The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-01-12
DErYiNc the GOVERNOR.


The Duvai Club People Say He Don't
Tote F,ir and They're Going Ahead.
NEw YORK. Jan. 1.-THE Rcrdid's
special from jacksonville says the adju.
iant general had conference with the
officers Of the local militia at the Everett
house tonight TO ascertain what would be
their action In case they were called upon
TO stop the fight. The meeting lasted 20
minutes and when IL was over General
Houston felt so crcstfallen that he refused
TO talk. He was informed by the
gentlemen named that they had
canvassed the whole question and bad
decided 10 pay no attention
to the governor should he proclaim mar
tial law in Duval county and order them
out. They said that knowing Of no law to
warrant the governor in proclaiming mar
tial law 10 prevent boxing contests, they
would not recognize him in tho matter.
They declared they werc still loyal to the
state and would hope to remain good
milltiamen. but they would not allow the
governor TO arrogate to himself powors he
did not possess under the statutes and use
them to injure their relatives and friends.
II was pointed out in mild way that
they were laying themselves liable TO ar.
rest. They answered that they had can.
vassed the whole matter and had decided.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Jan. li.-A report
10 current that Mitchell has expressed
some doubt about the $4,000 stake money
not having been put up as agreed. Billy
Thompson, when asked about the matter,
said: There 10 no truth IN IL. We all
Il. al
be deposited In the bank until 10 days be-
fore the fight. Jan. 2S, whom certified
checks should be in the hands of the
stakeholder. Richard X. Fox"
81 gave Mitchell yesterday said Jim
Hall, "the hardest days training he has
had since he came on the island. He ran,
wrestled, punched the bag most vigor-
ousy and II knocked six and half
pounds of him. When he began in the
morning he weighed LIS pounds, and when
was through with him his weight was
only 1854 pounds. Mitchell will gain
most of this back before the next "a hours.
He will fight at only pound or SO loss
than $780,"
JAGksonvsLGE, Ssu. iis---fhe Duvxf club
to-day made another statement public.
The f1rst part 10 devoted to history OF
the Duval club and the proposed Corbctt.
Mitchell glove contest. The new and in
terssting part Of the statement embodies
q letter from Bowden to Governor Mitch.
ell, which recalls TO his memory that dur.
ing conference at Tallahssse the gov
ernor advised the club people to bring any
legal proceedings that would convince
him that the contest was not illegal, and
denies any collusion between the club and
the local law officers in having Corbett
and Mitchell arrested Ia order to make .
test case. The letter states that the club
does not propose to have a prize fight.
only scientific glove contest pure and
simple. The statement continue es: Tho
county solicitor took advantage Of our
liberality In no, pushing the habeas
corpus proceedings and nolle pressed tho
case against Corbstt and Mitchell, thus
depriving us of an adjudication by the
highest court open to Us. Thereupon we
sent telegram to the governor asking
him to submit the matter, as he promised
our representative, TO the supreme court,
which he refused to do. The club then
made an announcement that tho hRht
would come OF, the governor notwi,h-
standing.