Evening star., 1895-10-09

tlon was held last evening, and after some
| minor business was transacted the election
Of officers was held, resulting as follows
| President, c. r. Budlong of Brown; vice
president, r. U. Wilson, U. of Pa; secre-
Miles of Columbia and Fisher. U. of N. Y,
| were elected delegates to the general con-
veptioD
| CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
| Prize Fight Promoters in Texas to
| He Prosecuted.
! Gov. Culberson Of Texas and Attorney
| General Crane have apparently determined
on war to the knife against Dan Stuart
and the Florida Athletic Club Of Dallas,
and propose prosecuting him and his asso-
ciates in the courts at Austin on alleged
| violation of the new anti-priZe-fight law,
| which makes prize fighting felony. There
is much uneasness at the Florida Athletic
| Club, and the new developments have caus-
ed sensation. 1t looks as II the only way
out of the trouble is to test the new law on
| the ground of unconstitutionality.
| Wheelock. Brady and Julian have given
| bond to appear before the Travis county
| grand jury at Austin. They will depart for
Austin today. Friends of Stuart declare
| Culberson Is trying to crush him. He
wishes to use the witnesses attached to in
dict Stuart for violation of the new law
Corbett Not Worrying.
Delaney, Daily. Donaldson and Joe Cor
| bett, trainers of the champion, were arrest
ed at San Antonio by Deputy Sheriff Ma
| vier, on an attachment from the Travis
county grand jury, citing to appear at Aus
| tin today. They were given the option of
giving bond and going by themselves, but
they elected to go with the officers, as by
submitting to custody, the expense Of the
trip Is thrown on the state. Corbett does
not know what the move means. When
| asked, he said:
g! hear that they are going to charge us
with conspiracy to violate law of the
state. l was not aware that we were con-
spring for any such purpose, because as
soon we learned there was a law in
Texas prohibiting the fight We abandoned
| all intention of fighting in this state"
The matter does not worry Corbett in the
least, except that the absence of his train
ers will retardrhis work for a day or two.
He received a;telegram during the after
rcon from Brady at Dallas saying that the
prospects are that Hot Springs or some
place in New Mexico will be chosen for the
battle grounds Il
"Fitx.' Says He's Eager to Fight.
A special from Corpus Christi, Texas,
says that when the correspondent called at
Fitzsimmons' training quarters, Bob had
just finished his days work. Said he:
II am anxiously awaiting to hear from
Martin Julian, who is now in Dallas confer
ring with Brady and Stuart If they do not
find a place where the fight can be pulled
off, will be the worst disappointed man in
the world. But 1 believe they will, as l
have confidence in Stuarts ability to engin-
eer the thing through. . ..=,-.
"Where would prefer to fight? don't
care continental, just so l get chance to
go at Corbett l see he is insisting on hav
ing the referee named at once. Jim may be
SLY one, but he cannot pull the wool over
my eyes. A few days before the fight will
be ample time to name the referee, and he
won't be named before that time with my
consent. There is too much at stake to run
ar.y risk Of the referee being bought"
Hot Springs Wants 1t.
All appearances have led the people at
Hot Springs to believe that the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight will take place in that
city. AS soon as the announcement was
made that the Texas legislature had taken
action to preclude the possibility of the af-
fair being pulled off on Texas SOIL Hot
bility of getting the fight. Talk speedily
crystalzed into action, but all were SO
quietly done that only the initiated were
aware of what was going on. Mayor W.
w. Waters Immediately sought and held
conference with some leading business men,
and meeting was held in executive seS-
sion:" Last Sunday Martin and Waters left
for Dallas, prepared to bring the contest to
Hot Springs. Monday night kilograms were
received from Mayor Waters from Dallas
saying that it was practically settled that
The fact that rooms were already being
engaged in advance yesterday at some of
the hotels by sporting men confirms the be-
lief there that the tip is straight one.
who are said to be heavily interested in the
enterprise, are represented in Dallas in the
persons of Chambers and Charles Walker
cooperating with Waters and Walker, ar d
it is understood that the Iron Mountain
railroad has its representatives on the
ground
Many people in Hot Springs are inclined
to be very jubilant over the prospect of get
ting the contest, but the clergymen are al
ready up in arms as a matter of course
The Methodist Pastors Association have
called a meeting for today to take such
action in the premises as they may deem
wise.
The Fighting Place.
Martin Julian, for Fitzsimmons; William
A. Brady, for Corbett; President Stuart,
Vendig and Secretary. Wheeler, of the Flor
ida Athletic Club, met last night and de-
cided that the date and place of the meet
ing of Corbett and Fitzsimmons shall be
named in the next forty-eight hours by the
Florida Athletic Club. A plan for selecting
a referee was submitted, and Julian took it
under consideration, to decide in the next
forty-eght hours. The plan is that from
six names Julian select one and Brady Sc
| lect one. Each shall write his selection on
slip of paper and seal in an envelope
The envelopes are to be deposited in a safe
by the president of the club and remain
secret until the day of the fight. If the
| names selected are not the same, one of the
| two is to be selected by a toss-up.
The Usua1 Cry of "Unfair.y
QUEENSTOWN, October 9-Lord Dun
ravens daughters, Lady Rachel and Lady
Aileen Wyndhan-Quin, George l.. Watson
| Captains Crantield and Sycamore and the
remainder of the crew of Valkyrie III ar
rived here today on board the White Star
steamship Teutonfe from New York. Cap
| tain Sycamore ,clined to talk, but several
of the seamen of the yacht talked freely
and claimed1 that If Lord Dunraven's
yacht had been given fair play in the
Americas cup races she would have won.
Racing at EllktOn.
Representatives of the Maryland Racing
Association, composed of Philadelphia horse
men, with Andrew F. Burns of Roxborough,
Pa, as president, have come to an agree
ment with the Cecil County Agricultural
Society of Elkton, Nd, and the Maryland
| Racing Association, and Mr. Geo. S. Wool
ley president Of the Agricultural Society,"
| received 5000 in full payment for the
grounds for the twenty-sx days.
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