Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12
Ell PASO
Continues TO Attract
Attention
GOVERNOR AHrMADA GIVES A MES
SAGE IN WHICH HE SAYS
THE FIGHTS
WILL NOT COME OFF
ON MEXICAN SOIL NOR ON DIS
PUTED TERRITORY.
Training Goes Mcrrfly ON, and Dan
Stuart Says the Fights Are
Assured.
WILL NOT COME OFF
ON MEXICAN SOIL NOR ON DIS
PuTED TERRITORY.

I'll Paso, Tex, Feb 1l.-(Special)-
Governor Ahumada OF chihuahua ar
rived in JuareX today and he has been
the center of all interest during the
day, a party of his frien Is and ac-
quaintances from this side called on
him, and after they had been with him
a short time the minister's association
OF this city paid him n visit. They
We're introduced by United States con-
SUI ButOrd, and were given short au-
dience, He told the ministers that his
visit TO Juarez was for the purpose OF
preventing the prize fight and that 1t
should not occur on Mexican soil. He
further said that there would be no
disputed country recognized In this In
stance, and that II the mill were COM
menced on Mexican soil and was over
looked by his guadrs he hoped that the
United states troops would cross over
the line and stop the mill. He also
gaze the ministers union written
document as follows:
Your message or yesterday received
at Chihuahua and contents carefully
noted. As governor of these states 1
viii do all In my power to prevent the
prize fight on Mexican SOIL. l came
hcre personally to stop 1t, and will not
under any consideration give permls-
sion for It. il the international terri
tory Ia trespassed, as your telegram
gives me to understand. or our laws
violated, l am thoroughly resolved to
inlet punishment on the offenders.
Thanking you for your kindness, beg
to remain, most respectfully,
(Signed) MIGUEL AHUMADA."
The ministers then Withdrew.
A committee of citizens waited on the
governor this afternoon to lay before
him the other side OF the question. but
their audience was private and no re-
porters We're admitted Dan Stuart
was approached this afternoon by the
Gazette correspondent and smiled when
asked what the outlook was. He said;
"Oh, everything is all right. ] am
not troubled In the least"
He was not the least bit disturbed
and when the reporter questioned him
closely he said:
1T Is getting cold. l must get my
over oat,"
After the meeting with the ministers
this afternoon the governor called IA,
Bob F'itgslmmon's headquarters, and
with n select party watched the lanky
Australian punish the bag, wres.le and
box with his sparring partner. He en-
joyed the exhibition immensely, and
several times cheered Bob on when he
was making 1t hot for his sparring
partner.
The outlook is the same as 1t has
been for the fight to occur next Friday.
and nobody here but the ministers
now think that the fights will not oc-
cur.
Tom O'Rourke was today appointed
| final stakeholder In place of James
LAWYER of Houston, who has wired In
that he cannot attend on account Of
sickness, and hence cannot act as
] stakeholder.
The stake money has been turned
over to O'Rourke, The principals in the
| different contests are hard at work
training. Leeds, Murphy, Dixon and
Walcott are training together, Ever
hart and Smith are together, while
Fitzslmmons trains alone In Juarez
and Bright Eyes" trains alone in Ei
| Paso
At Las Cruces Maher. Burns, Mar
shall and Murphy all train together.
They are all In fine condition and n
great battle is expected out of each
match. Occasionally Abe principals
are worried over the different rumors
that are circulated, but Dan Stuart
| quickly satisfies them and they go back
to their work with renewed vlgor. The
| ring, boxes and all the apparatus for
the kaleidoscope has been loaded on a
box car and the car has been switched
from place to place until now II IL lost
sight OF. and the newspaper men that
have been watching Its movements
are AT sea as to Its whereabouts