The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-10
THE BIG PRIZE FIGHTS .
Preparing as Though There Were to be
No Interference.
BUT THE OFFICIALS ARE ALERT.
The Governor of chihuahua Notified the
Men That There Can be no Prize Fight
ing in Mexico, While Texas cficials
Are Equally Determined.

Ell PAso. Tex, Feb. 10-Bob Fitzsim-
mons and Peter Maher will meet in the
ring in spite of official action, and there is
strong probability that several of the other
carnival events will take place Dan
Stuart so declares. and the preparations
are going on as though no bar had been
placed upon the events.
The only effect of the action at Wash
ington has been t. make the promoter
and his associates more secrctive rs to the
plans Saturday much Of the paraphcr-
MALTA for the mills was taken from this
city. Great care was taken to keep the
matter quiet The material presumably
w"'' '.'',t' '''' N1~lar into Mexico, at a
point north of here.
..... ....,.,.., ..o.r. rdl Mabcy, Of Texas, gal.
lopcd into the city yesterday at the head Of
n company of twelve Texas rangers. Their
arrival caused Il stir until it became known
that the object of their visit was to see
that the fights did not take place on Texas
soil. When the troop found there was no
likelihood Of being called into action the
individual rangers expressed an intention
Of being spectators. The fights may take
place at any time, although they are not
likely to brought off for at least forty eight
hours.
following cablegram from London:
should the contest not take place and
there is no chance to pull it Off, the Ma
tional Sporting club of London will post
60, 900 for a twenty round fight Wire
acceptance or declination to A. Lumley,
New York
When Julian opened this message he
crumpled it up and said Indignantly:
"Well, what do you think of that? Here
we are, fighting to finish for cheap
purse, and taking chances against sol
diers when we might pull this off in the
best sporting club house in the world and
get lot of money out of it"
Julian seemed very much out of sorts,
and in view of the message from London
he will evidently not be broken hearted if
the contest is prevented and the big fight
driven from this hemisphere to London.
Fitzsimmons took u run of ten miles
yesterday behind blackboard driven by
Julian. The return to his training quar-
tors in Juarcz, Mexico, was made through
here and the pugilist was the object of all
eyes as he clung to the rear of the vehicle,
which Julian drove at n smart pace Jerry
Marshall took n long walk breaking into
run now and then, at Las Cruces. The other
fighters booked for carnival events also
took their usual exercise. All have been
notified to continue work, that they may
be called upon at any time TO enter the
ring.
At meeting of Dan Stuart and his
lieutenants yesterday it was decided that
on the day of the big fight Bat Mastcrson
will be given charge Of the train, and will
have hundred men under his orders
Jim Bates was given charge of the equip
ment, and Secretary Wheelock was made
master of transportion.
Governor Ahumada, of the state of Chi
huahua, arrived at Juarez last evening
and the story at once spread around that
he had come to prevent the fight taking
place. He laughed when asked if such
was the case and declined to discuss the
fight in any way He had, he said, de
clared himself once, and that was enough