| Show Bonn Mere Bosh ELi PASO rex Feb 12Late this afternoon AdjutantGeneral Mabry gave Fitzslmmons a scare that sent the lanky Australian to Stuart with eyes hanging out General Mabry called at Fitzslm mona quarters In Juarez and informed him that no matter where he went no matter where the fight took place some of the state rangers would be with hIm If he attempted to fight on Texas soil rangers General Mabry declared would at once open lire and pay the principals in the fight the distinguished honor of trying to Kill them first of all Fits simons at once hurried over to El Paso and declared his antipathy to being shot ana demanded absolute protection with out which he would not fight at all He and Stuart held a long conversation and at its close Fitzslmmons mounted his wheel and with apparently easy mind started back to his quarters saying that he was satisfied to take the chances Eugene Mallfert surveyor of the state of Chihuahua ha a large force of men at work ESTABLISHING A LINE between New Mexico and Mexico In that region there isa stretch of territory which is In dispute between the United States and Mexico The line Js for the benefit of the Mexican soldiers I was agreed at the late conference on Tesday evening that the survey should be made so that If the fighters sought the disputed i tract the Mexican troops might know just how far they could proceed A further conference was held In Juarez today to-day at which there were present Governor Gov-ernor Ahumada of Chihuahua Mayor A riola of Juarez Colonel Tavarez Collector Col-lector Bouche anrt other Mexican officers Deputy United bate Marshal Ware of Texas Deputy United States Marshal Hall of New Mexico and Governor Cul benson o Texas United States Attorney Culberson and AdjutantGeneral Mabry of Texas I a agreed that the two lorces should cooperater preventing the fight The United States marshals declared de-clared they would S NOT CROSS TH BORDER after the fighters although Governor Ahumada declared he should raise no objections ob-jections if they did The governor of Ohlhuahua declared that while the United States officials were welcome to cross the line Into his bailiwick his forces should stop at the line since they were national troops an in crossing the line even though the officials o this side made no objection such action might result re-sult In complications The line being established by Engineer Mallfert who has a large force of soldiers detailed to the northw dT at work will be recognized by both the Mexicans and the Americans A cablegram was received today from the National Sporting club London offering of-fering a purse of 1500 for a fight between be-tween Fitzsimmons and Maker and allowing al-lowing each nI for training expenses pulled This offer off here stands i case no fight Is |
