The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
THE MILITIA LOYAL.
To the Laws Of Florida. but
Not TO the Governor.
WON'T STOP THE PRizeFleHT,
The Soldiers side With the People In
the Desire That the Champienship
Battle shall Take Place.

NEW YeRK. Jan. IA Herald speci al
from Jacksonville SAYS: Tne adiutant
general had a conference with the officers
of the iocal militia at the Everett house
tonight TO ascertain what would be their
action in case they were called upon 10
stop the prlzehght. The meeting
lasted thirty-five minutes. and when
IL was over Gen. Houston felt so
crestfalIen that he refused to talk. He
was informed by the gentlemen named
that they had canvassed the whole oues-
ton and had decided to pay no attention
10 the governor should he proclaim mar
tial Law in Dayai county and order them
out. They said that. knowing OF no Law
to warrant the governor in proclaiming
martial law 20 prevent boxing contests,
they would not recognize him in the mat
ter. They declared they were still loyal to
the state and would hope to remain
good militiamen. but would not allow
the governor to arrogate to himself
powers he did not possess under the stat
utes and use them to injure their relatives
and friends Ii was pointed out in mild
way that they were laying themselves
liable to arrest. They answered that they
had canvassed the whole matter and had
decided
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan. 1.-The Duval
Club today made another statement to the
public. the first part of which is devoted
TO history of the Duval Club and the
proposed Corbett- Mitchell contest. The
new and interesting part of the statement
embodies letter from Bowden TO Gov.
Mitchell, which recalls 70 his memory that
during the conference at Tallahassee the
governor advised the club people TO bring
any legal proceedings that would convince
him that the contest was not illegal. and
denies any COLLISION between the club and
law officers in having Corbett and Mitchell
arrested IN order to make up a test case.
The letter states that the club does not
propose to have prizefight, only a scien-
tific glove contest. pure and simple. The
statement continues:
while this letter was in transit the
county solicitor took advantage of our
liberality by not pushing the habeas cor
pus proceedings, and nolle pressed the
case against Corbett and Mitchell, thus
depriving US of the adjudication Of
the highest court open to Us. Tnereupon
We sent q telegram TO the governor, asking
him TO submit the matter, as he promised
our representative to do, to the supreme
court, which he refused to do. The club
then made the announcement that the
fight would come of, the governor not
withstsnding."
ST.. AUGUSTINE Fla, Jan. ia report
being current that Mitchell expressed
some doubt about the $50. 600 stake money
having been put up. Billy Thompson was
asked about the matter. He said: There
is no truth in IL. We all know very well
the money is not to be deposited in a bank
until ten days before the night of January
3, when certified checks should be in the
hands of the stakeholder, Richard X. Fox"
II gave Mitchell yesterday" said Jim
Hall. "the hardest days training he has
had since he came on the island. He ran.
wrestied and punched the bag vigorously.
and it knocked six and half pounds OFT
Of him. When he began in the morning
he weighed 175 pounds; when I was
through with him his weight was only
1851 pounds. Mitchell will gain most of
this back before the next twenty-four
hours. He will fight at only pound or
so less than is0"