The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-13

Ell PASO, Texas, Feb. 12.-The confer
ence between Adjutant General Mabry of
Texas. Governor Ahumada of Chihuahua
and the United States marshal did not
materialize today as scheduled. It is.
however. practically certain that they
have an understanding as to what each
one viii do toward preventing the fight.
The governor is still bringing troops into
Juarez and by tomorrow night will be
in strength to begin war if necessary. He
now has three hundred men. two hun
dred being rurales, and by tomorrow
night will have two hundred more. He
declared today that under no circum-
stances would he allow the fight to take
place in Mexico. He said:
81 will prevent it by force if neces-
sary, but I hope il will not come to
that: but If it does. 1 shall use force"
WILL BE SHOT.
"WiH you shoot the men down?"
II men come into Mexico and intend to
break the law they will be arrested.
shot. That's all there is to that matter
The governor added that newspaper
correspondents and other spectators
would 5 d. be regarded as prize fighters"
paper fraternity as well as the specta-
tors.
81 don't think much Of prize fighting,
Over Owe to Ell Paso last hight night and saw two
colored men box Dixon and WalcotD
and [ don't like it as well as I thought
I should. from what have heard about
THE CHANCES.
The chances Of the fight coming off are
good, however, despite the declarations
of the governor of Chihuahua and the
American officials. Stuart calmly insists
that it viii be brought off according to
schedule. and there is no doubt that he
is making every effort and will continue
I'D to the very last minute to do his ut
most to bring it off. He insists that every
will be forthcoming. The all-pervading
fear of the law which has possessed
tItzslmmonS ever since he became en-
tangled with it for killing Con Riordan
stand he took at Little Rock last fall
no fight unless absolute protection is
guaranteed him, although he has kept
quiet on that point up to date.
SAME OLD STORY.
F'Hzsimmons IS in the best Of condition
and is capable Of making the fight of his
life. He has eased up little in his work,
and is only taking enough exercise to
keep himself in good condition. He
weighed 1853 pounds today, and will prob
ably enter the ring very close to that
figure. Reports from Las Cruces are to
training and is also in most excellent
shape. 1t is expected that he and his
party VIII leave the training quarters at
Las Cruces tomorrow and come to Ell
Paso where he can be in readiness to
start for the backgrounds at a moments
notice.
The pugilists Of less note are all hard
at work. 1t is generally conceded that
the big fight will be test case, and the
fate of the others are to some extent de-
pendent upon the fortune that follows the
participants in the big battle. Dixon has
let up considerably in his work. He is
down rather fine and is afraid to train
hard for fear Of OVERRIDING it. Walcohf 10
above weight and is trying to work off
three or four obstinate pounds that still
cling to him. EVerhart, Leeds, Barry and
Murphy are all ready to fight at any time.
Barry in particular is in good shape and
IL Murphy wins over him he must work
for his life. F'itzsimmons went to the
bicycle races this afternoon and about 500
bicycle enthusiasts saw him ride around
the track on wheel.
Al. Smith, the we'll known sporting man
of New York, arrived this morning. He
Will represent Corbett at the ringside, but
he will issue no challenges. However, if
any detances are hurled at the erstwhile
champion, he will be prepared to answer
them.
MAY GET SIX MONTHS.
Manuel Bauche, the Mexican collector
Of customs, at Juarez, said today:
If the fighters bring any tents or ropes
into Mexico they will be smuggling, and
in addition to what they may suffer from
the military authorities they are liable to
six monts in Jail. The only way they
can avoid this is by coming across the
bridge between Ell Paso and Juarez, and
Of course they wont do that If they get
in and out again without being caught we
can do nothing, but we are looking for
them to sTnuggle their stuff across if they
fight in Mexico, and we will punish them
if we catch Them.