The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-14
BIG CROWD PRESENT.
fi,z and Julian Readily Agreed TO Post
poncment-Stuart Sanguine.


Dan Stuart's Private Room,
FL Paso, Texas. February l3
This has been lively day in the Border
city. From 100 TO 500 strangers are
here to attend the pugilistic carnival,
which was advertised to open on st. Val
cntinc's day with Peter Maher and Robert
titzsmmons as contests nts for the So
oW valentine. Among the arrivals today
are Superintendent Van Week, l.. j. Parks
and party OF Houston. j. Maddy Tate OF
the same city Colonel Thomas kinsley.
George Jalonick, Bafncy Fegau ana u
party OF fifteen from Dallas Sncrin Sner-
man and friends OF sulphur Springs and
Major Norton and parry of miners ana
! business men from Cripple Creek, Colo.
Hundreds of ranchmcn from West Texas,
Colorado. New Mexico, Arizona and Mex
leo are in the city to attend the big Tight
sentativcs here. When the uncertainty
OF the events being pulled of Is considered
the number OF visitors is surprising
Major Il, Lewis Alien of Arizona. COM
mander of the State militia now under
arms along the line Of the Southern Pa
ciic in Arizona, came in today. Major
Lewis attempted to Shroud his face with
a veil Of mystery and informed Tho Post
correspondent that he was a member OF
Governor Hughes stan and here on pri-
waite business. At O'Clock this evening
the Arizona warrior called upon General
Mabry and held brief conference. As "A
matter OF fact he is here watching Stuart
OF time and money, as no man here Is in
sane enough TO believe that a run of 200
miles Will be made in the direction or
Arizona to secure "A battle ground Gem
eral Mahry and his Rangers are attending
TO their business, the former mixing with
tho citizens and visitors and maintaining
amicahle relations with all classes, 1t is
now fully understood that General Mabry
is hero to prevent fight on Texas soil
and has no interest beyond that
II was the consensus OF opinion this
forenoon that the hlg fight tomorrow was
a cinch and that all the arrangements had
been perfected. AT noon Buck Connolly
arrived In the city from Las Cruces, New
Mexico with the startling Intelligence
that Peter Maher was threatened with
temporary blindness Connolly informed
stuart That in training Maher's eyes had
been filled with alkali dust and We're red
and swollen and that h" was In no Condi-
ti9m TO enter the ring lomorrow.
This announcement fell Ike wet
blanket upon Stuart. his associates and all
who were interested in the big mill Us 1t
meant a postponemont of several days
until Maher was iu form. Connolly callei
upon Julian and l'itz and stated the facts
lie also submitted the following PROPOSE
ton: u win bring MAKER to El Paso at
physician will lie called In and requested
TO examine his eyes. If the physician de
cidos that Maher'a eyes are al rigiir. tllon
We VIII abandon the iiEht aud urrCn1rr
The forfeit. ON tho other hand, II the
physician declares that Maher's condition
irocludos the possibility of his entering
poncn@nt Tor n lew dave
Julian and ritz acccnted the pr1uos'tion
with diacrlty Connolly Withdrew from
Fitz quarters after giving n positive
pledge that Mahcr would arrive in the
rity AT & o'clock This evening ana submit;
his case to the physician selected by those
Interested
The newspaper correspondence, were In
,it,d to cali on Peter Naher tonight and
make n p, rSonal examination of his nptles
They accepted, and after minute invosti-
cation unanimously decided that the re
rorts OF his condition mad not hccn oSag-
geratcd. lonn j. quinn and Mailer oN-
pressed deep regret that the Irish cham
pion appeared TO be- 1hout the most misrr- |
able man In the city over the plight in |
which he is. AT Z O'Clock DR. Albert !
White said 10 be the leading oGulist IN !
this scction Of the country. called and |
diagnosed the case ne pronounced the |
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hes had three patients In the PAST zen |
days afitcied YIN the same malady, me |
r Ili OF alk'ii hoisonine. On Mnnuny ne |
eapsed before the disease disappeared !
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