The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-23
Mflitiamen Reach Jack
sonville Today
The Pugilists Friends Preparing
for Them.
10 SET UP DRINKS
Ana Get on the Tender Side Of
tile ~81elish.r
Work Resumed on the Duval
Clubs Arena.

JAcKsoNvIII.H Fla, Jan. 23.-There
viii 04 d Spectacular feature in the ree-
ord of Bagilism in Jacksonville toaays
before the sum goes down.
Nearly half the militiameu Of the state
of Florida will arrive in the city today,
and tAA bright uniforms and shining
gums of the citizen soldiers viii interest
the population At large and delight the
cal4reI contlr gent ln particular nus
Will com prise tile entire second lattal-
ion ol the state troops
a letter was received in this city from
q distant poin- saying that d convlVlal
reception OF one of the delachments of
militia would surely gratlfy the men ot
tAat command ana 80 was not unlikely
that thev mi gLt stack gums on the street
corner 5rde- to respond without being
III WAS more than indicated that if the
reception THUS rendered to the brave
soldiers should cover the courtesles 20
the ri 1chell contest. these troops might
Al least, in the glow Of reeiprocati0n for
get tQ return ty raeir gums. Ihus, aa tle
purpose Of The writer was stated 50
much Of Threatened Interference might
be with ease and slight expense BE dis
posed of
Sheriff Browara says this morning -
was concluded tlar an In JUNCTION or the
court might prove to be an instrument
d some consequence. even worthy
of hi4 official. If mot his personal,
consideration. He makes this double
edred statement. Either Il has TWO edges
81 the worthy sheriff has not scImlter-
edged precepiion probably. however, he
Is Il ID ulomat of whom THE value has not
set fully Impressed itself upon the peo-
This is the substance Of what he SAYS
today. III wan fo tell vou that this fight
Z rs
the judge IT'D tle court today thinks the
governor is wrong and an Injunction is
right why hen that's all ] have got TO
The manner of the official was that 81
q man who was willing TO admit that he
might be stopped without being bottled
up
Tine argument upon the bill praying
for an Iu5unCt Oh was called In the circuit
court before Judge Call and the argu-
The judge IS understood to 1e of de-
termination grant the injunction
prayed for Il the argument presented can
convince him that such contest as is in
dicated in the articles Of agreement is
not Illegal
Jud .eial Decision Muse De HAD.
The fact is however that Judge Call
Will be led % j decision upon exactly the
po.nt for the adjudication Of which the
- lval Athletic elU1 has all the time con-
te lded. that is. THAT Judicial voice shall
b had upon the case an0 the merits of
the case. The Judge viii not render
decision today lie may have a decision
ready by tomnrrow afternoon. again he
may sa4 t0 he club people that he needs
more time to reach deter inatiOn.
should this last situation be reached
# viii become necessary for the club to
defer the contest until the decision s
rendered Thus il might be that Thurs
day and much of Friday night VIII pass
before this legal point Is settled Then.
s. decided Il favor of the club. the fight
may ake place upon Saturday. Ihe n-
terim would Incidentally have made III
possia G for several thousand more Deo-
pie to arrive in Jacksonville 10 witness
the contest ~ Is mott however, the pEr-
pose 9f tile CIIh as W hole to deter this
contest, if i IS possible not to DO s..
il is within the range Of possibilities,
however. that C0rbett and Mitchell be-
fore Ibis shall have appeared in print,
may have slgilfied their willingness thar
the fight should 90 over until saturday.
The end Of the legal steps now laid out
VIII NOT have been reached shouldthe De-
cisiou of the Judge be untavorable to
the club and tnN contest There IS an-
other and pos by still another link in
the anchor chain which the club has cast
out
To-day Perhaps she Last Of Training
It IS possible that This may be the last
day of the pugIlists at their training
quarters. If ID should be ia the books
that the mem are to fight Thursday. and
~ tha waa0s, the people 8f st. Augustine
ar Mayp9rt may arise to discover that the
fighting caravans have moved on during
the night without leaving evidence or
trace ot their objective point.
1f there has been damage to the lira-
ments or tepcons in Alitchells anatomy,
as has been somewhat sensationaiIy re-
ported the ditlculty is In one OF his
ankles and Is the result Of a feature af
his trainings which has involved Ills
tramping up the stairs of the lighthouse
at Anastasia island from five to eight
times daily. This exercise Is like that of
the jumping of the rope, and the ball of
the foot being probably strained in s01--e
slight degree and possibly the ten4ous of
the ankle have been in some measure in
volved
8Litchells substitute Of stair climbing
is So nearly Ike rope jumping that the
difficulties resulting to many other ath-
Ietes in the use Of a rope. may have been
In Il lesser degree occasl0ned by his work
Bm the light house stairs
States Attorney Partridge has received
telegram from Attorney General Lamar
stating that he would be in Jacksonville
tomorrow.
other Suits
The civil proceedings begun on behalf
of City Judge Gibbons and Claus Meyer
q this city against Brady, Corbett and