The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12
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Action-The Governor silent.

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Action-The Governor silent.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. IL
Mayor Fletcher has asked city-Attorney
Barrs for an opinion as 20 whether or not
the city OF Jacksonville has under its char
ter the rover TO prevent the Corbett-
Mitchell fight from taking place here
and the Attorney has Informed him that
il has. In an interview tonight, the CITY
Attorney said:
''The MAYOR has instructed me, should
there be no sufficient act now in force
to prepare an ordinance covering the mat
ter, and, II necessary, ne will call a spe-
cial meeting Of the city Council, at
which the ordinance may be made law
Mayor Fletcher has heretofore taken no
special steps In the matter, for the sim
pie reason that he did not believe that
ARRANGEMENTS would be perfected insuring
the holding of the match here, but that
now that developments have shown a
strong probability Of this city being Sc
lected as the place OF meeting, the city
government has decided that 1t is time
that it asserted itself and prevented an
occurrence which other localities have pro
hibiled from taking place in their vicini-
ties"
In all probability very stringent ordi-
nance, actually prohibltory In its proYi-
sions, win be passed by the council in
very few days. and the announcement
that this meeting between the champions
viii certainly not be allowed in jackson
Vile viii prove a severe blow 10 the thou
sands of sports In JacFEonville who have
Oeon eagerly looking ~. Ward 10 an event
which they had begun TO regard as
certainty, and II viii doubtless cause Bit
ter comment upon the "slowness and lack
of enterprise" on the part of the Florida
metropolis, but members of the city gov
ernment say they are law-abiding ana
God-fearing. and that a prize fight, al-
though cloaked under the name of 'scien-
tifc glove contest" will not be tolerated
within the confines Of their official iuris-
dlction If there be any legal method of
preventing it.
But the jurisdiction Of the municipal
government does not extend beyond the
city limits and there are at least half
dozen available spots within easy access
from the city. Right across the ST. Johns
river in South Jacksonville with a ferry
boat and a railroad bridge connecting IL
with the city, and from II three lines Of
railroad extend 10 Mayport. Pablo Beach
and down the east coast. three hundred
miles. So the prospective action Of the
city government is Of little significance as
regards the fight. There is another con-
sideraion, however: The validity OF tho
present government is now being consid-
cred by the Supreme Court of Florida, and
fl is not impossible that upon the date set
FOR the fight the present officials may be
ousted and their predecessors restored to
power. Twelve Of the leading white cler-
gymen Of the city have united I'm a call
for public mass meeting for next Mon
day night, the purpose Of which will be to
arouse public sentiment so that every
possible means will be employed to keep
the contest from being held here Mean
while Governor Mitchell says nothing and
the sheriff Of this DuvaD county IS un-
derstood 70 be awaiting some words from
the chief executive indicating his interpre-
tatiOn.
Opposing Another Proposed MIL
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-Late yester-
day evening a petition for an Injunction
was filed by Attorney-General Cunning
ham in the Civil District Court to pre-
vent the Olympic. Club from giving the
Bowen-Abbott glove contest on the 18th
inst. as advertised.
The Injunction was granted. The at
torney- general has filed petition that the
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