Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-11
RANGERS ON HAND.
They Don't Propose 10 Let Those Fights
Take Place In Texas.
lie Meets All Enauircrs With the
Positive As.urancc That the Enter
tninment VIII Come on ~ Sche-
duIcd-Mexican Notes.

Ell PASO. TEN, February 0-Captain
Mcdonald with his company OF rangers.
arrived from the Panhandle this morning.
and Captain Hughes has moved his men
from Nsleta to this point. Every move
ment OF the fighters r. watched. aud there
Is no danger Of the light occurring on
Texas soil. Adiutant-General Mabry
stated this morning that he was here to
Keep the fight from occurring In any To-
cali,y that Texas lays any claim to: that
he recognizes no neutral ground. that 10
battle-ground can be- used to PUN OF the
fights unless In some other country. Tho
opposition Is taking on new courage with
the presence of the soldiers, and rumors
are flying thick and fast TO cover all
possible contingency.
Through all this. Dan. Stuart. TO all
appearance is perfectly serene. and meets
all inquiries with the positive assurance
| that the fights viii come on as scheduled.
The report that the fights could take
! place upon the ranch u a prominent
American citizen few miles below Ju8-
re-, In Mexico. is "a canard. The owner
said this morning that IL would cost him
] a g,
| regardless of whether Il took place OF not.
i Governor Ahumsda did not errive In
~ uarez this morning. and his friends
NJ say he Is not expected The mana
eoNof the former bull-hghts said this
morn\g that as lCng az there was any
talk oNrizc-hghts. bull-nghts AMI gam
bling wot,N be- prohibited. lie seemed dis.
turbed overNhe idea that ~ could not
secure a concNsion for bull-nghts while
the visitors are FL Paso.
captain Lawler maj stakeholder
will arrive tomorrow nornins. Austln'
OF New York. the temp<fy siake-hoider'
is to turn the money oveNIis afternoon.
The management wired PhiND"yer VINO
is az New Orleans. this momN tnat hs
could assure his friends that NJ hSh'5
would take place as scheduled.
STAKEHOLDER AUSTIN NON EN
HOUSTON, TEN. February lo.-sanN
uei Au'iin. who has held the stake Of
49," pu. up by the contestants in the
MaheI-fitz9rnmons tight, was expectei
"a arrive mere Yesterday To turn over the
money TO captain James Lawler, the final
stakeholder, but has not Yet nut I'm an
/ appearance According to the asrae,,snr
the cash should have been I'm Lawler,,
hands by this time. and the sports seen,
To think that its nOn-arriyal means thar
the iight Will not take place I.awler To-
day stated that he did hot know when
the money would be forthcomiup. ard had
heard nothing from Austin.
l.. J. Parks. assistant passenger agent
OF the Southern Pacific railroad which
Will carry most Of the business 10 VI
Paso, says positively that the meet v.l,
occur az a point less than fifty mil,
from there.
HARMON AND ROMERO.
WASHINGTON. -. C., February 10
In regard 20 the projected prize-hghts Oh
the Texas-M Mexican border, Attorney.
Harmon Is quoted as saying to-day: "If
they fight on any territory Of the Uni,of
states we will follow them to the ends
OF the earth, II necessary. to bring them
10 Justice"
Senior Romero, the Mexican Minister.
says the prlze-iight will not take place
in Mexico and significance - lent to
these declarations by the fact that tho
Minister had just concluded consulta-
ton with Secretary Olney this morning.