St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
IT is NOW SAID THE MAHER-FITE-
SIMMONS CONTEST WILL OC-
CUR.
C0RBETT AFTER TIE WINNER,
AND BRADY WILL ISSUE A CHAL-
LENGE AT THE RINGSIDE FOR
HIM.
BAT MAsTERsoN CONFIDENT.
Says the Big Fight Is n Sure Co
Stakeholder LavIer Says No
Cash Has Reached Him.

Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 1O-Dan Stuart
and representatives Of the pugilists to
take part in the big fight held meet
ing today in Stuart's office to arrange
further details of the fight. Julian
wanted an agreement that the official
timekeeper should make the call Of
seconds in the event of a Knockout
Connolly, Makers representative OBJ
jected, and the matter was finally
dropped. 1t was agreed, however, that
the timekeeper would blow a whistle
as get ready signals five seconds be-
fore the time for each round.
Capt. Mcdonald, with half a dozen
rangers, arrived this morning from
Amarillo and joined the dozen that ar
rived yesterday under Gen. Mabry.
Others are expected tomorrow
United States District Attorney Gull
bersOn, brother Of the governor, ar
rived today also He declared his visit
at this time has nothing to do with the
fights: that he is on other business,
and is paying no attention to the pugil-
lists. The rangers are here to see that
Texas laws are not broken. If New
Mexico is invaded, the officers there
are competent to act.
FitZsimmons rode from Juarez on q
bicycle this morning to get a new col
lar for the lion. The animal broke
its collar last evening and destroyed
goat. The Mexicans at first fed in
all directions. When the goat was
attacked the natives threw sticks at
the lion. Fitzsimmons went up to his
pet, and with rope dragged it from it's
prey.
The kintescope people today sent their
material to the car in which the ring
material is placed ready for trans
portation to the battle grounds. 1t is
now believed the fight will not take
place
UNTIL THE SCHEDULED DATE,
although nearly all the arrangements
are completed, and it could be brought
off at any time within a few hours.
William A. Brady has telegraphed
that he will be at the ringside to chal-
lenge the winner in behalf of Corbett.
Sullivan will arrive tomorrow. James
Lawler, final stakeholder, will arrive
from Houston tomorrow, and final
stakes will be posted
Adjt. Gen. Mabry said this after
noion that when he said Texas" in
declaring the fight could not take place
In the state, he meant ali the disputed
territory. This disposes Of the New
Mexico strip.
Fitzsimmons nearly upset Enoch
Rector today, the kinetoscope man, by
declaring himself in on the kinetoscope
enterprise, and saying he wanted S1O,-
OO0 in advance for his share of the good
thing
In card to be published tomorrow
Eat Masterson says that at least ono
Of the fights arranged will be pulled
Nff Cell, IL
simmons-Maher, and that there is an
even chance for one or more of the
other fights to be held
Continuing, Mr.. Masterson says that
all this commotion has been stirred UP
because two men are going to box
with five-ounce gloves, which seems to
me utterly ridiculous. When the SEN
ate and house of this great country
can find nothing better to do than TO
make laws prohibiting boxing contests
in the territories it Is high time some
thing was done.
HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 1O.-James
Lawler, Of this city, selected as final
stakeholder in the Observation-Disclosures
fight, has wired Dan Stuart that he
has not yet received a cent of the stake
money, and that he will not leave for
Ell PaSo until he does.
CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 10.-There
Is nothing new in the attitude of the
government bearing on the prize fight
Orders have been given to prevent it's
taking place on Mexican SOIL and Gov
Apumda, Of Chihuahua, has given or
der5 to the state and federal troops not
to permit the fight and capture any
persons taking part in one, or attempt
Ing to carry out the programme as an
nounced at JuareZ. The popular senti-
ment strongly sustains the govern
ment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O-Mr. Ro-
nero, the Mexican minister here, said
today that it was his understanding
that the Mexican state authorities
would certainly prevent the Maher-
Fitzsimmons mill from taking place on
Mexican soil.
If an attempt is now made by the
managers of the Maher- Fitzsimmons
prize fight to pull it off in New Mexico
the government will prevent it at all
hazards. Attorney General Harmon
said this morning: eff they fight in
any territory of the United States we
will follow them to the ends Of the
earth, if necessary, to bring them to
justice"
The opinion here is that Gov Gull
berson will certainly prevent the fight
on Texas territory, and doubt has
influence enough with Mexican author
tiles to prevent it's taking place in Mex
leo. 1t is understood that Gov. Gull
berson has gone to the frontier to di-
rect in person the movement of the
militia If necessary to prevent the bat
tie taking place on Texas territory.
Texas undoubtedly will assume juris-
diction of. the disputed territory for
the time being.