St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-23
TWENTY THOUSAND CASH,
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them if the state or county stops them.
We are no more bound to protect the
Duyal club simply because il has
license than we are bound to protect
and guarantee success to Saloonkeep-
er or any other branch of business for
which license has been granted"
There is large-siZed rumor abroad
that Mayor Fletcher has agreed to swear
in 500 policemen to
PROTECT THE FIGHTERS.
This he tonight positively denied.
Two baggage cars, cabooSe and all
engine pulled out of a siding nm the
yards of the Florida Central q Pen
insula Railroad company at z O'Clock
tonight. There was nothing very
strange about the incident, and it ex-
cited no particular comment at the
time. The two baggage cars had been
standing on the siding for davS I'D
against bumper, and when the
cao0oSe, coupled to passenger engiue,
was backed down and made fast
TO the cars, the only significant cir
cumstances In the proceedings Law
in the fact that a locomotive of the
freight order was not used to furnish
the motive power for the load. Inside
the two cars were packed circus tent
and portable seats OF the Frank Gentry
circus. In the cabOose, the blinds and
sliding shades of which were tightly
drawn, there were thirty-fiYe picked
men. armed each with brace of Colts
forty -fourS. Every man of them had
been sworn in as deputy sheriff, the
oath having been administered by the
sherln OF an adjacent county friendly to
the promoters OF the contest between
COibett and Mitchell. just where
the tent was bound for no
one outside the inner circle of the
Duval Athletic club knows, and those
who do, for obvious reasons, will not
dlyulge IL. This move is in cOnsonance
with the tip sent out this afternoon. 1t
was admitted that the club would make
strong effort to bring off the fight in
the arena out at the race track, and,
falling there, would be prepared to load
lighters and spectators on special trains
Tor point at which the men could fight
without moleStatlon, in a place pro-
Vlded for, which would be in
READINESS FOR THE MILL,
the day before the date set for the con-
test. 1t was said thai the last legal
straw would DE exhausted to force the
sheriff to terms. Ii the armed forces
which are to Invade the city tomorrow
and which. under the adjutant general.
are subject TO the cali of the sheriff,
can be dislodged by the issuance of the
injunction, the fight will take place in
the cockleshell built for that purpose.
Ii the Injunction does not issue. then
the men will be taken 10 the tented
arena.
Adjt. Gen. Houston arrived in Jack
tOnyille this afternoon to make arrange
lnents for quartering the companies of
the Second battalion, which will arrive
tomorrow. The men will be housed in
the arInOry here. Gen. Houston said
that as he was sent to Jacksonville to
prevent the fight, he proposed to do so,
and would use every meaus i'll his
power to effect this purpose.
II am acting under the instructions
from Gov. MITCHELL said he, 'aud L
Will carry them out TO the letter."
Gen. Houston does not anticipate any
trouble IN preventing the battle. and
evidently thinks that the sight of the
troops will be sufficient TO deter the
men from entering the ring
Manager Bowden, of the DuYal club,
created CONSERVATION in the club rooms
tonight Ill the presence of lot or news
paper men by making the startling an
nouncement that the prize fighters
were going out on train to nght,
and that no newspaper was TO have
more than one representative free
of charge, and then only the most reput-
able papers of the country. He went on
10 give his reasons, and stated that the
club was out $4,000, and he did not pro-
pose TO have newspaper men aboard dis
placing patrons who would put up their
S25 for tickets. This unIoOkt dior as
sertion was brought about by the
request OF local newspaper man for
tickets for a morning and evening
newspaper which are under the same
control.