The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-23

Challenge for a Try-Over-El Paso Pays
Stuart His Money-Banquet to the Press
at Which Dams are Discussed.
FL Paso. Tex, Feb. 22-The Associat-
ed Press representative had a talk with
Fitzsiccons about Corbett's challenge,
on the way in from the battle ground
this morning. This is what he had to
say about it:
81 shall completely ignore that fellow
Corbett 1t is a. thousand dollars, Amer
lean money, to one cent Of Mexican coin
that PomPoUs Jim would get in his
oar Just as he has. I shall use about
the same argument once employed by
Charley Mitchell: Tell him TO go get
8 reputation Let him go and whip
aIaher and CyhOynski before he opens
his head 10 me. Both them want TO
fight him and I think either Of them
can lick him. This much ] shall insist
upon. He must first win from Maher
before he goes into the ring with me-
now formally through the Associated
Press renounce all claims to the belt
and refuse to accept it. I am going to
Madison Square Garden for the night
of February % TO fulfill half a dozen
contracts mada cOnditiOnally on win
ming from MaIar and then with Julian,
Stensler. Roeber and my family, l sail
for England"
Fitzsimmons was met by a monstrous
crowd here and drove directly 10 the
Grand Central hotel where he was met
by his wife and baby. The poor de-
feated cast down Maher got off the
same train and walked 10 his room in
the house Of DR.. Alberts. The train
al IT, r1,1s I,,,s
ers arrived here at O'Clock. FitZSim-
mons and Julian found the bank Off
GERS and they turned over $4,000, 49, 900
in currency and $1,000 in gold.
THEIR CARD OF THANKS.
The money was counted by Fitzsim-
mons and Julian Julian handed the
Associated Press representative the fol-
lowing:
ITO the public: We desire TO thank
ne kind people Of JuareZ, Mexico, for
The kind and courteous treatment of US
during the time consumed in training
for the fight just ended. We shall al
ways bear pleasant remembrances Of
that place and their charming people,
from the governor down 10 the numb
lest man; we shall try TO square our
selves honOTably with the Mexican gov
eminent if they think We committed
any wrong.
BOB FITZSIMMONS.
MARTIN JULIAN.
Makers hackers are going TO chal-
ienge Fitzsimmons 10 another battle
for ST. 600 a side.
Maher and his party leave tonight
over the Texas and Pacific for Pitts
burg and Fitsimmons and party leave
over the same road for New York.
Tonight the local press and a num-
Der of prominent citizens of FL PasO
gave a banquet to the visiting staff of
Journalists here, representing the prin-
cipal papers Of the leading cities of the
Union Among the guests ewas Cover
nor Thornton or New Mexico. The
principal theme Of discussion was the
need Of an international storage dam
10 hold the flood waters of the Rio
Grande for the purpose of supplying
800. 000 acres Of land in two republics.
EARNED HIS MONEY.
The question of turning over to Dan
Stuart the $1,000 guaranteed him by
the citizens of FL PaSO in case he
brought off the Maher-FitZsimmons
fight, caused a stormy discussion at a
meeting Of the executive committee
having the funds in hands this after
noon.
= number demanded their money
back Inc majority, however, con-
sidered that Stuart had earned the mon
ey and that ii was not his fault that
the crowds did not come, 50 a. paper,
signed by ten responsible citizens hold
ing the eNecutice committee harmless
for any suits that may be brought, was
drawn up and the money was handed
over To Stuart
Chicago Feb. 22.-Oorbett, when
shown the Associated Press dEspabches
announcing FitzSimmOns refusal to
fight him. simply said: He is a big
coward. I will leave it to the public
10 judge as 10 whether I am correct or
not. If he goes 10 England he viii find
me in England after him"