The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-15
Doctors Think He Will Be Able
TO Fight on Monday.
FiTZSimMoNs VERY CONFIDENT
Says He viii Whip Peter i'm Four
Rounds. Perhaps Two.
The frisbman Hurt because the Pub ic
Thinks He Il Afraid-Pnb.sc Inter-
est ia the Fight Waning as the
Chances or Its Being Pulled or
Diminish.

III Paso. Tex, Feb. ls-Instead Of being
IN a whlrl II excitement to-day over tbs
great pTiGsHght. El raso was aaieteg than
al any time during the last two days.
siuarts headquarters We're Ao0Ht the dead
est place In town and were practically de-
serted during the greater part 81 the aay.
There was a. SorelS disappointed crowd "
sports hangiug around the street corners.
aud several af them not feftided fvr the
finaneiai strain az a hong stay in IN psso
We're forced 10 take th0 back train for
home These. however. we're few in nuns-
Der. ard the majority are hangins on with
implicit faith IN Staarts ability 20 paA
or the tight as he has agreed 10 do. There
IS no Question that the fght viii take place,
but whether il VIII be on Monday or not "a
an open question.
i.ate This evening Quinn. the hacker %
Maher. tulephoaed from Las Cruces that
Peters eses We're y per ceaf. bctter, ant
hat ne would surely aa ahle 10 b. ia the
ring Monday. II Makers eyes do not re-
cover with sufficient rapidlty 70 ensaie
him 10 get into The ring on next MoniiAS.
tttzsimmons rasy decline TO walt any
longer.
/ Fitzssmmous is a soreiy disappointed
/ man over the turn things are taking, and
il a little Inclined % fnd fault with 1ahsr
far not taking satficicrf precautions our
( ing hts training. tie il cnHhaeat of his atil-
4 lis 90 beat Maher in two rounds, or teGr
ar the outside. and int obstacles thar have
been placed la his way have tended % dis
4 courage him somewhat. Tie rode over inEe
4 El paso this afternoon on hls wheel. and
although Aaher went 90 Las Cruces TINS
morning. the Texas Rangers at once struck
FitzSimmons' trail 10 prevent hiS from
engaging in a fist hght with a mSn foFtN-
odd miles away. The constant d0EEing or
/ his every movement by the Rangers has
added another feature 10 the disgust which
/ FitzSiramons enfertainS af the general sit
uatloa. There Is 10 doubt that ne is very
anxious To light provided he does not run
1 up against jail, and IN particaiar q Mex
| ican jail.
GOV, Ahumada was on the alert this
morning to prevent any fight IN his bait-
iwiek He had his men aut watching eager
+ ~ for any signs Of men crossing toe river
I in large numbers al last night and TAR
into the greater part of tae morning th@
training quarters Of Fitzslnmons al jua-
rss were surrounded hy Gordon 81 mount
txl Mexican guards. IL was nearly no9a
E before any Of the inmates vratured froh
( 49,. hrs..a and then Julian went 20 ftn~
er.l headquarters IA company with
/ friend. who brought him the Information
/ ,bat the whole Fltgsimmons rettnat was -
- s..l.yaa ~. az Mexico. 1nlan thought
! Il advisable to not walt FOR the crcxt, He
4 tald fnllector Rauche that ne nae ~ ~
fantlaa az violating the Mexican faMss
that there was little chance OF Sns nsht
being brought OF. owing 20 AaneFs eoba'-
,3nn ans ne hoped under the cizcnm-
a..',' - s;s ,artv would not fSli under the
+ har ~ IN. state. During the conversation
/ Go. ahuulada called uron Collector
f,s,,nha Iuflan was introduced. and the
rfst az Jutans statement translates 70
4 him hv The collector. The governor wa
I courteous. bat non-commlttai. ana Iui4f'
was bowed out -. - r.,
/ xxsIeoff viii have his man weigh ~ To-
/ rsorraw and claim the So forielt OF A@t.
smart II the fight between his Inth a.
priaht Eyes Is not brought on TIE hshs
is scheduled for tomorrow
Tha situation has WORKED aeWn - =
s,,,rle proposition of having the big nkhs
1 hsfeya The kinetoscope. " Is pTaetissitt
+ s,.sa.t,s rntv chance 10 win out. ahd ths
4 srtx hone that the kaleidoscope people haas
~ this side Of the grave ~,
raeoVarv Of the $1,000 thry rave alt
nut ints the scheme tot tea"' ',s.', 'V,.s "
4 s,sYo.4tlqeH and adopted a. fnfeuak ~
- sgty n4tneu here tonight. eiEht b"iAs
-, ,,nor the Meter in the afternoon
Ia seven of the aldermen agyet'hE ~ W.
,esnguttous The substance Or re
I,,tona were that the citizens q - -
regarded the action nt 'sos H. qesas
/ a84f Gen Mahrv IN bringing sh ''Nas
I fs,s,se-e az q hid for cheap netoFi''y' AM
shey condemned Il as such ga,
f-ar,assions have been occurred ipt -"
hun night in JuaFcz sunday .,.,...
! 1fshAr * greatly worried lest the psiVi'o
49, ,ha sore eyes are sub'ertaEe 20
s,,asie him 10 avoid going into the ri',s
{ .n,.,,g4x seeing the mans present Nen.9-
49, ..t.t4 naf entertain such an iatA t~t
=, Instant. Ile is not anly utterly uhhl'ls uhh
f ~ - b,tt so helpless that - fAth0i tat
-. hgreaelf. Connolley. his sfaih'F' 49,
/ 80 ,,ar,ssstts. s.If Peter rounds - - ai"o
! ~ there will h. a fghf so taf as We -"
concerned We are sure o9f i's'h -" = ~ =,
.,,ey n ~. has been compelled :" lst ~ :"
training ~.,tt ,rf tae
1 a-bs arg time when the rBro are Fea"y-
.rs,. .s where the haftiegr@ana - 70
=, i stsf q secret Everybody WihA% y
ain t,e an Mexico off the l4nt ~ ihe sf'a'h-
- panfa- read anywhere from htRy ~
ia mites east of III Pa#o. CONDITIONS u'ss
% /. s clalsfea that will permit u 70
~..a ~ an Iuarez without infsfffte''.F'
-. .els - mol Hkely. offlcial announce
..s pas fssan made nf the posipoh@insf1t
- ,ta aght until Monday
- Tsxas rangers kept gllar1 over M
80 raorn last night. Fitzsim mons ANS
- sessn IHarsz 10 a theafer last ni9it-
r..-4..z tse r,eTformancs two fHbkfi7 -
.a.ss bis box ard told fiizslin'''seis
- ,.,4sr arrest After the sho" fal@-
ss~,ranns vas escorted 20 the rlVer y u's
rangers.
,.t--reuEHINe ELk ~ WhCSis1.