The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-14
sTUARTs CONCESSION.
Daniel Waiting for Isong-Promised
Letter-Scenes and Incidents.


Daniel waiting for a Long-Promised
Letter-Scenes and Incidents.
Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 13.-'will Dan Stu
art get the concession from the Mexican
government which will make the attraction
of the fistic carnival possible?" That is the
question which those who have known OF
the plan are asking. 1t is a question which
the promoter is now asking himself. Imper-
turbable as Dan Stuart is by instinct and
training, ne maintains an unruffied front.
while within he is guessing" but he is
doggedly determined to bring off a prize
fight of magnitude if he has TO labor months
to do it. Months ago Stuart secured con-
cession from the Mexican authorities for a
tract of land near this city. Everything was
understood, but the formal papers were not
made out. Gen. Rolerio Rubio, relative
Of President Diaz, was then Secretary Of
the Interior for Mexico. Before the close
of the deal Secretary Rubio died. That
made a delay in the sending of the papers
to Stuart, and during that time the pro-
moter sought Dallas and then Hot Springs.
After that failure he determined on his
Mexican scheme. In November Gen. Con-
zales Cosio was appointed to the position
made vacant by the death of Secretary
Rubio. Stuart had all along been working
upon the belief that at the proper time the
formal papers would be made out. and his
carnival thus assured. His latest advices
have been that the concession papers would
reach him this week. They are not here to-
day, and unless they should come in to-
morrow mornings mail Stuart must ruar
the gantlet of soldiery If he brings off the
fight. If ever Stuart uttered a prayer 1t is
<lo%r -
of a Mexican concession paper. and those
who are as religious as Stuart would doubt
less ada fervent amens to the promoters
appeal Stuart has at no time since the
Dallas affair intended to pull off the fights
in Texas. New Mexico was only considered
as a remote probability. a possibility
that faded after congressional action. For
while Stuart would not hesitate to bring
of his events in Texas or New Mexico, he
has no idea of defying the United States
authorities. His interests in different Sec
tions are too great. and he has no desire
going ahead with his plans in expectancy
OF his Mexican grant, the secret of which
ntea ns as hSs hs r In h
has had It's effect on the Mexican authori-
ties, particularly the action of Congress. II
was large amount of money to be paid
for the grant, and the statement was print
ed that the government of Chihuahua was
Ahumada, and is the one thing TO which he
reverts when talking Of the fight. He takes
1T as personal reflection on his military
record and the dignity of his Office, and
there 10 little doubt that ne means what he
says when he declares that prize fight in
vaders, without any distinction, will be
shot if they can be reached. How much the
hostility of Governor Ahumada will infiu-
ence the officials of the City Of Mexico can
only be cOnjectured.
NOT MANY SWELL SPORTS
Meantime the town is filling up principal
ly with men with broad-rimmed hats and a
suspicious lump in the region of their hip
pocket and beetle-browed individuals from
the cities. There are few of the swell ele-
ment who are generally around on urgent
business when fight is on the taps The
town is wide OPEN and cock fights relieve
the tedium of waits between acts at the
theater; everything goes. from penny ante
to a gun fight, and the nights are brimful
of Incidents
There will be fight Dan Stuart said to-
night. Il do not intend to publish my
plans to the country and thereby forewarn
be fight. Make the declaration from me-
make it positive and strong"
John L. Sullivan was in a eonvival mood
at his performance last night and gave an
honest opinion of the two fighters. That
freak, the great man said. in his choice
Bowery talent, .is the best of them ALL
Fitzsimmons will whip any of them that
have come down the pike in recent years"
Sullivan Is to give the opinion of an ex-
champion on the mill. Parson Davies will
is offered to one newspaper in each city
at 500 a letter. The wires have not been
burdened with orders.
1t was reported this morning that the
train for the battle ground would leave FL
Paso about o'clock and that it would take
at least two hours to reach the place at
hit
be an hour or more OF tramping among
the sand hills of New Mexico before the
fighting ground would be reached. The men
were to be in the ring by O'Clock, which
would allow two hours for pitching the
ring and making other preparations.
Thirty deputy sheriffs. with sawed-off
ters at Las Cruces & st night and the prin-
cipal and trainers were afraid to venture
forth To-day at noon Jimmy Conrov. Buck
Connolly and Jim Hall came here, but leav-
ing Maher down the line a few miles
Governor Hughes Of Arizona. has caught
the ant-pugilstfc fever OF the Governors of
New Mexico and Texas and has prepared
to wage actual war against the fighters.
Governor Ahamuda is not as fully pre-
pared to make war on the pngiists as he
would like to be. His two hundred "rurales''
which were TO arrive this morning pan out
fifteen men, and not one Of them Of the
''rurales" at that. BY actual count the
men. OF these seventy belong TO the In
fantry and sixty to the cavalry. In addi-
ton to these the city of Juarez can furnish
a number OF policemen and custom house
employees. Probably the State os Chihuahua
will pour forth an array Of some two hum
dred men in all.
THE RIVER PATROILED.
The river was carefully patrolled to-day
ten miles up and down. Governor Ahumada
said this afternoon that he had no inten-
ton of patrolling further down the stream,
as he thought no effort would be made TO
cross the Rio Grande beyond that limit
He also said that he had no intention of
bringing more troops. as he did not con-
slider it dignified business for the army
of Mexico to be chasing a couple hundred
men. This is something of a back-down
from the stand he took three days ago.
when he declared that the fight would not
come off and that serious trouble awaited
the pugilists If they tried IL. Ii will be an
easy thing to bring off any number OF
fights on Mexican soil Ii theetsoyernor does
not extend his patrols further down the
river than twenty-five miles from Juarez.
Any number Of men can make a run across
the line and get out before the officers can
reach the scene.
Governor Ahumada to-day ran across the
most popular man in El Paso just now
John l.. sullivan. Through his interpreter.
the Governor said: Pleased to meet you."
And. digging up some Of the French he
picked W while abroad. John said scme-
Then they split pint OF champagne.
Sullivan said afterwards: You can bet
your life that guy is too much of a sport
to stop fight
Just before the State National Bank
closed its doors this afternoon paper