The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-13
IT'S NEAR TIE TIME
Fight or No Fight viii Be Decided
Very Soon.
DAN STUART SAVING WOOD
The Auth horlties Are Assuming Dig
nified Airs, Eut the Word Goes
Out That the MIL VIII
Pc Pulled Off.


gave Fitzslmmons scare that sent the
I lankv Australian to stuart with eyes
| hanging out General Mabry called at
| Fitzsimmons' quarters In Juarez. and
! informed him that no matter where Ia
/ went. no matter where the fight took
! place, some Of the state rangers would
I Doe with him. II he attempted to fight
! on Texas soil. rangers. General Mabry
| declared. would at once open fire AMI
| pay the principals In the fight the dis
| tinguished honor Of trying to kill them
/ first Of all Eitzsimmons at once hur-
I ried over 10 FL Paso and declared his
autlpathy to being shot and demanded
absolute protection. without which he
would not fEht at all tie and stuart
held a long conversation and az its
close Fitzsimmons left for his quarters.
saying that he was satisfied 70 take
the chances.
Eugene Malfert. surveyor Of the
state of chihuahua. has a large force
OF men at work establishing line be-
tween New Mexico and Mexico. In
that region there Is a stretch of terri
tory which Is I'm dispute between the
United States and Mexico. the line be-
inE for the benefit Of the Mexican sol
diers. 1t was agreed AZ the late con-
ference on Tuesday evening that the
survey should be made SO that II the
fighters sought the disputed tract the
Mexican troops might know just how
far they could proceed
4 further conference was held in
Juarez to-day at which there were
present Governor Ahumada Of Chihua-
hua. Mayor Arllloa OF Juarez Colonel
Tayarez. Collector Eouche and other
Mexican officers; Deputy United states
Marshal Ware of Texas Deputy United
states Marshal Hall of New Mexico.
and Governor Culherson Of Texas. Uni
ted States Attorney Culberson and Ad-
iutant General Mabry of Texas. IL was
agreed that the two forces should co..
operate in preventing the fight The
United states marshals declared they
would not cross ,he border after the
fighters. although Governor Ahumada
declared he should raise no objections
# they did. The governor OF Chlhua-
hua declared that while the United
states officials were welcome to cross
the line into his balllwick. his forces
should stop at the line since they were
national troops. and in crossing ths
line. even though the officials OF this
side made no objection. such action
might result I'm complications. The line
being established by Engineer Mailfert.
who has large force Of soldiers de-
tailed 20 the northwest N work. viii be
recognized by both the Mexlcans and
the Americans.
a cablegram was received today
from the National Sporting club Of
London. Offering a purse II Ei500 for
fight between Fitzsimmons and Maher.
and allowing each E10o for training
expenses This offer stands In case NJ
fight is pulled of here.
The governor Of Chihuahua is till
bringing troops into Juarez. and by to-
morrow night will be In strength 70
begin war II necessary. lie now has
300 men. 200 being rurales. and by to
morrow night he Will have 200 more.
lie declared to-day that under no cir
cumstances would he allow the light
10 take place in Mexico. lie said. 4
will prevent It by force II necessary.
but hope IL viii not come 70 that but
II II does. I shall use force"
viii You shoot the men down
IF mon come into Mexico and intend
20 break the law they viii he arrested.
and lf they resist arrest they VIII -
shot. that's all there is u that mat
ter"
The governor added that newspaper
and other spectators
would be regarded as prize lighters"
and that Bullets might strike tbs
newsp. o. fraternity as well as the
spectators"
The chances OF the night coming or
are good. however. despite the declar-
ati5us OF the governor Of Chihuahua
and the American officials Stuart
calmly insists that it viii o. brought
of according 10 schedule. and there Is
no doubt he IS making every EFFORT and
will continue up % the very last min
ute 70 do his almost % bring Il OF. lie
insists that everything is ready and
that no interruption viii be forthcom-
Ing.
The all-pervadiug fear OF the law
which has possessed Fitzsimmons ever
since hr became eutaueigg with IL for
killing Con Eiordan ~ Syracuse. may
make him take the stand he took At
Little Rock last sal.-no dght unless
absolute protection is guaranteed him.
although he has kept quiet on that
point up 70 date. Fltzs.mmous : in
the best II condition. and Is capable ot
making the nEht OF his life. He has
aased up a little in his work, and is
only taking enough exercise 70 keep
himself IN good condition. lie weighed
l63 poupuIs to-day and viii probably
enter the ring very close 10 that fiSure.
Reports from las Cruces are TO the
afect that Mah-r has completed his
training and is also in most excellent
shape. IL is expected that he and his
party viii leave the training quarters
az Las Cruces tomorrow and come 70
IN Paso. where he can DE in readiness
10 start FOR the battle Sround at a mo-
neut's notice. Dixon has let up con-
sllarabIy IN his work. He il down
rather fue and Is afraid 20 train hard
Continued on F.gs Two