The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
TROOPS ORDERED TO sHooT.
Governor 4htSnddG Hill Resist the
Threatened Ifrnsinn

Governor -Ah,tmadG Hill Resist the
Threatened Inrasion.
Ell PASO, TEX, Feb. 12.-The situation
thirty-six hours before the time originally
set for the appearance of Fitzsimmons and
Maher in the ring is in nearly every re-
spect the counterpart of the conditions
that Immediately preceded the meeting of
Sullivan and Kilrain at Ritchburg in July
OF 1889.
The Texas and Federal authorities
and those of the adjoining Mexican
State are apparently determined to prevent
the mill, as were the executives of Louis
lana and Mississippi seven years ago. By
the same token, the active promoters of
the contest are just as cool and collected
and going ahead with their arrangements
with as much energy as did Bud Renaud
and his associates at New Orleans.
There is no question but that they have
carefully laid their plans and that they are
confident of their ability to bring off the
big fight at least.
The battle ground has been finally Sc
lected. The arrangements for transporta-
ton are effected. and every detail, includ-
ing the hour at which the tip is to be given
been carefully planned. to the end that
the powers that be of the locality selected
NAV be outwitted. To the remaining
events of the carnival everything depends
upon the outcome of Friday venture. The
fight managers admit that it will hardly be
possible to bring off two contests at the
same spot, and their ability to find safe
locations is seriously doubted.
There is talk tonight that an effort.will
be made to pull off the Everhardt-Leeds
contest and that the others will be aban-
doned, but this the managers neither deny
nor affim. Their GOODNESS and assurance
concerning the big fight, however. has
given renewed confidence to local people
and visiting sports, and bets are freely
offered tonight, with no takers, that the
Australian and Irishman will come to-
gether on shedule time.
Meanwhile Governor Ahumada, with his
headquarters az Juarez, is keeping in close
touch with the situation. A detachment
of the national cavalry, twenty-five strong,
arrived from Chihuahua during the morn
ing and is quartered at the Juarez bar
racks. where there is also a company OF
fifty infantrymen. There are no rurales
on the border or within a distance OF two
hundred miles, and the Governor is en-
phatic in his statements that none are
needed and that none will be brought on.
To Judge Crosby of this city. who vis-
tied him to-day to make final effort
toward inducing him to withhold inter-
ference, Governor Ahumada said that be
was satisfied that even with the small
force at his command he could prevent an
invasion of Mexican soil at any point.
Later in the day the Governor was even
more emphatic.
This fight must not take place in
Mexico" he said, "and if its promoters
come onto our side of the line our soldiers
will have orders to shoot without discrim-
fnation between combatants or non-com-
batants. Principals or spectators, every
body has been given fair warming, and if
they disregard it, then it will be at their
own peril"
From his headquarters in the Federal
building Adjutant-GeneraI Mabry Is also
watching the movements of the managers
and receiving reports from Captain Nc