The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-18
PLANS OF PUC!LISTS
May Yet 0utwit the Gov
ernor Of Arkansas.
Hot Springs Officials Have Probably
Made Terms with the Fighters
"A Test To Be Made in the Courts
with the Object Of Tying the
Governors Hands.

Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 16.-Pugilist
Corbett arrived last evening, as did Brig
ten. Taylor, commanding the state
troops. conference between the gen
eral, the states attorney and the citizens
committee began at 8 p m. Crowds sur
rounded the hotel where tn meeting was
held, and the excitement at Hot Springs is
at fever heat.
Brig. Con. Taylor Talks.
Before the meeting Gen. TAYLOR said to
areporter: 81 am invested with full pow
er to stop this contest in its
lnciplency. AS soon as Fitzsimmons
appears in the state one of the men
will be placed under arrest. l am acting
under Instructions. l do not consult
my own feelings in the matter. To indi-
cate my personal preferences, will tell
you that had obtained my ticket to the
tight at Dallas and intended to go to see
1t there myself. If necessary, can
muster 10000 men, and you can make
up your mind now that Corbett and
fltzsimmons will not meet in Arkansas "
New Articles eff Agreement.
At the meeting Mr.. Vendig made the
following statement: "The governor
seems to have been laboring under a
misapprehension of our intentions. The
Florida Athletic club did not come to
Arkansas to make an invasion. In
diyidually and collectively we all are
law abiding and have had no
Intention to violate the laws Of the state.
We come to Hot Springs at the earnest
invitation and solicitation of it's chief
executive officer and attorney with a
promise Of protection and the under
standing that no statute of the state law
should be infracted. When we dis
covered that a finish contest was IL mis-
demsanor under the law we changed
the articles of agreement from finish
contest TO one of limited number of
rounds. The new agreement calls for a
glove contest of twenty-five rounds with
soft gloves to weigh not less than five
ounces. The athletic club has pledged
itself TO pay the men $45, 900 for their
services, and the nen have agreed that
the winner in scientific points is to re-
ceive the entire amount (S45, 000) paid by
the club"
Plan To Head OF the Governor.
Judge Kimbell, who returned from
conference with the governor, informed
United Press correspondent that it is un-
derstood to be the programme to arrest
Corbett upon the charge of q threatened
breach of the peace and require peace
bond The bond will be refused, and
the ease will come up before the chancel-
lor, Judge Furthermore. A writ of ha-
baes corpus will be applied for to make a
test case to determine whether the courts
or the dietum of the governor is superior.
Gov. Clarke cannot go behind writ of
habaes corpus under the law, and to sus-
pend the law requires an act of the legis-
lature in session assembled. A declara-
tion of martial law would b the only
course TO pursue to overcome this, and
citizeAs do not believe that the governor
will declare martial law to prevent mis-.
demeanor of the sort contemplated. The
people now seem confident that the COM
bat under the revised agreement will
take place.
May Fight at Juarez.
El Paso, Tex, Oct 16.-A concession
has been granted by the governor of
chihuahua permitting the Corbett- Fitz-
simmons fight to take place in Juarez,
just across the river from this place.
Matters have been kept very quiet until
everything was arranged The Florida
Athletic club has a representative here
and IL has been agreed that the fight will
take place in Juarez. The prominent
citizens met and organized last night and
an executive committee was appointed to
sign all contracts and transact such
other business as comes up. Both FL
PasO and JuareZ are enthusiastic over
the prospet is of securing the fight