Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-14
the LETTER mar NEVER CAME,
stuart Expected Certain Papers
which Have Not Arrived.

stuart Expected Certain Papers
which Have Not Arrived.
Ell Paso. Tex, Feb. 13.--Wiil Dan
Stuart get the concession from the Mex
lean government which Will make the
attraction OF. the iistic carnival pos
siblc7
That ls the question that those who
have known of the plan are asking
II In n question which the promoter 10
now asking himself, impcrtubable ns
Dan Stuart In by instinct and training
he maintains an unrutilcd front while
within he Is guessing" but he liz dog
gedly determined to bring on fight
of magnitude " he has to labor months
TO do 1t. Months ago Stuart secured
q concession from the Mexican author
tiles for tract OF land near this city.
Everything was Understood, but tho
formal papers were not made out.
General Rolelro Rubio. a relative OF
President Diaz. was then secretary of
the interior for Mexico. Before the
close OF the deal Secretary Rubio died
That made delay In the sending Of
papers TO Stuart. and during that time
the promoter sought Dallas and then
Hot Springs.
After that failure ne determined on
hts Mexican scheme. In November
General Gonzales Coalo was appointed
TO the position made vacant by the
death OF Rubio. Stuart has all along
been working on the belief that Mt the
proper time the formal papers would
be made out and Els carnival thus
assured His latest advlccs have been
that the concession papers would reach
him this week. They are not here to-
day, and unless they should come In
tomorrow's mail Stuart must run the
gauntlet OF soidiery II he brings off
the fight. II ever Stuart uttered n pray
err II II that he may receive u valentine
In the form Of Mexican concession
paper. and those who are religious MS
stuart would doubtless add fervcnt
amens to the prayer
Stuart hns Mt no time since tho Dallas
pMNir intended to pull on the fight In
Texas
New Mexico was only considered ar
n remote probability, q possibility that
fnded after the congr ,saional nction
for. while Stuart would not hesitate
to bring or his events In Texas or
New Mexico under ordinary conditions,
he has no notion of defying the United
Stntes authorities. His interests In
different sections are too great and he
has no desire to fee tho country While
Stuart Inns been going ahead with his
plans In expectancy OF his Mexican
grant. tho secret of which he has cnre-
fully guarded, the stir in the United
states has been growing apace. THIS
has had Its effect upon the Mexican au-
thorltiea, particularly the action OF
congress. II leaked out from some
! quarter that there was n large amount
TO he paid for the grant and the state
ment was printed that the government
| 20 Chiiunhna wns 20 rraaiuo 600 HAn
This reached Governor Ahumndn and
| Is she one thing 10 which he reverts
when talking of the tight He takes
| II as a personal reflection on his mill
tary record and the dignity of hia Of
| flce, and there Is no doubt that he
means what he says when he declares
| that prize fight Invaders without dis
| tinction will be shot II they cnn be
| reached. How much the hostility of
| Governor Ahumada viii influence the
| officials of the city OF Mexico remains
| TO be seen. Meantime the town IL MI
ing up. principally with men with broad
| brimmed hats and a suspicious lump
| In the region OF their hip pockets and
beetle-browed individuals from the
ment who nre generally around on
urgent business when a fight IL on the
tapis. The town Ia wide OPEN" and
cock nights relieve the tedium OF waits
between acts at the thcnters; every
thing goes from penny ante" To gun
! fight. and the nights ars brlmful OF
| Incidents
''There win he light" Dan Stuart
said tonight. II don't intend to publish
my plans to the country and thereby
| forcwarn and forearm my opponents,
| but there will be fight.
make the declaration from me. Make
1t positive and strong"