The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-26

prize fight is great waste of money" he
continued
"What have you to say in regard to
Gov. Mitchell's failure TO interfere with
the fight after the injunction was granted,
GOVERNOR
l have no criticism to make concerning
GOV: Mitchell, ~ he said, "and as am not
IN his position | cannot be expected to
have an opinion. do not believe In criti-
cising other people, but some people re
gard 1t as their duty, it would seem"
From Gov. Northen's looks il was evil
dent that he was not pleased with Gov.
Mitchell's failure to prevent the fight.
-, When Gov. Northen received the news
that the fight was going on his confidence
was evidently shaken in regard TO Gov
Mitchelps earnestuess.
The governor said he would pay no at
tention to the many criticisms made con-
corning the course he has followed in ref
erence TO the Corbett-Mitchell mill. ~
nave done my duty as | understand it,"
he said, "and that is all have TO say"
This morning the st, Marys bridges, on
the lines leading out of Jacksonville,
were guarded by the troops. Fully 500
troops and citizens were guarding the
border line to-day. This afternoon the
governor ordered the troops TO leave their
post and return home. Tho Waycross
titles, the border county sheriffs and the
savannah troops arrived here on train rs
to-day The military boys were tired
and were not pleased with the fare they
have had in the neigh borhood Of the Okee-
tenokee swamp. Some of them com
planned of the governors course.
SENTIMENT DIVIDED AT ATLANTA.
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 25.-Public senti-
ment has been divided to-day between
the prize fight at Jacksonville and Gov
Northens course in taking the field to
keep the sluggers from meeting in Geor-
gia. Many criticize the governor, not
only on account Of the expense incurred to
the state by his line of action in calling
out the militia and ordering special trains
TO move the troops, but the wags and
funny paragraphers are going to great
lengths in putting a humorous aspect on
the governors personal attitude. Those
who take this view Of the situa-
tion think he has laid him
self liable to ridicule. There are
many good citizens, however, who defend
Gov. Northen's course warmly. They
claim that his ardor in defending the good
name of the state by going TO meet the In
vading army Of toughs in person, and
drive them back, is most praiseworthy.
Nothing has been heard from the gov
ernor at the capitol to-day, but he is OK
pected to be back at his Office tomorrow
Attorney General Terrell, in discussing
the governors action, to-day said that
Gov. Northen had positive information
that the Duval Club had selected n place
in Camden county and another
in Charlton county, one of
which they would have used for
the fighting ground had not Judge Il. M
Calls decision made 1t possible for the
fight to take place in Jacksonville. This
authoritative announcement that the
sluggers would be brought together in
Georgia, If they could be, was what caused
Gov. Northen to go to such a length in
taking measures to break up the fight.
THE GOVERNOR PASSES IssUP.
Jesup, Ga, Jan. 25.-Gov Northen
passed here tonight on his return TO At
lanta FROM Waycross, where he went TO
direct the militia from this section TO pre-
vent glove contest between Corbett and
Mitchell which was never advertised to
take place on Georgia soil The Wayne
Light Troop returned tonight at
s o'clock looking the worse for
wear after remaining in the cold
and rain near the st. Mary's river for
the past eighteen hours. Every one here
that took any interest in the contest are
iubilant over the result
"The editorial in today's issue OF the
MORNING News relative to the attitudes
of the Cows. Northen and Mitchell, ex-
presses the usent.ment of nine-tenths of
the community