Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-13


nice muscular Mexican cigar. and altogethei
spent most enjoyable and edfying after
noon.
The betting tonight Is so to 100 on Fftz
simmons. bur northern sports should con
slider the proposition seriously before plac
ing their stun, for the lrlshman Is a dan
gerous quantity. SANDY GRISWOLD.
SCARED LANKY BOB.
Ell PAso. Tex, Feb. 12.-Late this after
noon Adjutant General Mabry gave Fitz
simmons a scare that sent the lanky Aus
traian to stuart with eyes hanging out
General Mabry called at Fltzsmmons' quar-
terS in Juarez and informed him that no INST
| ter wh,re h went no matter where the fgh
took place, some OF the state rangers wou!C
be with him. II he attempted to fight OF
| Texas soil. the rangers. General Mabry de
clare1, would at once open fire and pay
the principals in the fight the distinguished
honor Of trying to kill them first ot all. Fitz
/ simmons at once hurried over to El PasC
and declared his antipathy to being shot, and
demanded absolute protection, without which
he would not fight at all. He and Stuart
| held a long conversation, and at its close
| Fizsmmons mounted his wheel and with
! apparently easy mind started back to his
quarters, saying that he Is satisfied to take
| the chances.
Eugene Mailfert, surveyor of the state OF
! Chihuahua, he's a large force of men at
work establishing a line between New Mex
| leo and Mexico. In that region there is o
stretch Of territory which is in dispute be-
| tween the United states and Mexico The
| line IS for the benefit Cf the Mexican SOL
diers. II was agreed at the late conference
| 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.
| further conference was held in Juarez
! today at which there were present Governor
| Ahumada Of chihuahua. Mayor Arriola Of
CpllprtOr RDuphn
/ and other Mexican officers; Deputy United
States Marshal Ware Of Texas, Deputy United
States Marshal Hall Of New Mexico, Governor
| Culberscn of Texas, United States Attorney
Culberson and Adiutant General Mabry of
| Texas. 1t was agreed that the two forces
should cooperate in. preventing the fight.
The United States marshas declared they
would not cross the border after the fight
ers, although Governor Ahumada declared
he should raise no objections II they did.
The governor of chihuahua declared that
while the United states officials were well
come to cross the line into his bailiwick, his
forces should stop at the line since they
were national troops, and in crossing the line
even though the officials of this side make no
question. such action might result in com
plications The line being established by
Engineer Mailfert, who has large force of
soldiers detailed to the northwest at work,
will be recognized by both the MeNicans
and Americans.
A cable was received today from the Ma
tional Sporting club. London, Offering purse
of E1 500 for a fight between FtzsmmCns
and Maher. and allowing each f1oO for train
ing expenses This offer stands in case no
fight is pulled off here.
MABRY PROMISES TO ATTEND.
General Mabry informed Dan Stuart tonight
that when the train or fatboat or balloon,
whatever it is to be, that is to convey the
pugilsts from this city to the battle ground,
IlDl !, In init
ticket and with all his rangers, would at
tend the fight Stuart readily acquiescel,
saying that he was willing they should go
along and keep him out of Texas. 1t is
needless to say that the rangers will all be
there. Some OF them want to start right
now.
The cavalrymen who came to town tonight
from Fort Bliss the United States military
post just few miles south of here, re-
ported that company H of the Fifteenth in
fantry, U. S. A., which was to have left
today on a practice march, has been ordered
to remain in barracks until further notice.
Company b was called in three days ago.
The restrictions relative to company Fl and
the rest of the soldiers Of the regular army,
came from Washington by way of San Antonio
early this morning, and they are that no man
is to leave the post until such permission is
received from Washington. There are at
Fort Bliss 25o infantrymen of the Fifteenth
regiment and five troops Of the Fifth cavalry
E. X Rector, the manager of the kinete-
scope company's business here, left town at
II o'clock last night of the three
roads that run out of Ell Paso. With him
went the kinetescope apparatus with which
he big fight is to be photographed and four
employees of the company, who are to aid
Rector in putting the machine in position.
In what direction they went no one seems
20 know. Dan Stuart certainly had his plans
we'll laid and got Rector and his outfit off
without exciting even the suspicion of the
rangers, who seem to be everywhere and at
every point on the turns.
CALLING OUT THE MILITIA.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 12.-Major R.
Al!eyn Lewis, commanding the Second bat
talon, National Guards Of Arizona, wires
from Bowie that he has positive information
that the er-Fitzslmmons fight is to be
brought off tonight or tomorrow within ter
;itory lines. This morning Governor Hughes,
lnder authority of the provisions of the
militia act of 1895, ordered to eastern Ari- !
iona three companies of militia. two from
Tucson and one from Yuma. They will be |
held at Bowie or San Simon, where commits |
sary positions are available Companies at |
Nogales, Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa were |
also instructed to prepare for active service |
1t once. Each company must report twenty |
i've men ready for active duty. The gov |
ernor has telegraphed Major Lewis to pre- |
vent at all hazards the passage of persons |
implicated in a conspiracy to commit a |
felony.
This evening the governor wired the |
Southern Pacific company that he is informed |
hat an attempt will be made to bring off |
the main fight in Arizona and urging that
not to become accessory to felony |
by carrying the fighters.