The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-17
TO BATTLE WITH THE PUGS
Unless the Proposed Fight Is
Called Off
THE MILITIA ORDERED OUT
Governor Clarke Proposes to Permit No
Trick Playing
THE MILITIA ORDERED OUT
There Is No Money 20 Pay Soldiers, but
the Governor viii Attend to
That Later
Associated Pres, Snecial Wire.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 16.-Colonel
Hollenberg, commanding the First regi
ment Arkansas National guards, issued
orders last night to every com pany in
his regiment to hold thems selves in readi-
ness to move to 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 to Hot
Springs on short notice. If the prize
fight is not called OFT at once a definite
time for moving the militia to Hot
Springs will be decided upon, and that
time will he soon. as we do not propose
to have any trick played upon US.
IF the militia goes to Hot Springs the
expenses will be paid. If the managers
Of the fight continue their determination
to have the fight come off, the militia
will be called out and stop the fight.
Whether the governor is right or
wrong, if he sends the militia to Hot
Springs. the fight will be stopped. | can
not take any cognizance in the premises
in deciding whether he is right or wrong.
Just how the governor proposes to pay
the expenses II the militia if they are
called out to Hot Springs is rot known.
Ii Garland county calls for tho militia, OF
BILE financially. If the governor calls out
the soldiers on his own hook. it is not
known who will pay the expenses, as the
state has no money appropriated for
this"
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. 16.-whether
the meeting of James J. Corbett and Bob
FitZsimmons shall occur at Hot Springs
on October 3lst is not yet decided, but
from All indications the chances are now
exceedingly favorable.
Governor Clarke arrived on the noon
train from Little Rock and this after
noon he met the local committee, to-
gether with the Garland county officers,
in private conference. to which not a
newspaper man was admitted,
Members of the conference, when but.
tomb oled, said that 1t has been agreed in
the meeting that nothing that occurred
there was to be made public. From the
best information that could be worked
out of the reluctant conterees it is under
stood that the matter is to be left by the
governor in the hands of the lucal
! authorities, in whom he had con nfidence to
| properly interpret the law and carry il
out. Pursuant to this, It is generally
understood that Fitzsimmons has not ap-
reared in the state as yet and therefore
Corbett cannot be made subject to arrest
tomorrow. O'Donnell and Maher, who
are here, are to be arrested on charges of
conspiring to break the}peace.
The bond of $4,000 to be exacted will be
refused and writ OF habeas corpus issu-
ed, which will come up for trial before
Chancellor Judge Leatherman at once,
and his decision is to be considered as a
test of whether there is any prohi bitive
law affecting prize fighting.
The governor himself says 10 such
law exists and Judge Hudgin confirms
the opinion. This makes the prospect
for an exhibition Of tistic skill here seem
aIt ul tn
mons comes to time. Manager Vendig
wired Fi:zslmmons to come at once or
the contest would be declared off. FitZ.
simmons replied he would not come hero
until the day before the fight. Fitzsim-
mons or his representative had promised
to be here Monday, when a referee would
b. selected. He was not here. FRIDAY
the sum of $500 to make good the $10,-
000 forfeit must he in Dwyer's hands.
The time is growing short. O'Donnell is
at Spring Lake, COrbett's training qua.-
ters, and Peter Maher is installed at
Hughes wine gardens to finish his train
ing. The entire galaxy of pugillstic stars
gave an exhibition to a packed house at
the opera house tonight.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Oct. 16.-
Martin Julian leaves here in the morn
ing for New Orleans, whence he will go
direct to Hot Springs, fully prepared to
carry out Fitzimmons' part of tha agree
Both he and Fitzsimmons are very much
surprised at the statement in Tuesdays
papers at the change of original agree
ment to lsparrlng exhibition with soft
gloves. HI indignantly denies that Fitz-
simmons would engage in any such exhi
bition. Fitzsimmons said:
THE proposed change Of rules is a
fake. Such a show would not be any
credit to either of us. They ere Just us
ing us to let the Florida Athletic club
sell more tickets and the citizens of Hot
Springs draw crowd to the town. Sup
pose the referee called the fight after Jim
had landed on me or | had gotten in
one of my chance blows. as they call
them, who would tie cham pion? l came
down here TO fight Jim Corbett and all
want IS the time and place, without any
interference. In the meantime l shall
continue to train until such place and
time are selected"
Ell PASO, Oct. 16.-Today the citizens
of Ell Paso subscribed $4,000 to bring
the t-Fitzsimmons fight to this
city. A telegram WAS received from Dan
Stuart stating that he would give def
mite answer tomorrow.
Mrs. Lockwood Held