St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-02
CLARKE,S COMMAND TO A DEP
UTY If JAMES AND ROBERT
BREAK LOOSE.
NO FIGHT IN ARKANSAS.
PUGS WILL LEAVE THE STATE
AND MEET IN LOUISE
ANA. y
CoRBETT OFFERS NEW TERMS
Juiian's Doubtful Acceptance
The Governor starts Injunc-
ton Proceedings.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. l.
Deputy Sheriff Heard, in whose Gus
tody FitZsimmons was placed by the
court, tonight said he had received
orders from Gov. Clarke to kill either
Corbett of Fitzsimmons, or both OF
them, if they attacked each other
during their stay in Little Rock.
The report caused great indignation
among the men who were gathered
at the hotels, and many Of them re-
fused to believe that Heard had
made such a statement, much less
asked about the matter, he declared
that he had been correctly quoted,
and that he had received such orders
from Gov. Clarke.
That's just what he told me to
do" said the deputy, land if these
chaps go to scrapping, Independent
like, I guess I'll have to shoot a
little"
He laughed as he said it, but Wig
orously asserted that his orders
from the governor were explicit, and
that there was no joke about it.
When asked this morning as to the
possibility of any trouble between
him and Fitz while here, Corbett
said: "Well, something of that kind
may happen, but if it does Fitz will
have to start it. l won't begin. But
I want to say right now, that if that
fellow does begin any funny work
he is going to get licked good and
hard There is no kind of a fight
ing game at which 1 am not the
superior of Fitzsimmons, and l will
prove it in quick shape if he drags
me on. I simply will wait for him to
start things if he wants to, and then
I'll lay him out cold. 1 am tired OF
all this fooling with him and I won't
stand any nonsense"
Regarding the possibility Of trouble
between himself and Corbett, Fitz
said today: 'T will not start any
trouble, but there will be no Phiia-
delphia business over again" This
was an allusion to the bar room
scrap in the city of brotherly love,
when Corbett spat in his face. I'll
give him all the fight he wants if he
starts in on me-" said Bob, "but l
intend to be a gentleman if he will
allow me-
THEY MEET.
Fitzsimmons and Corbett came to-
gether in the Capital hotel this even
ing, but no serious consequences fol-
lowed. FitZsimmons was seated in
the dining room when Corbett en-
tered. To get by the Australian Cor
bett had to walk within couple of
feet of him. AS he neared him Cor
bett poked his finger at Fitzsimmons
in a derisive and insulting manner,
at the same time muttering some
unintelligibIe sound. Everyone eX-
pected to see fight, but Fitzsimmons
was not game. He hastily looked up,
flushed, and Corbett walked on. The
peacefully inclined breathed easier,
while the sporty element collapsed.
It was a chance for the pair to have
one round at least.
A NEW UNDERSTANDING.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. L.
There is now a probability that the
big fight will come off. The time will
be within week, and the scene prob
ably somewhere in Louisiana, the ex-
act spot to be determined. This much
was decided upon late this afternoon
after the trials of Corbett and Fitz-
simmons had been adjourned. Brady
was cross and out of temper with all
the trouble and delay he had been
through. His interview with the
governor upset him still more, and an
announcement that Dan Stuart had
left Hot Springs for Little Rock with
proposition to have the fight come
off at Ell Paso for a purse of $4,000
reused his ire to a greater pitch.
ST will not go to Ell Paso," ex-
claimed Brady hotly, "for $4,000, or
any other amount. If go down there
will have the same trouble with
the courts as I have been having
here, and 1 will be bullied and badg-
cred in this way no longer. The gov
ernor has informed me that he will
drop the cases against us if we will
not fight in Arkansas, and now I will
make this proposition, and it is my
ultimatum. If it is not accepted
within twenty-four hours after the
dismissal of the warrants of the gov
tho yry1 &c Off -,
championship goes north with Cor
bett. We will listen to no more prop
ositionS and make no more conces-
sions. 1t is this or nothing: I will
accept one man for referee from the
list prepared by Julian, and select
the battle ground. If he is not will
ing that I should select the fighting
ground, I will. let him select one
newspaperman, will select second,
the two to choose each a third, and
let them pick out the place for the
fight. We will fight him for $4,000
a side, and for nothing less than that.
Corbett will not fight him for moth
ing. 1 have my money right here
and he showed it as he spoke-"and
that is what talks. Now what more
can I do? We have agreed to allow
his own man for referee. We will
even fight on his own ground, If he
knows of place, or let a jury of
newspaper men decide it for him.
Now let him quit or fight Corbett
and will fool with this thing no
longer. I have the thing in my own.
hands now, and no clubs will have
anything to say about it,
JULIAN AGREES TO 1T.
When the proposition to fght ut.
once was first submitted to MANAGER