The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-17
WILL STOP THE FIGHT.

JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 1.-THE Coy
ernor Of Florida has got his back up.
The numerous defances and manifestos
of the Duval Athletic Club has cl!nched
his determination to stop the Coz bett-
Mitchell fight at ell hazards. The club
has thrown down the gauntlet and he
has accepted the challenge. His Adju-
tant General, Patrick Houston, is IN
the city under orders Of the Chief execu-.
tive, who is also commander in chief OF
the State troops, to investigate The sit.
uation and report. The Adjutant
General and Sheriff BroWard were clos
eted in a room Of the Everett Hotel TOR
over al hour this morning and the stu.
alton was iully discussed.
The Southern Associated press CORE
spondent met the Adjutant General
tonight and asked him if he was here to
stop the fight. He said: "No," adding
that he was here simply in obedience 10
the orders of the Governor instEuctlnS
him to investigate as to the situation
and report. He could not say what the
intentions of the Governor were. Gen.
Houston was also asked how long he
would be in the city, in fact if he was
going to remain here until after the 25th
Of January. He replied that he did not
know hog long be would remain. He
would be here until he had complied
with the instructions of the Governor.
It Is said that the Governor purposes to
keep the Adjutant General right on the
scene With full power to mass the
troops should the emergency require
that the sheriff be supported by more
force than he can muster in deputies.
It's the general opinion hece that
Governor Mitchell proposes to stop the
fight if be has to mass the entire militia
Of the State in Jacksonville. No one
who understood the real situation has
ever believed that the contest would be
permitted in Jacksonville, and il spite
of the repeated declarations of The Ath-
letic Club to the contrary, these dis.
patches have SO stated. # the promot-
ers Of the fight bring Mitchell and Cor
bett together in Florida, they will have
to do it secretly in the woods, 80 secret.
ly that the Governor can gain no ink
ling of where the meeting IS to occur.
It is reported that the clubs attorneys
do not believe that the fight can be
pulled of publicly in the iace OF the
Governors opposition.
a prominent newspaper corlespon-
dent, whose name cannot be diVulsed,
called on one of the leading attorneys
for the club recently, and asked him
about the prospects for the 6ght. TIE
attorney refused to talk for publication,
but as he was on intimate terms with
the correspondent, practically admitted
that the Governor had the club in a
hole and that nothing could be done if
the executive persisted in his attitude.
Up to date it looks as if the club people
have been playing "bluf" game. and
30 far the Governor has called them
down every time.
The promoters Of the contest between
the negroes, Berry aud Watkins, have
fled an application with the city record
er for license authorizing the men TO
meet at the opera house Monday night,
but no action has been taken On the ap-
pllcatl1n. The application was
under the recent ordinance per-
mitting glove contests, which
was passed over Mayor Flet-
cher's veto. Major BoHden gave
out long letter today, which be sent
the Governor on January l. The let
ter was almost in the nature OF a plea
fer the Governor to ''let up" I is
understood that several letters Of 8 sim
liar character have been sent to the ex.
ecutive by members OF the cllb, but
Governor Mitchell does not seem to be
in the ''letting up'' business 50 far as
prize fights are concerned.