The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-15

LITTLE RocK, ARK. Oct. l4.-GoVornor
Clarke to-day furnished ireSh evidence OF
his determination to prevent the Cor
bott.Fitnimmona fight at Hot Springs
or in Arkansaa A telegram Wal sent by
tho governor to BriGRdier General
George 0, Taylor, oil Forest City, Of tho
Arkansas State Guard, summOning him
to conference at once. Tho moaning
OF tho conference iS that tho governor
desires to acquire himself with tho
available strength OF the state militia go
that ho may act knowingly II the situa'
ton ut Hot Springs reaches cnsta
where the services Of tho militia may be
required.
Governor Clarke was more emphatic
than ever to-day in saying that tho
fight would not DO allowed to come of
in Arkansas. Ho goes so far aa
to say that II the affair oc.
ours as advertised at Hot Springs
he would resign and try 10 find
an otlieO no could run. Tho governor
says Corbett and FitzIinmons have
been warned aud # they now arrive at
Ho. Springs bent on tho mission OF
fighting, their presence in the city or
county will be construed as an overt
act and treated accordingly.
whas, tf, WafaRnnnn 10 d n
proposition TO change tho affair into a
gIovo contest, Governor Clarke said that
ho could make no distinction between
glove contest aud prizs fight; it was
prize fight no matter by what name It
was called.
A dispatch from Hot Springs Says:
Everybody is hopeful that the GSht
will take place and preparations for tho
mill are being pushed rapidly. Public
sentiment here is in favor OF the mill
and the people seem determined to
have It.
The attempt to pull oil the fight will
bo made at Whittiugton Park and not
Spring Lake. The contest will bo
limited to u stated number OF rounds
with soft gloves. Brady says that Cor.
bett would leave San Antonio Monday
night, travelling until morning.
then stop and do his training
durln. the day, reSuming his
journey Tuesday night. and arriving in
Hot Springs on the Wednesday mora.
ing train. H0 will go into training on
tho morning he arrives. While It is not
known positively, the sGPPositioa Is
that Corbett will make his heSdquar.
ters at Spring Lake and Fitzsimmons at
Mountain Valley.
The law will soon be appealed to. to
decide whRther scientiac contest DO.
tween skilled boxers with soft gloves
be 4 violation Of its provisions in the
state Of Arkansas.
The ministers called a meeting nt
Central Methodist church this evening
and quito crowd gathered. W. A.
Brady, CorbottR manager, was present
and asked il n representative Of Mr..
Corbett might be permitted to have a
iow words. There we're Tow subdued
expressions OF dissent, but calls
to speak" "spoak," began to oil
the room and Mr.. Brady was permitted
to talk. Mr. Brady's talk captured the
house md when ho finished such an
acclamaton OF cheers aud handicap.
ping went up as was norDr before seen
or heard in that sacred editice. Tho
church people wero completely nou.
plnIIed and in n low minutes
more tho house was practically empty.
ConrUs CnnsTi, TEx., Oct lI.-Mar.
tin Julian wired the mayor Of Hot
Springs to-day that no would
not Leave horo with Fiizsimmon9
for that place until a sufficient
sum Of money was raised by tho citi.
zens Of that place and deposited in
some responsible mnu's hands to do.
fray nil legal expenses that may arise
by their going to Arkansas.