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The Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle, King County, Washington
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Arizona Gov. Hughes mobilizes militia to prevent the Maher-Fitzsimmons prizefight from occurring in the territory, treating it as a felony conspiracy. Troops from Tucson, Yuma, and other areas are ordered to Eastern Arizona.
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ON GUARD.
That Territory Fearful of Invasion by
the Prizefighters.
Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 12.-Maj. R. Allyn
Lewis, commanding the Second battalion,
N. G. A., wires from Bowie that he has
positive information that the Maher-Fitz-
simmons fight is to be brought off tomor-
row within the Arizona lines. This morn-
ing Gov. Hughes, under authority of the
provisions of the militia act of 1885, ordered
to Eastern Arizona three companies of
militia, two from Tucson and one from
Yuma. They will be held at Bowie or San
Simon, where commissary provisions are
available. Companies at Nogales, Phoenix,
Tempe and Mesa were also instructed to
prepare for active service at once. Each
company must report twenty-five men
ready for active duty. The governor has
telegraphed Maj. Lewis to prevent at all
hazards the passage of persons to engage
in a prizefight, as they will be implicated
in a conspiracy to commit a felony. This
evening the governor wired the Southern
Pacific Company that he is informed that
an attempt will be made to bring off the
main fight in Arizona, and urging that
company not to become accessory to a fel-
ony by carrying the fighters.
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Primary Location
Arizona
Event Date
Feb. 12
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militia companies ordered to eastern arizona to prevent the prizefight; companies instructed to prepare for active service; governor urges southern pacific company not to assist.
Event Details
Maj. R. Allyn Lewis wires from Bowie that the Maher-Fitzsimmons prizefight is to occur tomorrow within Arizona lines. Gov. Hughes orders three companies of militia to Eastern Arizona and instructs others to prepare; aims to prevent passage of persons engaging in the prizefight, considered a conspiracy to commit a felony.