The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-25
The COldstream Guards Taken in
Hand by Their SuperiOrs for
InsubOrdinatiOn.
The Kansas Alliance Judge Makes an
Explanation Slavin and
Mitchell Fight.
THE HALL-FITZsI VI MONS MILL.
Owing to the Decided stand Taken by the
Governor the Fight Is Declared or

Governor the Fight Is Declared or.
ST. PAUL. July 22-Up to noon today
it was hoped that under a fair and rea-
sonable execution Of the law. which al.
most makes a prize-tight a misdemeanor,
and not a felony. as is the case in many
other states. the contest could proceed
and the club have an opportunity of to
some extent covering its loss. The club
asked that the sheriff be content with
arresting the principals and putting
them under bonds for their future ap-
pearance, and that the law be allowed to
take its course after the event. The
sheriff was disposed to adopt this policy.
but under a threat from the governor of
instant removal from office if he did not
prevent the light by any means in the
power OF the state. the sheriff was
Obliged to notify the club that he should
be on hand prepared to stop
the night. 1t was also stated that the
governor had ordered the First regiment
under arms for the purpose of assisting.
In such a state of things the club could
not think OF proceeding with the contest
and as a result of a conference. in which
the mayor. chief Of police. sheriff. county
attorney and club officials took part at
moor tocay. the club threw up the sponge
and declared the fight off.
The CLUB loses its forfeit of $1,000 AS a
forfeit to protect the contestants and in
addition ibout 5000 were expended in
constructing a big pavilion and for other
eNpenHas. Under the circumstances
the actlNn OF the state authorities was
cruel anG unjust as the fight could and
silouid maze been prevented thirty to
Sixty days ago before "a dollar of expense
had been incurred. Mayor Smith earnest !
y urged that tae club go on with the
nsht but 1t was decided to stop in order
10 emove all possibility Of disorder or
blOOdshed.
Signed 7. Il. Cowles. president Min
neapolis Athletic club.
ST. PAUL, July 22.-Tne Hal. Fitzsim-
mons fight announced for tonight has
been formally declared of. A confer
ance between the management of the en-
~tertalnment and others, which closed at
$50 o'clock. resulted in this decision on
account OF the positive action of Governor
Merriam in calling on the state militia to
ana the sheriff in enforcing the law and
his order to the sheriff that the law uust
be enforced. The management saw that
an attempt to carry out their plans
you'd provoke serious trouble. and
rather than have what promised to be- !
come almost a riot they decided to post !
pOne the fight indefinitely.
There are many rumOrs as to the pos !
slble outcome Of the fight, but zone of !
them have shown themselves to be more
than umors. At a late hour tonight
Hall was playing billiards at the Metro
polltan hotel apparently with no thought
OF any impending conflict with FitZsim-
mons or the sheriff. Fitzsimmons was
also resting instead of fighting the battle
for which he had prepared. Parson
Davies, Halls hacker and trainer, says
they will remain until tomorrow to give
the club a chance of saving the forfeit of
$1,000 or $500 to Zach fighter. by bring
ing off the fight. but that the chances
were 800 to a nickel that there would be
no fight. This statement is practically /
reiterated by Frank Shaw Clark, who
backed Fitzsimmons and others. Bud
Renau OF New Orleans said there would
be no fight between these men
at New Orleans this summer.
Mayor Smith, who had emphatically
refused to prevent the fight tonight says
that the fight should have taken place
and that the governor had no right to
call out the militia for a misdemeanor.
The same view is taken by Attorney j.
McAfferty who has charge Of the defense
Of Fitzsimmons and his trainers before
the municipal court. Judge McAfferty
says the governor transcribed his pow
ers in calling out the militia. that this
was simply a misdemeanor whereas the
governor considered it was a felony.
Frank Shaw who engineered the
articles for the fight and organized the
Minnesota Athletic club where the fight
was to be held says that 1.-THE governor
now has his troops quartered in the
pavilion and has driven out our
Waterman who had been placed there to
guard the property. At IL o'clock to-
night the troops are encamped where the I
fight should have taken place. Opposi-
ton to the fight is still active and de-
are seeking to find where the
will be il it does come off,