The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-21
CAN'T FIGHT IN ARKANSAS.
Gov. Clarke Determined the MiII
Shall Not Take Place in His state.

Shall Not Take Place in His state.
Little Rock, Ark, Oct 20-Gov. Clarke
talked freely this evening of the penS-
ing mill between COrbett and Fitzsim-
mons. He said: II am unchanged in my
position. There is no possibility of a
fight between those men at Hot Springs.
The idea of two or three hundred sports
at Hot Springs being able to pull OF
prize fight in Arkansas when the law says
they cannot do 1t, is preposterous in the
extreme"
How. about Judge Leatherman's de-
That does not amount to anything.
as stated in the papers here this morning.
The word 'ruse' should have been used in
stead of the word rule / was expecting
Corbett would adopt some such ruse as
his habeas corpus trial in order to bring
the matter before the courts. Attorney
General ktnsWorthy lett here for Hot
Springs this morning to get a complete
transcript of the case, and as soon as he
returns, which will be tomorrow night,
l snail adopt measures that viii quickly
terminate the present suspense / can
not say what shall do, but you can say
for me that the fight will not take place.
i think IL would be but fair for you to
advise those people in the north and east
not to come to Arkansas expecting TO see
the night, because 1t viii never come off
IN Arkansas"
Corpus Christie, Tex, Oct 2O-A re-
porter called on Fitzsimmons this morn
ing TO ascertain what hes thought of
Nendig's notice that If he was not in Hot
springs by Monday the fight would be
Fitzsimmons said: "Thats one Of Ven
dlgs bluffs. | will not leave here until a
few days before the fight. 1 have no
contract to train at any place, and they
cannot force me to go. My contract is to
be in Hot Springs on the Slst of October
and Ill be there then. II is only an eX-
cuse to try 70 prevent the fight, and
shows they are trying to prevent it. III
be there on time.
Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 2O.-Martin Ju-
liam, Fitzsimmons' manager may save
Gov. Clarke further trouble in the matter
OF stopping the proposed fight. He declar-
ed to-day in positive language that he
would not sign the new articles, nor would
he consent to postponement Of the fight,
and that if Corbett was not ready Oct 81
to fight to finish he would claim the for
felt money for FitzsimmOns, who would
be here that day prepared to enter the
ring.
A meeting of the Florida Athletic Club
Will be held tomorrow, when Mr.. Julian
Will be heard in regard to the proposed
postponement and change of the contract
| The best Of feeling does not exist be-
tween Mr.. Julian and the officers Of the
Florida Athletic Club. The latter claim
that Mr.. Julian has no forfeit money up
on t1tzsimmons, and that II he does not
put IN an appearances he will forfeit moth
ing but his time. Mr.. Julian claims that
neither he nor Fitzsimmons have been
treated right in the affair; that they
the proposed changes, and that they have
| been accused Of having nothing up on
is in splendid condition, and owing to the
| difference in the weather between here
| and Corpus Christi, he does not think It
best best to bring him here before the day Of
Since the,decision OF Chancellor Leath-
erman, in the Corbett cases. there is
| of the people as to the ability of the
| Florida Athletic Club to bring off the
gloye contest here as billed.
| Ihe probable action of Gov. Clarke, in
| view of the decision of the chancellor is
| the subject Of much comment and sur
mise. His declaration at the beginning
| that he would not call the legislature II
| the men fought in the state house yard,
| Is remembered and the fear now is that
he will call an sara session at once. 1t
| Is a recognized fact that the governor
has no law to warrant him in ordering
| out the militia without first being asked
| to do so by the civil authorities Of Gar
| land county and the opinion is freely
| expressed here that the sheriff meant
| every word in he letter to the governor
! written yesterday, and which is supposed
to have reached him this morning
An extra session Of the legislature is
| now the governors only hope of max
| ing good his word that there shall be no
| anywhere in Arkansas
The opinion of Chancellor Leatherman
/ is generally indorsed by the leading at
-torneys of this city. Judge Harrell is OF
the opinion that the governor will mot
/ call an extra session of the legislature
that IL would cost the state 100000 to do
| so, and the emergency is not such as
| to warrant the expenditure of so much
| of the peoples money.
Attorney General Trustworthy has been
| here all day engaged in the work of get
| ting the appeal papers ready to take the
case to the supreme court tomorrow He
| stated that If the supreme court affirmed
| the decision Of the lower court that would
end all interference on the part of the
| governor so far as the law is concerned.
| What other steps, If any, the governor
contemplates taking, the attorney gen.
eral would not say.
The written demurrer to the petition OF
| Corbett was filed to-day. 1t is a mere
! denial of the fact that the petitioner has
| stated sufficient facts to entitle him to
writ of habeas corpus, as prayed for.
A correspondent spent the afternoon at
| Corbett's training quarters. During the
afternoons training Corbett tired out five
men in the different exercises and at the
end, aside from a little perspiration, he
was apparently as fresh as when he be-
gan.