Evening journal., 1896-02-10
THE STUART Carnival.
re Insists That It Viii Occur
According to Schedule.
AUTHORITIES SAY IT WILL NOT.

Mexican Troops Patrol tho isorder-rexa-
Hangers Are Also ON Hand Gets
sid From London-Ei Paso Overrun
with Thugs.
Ell PAso, Tex. Feb. 10.-Martin Julian
has received the following oabegram:
LONDON, Feb. 3.
should tho contest not take place and
there is no chance 10 pull It off the Ma
tional Sporting club of London will post
Co. 900 for 20 round fight between Fitz-
simmons and Mnhor. Wire acceptance OF
declination to A. Lumlcy, New York.
"REUTER.
When Julian opened this message, he
crumpled it up and said indignantly:
"Wcil, what do you think Of that? Hero
wc are fighting to a finish for a cheap
purse and taking chances against soldiers
when we might pull this off in the best
sporting clubhouse in the world and get a
lot Of money out of it.
Julian seemed very much out of sorts,
aud In view Of the message from London
he viii evidently rot DO broken hearted II
the contest is prevented and tho big fight
driven from this hemisphere TO London.
IL is understood that Mahor is to DO
hero tonight. This circumstance helps the
persistent rumor that the big fight Will
take place before Friday.
Dan stuart Confident.
Bob Eitzsimmons and Peter Maher will
meet IN tho ring In spite Of official action,
and thcro is strong probability that several
Of the other carnival events will take place.
Dan Stuart so declares, and the prepara-
lions arc being made as though no bar had
been placed upon the events.
The only effect of the action at Wash
lpgton has been 20 make tho promoter
and his associates more secretive as to the
plans.
Adiutant General Maboy of Texas gal
lopod into the city yesterday nc the head of
company of ~ Texas rangers. Their
arrival caused stir until it became known
that the object of their visit was TO SEQ the
fights did not take place on Texas soil.
When the troop found there was no lizeli-
hood OF II being called into action, the in
lividual rangers expressed an intention Of
being spectators. The fights may take
place ut any time, although they are not
likely to be brought Off for at least 4S
hours.
Eitzsimmons took run of ten miles be-
hind q blackboard driven by Julian The
return to his training quarters in Juarez,
Mexico was made through here and the
pugilist was the object of all eyes as he
chung to the rear of the vehicle which Jul
liam drove at a smart pace
At u meeting Of Dan Stuart and his
lieutenants il was decided that on the day
OF the big fight Bat Masterson will be
given charge of the train and will have
100 men under his orders Jim Bates was
given charge Of the equipment, and Secre-
tary Whcelock was made master of trans
portation.
Governor Ahualada Of the state Of Chi
huahua has arrived at Juarez, and the
story at once spread around that he had
como to prevent the fight taking place. He
laughed when asked If such was the case
and declined TO discuss the fight in any
way. He had, he said, declared himself
once, and that was enough.
Speculation 40 to the Battlefield.
The New Mexico border is protected by
a posse of deputy sheriffs At Juaroz,
Mexico there are five companies of Mexi-
can national infantry, two of the cOmpa-
mics having been transferred to the Juaroz
barracks within the past ten days One
of the reports regarding tho conference be-
tween Dan Stuart and the citizens Is that
the citizens committee Of lll Paso gave
him permission TO uso in securing hat
tlefeld a part of the Si0,0 which be
was to receive from local sources II he
brings off the Maher- Fitzsimmons fight
near FL Paso on Feb. "A. Stuart, it is
stated gave bond for the use of the money,
the bond TO be forfeited in case Mnher and
Fitzsimmons did not come together. It
is all matter Of supposition, if tho report
Is true, as to how the money IS TO be spent
toward insurlng place of meeting.
The kaleidoscope people would doubtless
como up handsomely rather than have the
big fight called of. They are already out
$4,000.
Maher for several days, it is said, has
been suspicious Of an alleged agreement
between Fitzsimmons and the carnival
managers. Maher seems 10 think that
Fitzsimmons has been given partnership
in the kaleidoscope enterprise and IS got
ting the big end of the bargain Nlaher,
however, has given no intimatipn Of any
intention to back out and refuse to fight.
A telegram just received announces TINT
Matchmaker J. c. Kennedy, representing
the Empire Athletic club Of Kong Island,
Is on his way. here. 1t Is supposed that
he will come to pick up some Of tho
matches II the worst comes TO worst with
the carnival programme here. The Dixon
Marshall and Barry Murphy fights are
supposed to be what he is after.