The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
Mexican Officials Would Like to
See the Fight.
Our Consul at JuareZ Predicts
Little Opposition.
CAN ELUDE SOLDIERY.
The Mexican Governor Says He
Does Not Care.
But Will Try and Prevent the
Fight Out of Courtesy.

Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. 1E.-Colonel
Buford, the American representativ We
at Juarez, thinks the Fitzsimmons-
Maher fight will take place. He so
declared in an interview yesterday.
What action he will take he declined
to say, but admitted that he had re-
ceived instructions as to what he was
to do in the event that the pugillsts
attempted to meet in the ring. 81
believe the big fight will take place, 4"
the consul said, with an air of con-
fdence, but I shall not see it. 1
might were the conditions concerning
me here different l have received in
structions from Washington They
are, of course, secret, and 1 am not at
liberty to talk. L am convinced, how
ever, that the fight will take place.
The impression prevails that Consul
Buford has information that makes
his declaration authoritative, and his
manner when he says the big mill will
be brought off conveys the idea that
he speaks by the card.
Nor are declarations of the governor
of chihuahua and the mayor of Juarez
greatly out of joint with the American
consul The gist of the Mexican Of
ficials' remarks is: elf we can prevent
it, the fight will not take place. The
governor and mayor seem to doubt
their separate and joint power to pre-
vent the fight.
huahua, arrived right from the seat OF
government of State. He was accom-
panied by the Gubernatorlal guard OF
fifty state troopers. Infantry from
the garrison met the governor at the
Mexican Central railway station and
acted as an escort. The governor
is fine looking man of mil
10 m
lish. Through an interpreter he
said: THE movements of Mexican
troops, like those of other military
bodies, are not announced to the pub
lie. You will pardon me if l refrain
from discussing the matter. Person
ally [ do not care about fighters, or
what they do. 1 do not know but
that should like to see the fight. But
as an act of courtesy to the American
government l shall do what l can to
prevent an event which it will not per-
nit its citizens to hold in it's own con-
fines.''
Governor Ahumada will remain in
Juarez until after the next bull fight,
which will be next Sunday. Tito
Arriela, Mayor of the City of Juarez,
said yesterday: Like his excellency,
l should like to see the prize fight. 1
am in sympathy with him, and shall
cooperate with him as far as in my
power lies"
From the character of the country,
it is believed the fighters can cross the
border, bring off the fight and get
back to home territory before the
Mexican soldiery can reach the bat tie
ground. Enock Rector the kaleidoscope
man, says the fight shall take place.
He says that through the kaleidoscope
plan is the only chance for him to get
back his $4,000 and Dan Stuart his
$50, 900.
The final money was posted to-day
in the hands of Tom O'Rourlze, selected
as final stakeholder after a wrangle.
The hotels are filling up and the
boarding houses are overlooking. In
coming trains are adding to the
crowds and others are on the way.
A telegram was received from Will
lam A. Brady, announcing that he
would not be at the ringside, but that
AL Smith would challenge the winner
on behalf of Corbett.