the tent. a all about $2o()U damego was done. II. N. Harper, manager, attempted to refund tho money, but when the crowd lieoamo unruly he took the money and came hero, where ho was arrested later in tho night for obtaining mouey under false pretences. |