The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-17

Blumng, Dragging and BuncOing.
the -Four Minor Events Were Om-
ciaIIy Declared on Last Might.
Prospects That the Rest of the Pro-
grnmme VIII BE Abandoned To-
day-The Governor Of the Mexican
state of chihuahua Enlightened by
His Interpreters as to American
Fake Newspaper Methods.
FL Paso, Feb. 16.-The question OF fight
or no fight has been put of for one more
day. After having dragged Maher's repre-
sentatives down from Las Cruces to-day
Martin Julian refused to go into confer
ence, contentlng himself with the oft re-
peated statement OF 1--WE will make known
our position Tomorrow" just as for two
weeks before the Ozark fiascO, he CHR
ruped, I'VE will be in Hot Springs on
DOT. 81"
Fitzsimmons privately expressed him
self this morning TO the effect that he re-
garded the Jig as up and this is taken as
forecasting his attitude tomorrow. Both
Dan Stuart and Maher, the latter having
been telegraphed for tonight, will have
something to say on the question of for
felt, and the chances arc that the Cor
nishman will not find himself able to carry
things his own way. Julian and Fitzsim-
mons came across the Juarez this morn
ing for the purpose Of meeting the Maher
people. The conference had been set for
noon; but the train from Las Cruces was
three hours late, and after hanging about
for while, the pair went back to their
quarters.
When Buck Connolly. who was accom-
panied by Joe Walcott, also of Pittsburg
arrived at o'clock, the crowd was on the
way TO the bull fight and headquarters
were deserted. They at once started for
Juarez in a fast rig and encountered Ju-
Ian just as he was entering the amphl-
theater. In reply to Connolly s request
for a conference in the evening at head
quarters and with the promoters and cor
respondents as auditors, the brother-in-
law manager said that Fitzsimmons had
a dinner party for 6 o'clock, and that II
would not be possible for either OF them
to come to town until tomorrow. Con-
nelly asked If F1tzsimmonS would consent
to another postponement until Friday
next with the proviso that II Mahers
eyes were still affected on that date, no
objection would be raised to Fitzslmmons
receiving the forfeit money.
To this Julian replied: I'VE will give
you an answer tomorrow morning. 49,
why not nOW2' insisted Connolly. Il
have made a journey of several hundred
miles at your request and some little con
sideration IS due me as much as to your
dinner party"
1--WE will answer Tomorrow" cuckooed
Give a straightforward answer here
and now" calculated the now thoroughly
aroused Connolly. Il know your mind is
made up and It is as we'll for you 70 answer
now as IL would have been three hours
ago. If my train had been on time"
Tomorrow" lisped Julian. Connolly
| for that section of the amphitheater far
thest from the seats occupied by the F1iz-
| simmons crowd.
| once to headquarters and wrote a dis
| patch to Maher, telling him to come down
| on the morning train, even II he had to
| enVelop his head in a Mexican blanket.
| This done, ne said: 1--WE will see whether
| or not Fitzsmmons takes forfeit in the
| morning. Friday next Peter will be In
shape to fight for certain, but we with
| not put him In the ring a day earlier un-
| less we are compelled to. Rather than
| concede forfeit, we will have Maher In
| parent. by doing this we will save our
| purse and the decision will be upon the
| referee. IT must not be forgotten that
under the articles. the promoters must
| give US twenty-four hours notice to get
into the ring and must also ga.
| ring is located and how we can reach It.
| We have not heard word from them
| yet. However, ] would like to see the man
who, would pay over our forfeit money
| under such conditions"
| Dan Stuart and his colleagues listened
TO this talk, but said never a word.
| The proposed conference of the Welter
| and featherwelghts and bantamweights
| also failed TO materialize.
| Marshall, who was to have met George
| Dixon. came down from Las Cruces TO-
| night for the purpose Of Weighing in to-
| morrow. He was told by O'Rourke, how
| ever, that the formality would be waived.
| and that he could take things easy, and
| that If he succeeded in getting chance
| at Dixon, catch weights would suit all
concerned. Marshall weighs l2O pounds
| to a feather, and looks as II he would
| give the little chocolate the toughest
| battle of his ring career
| Gov Ahumada sent his secretary over
| from Juarez this morning TO procure a
/ supply of the latest American papers pub
| Hshed east of Kansas City, and when, a
couple of hours later, his excellency
! through his interpreters, had been posted
| upon some of the alleged news that has
! been going from here during the last
| week. his ideas concerning the ethics and
! methods of American journalism had been
| considerably enlightened His eyes open.
| ed wide when the Interpreter read of the
| mythical conference at JuareZ on Wednes.
day, and at which Gov. Culberson, who
has not been out OF Aus.
other Texan and NJ xican officials con
| sidered and ratified agreements concern
| ing the friendly invasion Of either territory
| should it be found necessary in order that
| the fighters might be halted and he was
| simply speechless when he had pursued
| the translation of Thursday dispatches
| were Tnassed across the bridge and of tht
| train loads more that were being hurried
| from Chihuahua when not a solitary ruralC
| has been within nine hours train ride oil
| Juarez at any stage of the matter.
| AT s O'Clock tonight Dan Stuart an
| nounced to the crowd of correspondents
and sports in his Office, that the Everhart
| Leeds. Walcott-Bright Eyes Marshall
| Dixon and Barry-Murphy contests were
| officially declared off and that he would
| Day the forfeit of $500 on each contest to-
| morrow The announcement was not ac
| companied with any reasons for this step
| but later II was stated in Stuart's behalf
| by one Of his associates that as one Of tht
| fights was already past due and another
| due tomorrow, he regarded ii as useless
| to carry out the lesser features of tho
| carnival so long as the big fight was un
| decided and that, moreover, as the littlt
fellows were beginning to kick, the con
| clusion had been reached to sponge of
| the slate beginning with the second line
| 1t is now more likely than ever that the
| first line also will be wiped of tomorrow
| Some complications between the fighters
| are likely 20 arise as the result of the
| abandonment. Leeds and Everhart, who
| were to have fought on Tuesday should
| weigh in tomorrow, under forfeit Oh
| 81 600. EVerhart, however, recognizing
| several days ago that the game was up
| has been taking things easy and gaininl
| result he ms