The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-19
THE MILL TO GRIND.
corbett and Mitchell Fight
Will Take Place.
FINANCIAL FAILURE PREDICTED.

i
r,s puval club Members Determined
Soc the Contest Through Despite
1o.s-Thc Battle to Occur Out
Governor Mitchell's Jurisdiction.
poi,road Arrangements.
1,cvsoNv1LLE, Fla, Jan. 19.-Cor-
At and Mitchell will meet and fight
,r;tbin 80 miles of Jacksonville next
Thursday. The battle will not take
.,1aca in this city. That is certainty.
The Duval athletic club has given up
&C futle the idea of calling the comb bat
ants together in the ring of its new
arona here. The members claim that
.rhile Governor Mitchelrs firm stand
AGAINST the fight is illegal, unwarranted,
-rasnmptuous. arbitrary and what not,
I, efectually disposes OF all the chances
If milling off the mill where the thing
Gould be made financial success in
this city.
Under the most advantageous cir
crmstances the receipts will not pay
tba liabilities incurred. 1t will have
cost the corporation known as the Du
val Athletic club S3G 000toput Corbett,
Mitchell and Referee Kelly in the ring
hext Thursday. In fact, it has cost
close to that much already. The purse
far which Honest" John Kelly now
holds a certified check calls for $50, 900;
$4,000 more was divided between the
PRINCIPALS for training expenses and
s,5OO was expended on an arena which
will never be used. Two thousand five
hundred dollars has been paid out as at
torney fees to five of Florida's consti-
kntional lawyers This would leave
klOOO for incidental expenses, and will
barely liqudate the item. The onus Of
all is now being thrown on Bowden.
ID is claimed that he went at Governor
Mitchell in approximately the same
manner as Dominick O'Mally went at
Governor Matthews of Indiana.
As matters now stand his associates
nave concluded to stand loss and
President Mason said to a representa-
live of the Associated Press that the
loss. no matter what it may be, would
be shared III equal parts by each five
the undertaking. 1--WE shall fight the
men" continued Mason, land go down
In our pockets and make up the differ
ence between the receipts and disburse-
ments and then attend to Governor
Mitchell in a manner that will teach
him that laws are not framed in the
brains of arbitrary cranks'
tits admitted by the members of the
club that piece of ground beyond the
Jurisdiction of the state, county or city
bficials had been selected on which the
battle Is to take place, that a portable
PLATFORM is now in course of construc
(ion A number of special trains, prob
ebly four, OF 10 coaches each. but with
Pie privilege of engaging every bit OF
POLLING stock in the service has alread y
been contracted for from Il railroad
company having jacksonville AS 8
terminus. President Mason alleges
urther that an indemnlfying bond OF
1000 has been filed by the railroad
company which is "A party TO the con
ract as guarantee that no train no
designated by the club shall pass over
ne road before five hours after the las
peca leaves jacksonville for the bat
le ground.
There can be no doubt rs to the sor
ground the club has selected. Their
re strips in the territory adjacent t
Jacksonville in which the prerogativ
Governor Mitchell would be III
l perative. There are Indian reserva
: ions near here on which the governo
n 'ould be powerless to interfere. Anas
4 aIla island. for instance, recognize
pc authority of United States MAJ
nal, and the seers predict that the il
D irrational battle will take place nc
\ ar from the cottages now being occu
led by Mitchell for training purpose.
Marriageable Age of Girls.
RALEIGH. Jan. 19-ln the superiC
Uurt II aiotrb J,,J,.o Hobo ontaroI