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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
belts horse pistols and Winchester
rifles, accompanied the train The
rangers and the adjutant general
WITNESSED THE FIGHT

rangers and the adjutant general
WITNESSED THE FIGHT
and enjoyed it. But those who had
the best view of the show were the vii
layers, and persons for miles around
who have been looking for it for
week or more. They were perched in
the cliffs on the Texas side of the
river, and had a bird's-eye view of the
arena beneath, and they cheered at the
knockout as loudly as those close to
the ringside. The village of Langtry
has one saloon-the Jersey Lily-and
about fifty residents 1t is 3S9 miles
from Ell Paso and 2S4 from San An
tonic. Del Rio is Ga miles away. A
special train from Del Rio and Eagle
Pass brought 175, which, with those
from Ell Paso, were all about the ring
side. No more perfect place for
fight without interference could be de-
vised. 1t is all but inaccessible, and
from the Mexican side cannot be
reached except by coming up or down
the stream for long distance. Once
the banks were reached, the troops
could fire from the cliffs upon those
who might be beneath. Two hundred
MEXICAN TROOPS
were at Eagle Pass, ready to move
upon advice from the governor of
Coahuila, in which state the fight took
place, but it would have taken them
two days forced marching to reach
the spot. The weather was threaten
ing, and just as the train pulled into
Langtry, the drops began to fall. A
light rain fell until just before the men
entered the ring, when it practically
ceased, but came again in occasional
spurts. The general opinion among
the sporting men who witnessed the
fight was that it was a most brilliant
and unqualified victory for Fitzsim-
mons. Maher may not have been in as
good condition as the Australian, but
he could not have been out-fought so
quickly, no matter what his condition
had been, had he not been badly out
classed in point of skill. The general
feeling was that Fitzsimmons is fully
capable of giving Corbett, or any other
man on earth. desperately hard
fight at any time. No weights were
announced at the ringside, but Fitzsim-
mons weighed about 165, and Maher
about $50. The crowd disappeared
from Langtry almost as quickly as it
had come, and it was not in the neigh
borhood over two and a half hours all
told. The West-bound regular train
for Ell Paso was held until 6 o'clock
and when 1t went it carried with it the
pugilists and nearly every person who
had come down to see the fight. The
one special train from Eagle Pass
started on it's -homewardN way at the
same time and, the great fight was over
and done.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
EVEN IN AUSTRALIA.
Corbett Willing to Fight Fitzsim-
mons Anywhere for $4,000.

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-James J. Cor
bett was out riding when the news of
Makers defeat was received in Chicago,
but reporter met him Immediately on
his return and notified him Of the event.
DO you challenge the winner" was
asked.
81 do" said Mr. Corbett "for SIC. 900.
or any sum he may name, but there
must be no long-winded talk about it.
He must come and make his match here
In Chicago in business fashion. and it
must be done at once. This means bust
ness. L am right here, and Mr.. Fitz-
simmons can reach me any minute he
wants to. 1 mean business and quick
I will go the stage tonight and chal-
lenge him in the presence of my audi
ence. l will fight the winner anywhere
on earth. I will fight him in Australia,
his own country, if he wants me- It is
money that talks. Fitz has money now,
Let me see the color of his dust and I
am ready. If he wants the champion
ship, let him jump on a train and come
to Chicago and we will fix up fight in
two minutes. l go away tomorrow
night, but will be back week after next.
l sent him telegram last night, ask
ing him to meet me here between March
1 and 6. He can meet me here then, and
we can make a match for any place
for any amount, but it must be done
promptly and by him in person.
Corbett had big house at the Hay
market tonight, and he was wildly
cheered when he read the following tele-
gram:
H. L. Beach, Langtry, Tex: Tell Fitzsim-
mons to come to Chicago soon as he pos
sibly and I will mako match with him
for any amount, to fight him in any place
on earth. Arrangements can be made in the
Associated Press Office Western Union build
ing. / leave here tomorrow night and re-
turn the LIST Of March. Tell Fitzsmmons to
name the day he will be here, between March
l end 6. and we will have no trouble agree
ing upon terms. james J. Corbett.
Corbett, after reading the telegram
placed $1,000 in the hands of Manager
Davis Of the Haymarket theater. There
are only three places on earth where
We can fight" said Corbett, England
South Africa and Australia. I will go
to any one of these places to meet this
man. l want him to do business; that's
all I want. [ want to say right here, as
young American of Irish descent, that
[ will meet any man on the face Of the
earth"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22

aegerated, by the actual results report
ed later. Mr.. Foley counts Fitz as the
man in pugilism today who is fighter,
every inch, and expressed the hope that
he and Corbett might be brought to-
gether without further ado.
julie Mayer kept off the match, but
he did consent to hold stakes in few
private wagers. and last night he was
figuring out the almost impossible
chance of Makers hacker disputing the
referees award.
But the usual haunts Of the sports
were as quiet as the grave, there being
nothing in the reports from Langtry to
create the least stir. 1t was
foregone conclusion and every
one was satisfied, generally speak
ing. There wassl al feeling that
Maher had let his head swell after meet
ing O'DonneIl, but that he should go
out so soon and so Comparatively easy
was only another revelation Of F'itzsim-
mons wonderful faculty. sometimes
called luck but perhaps more deserv-
edly to be termed the faculty of doing
the right thing at the right time and III
the right place.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
CASE FOR THE POLICE.
MeXicans Will Not Try to Call Prize
Fighters to Account


CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 21.-High
officials Of the department of foreign
relations say regarding today's prize
fight that nothing can be done to pun
ish the people concerned as they mere
ly violated what was practically only
a police regulation, succeeded in MAX
ing dash into Mexican territory
avoiding Governor Ahumadah and
his ruralS, who were over fifty miles
away. Had Gov. Ahumadah caught
them, the offense would have been only
a misdemeanor and nothing more. The
case is not an extraditional one as it
comes under no provision of the treaty
President Diaz has taken the ground
all along that the Mexican law did not
cover prize fighting and his endeavor
was merely to prevent the fight out of
consideration for the United States.
The Mexican Herald says Mexicans
want no rowdyism on the frontier.
which is a difficult place always to
maintain order in.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
NEWS IN ST. PAUL.
1t Was at First Received With In.
credulity.

1t Was at First Received With In
credulity.
While st. Paul shared the general
surprise at the easy defeat Of Maher.
and the reports of the fight were receiv.
ed with some incredulity by those who
had expected, at the least, longer con-
test, yet there can hardly have been
said to be any great excitement last
night over the result There has been
comparatively little betting on the fight.
perhaps on account of the seeming un-
certainty as to it's accomplishment.
What money was bet went at the rate
OF to on FitZsimmons, which was the
generally accepted odds where books
were made. There was some betting on
the length Of the contest but not much.
Eddie Murphy stood to lose few hun
dred on Maher, and did, while C. J. Nc
Dernott also had the wrong end of the
string, but not to very heavy amount
Thomas Foley was not SO preoccupied
with his bowling tournament that he
could not watch the bulletins. and conf
dent as he is Of Fits prowess since the
defeat of Hall, he nearly went out of
the game when the report was circu-
lated early in the afternoon that Maher
had won in the fourth round. His iude,
ment or the men was confirmed. even ex-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
Dam creedon, New Orleans, Sept. rs,
DAN sTUART,s WORK.
Brought Off the Mill Against Great
Difficulties.

drought On the M1A Against Great
Difficulties.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Fitzsimmons
and Maher were matched in this city
Dec. 5, 1885. After the Hot Springs
fiasco, Dan Stuart went back to Dallas
and thought the matter all over. He
had not given up the idea of bringing
the men together. He looked for
another place where battle might be
brought off, and found it near FL Paso,
Texas. He secured Fitzsimmons' con-
sent to fight for big purse, and
then came North to look up Corbett.
On arriving in this city, he learned of
Makers victory over O'Donnell and Of
Corbett's transfer of the championship.
Maher was then substituted with Fitz-
simmons consent. Stuart then ar
ranged for other battles, intending to
have fistic carnival on a large scale.
In all, six battles were to have been
fought. Maher went to Las Cruces,
Mexican town, about fifty miles from
I'll Paso, and FitzsimmonS located in
Juarez, right across the Rio Grande
from FL Paso. Both went into active
training. In time the other pugilists
arrived and matters looked rosy for
the success of Stuart's plans Stuart
had not divulged the place where the
lights were to take place, however, but
out interference. and without breaking
the laws. In Washington few days
ago, bill was passed prohibiting prize
fighting in any Of the territories of the
United States. This barred Stuart
from New Mexico, and was the first Of
his troubles. Then the Mexican
authorities declared against prize
fights and troops were called out to
prevent the breaking of the law. Texas
rangers were present to see that the
fight did not take place in their state
Through it all, Stuart steadily main
tanned that the fights would take
place. Finally Makers eyes became
inf1amed and swollen from dust that
had fallen into them from the ceiling
of his training quarters after dislodga-
ment by foot ball He could not
fight Feb. IA, according to the articles
of the agreement. and a postponement
was made until last Monday, and on
that day further. postponement until
today was arranged. Stuart then de-
clared all the other battles off. and
devoted his entire time and attention
to the big fight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
MAHER EXPLAINS.
Knows He Was Hit, but Couldn't
Say Just Where

NEW. YORK, Feb. 21.-Peter Maher
has sent the following dispatch to the
World: 'Langtry, Tex, Feb. 21.--I
am, of course, disappointed. He is
clever fighter, and I don't know ex-
actly where I was hit. Seems to me it
was on the jaw. The back of my head
has big lump on it and that's where
it struck the floor. I thought I had
him licked from the start, and so far
as my condition is concerned. I have
nothing to complain Of, and I would
like TO get fight with somebody else
I am not particular which of the
heavyweights. Porter Maher.'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
SOME SPORTS AT AURORA.
Skating at Hundred Miles, Polo
and Jumping Contests


and Jumping Contests.
The Carniyals and the Mascots played polo
at Aurora park last night, resulting in a tie
to 0. The tie will be played off today at 30
The Carnirals had protest ON a goal which
the Mascots made. the ball afterward bounding
out. The captains of the teams met however
and agreed to play the game over today Be-
side this there will be an Interesting pro-
gramme of sports at the park. Beginning at
1880 will be the 1G0-miie skating race which
has been postponed from time 10 time since
the ice carnival, when the ice was not in con-
dition for it. Now the ice is In prime shape
for such a contest and the race will surely be
brought off tonight. There is an excellent
field of entries. including McDanels, Rudd
Nilsson, Anderson and Wolland, of Minneapo-
lis, and L. Johnson. Ed Pannell and Sudhein-
err, of st. Paul.
The race is the regular carnival race, for the
championship of America and the Haman
trophy, handsome silver epergne. The rec
ord for the distance is something over seven
hours, so that the race will probably be fin
ished about O'Clock.
AT $3.50 there will be a contest at jumping on
skates between Andrews, Of Saltwater, and
Howe, of Brainerd, in which II is not only pos
sble. but likely. that some records will be
broken.
At 8 p. m. will occur the finals in the polo
contest. at SIS the three-mile inter-city skat-
ing race, and at 8 o'clock exhibitions of fancy
skating by Mrs. Noble. sister OF Miss Mabel
Davidson, and J. D. Bruce, of Minneapolis
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
VAST SUMS FOR RELIEF.
Survivors Of JohannesburS,s Disas-
ter VIII BE Well Provided For

LONDON, Feb. PA Johannesburg dis
patch to the Times says: The TransvasI
government has granted f25.O00 the Meth
eriands Railway company 10000 and the
Dynamite company e, coo towards the relief
iuho OF the victims of the explosion, which
Is approaching f1OO. co., The Netherlands
Railway company's own regulations are
shown to have been broken in several re-
spects, notably in allowing the trucks of
detonators to be in proximity to the dyna-
mite The government now meditatcs order
Ing the removal of the magazine ten miles
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22

long-Blomton stables, Henry of Navarro,
nye years. 125 pounds: R. l.. Roses Clifford.
six years, 125; Blomton stables Dorian. five
years. 1ls; Floischmann & Sons Halma, four
years. III; j. Rupert Jr.'s Counter Tenor.
Tour years, Us; w. S. Hobart's Bright Phoe-
bus, years, liz; Oneck stables Sir Walter
six years. liz: Erie stable. Nankipooh four
years, 1l2; w. Lakeland's Hornpipe, FIVE
years, III; Preakness stables, Belmar, four
four years, 1903: FIeischmann 6. Sons St.
Maxim. five years. 107: J. E. McDonaId's Ru
5ieon, FIVE years. 107; Eloise Kernochan's
Gay Hampton. four years. 10i o. H. P. Bel
lnont's Brandywine. four years. 100.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
Capen Again defeated.

Last evening at the West hotel in Mime
apolis Liverman defeated Capen by q score
Of 165 to 156. Lfyerman's high runs, 70, IS,
ID: Capens high runs, 20, %, IA and IT, To-
night Billiter, 300. will play Kleser. 1885,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
So vulgah, Doncher Knaw.

LONDON, Feb. 22-The Field says this
morning The good effect produced by the
impartial report on the Dunraven charges is
scattered to the winds by Gle unreasonable
hostility of some members Of the New York
Yacht club toward the Earl of Dunraven,
ness OF a portion of the New York press"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
"DENvER ED. CHALLENGES.
Posts His Money to Fight Either
Fftz or EOrbett.

CINCINNATI. O.; Feb. 21.-Denver
Ed Smith tonight posted $1,000 for
fight with Harry Weldon, to guarantee
a suitable purse to make good a chal-
lenge to fight either Corbett of Fitz-
simmons. Charles Bollinger. the book
maker, is a hacker He thinks now
that Fitzsimmons should ignore Cor
belts challenge until the latter has
whipped some one in Fitzsimmons'
class.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22

race. seven furlongs-Bessie Nichols won.
constantine second, Lottie Mills third. Time.
1:2SA. Fourth race, miie-Prnce Imperial
won, Bowling Green second. Pritonia third.
Ilme, l:4l12. Fifth race. seven furlones-
Lulu 7 won. Laverne second Arkansas Tray
eler third. Time. 1:291a Sixth race se-en
furlongs-Guard won, Raviola second, Lynd-
hurst third. Time :2915
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
BOWLING TONIGHT.
Arrangement of Contests in the
Third Series.

The third series of games in the tourna-
ment for the championship at American ten
pins and the Hastings medal will be played
this evening at Foley's, commencing at s
O'Clock, and will be contested in accordance
with the following schedule, arranged by the
management:
First-Van Bergen VS.. Friend: Smaller VS..
Guthunz; Pelletine VS.. Winquest: Mannhart
VS.. Haisley; Metz VS.. Dahle; Clayton VS..
Herges; Martin vs.. Mample.
Second-Van Bergen VS.. Pelletier; Mann
hart VS.. Mample; Smaller VS.. Winquest; Matz
vs.. Friend; Claytors VS.. Dahle; Martin VS..
Haisley; Herges VS.. Guthunz.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22

w. racing board for the season of 1sa5 III
De issued today. Its rulings are as foilogvnt
Mie%ander Reinec6e; at Elkader, To- is per.
, ,,,ahet Us suspended from all track riding
the racing board. '''0 Va
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
Won the Waterloo Cun

!, LIVERPOOL. Feb. 21.-The Waterloo cur
the blue ribbon event of coursine w. cup
cided today at Altcar, near this CITY. FAB
ulous Fortune won, beating Wolf Hill. The
latter fell and so enabled Fabulous Fortune
to win easily. Vi 'u4e
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
Glass Defeats Breycr.

NEW YORK. Feb. N.-Frank Glass of
Morristown, N. j., today defeated Capt John
L. Brewer, Of this city. In a l00-bird match
at Dexter Park. L. l., for a purse Of $500.
Conditions were not favorable on account of
the strong wind. Score: Glass. killed "a,
missed &c: Brewer, 66 killed, "a missed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
WANT TO SEE sIAHER.

Local Sports Want Him to Meet BuR
McManus.
Ihomas Cummings. Bob Peasley and BilI
Kent, with headquarters at 3J3 WABASH
street. 3 last night sent the following to the
me 81. Paul Athletic club offers purse
OF >, 900 for a ten-round contest between
pun McManus, OF st. Paul. Mimi. and Peter
Maher, or ireland, the winner to take all.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
New Orleans. Results.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Feb.T21.-First race
seven furlongs- Joco Sot won. Plug second
Sir John third. Time 1884, Second race.
four furlongs-Anger won Star Tobacco sec
ond, Lillian Wilkes third. Time, :50A. Third
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
BUFFALO SELECTED
For the Next Meeting of the Press
Club League.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21-The executive com.
mittee of the International League of Press
Clubs today decided to hold the next conven-
tion In Buffalo on July 20. The committee
was in session two hours at the Hotel I'M
perial and transacted considerable business
of routine character.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
Metropolitan Handicap Weights.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Foliowing are the
weights for the Metropolitan handicap to be
run on May u; purse. $5.0oo, mile and fur
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22

Iowa Rider Suspended.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The last waekl
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
CHALLENGED BY CHICAGO.
Windy City Wants the America
Whist League Trophy,

Whist League Trophy.
The st. Paul whist team that captured the
American whist league trophy in the play
suddenly called upon to defend the Gun
against team from Chicago, which will be
here the first of the week.
This may somewhat upset the plans of the
local players, who had planned a match with
the Fergus Falls team.
The st. Paul players are C. W. Gordon,
George l.. Bum, w. @. Bronson Jr. and ].
H. Briggs.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18

out full vote In the city the result
showed that G,065 ballots had beon
cast. At several of the polling places
there were slight disturbances, but
nothing of serious nature occurred.
The nominees are all well-known
mon. James B. Toman is proprietor
Of the United States Hotel at New
CASTLE is also trustee of the New
Castle Common, a member of the City
Council Of that city and Trustee of
the Poor. He has always been an
active Democrat and is well fitted for
the office for which he has been nomi-
mated.
John N. Carswell. the nominee for
county treasurer aud receiver of taxes,
is also we'll fitted for that Office and
will undoubtedly receive the full sup
port of the party. He is paying teller
of the Farmers Bank in this city and
is we'll and favorably known all over
the State.
The nominee for county comptroller,
John Boughman, is prominent Will
mington Democrat, and fully capable
of taking care of the Office. He served
two terms as city auditors clerk.
George A. Willis. who has been Sc
lected as the candidate for coroner, is
local liveryman he having removed
from Odessa to this city. He is an
active Democrat and will make a good
coroner.
The full story OF the contest is told
by the following figures:
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18
DECIsION NOT READY.
Court of Errors and Appeals win Not l

Court of Errors and Appeals Will Not Pass
Upon the Sewer Lien Law Until September
The decision of the court of errors
and appeals upon the constitutionality
of the sewer lien law was expected to
be handed down this day, but the
court is said not to be ready and the
decision will not be handed down
until September.
About $50. 900 is involved in the de-
cision, and the Street and Sewer De-
partment would like to know whether
or not the law is upheld before il con-
tinues upon sewer work. The money
so represented is in sewer liens which
have been entered up against proper
ties. Should the decision be favorable
to the city that money will be obtain
able in the near future. Should how
over, the law be declared unconstitu-
tional the city would have to wait
until the properties so liened desired
sewer connections, at which time the
privilege would have to be paid for.
The point involved in the case is
whether the cost OF the sewer may be
liened against the abutting property
whether it uses the sewer or not.
When the decision is given in Sep
tember, even il favorable TO the city,
it will be too late in the season to lay
out any large sewer work. The Street
and Sewer Department has had many
applications for sewers but is waiting
on the decision. great deal of neces
sary work is being delayed, as the de-
partment does not feel like going ahead
with sewer building until it knows
where it stands.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18
Did MOI Sec the wedding.

At the wedding of Miss Louise Rod
ney and Chauncey p. Holcomb in I'm
manuel Church, New Castle, last week,
Rodgers Wilson of this city was to have
been one Of the ushers, and his name
was mentined in the report of the cere-
mony. But MIR. Wilson was not there.
lie had embarked ON the steamer shin
necock and expected to reach New York
in time to make a train that would
allow him to reach New Castle for the
wedding. But it is the unexpected
that happens, for the yacht Electra had
an accident and the Shinnecock took
the yacht in tow. This cost the
steamer several hours in time and put
Mr.. Wilson on the edge of despair.
They finally reached New York about
two hours before the time fixed for the
wedding and Mr. Wilson was unable to
reach New Castle in time for the core
mony. The experience has caused Mr..
Wilson to make one resolve and that is
that on his own wedding day he will
not go away on steamer.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18
A Valuable Book,

Thomas B. Brison, p, W. & b.
station master in this city, has re-
ceived handsomely bound morocco
covered book containing 81 pages Of
reading matter, the report of the pro-
ceedings at the banquet held at the
Holborn Restaurant, London, Eng, on
December 4th, 1895, by the Lucomo-
tive Steam Enginemens' and Firemen s
Friendly Society. with Hon Thomas
F. Bayard in the chair. The book
contains handsome engraving of the
Ambassador and the outside OF the
cover bears the arms and crest of Eng
land. A paper, the Stratford- on Avon
Herald, dated April Gath, which also
accompanied the package, contains an
account of tho Shakespeare festival
held there, at which Ambassador
Bayard presided, and also letter
written by President Cleveland.