The Saint Paul globe., 1901-02-04
DARK Days FOR BIG POGS
LOOKS AS If JEFFRIEs-RUHLIN
FIGHT WON'T COME OFF
IN CINCINNATI
GOV. NASH MEANS BUSINESS
saengerfest People VIII Probably
Make No Announcement Until
Judge HoIIister Announces
His Decision.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 3.-There has been
more anxiety than training at the quar-
ters of Jeffries, Rubin. Martin and
Childs today 1t is their custom to CO
less work on Sundays than on other
Gays, and this gave an opportunity today
for animated discussions amorg the
pUgihsts, their trainers managers and
others over the action of Gov. Nash. 1t
is now known to all the promoters OF
the fight that Gov. Nash has not only
given his ultimatum to the Saengerfest
Athletic club, and over 1000 petitioners
from the business circles of Cincinnati.
but he has also given instructions to
Prosecuting Attorney Hoffheimer and
Sheriff Taylor The latter received q
lcng letter from the governor after mid
night, by immediate delivery messenger,
and it is a very strong document. in
which his eXcellency directs Sheriff Tay-
loT to swear in any number of deputies
and exercise his fullest power to prevent
the fight, and in the event of the sheriff
needing assistance, Gov. Nash pledges
him the full power of the state. The
prosecuting attorney and the sheriff state
that they will not reply to the governor
until tomorrow, and that they will then
advise him that they will do their duty
and keen in communication with him for
any assistance that may be needed. The
official communications of Gov. Nash
If he had any communication with the
municipal officers of Cincinnati, it has
been kept from the public. The four
police commissioners of Cincinnati are
appointed by the governor, and not b.
the mayor, and it is conceded that the
wishes of the governor would be follow
ed by this commission in orders to the
entire police force. At the same time
the relations between Gov. Nash and
Mayor Fleischmann are most friendly,
and it is generally conceded that when
the latter kept his promise in Issuing i
permit for the fight, he did all that he
intended to do in connection with the
event of Feb. Is.
SAENGERFEST WAITING.
While there have been informal confer
ences today between members of the
Saengerfest Athletic associa ticn and their
attorneys, and other promoters of the
fight, it is announced that there will be
10 formal meeting of the Saengerfest
Athletic directors and their counselors
until tomorrow afternoon. It is generally
believed that it will then be decided to
take no action in the case until the ap
plcation for an injunction is heard be-
fore Judge Hollister on Tuesday. At that
time it is understood that Gov. Nash will
be represented here in the courts by At
torney General Sheets, and that both
sides will abide by the decision without
further appeal to the circuit or the su-
preme court. Judge Hollister may reserve
his decision for a day or two so that
the Saengerfest Athletic directors are
not likely to make any official declara-
tion about declaring the fight off or to
the contrary until the middle or the lat
ter part of the week.
The hearing of Jeffries and Rubin. who
were arrested a week ago on the charge
OF training for prize fight, has been
postponed for one week on account of the
injunction case before Judge Holister.
All the other litigation has alO been
postponed and none of it will ever be
heard of if Judge Hollister grants a per-
manent injunction. In the event OF
Judge Hollister refusing the application
for an injunction, it is understood that
Attorney General Sheets, for the gov
ernor, will cooperate with Prosecuting
Attorney Toffheimer to have the pusilis-
tic contestants arraigned before some
judge of the common pleas court instead
OF Squire Roebling or any ether local
magistrate.