The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-17

We. worth 80 head. TO have the fIgat
- nessna- There is no danger Of inter
1essnes from officers Inside of three
s21.oo
The Cook City, Mont. Mercantile Com.
pany, which practically controls the bust
ness Oh that mining town. offers So. 0Do in
sosa bullion and all expenses for the Cor
oest-A itehsii fight. They promise TO de-
post 10000 in Cruises bank ut Helena.
MONT, n once. as = guaranty of good
faith.
TALLAHASSEE. Fla, Jan. l6-If Gov.
Assclei has any intention of abandoning
his ngnf sgains: the Duyai Athletic Club
ne does not show any sign of it. o. the
contrary, he seems more determined than
ever and has laid plans which, he says.
cannot fail. When approached today be
said
on can announce that am going 10
prevent this prizefight. for that Is what il
II. no matter how many other terms are
applied 10 IL -
But IL IS limited that tie jacksonville
militia have declined TO aid you," was
suggested.
That's not true" said the governor,
sharply. But If they happen to so de-
cline. IL would not affect nv plans in the
~ gntest degree. / am gong to prevent
mat hight. and that Is ali there 10 about IL.
Forfeit and Mitchell cannot fight in this
state
Have you read that the club hes sew
erai other plans in view if jacksonville u
abandoned p was asked
Il have" said Gov. Mitchell, land re-
peat emphatically that the fight shall be
prevented In the state Of Florida. / grant
you they may sneak of IN the woods
somewhere and have 1t out, but don'i see
how even this can be done | shall no.
cali upon the Jacksonville militia Some
OF them are in favor of the hight and nave
iriends who are interested"
Then you will employ the militia oil
some other point of the statean
You may draw your own conclusions.
The adjutant general hss planned TO cover
every point which might be available, and
lis men are men who NAV be depended
upon. / am prepared in any event. Now
then. think ! have made myself plain.
IT anybody comes 10 Florida to see figh,
and money. he can only blame himself
There will. I repeat once more. De no prize
fight here"
The adjutant general would say nothing
Of his plans further than that the fghi
would surely be prevented.
BALTIMORE, Jan. i6.-An Associated
Press represen tative interviewed Pete,
Jackson and ''Parson" Davies regarding
the Corbett- Mitchell fight today Both
Jackson and Davies are strongly of ths
opinion that Corbett has q dead cinch'
to win. Weight, height. longer reach and
six years OF youth over Mitchell are advan
tages they think will carry Corbett to VIC
tory. They admit that Mitchell is tn,
hardest hitter. and Davies says If the En-,
gsishman gets in a chance blow to disabl,
corbett the fight may be his Jackson
says that Mitchell is not champion o
England, but that he Uackson) won tha
title by defeating Jem Smith and Fsani
slavin.
NEW York, Jan. ia special to tn,
Hsrid from Jacksonville says: Corbet
vas very sick about half an hour today
and had a 1T of vomiting which lasted sew
eral minutes and left him very limp ans
ragged, although he recovered before thu
day was over. IL appears Corbett has beer
having daily arguments with Trainer DE
laney about work. The latter claims jim
Is devoting too much time to heroic exer
cises, but has not been able up TO this tim,
To convince the champion on that point