The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-11
TROOPS ARE THERE
TEXAS RANGERS PROCEED TO The
SCENE OF H0STILITIES

Adjutant General Mabry Says That the
Fights Shall Not Take Place in Texas
and That Texas" Includes Any So
Called Neutral Strip Over in New
| Mexico Attorney General Harmon's
People LIE in Wait and the Mexican
Authorities are on the AIert-And The
Fight arrangements Go Right On.
Asutin, Tex, Feb1 0.-Adjutant Gen,
eral Mabry and troop OF Texas rang
I ers are now at Ell Paso. under Governor
/ Culberson's Instructions. Il is under
stood that two companies of United
| States troops from the San Antonio
post left there this morning for e
Paso TO prevent the fight on any So
| called neutral ground. Governor Cul-
berson says that there VIII be no fight
on Texas soil so long as there is a man
leftin the Texas ranger force. He does
not think Stuart VIII attempt 10 fgh-
in Texas.
Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 1O.-Dan Stuart
and the represen Jatiyes Of the pugllists
10 take part in the big fight held a meet
ing today in Stuart's Office 10 arrange
further details for the fight Julian
wanted an agreement that 1.-THE official
timekeeper should call off seconds in
the event of a knockdown. Connolly.
Makers representative. objected ana
the matter was finally dropped. II was
agreed, however, that the timekeeper
should blow a whistle as "get ready
signals five seconds before the time for
each round.
Captain Mcdonald with half a dozen
rangers arrived this morning from Am
arillo and Joined the dozen that arrived
yesterday and Adjutant General Ma
bTy. Others are expected tomorrow.
United States District Attorney Gull
berson, brother OF the governor, arriv-
ed today also. He declared THAI his Wis
II at this time had nothing 10 do with
the prizefght, that he IS on other bust
ness and Is paying no attention to the
pugilists. The rangers are here to see
that Texas laws are not broken. If New
CAexico is invaded the officials there are
competent to act
Fftzsimmons rode over from Juarez
on bicyle this morning to get a new
collar for the lion. The animal broke
its collar last evening and DESTROYED a
goat The Mexicans at first fed in all
directions. When the goat was attack
ed the natives threw sticks at the lion.
Fftzsimmons went upt 10 his pet and
with rope dragged il from its prey.
As q mascot FitZsimmons today re-
ceived horseshoe made by himself at
Bay St. Louis.
The kaleidoscope people today sent
their material TO the car in which the |
ring material IS placed ready for trans
portatlOn TO the battle-ground. II is
now believed that the fight will not take 4
place until the schedule date, although |
nearly all the arrangements are com /
pleted and II could be brought off at
any time within a few hours.
William A. Brady has tlegraphed that /
he will be at the ringside to challenge I
the winner IN behalf OF Corbett.
Sullivan VIII arrive tomorrow. James /
LAWYER, final stakeholder. will arrive /.
from Houston tomorrow and final 4
stakes will be posted then.
Adjutant General Mabry said this az
ternOon that when he said Texas" in
declaring that the fight could not take
place in that state, he meant all the dis
puted territory. This disposes of the
New Mexico strip.
FitZstmmOns nearly upset Enoch Rec
tor today, the kaleidoscope man, by de-
claring himself in on the kinetoscope
enterprise and saying that he wanted
10000 in advance for his share OF the
good thing.
In a card to be published, Bat Mas
-erson says:
AT least one OF the fights will be
pulled off successfully-the one be
tween Maher and Fitzsimmons. and
here is an even chance for one or more
IF the smaller fights 10 be held"
Continuing, Masterson says: What
III this cOmrnOtiOn has heau Stfrred Itr,
because two men are going to box with
1ve-ounce gloves seems to me TO be ut
erly ridiculous. When the senate and
house Of representatives Of this great
country can find nothing better 20 do
han TO make laws prohibiting boxing
contests In the territories. il is high
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