The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-19

ing 1t began to snow again and con-
tinued nearly all day. The storm has
prevented the carpenters from finishing
Jim's handball court, and so he will
not go out and settle down to outdoor
training for several days yet. In the
meantime, he puts in the day playing
pool and boxing in the opera house
with Billy Woods and his brother Joe,
besides taking a turn at wrestling with
Jack McVey. He takes them all in
turn for an hour and when they get
tired he seems as fresh as ever.
George Siler who is to referee the
match. and who arrived here today
and expressed himself concerning the
reports that he was trying to get up
a set Of rules to suit himself, said
There is simply nothing in that
What I want is that it is understood
before the men enter the ring whether
or not they are to be allowed to strike
with the free arm in a breakaway after
a clinch.
81 will suggest that they be allowed
to strike for the simple reason that
one or the other is pretty liable to do
so anyway, whatever they may agree
upon before they enter the ring. So,
1 say it would be better to have this
matter all understood before the con-
test comes off, but as far as I am con-
cerned, 1 do not care what they agree
upon, 50 it is an agreement"
Dan Stuart has been in seclusion for
two or three days, and tonight it was
learned that last evening he was over
come with a severe attack Of illness,
which has now. however. been con-
quered, and the fight promoter will
again be on duty in few days
The plans for the arena, which Is TO
hold somewhere in the neighborhood Of
20, 900 people, have been accepted. They
were drawn by J. ]. Donohue, Of San
h.
public tomorrow. Work will not start
on the building for several days, owing
to the recent storms.
Train Dispatcher Ardery and Gen
eral Passenger Agent D. A. Bender, of
the Truckee & Virginia railroad, re-
turned from San Francisco this morn
ing, where they have been to make
arrangements with the Southern Pa
cific to regulate trains coming in hera
on the day of the fight 1t has been
arranged that excursion trains will
simply be switched onto the Truckee &
Virginia line Immediately upon their
arrival in Reno and will come right
through. Side-track accommoda tons
here are ample, and trains will be laid
out as they are to leave. A code of
signals will be agreed upon and every
p9luIBnboB 9pBu 90 IIEM Ie3uossed
with the signal of his train, so that
when he hears it or sees it, as the case
may be, he VIII know the train will
leave in half an hour, and will have
plenty of time to get aboard. This
system, 1t Is believed, will avoid all
confusion, and there will be no mis-
takes. Trains Will be allowed to clear
every half hour, and extra precautions
have b. "a taken to obviate the posi-
bility o. a accident, as every train
will be l. barge of a man well &C
quainted \ J the road, and a number
of new telN aph stations will be es-
tablished along the road at the bottom
of, each grade or other places where
anything could occur to delay the train
ahead.
sIl1lian has selected quarters for Fitz-
simmons. The place is known as Cooks
ranch. 1t is a clearing. covering sey-
eral acres of land, about three miles
south Of Carson and lies in a little
valley at the foot of a spur of the