The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
ONLY A GLOVE CONTEST.
NO LAW IN AEKANSAS TO PREvES1 '
THIS, SAr THE AUTHORiTlES.
Corbstt and Fitxsimmons May Meet In ue'
Springs After All-OppoDcuts
Giving Up tho Case.

night. What action was decided upof
is known 10 no one but the member
OF the committee, A. they bound them
selves to secrecy before they adjourned.
IT ~ ur cerstood that Fitzsimmons ant
his party will be here soon. and VIII ais
give an exhibition with his company u
the tpera-house, as c,tbet VIII DO 10
night.
Peter yahcr and O'Donncl camc IL
last night. Maher coming direct TO the
city with Corbett ard O'Donneil. stopping
at Spring Lake with the remainder OF
Corbetts party.
Peter Naher remained at the Arlington
last night, and this morning went Il
Hughes Garden, which Will be his train
ii'g quarters.
Governor Clarke arrived on the i2:3s
i. NJ. train and was met by delegation
OF the Citizens Committee He was AZ
once driven TO the Arlington Hotel. where
a conference vas held at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
Judge Dufiie adjourned court TO be pres
ent al the conference.
Among those present were also state
Attorney league. the officers Of the Ftori
ia Athletic Club, and General Taylor.
Tho meeting was neid III privaSe: news.
paper reporters and correspondents were
excluded, but a member or the confer.
cnce said the Citizens Committee would
endeavor To handle Governor Clarke az
they did General taylor. ne COMMITTEES
completely satisfied General Taylor bofors
the conferences adjourned that no Law
NOuil tt kUDktD. Inc gloves Will ~
shown and guarantee of 10000 will be
offered that there will he no brutality:
ST. LOUIS. MO. Oct. lS.-That the
iron Mountain railway officials feel as
sured that the orhett-FitzNmmons fight
will take place at Hot Springs Is evident
from the conference OF passenger agents
81 IN" headquarters or that company
for two days past. Nearly every passen.
road In the principal cities between New
York and Denver has been I'm attendance
at the conferences, which was presided
over by General Passenger Agent Town
send.
The number OF people who will attend
the fight Is estimated by outside agents
at 10000. and IL Is probable that tho
figures will be increased N the public be.
comes satisfied that the fight will surely
take place.
\ conference regarding the proposed
fight took place at the Arlington Hotei
this afternoon. Governor Clarke. Judge
League. the Citizens Committee. and
their legal repre- sentatives participating
Newspaper men were excluded.
\ member OF the conference stated ~
ter adjournment 1T $50 o'clock that the
Governor had agreed TO leave the whols
matter 10 the local authorities: that the
latter have given him positive assurance
that there will be no prize tight, but
glove contest as Indicated In the revised
articles Of the agreement as sent out
yesterday. He stated that the Governor
gave him positive assurance that Il there
was no law TO prevent glove contests.
and N only glove contest was c0ntem'
plated. he would not invade the city wi.A
an armed force TO prevent IT,
THE GoyfRSuRs WINS cHsNoYD.
Another member Of the conference com.
mttee stated that he could only report
progress OF favorable nature at the
time of adjournment The Governor's
Views had undergone son eWhat OF
change. caused DN fHOrOHHl
derstanding OF the intentions OF the pFln-
cpals. and not OF the brutal exhibition
OF the manly art rs contemplated to bt
brought of here. The programme now Ia
TO make test case by airesting Maher
and ODonneIl. who are both Ia near
proximity TO the city. In the morning
They will be placed under bonds 10 keer
the peace, which they viii refuse 10 give
and they will go TO Jail. when writ oi
habeas corpus will be sued out and taken
before Chancellor Leatherman for trial.
Colonel John }. Sumpter. q church men,
btr ana one or the most active OppOnenu
OF tho mill. said this evening. that ne
In company with Judge Hudgins had
examined the statutes of the State, and
find that there Is no law against prize
fighting, and that he would oppose any
attempt that might be made 10 place the
courtry under martial law, for ,ha pur-
pose or suprrcssing something that was
not in violation OF any law. In other
words. he did not propose to violate
]
prevent IT,
He was assured by the Governor that
tfere would be no militia sent 10 Garland
county, but the Governor would insist that
there shall be nothing more than a glove
contest.
CITIZENS REQUEST THE CONFERENCE.
The conference to-day was called at tho
request OF the citizens committee. whose
chief desire Is TO convince the Governor
that lUITaQftOn Ia
plated by the revised articles OF agree
ment and that "A contest with five ounce
gloves for limited number or rounds
could not be construed as a prize-fght ~
result In bodily injury 10 either con-
testant. The citizens committee was
represented by ". Ii. Martin G. n. Rix.
u l. Williams, l.. Thay, S s. Stit / ID
kifnball j. y. Varnder, w. j. Little, J..
d. Cooper, w. +. Waters. w r, Bah
cock }: w. Jones. and c. c. Conners.
Sheriff Haupt. Prosecuting Attorney Lea
que, and Judge Dufie. represented the
judicial and executive branch or the
county government. Judge Dufie al
the request OF Governor Clarke. adjourn
ed court until tomorrow morning 80
as 70 be present at the conference
The state was represented by Governor
Clarke and General Taylor. The confer
ence began at 2:S0 o'clock and lasted
three hours.
The members continued In earnest dis
cussion during all this time.
LAWS NOT TO BE VIOLATED.
Prior 70 the holding OF the conference
Governor Clarke was given hearty re-
ceptlon by the citizens. lie greeted them
cordially and expressed sympathy with
the condition of the people and a desire
20 do everything he could TO assist them
out or their financial embarrassments, bat
could not allow the laws 10 be violated
that they might nrosper to the dctriment
OF the rest OF the state
At O'Clock Judge DUfiie and Governor
Clarke emerged from the conference-room
alone and walked 10 the Milwaukee Hotel
where they made inquiry for Judge b.
II. Hudgins. OF the Fourteenth judicial
circuit. who Is here for his health
Judge Hudgins has made several
speeches against allowing the proposed
contest TO come OF here or al any other
point In the State. At mass-meetinx
held last Monday evening at the Metho-
dist church, he said IL would Disgrace
Arkansas forever II the officials allowed
the fight 10 take place. To-day Il Is said
that Judge Hudgins has given his opinion
that there was no law 10 prevent u
NASHVILLE. TENN, Oct. is. Cover
nor Jurney said to-day that II the prize
n9ht lovers attempted 20 pull the Cor
bett- -Fitzslmmons mill or I'm Tennessee
they would meet a hot reception from
the civil and military authorities He
purposes 70 use the entire power Of the
Chief Executive. and he proclaims IN .
forciDle way that no prize tight should
take place In Tennessee.