St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15

Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 14-Late this
evening Quinn, Makers hacker, tele-
phoned from Las Cruces that Peters
eyes were 25 per cent better, and that
he would surely be able to be in the
ring Monday. In the meantime conces-
sions have been secured for bull fight
in Juarez Sunday.
Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 14.-Instead Of
being in the whirl of excitement today
over the great prize fight, Ell Paso was
quieter than at any time during the
last two days. Stuart's headquarters
was almost the deadest place in town,
and was practically deserted during
the greater part of the day. There
was sorely disappointed crowd Of
sports hanging around the street cor
ners and several of them, not fortified
for the financial strain of long stay
in Ell Paso, were forced to take the
back track for home. These, however,
were few in number, and the majority
are hanging on with implicit faith in
Stuart's ability to pull off the fight
as he has agreed to do. There is no
question that the fight will take place,
but whether it will be Monday or not
is an open question.
If Makers eyes do not recover with
sufficient rapidity to enable him to get
into the ring on next Monday, Fitz-
simmons may decline to wait any long
er. Fitzsircmons is sorely disappoint-
ed man over the turn things are taking
and is little inclined to find fault with
Maher for not taking sufficient precau
ton during his training. He is conf
hic a fu 70 hpa Mo- In two
rounds, or four at the outside, and the
obstacles that have been placed in his
way have tended to discourage him
somewhat. He rode over into Ell Paso
this afternoon on his wheel, and al
though Maher went to Las Cruces this
morning, the Texas rangers at once
struck Fitzsimmons' trail to prevent
him from engaging in a fight with
man forty odd miles away.
THE CONSTANT DIGGING
of his every movement by the Rangers
has added another feature to the disgust
which Fitzsimmons entertains of the
general situation. There is no doubt
that he is very anxious to fight, provid-
ed he does not run up against Jail, and
in particular Mexican jail.
DR.. White, who has been attending
Maher, said this morning after his pa
tient had departed for Las Cruces, that
he had grave fears as to Makers ability
to be in the ring on Monday. "He may
be able to do it, the doctor said, "but
it is doubtful. 1t is likely to be a week
and he may not come round by that
time. His eyes are in very bad shape
and there is no telling with any certain
ty when he-will be able to see clearly"
Gov. Ahumada was on the alert this
morning to prevent any fight in his
bailiwick. He had his men out watch
ing eagerly for any signs of men cross
ing the river in large numbers. Even
the Mexican collector of the port Of
Juarez, Manuel Bauche one of the most
genial and pleasant of men, sat at his
desk in the custom house with a ire
mendous big revolver on the desk be-
fore him., and in the court of the fed
eral building stood several horses ready
for he and his employees to mount and
ride to the battle ground. All last night
and far into the greater part Of the
morning, the training quarters of Fitz-
simmons in Jaurez were surrounded by
a Gordon of mounted Mexican guards.
1t was nearly noon before any of the
inmates ventured from the house,
and then Julian went to the
federal headquarters in company
with a friend, who brought him
the information that the whole F'itz-
simmons retinue was to be ordered out