The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-18
TnAppER DAMS CHASE.
Found the Kangaroo. but Coutdn''
capture the "-tmusin', cus>."

| Found the Kangaroo, but Coutdn't
capture the '.tmusin' Cus>.
New Jork Journal.
"EGre- Devil Dan, the Texas Trappcr; or,
l'olice by Kangaroo" ia tho tito Of o
thrilling romance OF the plains. tho last chap
ter OF which was told by tho trappcr last
evening. lilo arrived home ON the Chicago
Limited, and. whilo he looked happy and con
tented there was something In bis appear
nnce that Indicated lack OF complete fe.
lciu.
Tiarpor Dan had put ON his snow shoes
Just Mt the beginning OF tho slad new year
and had taken the Northwest trail In search
OF the big KANGAROO known to be IN thal
vicinity. An Tfappor Dan nearod the quarry
he was Appraised OF It's presence by yoiis o,
"Cprl" "Dugi" "Qnitier'" Licked him
onee.' Fight Mahorl and other character.
ietie expressions OF Kangaroo when Wei
FED and vigorous
Alter some iaborious stalking tho Trnppcr
got within eycsight OF tho Kangaroo aud In,
mediatcly recognized him by hts frcckles.
1ha Texan first impulse was 10 take beau
on the game and drop u IN rs tracks. but
after some reflection he decided To make AN
ehart To capture IL alive and exhibit 1t In
the Carson 700,
cd loose ono OF his magnetic smiles, and NJ
tho same time made an cffort to transnS tho
beast with h,s CLASSY eye The Kangaroo
merely. gave Dan to1uettisi look ana re-
GAVIN u tell the stin to HEX somebody
and git n reputashun.
Having thus dsiicntely stated tho case. the
Kangaroo srampcred on advising Dan 70
''ses Julian The Truppcr was somewhat
discouraged, but lac saw Kocpor Julian, who
reiterated the kangaropH assertions, where
upon the Trnpper started Oh the back trail.
Dan Stuart did not look much like n hunts
man us he stepped on The ttain last evening.
He looked more like banker, aud he WINS
pleased TO see the Journal representaiiye,who
was the only person TO greet him In res
epoGso TO questions he said
IAN there is about n IL this. ] went out
to SGT Fit2siumons signature 10 set Of
fair articles calling for hight with corbntt
and failed to succeed, Fitz had nothing 10
say one way or the other, and did not acom
TO care much one way or the other, but Julian
had emphatic Views and Expressed ,hom. He
gaii Fitzslmmons would never light Cprhoit
again until the latter hnd met aud defeated
Mnhor. | tried 10 shake his position, but IL
wau impossible. and ] cams nwny.
VIII you mako any further effort 70 bring
mo, / um done so fnr as FIiz and cprbctt
are concerned While | may offer purse
ior Maher and corbett. have no expectation
OF bringing them together.
10 you thpk that Fitz position is the
reault Of desire 10 avoid fight by imposing
conditions 70 which IL WAS known corbctt
- would not say 80 However. as I pre-
secuted fair set OF articles ] don't sec why
Rpy man desiring 10 Eight should decline 20
sign them. AZ the same time could not
ni'trG 10 offer the same sized purse Cofbctt
has offered. rs $4,000 IS a littc too steep
for me.
VIII you nttcmp, to bring any other heavy
weights together?
II don't thiuk 40 You ooa. In order 10 yet
crowd in Nevada and make the bout
IN wing one. must have the bort mon IN the
hesvywuiYht class, Willie rorbqtt and Fitz-
simmons arc at present the leaders IN their
olsst IL remains 10 be seen how long they
VIII hold their Positions They seem 10 be
so Infatuated with the dramatic feature that
the; cen not mud time 10 box II other heavy.
Weights should develop sufficiently. would
not ilesiiats to bring them together IN Il
ohtmnionshin battle The result would be 10
sidetrack both Fitz and corbett. who would
seldom be heard OF thereafter doubt II
siege work would be profitable then. think
fbsnt two boxers are making "A serious mis-
take. and II II turns Out dsastrousIy for them
they will have none but themselves to blame"