The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-19
Duval Club Abandon the Attempt
TO Have the Scrap in Jack
sonVille
Have Chartered Trains and a
Circus Tent and VIII Go
Elsewhere
About t25 Zach - see the
Fight.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Jan. ls.- -Co,bst and
Mitchell will lsest and haht Il ont within
thirty miles Of Jacksonville one week from
to-day. The battle will not take plsos Ia
this city. that 10 a certainty. Tue Duvsl
Athletic club olains that while Gov. Mitch
elPs sttitz1a against ths lght 10 illegal and
arbitrary. 10 efectually disposes OF all
chances OF pailing OF the mill where the
shing sould be made nhanoial success In
this city. Under most advantageous cir
eomstanoes the receipts will not pay ths
Liabilities incurred.
II vii. have cost She Duval Athletic club
So. 900 to put CoFbsti Mitchell aud Rsferos
K,nF in the ring Thursdsy. Pres dent
Mason TO-DAY sold representative Of the
Associated press that the loss. NO matter
what 10 nay be. will be shared In equal
parts By each Of the fvs men who have
mouotsry interests in the undertaking.
I'VE shall fght the men" continued Ma
son, "a week from to-dAy, 90 down in onr
pockets and make up the difference betwesn
reos pts and disburssments. and then at
tend 30 Gov. Mitchell IA a manner which
will teach him thA, laws are not framed In
the brains Of arbitrary orAnks."
10 is admitted BY members of the club
to-day that piece OF ground beyond the
Jurisdiction Of state. county or city officials
mas been selected on which the battle is 90
take place. portable platform is nov in
course Of construction. A number OF spe-
oial trains. probably four OF ten coaches
each, but with the privilege OF engaging
every biz Of rolling stock in the ssrviss.
have already been cont acted for from q
railroad company having Jacksonville az a
terminus. President Mason alleges farther
that an indemnity bond Of $500 was FLED
by the railroad COMPANY as q guarantee that
no one not designated By the olub shall
pass over the road before i've houTs after
the last special leaves Jackaonvills for the
battle q ound.
there can be no doubt a. 70 Abe sor, Of
ground the club has selected. There are
many strips in the territory adjacent to
Jacksonville in which the pTsrogative of
Gov. Mitchell will be imperative. There
/ 10 an Indian reservation near here. on
which she governor would be powsrlsss 70
] interfere. Anaatasia island. for instances.
recognizes the authority OF ths United
States marshal, and seers predict that the
International battle will take place net far
/ from the cottages now being occupied by
I Mitchell. IL appears 20 be reasonably GER
tain that g circus tent viii cover the spec
! tatore.
! Auo LOCATION OF hue uhttie AfohuQ OF tno
Corbett- Mitchell contest haa become known
/ 20 few persons outside the DuvAl Athletic
| club. IL will be IN Nassau county, directly y
north Of Duval county. between the town Of
| Fernandina and the city Of baoksOnville.
fernandIna IL little over twenty miles
I from Jacksonville on the Florida Central a.
/ PeninsulaT railroad. IL 10 said the battle
ground will be within six miles OF Fe nan
dina. near the village Of lulee. should the
| shoun discover the place of meeting other
sites have bsen arranged for, and the crowd
eau be taken TO one OF them within an
hours notice. 10 has been decided TO TX
the price Of tickets for the oontsst accord
| ing to the size Of the orsWd present az the
train on the morning Of the battle. Club
/ officials say S25.OO0 Is wanted to clear them
| from debt. should 1000 people be present
/ SIS per ticket will DO charged, and In cor
rosponding ratio.