Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-09
| DISPUTED
| Where Authorities Can
not Prevent
rs THE SPOT OF GROUND SELECTED
ron THE GREAT FIsTIo
CARNIVAL.
ON A LITTLE ISLAND
1T is BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE
UNITED STATES.
The Sporting Fraternity Confident.
A Prominent Citizen Has Anoth.
err View of the situation.
ON A LITTLE ISLAND
1T is BETwEEN MEXICO AND THE
UNITED STATES.

a man who Is high authority In sport
Ing matters has divulged a secret which
he gives as positive assurance that
there is no discounting the fact as to
the great Ell Paso hstic carnival COM
Ing Off without the Interference of the
authorities OF either this country or
Mexico. This gentleman who will not
allow his name to be used, Is certainly
In position to know what he is talking
auou1 He is himself Interested. and
IL a close friend OF Dan stuart, sharing
all Ills confidence with respect to the
big lights. lie says there IL no need
taIINihg about International lnterter-
en;a, Tor tAe ques lion was thoroughly
proDed from the beginning and That
the time is now At hand when absolute
assui hnce can be gwen to those VINO
expect to attend that In going they
Wal not be disappointed
There Is spot oil ground, he says.
which Is not under the jurisdiction OF
any power, neutral ground. not a
strip of land, but AN Island In the Rio
Itio Grnnde. Thls island Is within easy
distance from Ell Paso, and is claimed
by both Mexico and tde United States,
Neither country exercises any jurisdlc-
ton over the disputed ground. nor can
tney do so until this dispute Is settled.
1t Is admirably suited to the purpose
for which 1t will be used, and It's only
disadvantage is the difficulty of getting
to IT.; but at considerable expense this
objection Will be removed.
The idea Is not entirely a new one
with Dan stuart" the reporter was
further Informed, "but the big manag-
ers attention was called to II at the
time Of tIe famous Dallas squabble.
stuart took to the Idea then, but about
the same time offers came In from
Arkansas. the Indian Territory and
California. He readily realized that It
would necessltate 4 considerable outlay
to carry out the plans OF the fight on
the Island, and Arkansas being more
centrally located and likely to draw a
larger patronage he settled upon the
latter place. His Arkansas scheme
failed to materlalige. and with a deter
minatlon which denes opposition and
defeat he determined to bring on the
zig I at any cost, Now he has every
thing fixed, and 1t is too late for the
authorities to interfere. Uncle Sam
may order out the regulars. Governor
Culberson the Texas rangers ana Pres
idcnt Dlnz may line the Mexican banks
OF the Rio Grande with his ruraies, but
thcY VIII all be powerless to interpose
and stop the fights, If Dan Stuart had
been foolish enough to open his head
nnd tell his business the whole scheme
might have been clrcumvented, but by
his silence the facts have been kent
from me authorities too long, and II
~ now too late for them to step In and
prevent II from being cnnsummated.
Az TINS stage of the game II Is not pos-
slDle Tor the fights to be stopped"
lie who makes the above deoisIve
declarations, however, Is reckoning
without his host. II a certain promin,
emf citlzen.s views of the situation
count for anything. When approached
oy Gazette representative In regard
10 " he said he had lust been apprized
OF ne maneuverings at I'll Paso and
could confidently assert TINT Dan
stuart mad sadly mscalculated ~ thIa
was MS game. Instead Of selecting n
spot where the governments OF Mextco
ana the United States would not dnr,.
W nssert authority he had picked out
place which both countries are bonnr
to protect from any intrusIon Of tb,s
klnd. This particular island in question
Is really under n double governman,
where officers OF both countries clair,
authority, When the great arrrerntIon
et sports, pugilists and bull fighters
land on the island they will find them
seres surrounded by the soldiers OF
noth countries. II Will be about tbis
time that those engaged in the great
pusiustlc carnival will learn the force
or the words OF Bobble Burns. 'rba
aft oElee." sang
matters not which OF these two
99ninlons y true, the preparations nj IN
$50 continue tn go on. The tonic "a
eS,,seussed on every corner ana nav
stuart PAYS no attention to those wbn
are disposed to doubt that eycrv,b,na,
WI come around all right. He cnns
Ilnues to nsFert more positively eyer,,
uny mat thinGs will come out lust as
10y are advertised, and proposes IN
luck up MS assertions by a wager Of
I'VE TO one for any Amount Ns'' VI