The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-11
NORTH TENAs GOSSIP.
interest In the Prize Fight Revived
Want Judge Rector to NcsiEn.
Post Bureau,

Post Bureau,
st. George Hotel
Dallas. Texas. January 10.--rhe return
of Dan Stuart from New York has set all
the local sporting gossips TO guessing
where the fight between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons is to occur. On this subject
Stuart is at present very mum. He told
The Pest correspondent last night that he
hoped to be able to announce the location
of the battlefield in a few days and that
when he got ready to name the place he
wanted as much publicity given 1t as pos
Sible. Stuart Is one of the central figures
OF the sporting world at this time and
as such is attracting considerable atten-
ton. lie is keeping his consul in this bust
ness of managing a prize fight and has
never told the place where the mill will
he pulled OFF except to few OF his
intimate friends. The sporting men OF
North Texas believe be has secured safe
SPOT somewhere and that Corbett and FitZ-
simmons will be allowed TO get together
without any danger of Intervention by thr
authorities. Stuart will remain here Till
the latter part of the month when he will
leave for the North to look after the de
tails of the fight.
The presence here Saturday of Major
George h. Zimpeman OF Austin has put
all the small army OF aspran,s for Judge
john b. Rectors seat on the Federal bench
on the tiptoc of expectancy. Major Iinl-
Ilemau and Judge Rector were comrades
in the confederate army and are warm per
sona friends. Major Himpleman and
Judge George Clark are close friends.
There seems to be no doubt that Zimple-
man came to Dallas to persuade Judge
Rector to hurry up his long talked of res
gnation in order that the gold standard
democrats of Texas might persuade Glove
land TO fill the vacancy with Wacos war
wick The gold democrats are anxious for
Rector to resign before the 18th of March
The republicans are urging him TO hold on
10 his job till Mckinley takes up the reins
Judge Rector has practically retired al
ready, Judge Swayne of Florida having
cone his work for months The question
OF Judge Rector's successor is said to have
made several prominent Texas democrat!
! agree with the ideas OF Cleveland.
! II is not thought here that Judge Rector
will resign till after Mckiney's Inaugural
1 ton He is a warm friend of Colonel Hogs
/ and Senator Chiffon and Is said to have
/ very little use for Judge Clark. II is
/ argued that il he had an idea Clark woul
I be selected to succeed him II woul,
! strengthen MS NtttTIilltilVH W iApih IN
/ place till one less obnoxious to his friends
/ Hogg and Chiffon would be chosen.
/ Philip Rauohe of Terrill, private secre-
I tary OF President +. II. II. Green of the
Texas Midland, spent last night in Dallas
! lie left MIR. Green in Paris Rancho Is
/ best man to the railroad president ant
/ knows the plans of his chief as soon ~
/ they are formulated. Like most railroaC
] men. however. he is very non -coInmunl
! cativc. II can safely be stated that Mr.
Green and General Manager Yoakum Of
/ tie Frisco have entered into an agreement
ly which the Frisco and the Midland AZ,
! to treat each other as brothers in the ma
I ter of freight and passe myers. Close con
nection viii be made between the roads a
Paris While there is still nothing definatcls
known concerning the story that Green has
secured control of the Houston and Texas
Central II Is generally believed here that
scme truth is attached TO the rumor That
Green wants and needs the Central is nat
doubted that he has made an attempt tc
secure the road is equally as true.
Colonel w. G. Crush, general passenger
| and ticket agent Of the Katy, came In last
nisht from Louisville whore he spent the
holidays with his parents in the odd
Kentucky Home" He never gets too busy
to stay away from Kentucky during Christ
mas The holiday travel over his line this
year was unusually good and business IS
still brisk Colonel Crush would like for
Dan Stuart to pull OFF the big fight some
where near the Katy II this is done
Crush can and will take care of everybody
who wants to ride. He will get back Into
the harness tomorrow and expects to look
IL, In n few Ioye
WEATHER INFORMATION.
Inst Nighrs synopsss.