Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-02-15
SECRET is WELL KEPT
Dan Stuart Insists That the Big
Mill Will Take Place.
so DOES CONSUL BUF0RD
Cove nor of Chihuahua Is None Too Gu-
thusiastic About Preventing
the Meeting.

EI Paso. Tex. Feb. 1I-Consul Blu
ford, the American representative at
Ciudad de Juarez, thinks the Fitzsim-
mons-AIaher fight Will take place
Il believe the big fight will take
place" the consul said with an air of
might We're the conditions concerning
me here different. I have received in
structions from Washington. They are.
of course, secret and am not al liberty
to talk. / am convinced, however, that
the fight will take place
The impression prevails that Consul
Buford has information that makes
his declaration authentic, and his man
ner when he said the big mill will be
brought off conveys that he speaks by
the card.
Miguel Ahumada governor of Chi
huahua, arrived from the seat of gov
ernment of the state. He was accom-
panied by the gubernatorial guard of
30 state troopers. The infantry from
the garrison met the governor at the
Mexican Central railway station and
acted as escort.
Through an Interpreter he said: The
movements of Mexican troops, like
those Of other military bodies, are not
announced to the public. You will then
pardon me if l refrain from discussing
that matter. Personally, | do not care
about the fighters OF what they do. |
do not know but | should like to see
the fight. but as an act of courtesy to
the American government | shall do
what / can to prevent an event which
it will not permit it's citizens to hold
within it's own confines"
Governor Ahumada will remain i'll
Juarez until after the next bullfghts,
which will be next Sunday. The hotels
are filing up and boarding houses are
overf1owing. Incoming trains are ad-
ding to the crowds and others are on
the way
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD.
Tomorrow morning Governor Ahuma
da. United States Marshal Hall of New
Mexico and Adjutant General Mabrey
of Texas will hold a conference i'll Juar-
ez regarding the prizefight. Just What
will be done is not known, and the par
ties to the conference had not yet de-
cided on any plan of action. Early to-
morrow morning Governor Ahumada
will make a personal inspection of his
side of the river, looking for possible
preparation for the fight in his state.
SECRET is WELL KEPT.
The place of the fight is still a secret,
and no one will know until the spot is
reached Seven additional Texan ran
gers reached here this morning, making
80 now under command of Adjutant
General Mabry. 1t is reported now that
the Mexican Rurales are gathering
across the river at Juarez. A number
of excursionists from New York and
! other eastern points arrived this morn
| ing and large numbers are reported on
| the road.
( The ministers of Ell Paso decided this
| morning to open up a foreign mission
| against prize fights. They sent a body
| across the river tC JuarG.. to see Gov
| ernor Ahumada and get him to take
| active steps against the possible de-
| signs of Dan Stuart to pull off the fight
| on Mexican soil.
| Stuart, however, remains confident
| and declares the fights will surely come
| off. There is no doubt that he will keep
! his word as far as the big fight IS con-
cerned, ana the chahceS are very StioHS :
| that he will keep it as regards most, If
| not all, of the lesser fights.
i A NEW SHAREHOLDERS.
Colonel Lawler of Houston, stake
| holder of the her-FitzsimmOnS fight,
| telegraphed this morning that owing
! to sickness in his family, he will not
| be able to come to FL PasO. James 2.
| O'Rourke. backer of George Dixon. was
| chosen permanent stakeholder.