The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-12
FEELING GROWS STRONG
THERE IS GREAT OPPOSITION TO
 TEE o0RBETT FIGHT.


 Even Government Ground Cannot be Used for the Purposc-Secretary smith says That He Win Issue No Permit for It. Opposition in Other Places.
 Hot Springs, Ark, Got. 11.--Judge
 Duftie called the sheriff before him to- day and informed him that it was his
 duty to take proper measures to prevent the Corbett-Fitzsimmons contest. When the sheriff asked when and just
 how he should proceed the judge failed to instruct him, saying he would con fer with the prosecuting attorney and advise later. This talk of Judge Duffie seems to have had no perceptible eff feet on the people most interested and no importance is attached to 1t. There is no apprehension locally that any thing radical will be done. It is argued that no arrests can be made before an offense against the law is comrhit- ted and the sheriff and his deputies will be present to look after the law. Washington, Oct. Tiff any attempt | is made to occupy any government lands for the bett-Fitzsimmons fight Secretary Smith instructs the govern ment authorities at Hot Springs to pre- vent the fight. The secretary said to- day he would grant no permit for the l fight and if any lessees of government land granted permission to the man.
 agers of the fight to have it take place | on his land his lease would be speedily revoked. The Indian bureau received a fa1a fa of the Creek Nation asking permission 1 to have boxing and other athletic sports in the nation. Indian bureau officials are puzzled about the telegram, owing to the recent events in that country and and telegraphed Agent Wisdom to as- certain the purport. He replied that the request of Chief Perryman was in l the interest of the Corbett- -Fitzsimmons management and under instructions from the department he had taken steps to prevent the fight on any of the lands of the five civilized tribes. San Antonio, Oct. 11.-Private advices received here from Austin this afternoon stated that the Travis county grand | jury would return an indictment against Corbett and Fitzsimmons. Immediately | upon receiving this MT. Brady decided l to get Corbett out of the state as soon as possible, so as to place him out of the reach of the Texas authorities, Brady | left tonight for Hot Springs, where he will ascertain whether or not the fight can be pulled off there, and if he finds ! that it can he will secure training quarters for the champion and tho
 entire party will be removed to the new grounds.
 l Corbett was very Respondent over the outlook to-day. The unlocked for opposition of Governor Clark makes it very doubtful whether the fight can
 be pulled off at Hot Springs. The cham pion this evening said:
 "Fitzsimmons is preparing to get out of the state to evade the possibility of arrest, and I don not want to remain here and be placed in the clutches of the | law while he goes free. am tired of
 this persistent persecution on the part of Governor Culberson, and 1t is prob- able that I will remove to Hot Springs 1 within the next few days"
 Steve O'Donnell, who is matched to fight Peter Maher, is confined to his bed with sickness, which is not serious, however.