St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-14
forfeit. They will give Maher ample
time to recover.
DAN HAD A CONCESSION.


time to recover
DAN HAD A CONCESSION
Will Dan Stuart get the concession
from the Mexican government which
VIII make the attraction of the fStic
carnival possible?
This is the question which those who
have known of the plan are asking. 1t
is question which the promoter is now
asking himself. Dan Stuart maintains
an unruffied front, while within he is
guessing" but he is doggedly deter
mined to bring off prize fight of mag
nitude If he has to labor months to do
it.
Months ago Stuart secured a conces-
sion from the Mexican authorities for
tract OF land near this city. Every
thlng was understood, but the formal
papers were not made out. Gen. Role
RIO Rubio, a relative Of President DiaZ,
was the secretary of the interior for
Mexico. Before the close Of the deal, Sec
rotary Rubio died. That made delay
In the sending Of the papers to Stuart,
and during that time the promoter
sought Dallas and then Hot Springs
After the failure he determined on his
Mexican scheme. In November Gen.
Gonzales Cosio was appointed to the po-
sltion made vacant by the death of Sec
rotary Rubio. Stuart has all along been
working upon the belief that at the
proper time, the formal papers would
be made out and his carnival thus as
sured. His latest advices have been
that the concession papers would reach
him this week. Stuart has at no time
since the Dallas affair intended to pull
OH the fights In Texas. New Mexico
was only considered as remote proba-
bil1ty, possibility that faded after
congressional action. For while Stuart
would not hesitate to bring off his events
in Texas or New Mexico under ordi-
nary conditions, he has no notion Of
defying the United States authorities
His interests in different sections are
too great and he has no desire to flee
the country. While Stuart has been go
ing ahead with his plans in expectancy
of his Mexican grant, the secret Of which
he has carefully guarded, the stir in the
United States has been growing. This
has had it's effect upon the Mexican
authorities, particularly the action Of
congress.
1T LEAKED OUT
from some quarter that there was
large amount of money to be paid for
the grant. and the statement was
printed that the government of Chi
huahua was to receive $780, 900. This
reached Gov. Ahumada, and Is the
one thing to which he reverts when
talking of the fight. He takes 1t as
personal reflection on his military rec
ord and the dignity of his office and
there Is little doubt that he means
what he says when he declares that
prize fight invaders, without any dis
t1nction, will be shot If they can be
reached. How much the hostility of
GOV. Ahumada will influence the Off
Gals at the City of Mexico can only
be conJectured. Meantime the town is
filling up principally with men with
broad-brimmed hats and a suspicious
lump in the region Of their hip pocket,
and beetle-browed individuals from the
cities. There are few Of the swell eIe-
ment who are generally around on
urgent business when a fight Is on
tapis. The town is wide OPEN" and
cock fights relieve the tedium of
waits between acts at the theater:
everything goes" from penny ante to
q gun light, and the nights are brim-
full Of incidents.
There will be fight" Dan Stuart
said tonight. II do not intend to pub
ilsh my plans to the country and there
by forewarn and forearm my oppon-
ents, bu there will be a fight Make
the declaration from me, make it posi-
tive and strong:"n '"''oa ote'7-
John L. Sullivan was in a conviviaI
mood at his performance last night
and gave an honest opinion of the
two fighters. THAT freak" the great
man said in his choice Bowery dia-
lect. lis the best Of them all. Fitz-
simmons will whip any Of them that
nave come down the pike in recent