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Show CAPTURED A PORT. Troublo Between Brazil and Acre Assumes As-sumes Serious Aspect. Tho Acre dlsputo between Brazil and Bolivia is becoming moro serious. Dispatches Dis-patches received In Illo Janeiro from Manaos, on tho Itio Negro, a branch of tho Amazon, says tho Brazilian forces under Colonel Ibanos havo captured Puerto Alonzo, In Aero, whero Bolivia has heretofore maintained a customs house, Tho Brazilians captured 300 prisoners and took them to Manaos, whoro they wore released by the governor. gov-ernor. Tho correspondence on tho subject sub-ject of Aero published in Rio Janeiro, consisting of letters exchanged between be-tween tho Brazilian foreign mlnlstor to Bolivia, indicates that an offor 'of arbitration was made by Brazil to Bolivia, Bo-livia, but President Pando of the latter country declared that the only arbitration arbi-tration possible was tho marching of troops to Acre. Brazil, therefore, de- tormlncd to send a strong forco of troops southward and occupy tho disputed dis-puted region, after first notifying Poru, which also claims a part of Aero. |