The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-15
70 LIMIT TIE BIC rIGHr.

1O LIMIT THE BIG FiGHT. Corbett and Fitzsimnans VVm Not Battle to
 Finish-lhe Agreement is Changed,
 The Sherfror Hot Springs Says Hen Stop
 inc Contest.
 Hot Springs, Ark, Oct, 14.-The at- titude of the authorities toward the proposed Corbett-F -Flt2simmons fight, scheduled to be held here on October Sl' is the one theme of conversation. Joseph Vendlg and w. A. Brady are here and were in conference last night with the local committees. Both seem satisfied.
 Sheriff Houpt returned from Little Rock yesterday, He says he will do his duty and carry out the provisions of the law.
 At the conference last night, at which NendiS and Brady were present, it was decided, in order to comply strictly with the requirements of the law of Arkansas, to change the articles of agreement from a finish contest to one of limited number of rounds, the ref cree being vested with full power to stop the exhibition if in his opinion it becomes brutal. The men will box with soft gloves.
 Able attorneys have examined the law and find that the manner in which the exhibition is to take place comes strict ly within it's provisions.
 Brady has examined Spring Lake, which has been selected as Corbett's training headquarters, and expresses his satisfaction herewith Brady will have Corbett come here according to the program announced on Saturday night. He will be installed at Spring Lake on Wednesday Brady expresses his suprise that representatives of the other side have not yet looked after quarters for their man.
 Julian has not answered a telegram sent him yesterday about the matter, but is looked for to-day or tomorrow morning.
 The Florida Athletic clubs headquar- ters will be established here tonight. Corbett will give ar exhibition here with his company on Wednesday night in the opera house.
 Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 14,-Sheriff Houpt of Hot Springs arrived in this city late on Saturday night and went directly to Governor Clarke's house, where long conference was held. The interview must have been satisfactory to Governor Clarke, for yesterday he remarked that he had implicit conf dence in the willingness and ability of Sheriff Houpt to render any assistance that may be necessary in the suppress sion of the ett-Fitzsfmmons fight at Hot Springs.
 The sheriff talked after his confer ence with the governor. Will the fight come off at Hot springs?" was asked
 Most certainly 1t will not" en- phatically replied the sheriff.
 Do you expect to stop it?"
 'If they attempt to fight I will stop l them" The earnestness of Sheriff Houpt's manner of speaking showed that he meant every word of it.
 q came up here to talk to the gov ernor." he continued, "and to assure him that would do my full duty in preventing a violation of the law by the prize fighters. My mind has been made up all along as to what course would pursue.''
 Washington, Oct. 14.-Tndian Agent Widom at Muskogee, I. T., has report ed to the Washington bureau that he has instructed United States marshals to prevent any fights from taking place on government lands in his territory, 1 He also states that some of the man. agers arranging the proposed Corbett- Fitzsimmons contest have gone to Tul- sa, in the Creek Nation, to see the principal chief with a view of having the fight come off on Creek soil.
 He wired the police at that place to arrest the managers and bring them to the agency, and If found guilty of attempting to pull off the fight in the territory, they will be summarily eject ed,