The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-17
1t Looks as Though the Cover
nor Has Been Squared.
FIGHT TWO WEEKS FROM TO-DAY.
A Secret Conference Between Clarke
and the Sporting People.
The Executive Who Was Going to Re-
sign or stop the Fight Becomes
Genial - FitZsimmons Ordered TO
Hot springs stake Money Must Re
Made Good Tomorrow.

Hot Springs. Ark. oct u" !le tiieA tt.e
meeting OF James J. CoTbett and Bob
Fgtzsirnnous shall occur AT Hot Springs
on October 81 IS not yet decided. but from
ALI Indications the chances are now ev-
caaSineIv favorable. Gov. Clarke arrived
on the noon train from Little Rock, ana
this afternoon he met the local commit
tee. together with the Garland county ON
GERS. in a private conference. TO Wnlch not
A uewspaper man was admitted The
members OF the conference, when outtoa-
holed. sad that il had been agreed IN the
meeting that nothing that occurred theFe
was 10 be made public.
From the best information THAT couad
BE- worked out of the reluctant conferets
il is understood that the matter IS 10 oa
left by the governor In the hands OF the
local authorities. in whom he has conn
depce 10 properly interpret the law and
carry II out Pursuant 10 this, u IS gen
erally understood that FitZsimmons has
not appeared in the state as yet. ana
therefore Corbett cannot be made subject
10 arrest tomorrow. ODonneu and Ma
her. who are here. are 10 be arrested On
charges OF couspiring 10 break the peace
The bond of &,s0 To be eNacted VIII be re-
fused. and a writ Of haheas corpus issued.
which will come up for trial before Chan
cellor Judge Leatherman at once, and his
decision is TO be considered as a test OF
whether there is any prohibition affecting
prizefighting. The governor himself says
no such law exists, and Judge Hudgin
confirms the opinion.
This makes the prospect for an eNhi-
hition Of fistic skill here seem exceedingly
roseate. providing Fitzsimmons comes 10
time. Manager Nendig wired FitZsfmmons
today to come at once or the contest
would be declared of. F1tZsImmons re-
piled that he would not come here until
the day before the fight. F'itzsimmons or
"a haH cd q bge
Monday, when referee would be select
ed. He was not here. On Friday the sum
Of $500 10 make good the $1,000 forfeit
must be in Dryers hands. The time is
growing short. ODonnell is at Spring
Lake. Corbetts training quarters. and
Peter Maher is installed at Hughes wine
gardens to finish his training. The entire
galaxy of pug!listic stars gave an exhi-
billion TO a packed house at the opera
house tonight.
Little Rock. Ark, Oct. 16.-Col HolIen-
berg, commanding the First regiment,
Arkansas guards. issued orders last night
to every company in his regiment 10 hold
themselves in readiness 10 move 10 Hot
Springs. In an interview this afternoon
he said:
There is no secret about the matter.
Orders have been sent TO every company
of white militia In the state. notifying
them to be in readiness to move 20 Hot
is not called OFF at once a definite time
for moving the militia TO Hot Springs will
be decided upon, and that time wiE be
soon. We do not propose TO nave any
tricks played upon as II the managers
OF the fight continue their determination
to have the fight come of, the militia will
be called out and stop the fight. Whether
the governor IS right or wrong, Y he
sends the militia 20 Hot Springs the fight
VIII be stopped. / cannot take any cog
nizance in the premises in deciding
whether he is right or wrong
Just how the governor proposes 10 pay
the expenses OF the militia IL they are
called out TO Hot Springs IS not known.
IF Garland county calls for the militia,
or course that county Will be held respon-
sfble financially. If the governor calls
out the soldiers on his own hook ii is not
known who will pay the expenses, rs the
state has no money appropriated tor this
purpose.
Corpus Christi. Tex. oct. 1s.-Martln
Julian leaves here in the morning for New
Orleans, whence he will 60 direct 10 Hot
Springs, fully prepared 70 carry out Fstz-
simmons part OF the agreement with the
Florida Athletic Club. Both he and FitZ-
simmons are very much surprised at tho
statement in Tuesdays papers Of the
change OF the original agreement 10 a spar
ring exhfbitio with soft gloves. lie in
dignantly denies that FitZsimmons viii en-
gage in any such exhibition. Fits mmons
saws: ''The proposed change of rules is a
fake Such a show would not he or any
credit 70 either Of US They are Just using
Us 10 let the Florida Athletic Club sell
more tickets and the citizens OF Hot
Springs draw a crowd u town Suppose
the referee called the fight after jim had
landed on me or / had gotten in one Of
nv chance blows. as they call them. who
would be the champion? I came down here
all aa.raH t- he
time and plaee. without any bloody inter
ference. IN the meantime | shall continue
10 train until such place ami time are Sc
lected"
Denver. oct IA special 10 the Repub-
Hcan from Fl Paso. Tex. says: To-day the
citizens Of Fl Paso subscribed Sopo 10
bring the Fitzsimmons fight 20
this CITY. a telegram was received from
Dan Stuart. stating that he would give
definite answer tomorrow