Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-18
GOV. CLARKE FIRM.
gs Was Misrtprsssnted in The Dispatches
Of Yesterday.
WILL PREVENT THE FIGHT.
Military Force Of Arkansas Awaiting
Orders 10 This End.


rIe ROCK. ARK. october IL
clarke returned from Hot
.. ibis morning. hut refused TO say
...r ,Nt move would be lie stated
mat he has not changed his
regard to the pr.ze-fshters. ana
.-.. cannot hold their night in the
.r. went home soon after getting
SAYS be is going to think over
atom a little. The militia will
....y De sent 10 Hot Springs TO
....-. the crowd.
ark WITH THE GOVERNOR.
.rEINGS. AK, Ocrober lL-Goy-
..rkc took his departure for Lit
This morning The Governor
..... freely 10 correspondent relative
.. .-.s.uf aspect Of affairs here re-
..rr ,re C.thctt-Fitzsimmons contest.
ID. .,- asked whether or not the press
..t.hes % ths morning correctly re-
..... l.. position. lie replied that he was
.. .....n.tI. for the reports. and mat
D.. ... .lll nothing during his visit 10
... ~.roe- % cause him TO change his
.. ....t tIc contemplated prize-nght.
4 fact. Governor. that you have
... .t. CItizcus Committee that you
. .ro local authorities cope with
t. t..t. md that under no circum-
.... ucal you call out the military
State o. suppress the night II Inc
r... club insisted upon going ON with
.-..r, Is no foundation for such
..- r,plled the Governor. The dis
..... that have appeared in the press
...I.. morning attIibutng these promises
.. ID. Incorrect | made no such as
.l..n~. either privately or publicly. and
I..-r,t very much that they have been
,...v.i 90 appear I'm print
.H.t, your views In regard 20 the con-
t.-t been modified IN any way
Ttr have not | came over TO Hot
s,-.r.. % See II there was not some
common ground that We could find 70
stand upon. but. after thoroughly iuNes-
t-.fIrg the matter, ] could ma none
whatever. / entertain exactly the same
H- that | did prior TO my vet ana
ru.t see how ] can permit anything
ring OF a prize-iight TO be pulled OH
o. Arkansas territory.
q would like 10 help tho citizens OF Hot
Springs in anything that would be
...rt 20 them. but there f. nothing about
iiize-ilght that would accrue TO Inc
..atit Of any community.
Ibid YOU promise the Citizens Com
% 'tee that. IN any event. you would not
800 upou the state militia TO invade Gar
tnd county. for the purpose OF Cypress
.s the nghtY'
y made no such promise or anything
he that. The fact rs That the military oil
ihc state are now holding themselves in
.adiness to respond 10 a call from me Al
that time. / am engaged IN marshaiins
my forces for any contingency that may
POSTED As TO GLOVES.
1T is generally understood and so re-
ported upon the streets and IN The hotel
'obhi'S that the Citizens Committee con
need YOU that there was a vast difference
N,tween prize-fight and The contest that
now proposed 20 be- brought of under
o.. revised articles OF agreement entered
l.t. tV the Florida Athletic cab and
f.. hackers Of Corhctt. Is such ne case:
That is not the fact The committee
fr.I % So impress me. but failed To- do
They showed me the revised articles
. agreement which We're all right. TheN
, -o gave me the nvo-ounCe gloves 10 LOOK
AZ nrst glance no one who Is not
.f.I on these matters would think Tor
s M. wrut that the men could possibly
L..- ,a. b other with them, but ! happen
know that they were fVe-ounce gloves
'rHt C.r.rtt and Sullivan fought with,
ttat @ majority of tho prize-hghts
,t f.. present day are fought with.
''r Ar.iu, or some one else In the com
D. r..-r-0m admitted that these were
OH, 81. yes that Corbett and Fftzsimmons
y..r. On n.ht 10 a finish with on the 5lst
october. IL they were not prevented /
doing so Under the circumstances /
.li sec uo distinction between
~. ..-rt o. "a finish. ana "A glove contest I
'a..tF. 1--WE rounds Every one knows .
.tf t.> heht will not last through TWEEN /
'.. rounds. and that Corbctt viii whip I.
'I. WwIu- before twenty-five rounds, /
ttl..mWcns viii whip Corbctt.
-rr lr The dispatches shat Fltzsim- I
declares that he Will not 80 into (
j. - -r1uul contest with tOrbett. He /
' -.l goo so So once before, and the /.
itt- are that such % contest could I
.. pulled on were | 10 consent /
nmaIs has nothing 10 gain IN meet /
..rtert DO contest where there is 4
'. aiming decision.
IHE COY ERNOR FIRM.
I'll. Governor talked pleasantly but /
& ari the impression ne left WAS |
''.t t. meant every word ne said. and !
samething tutervenes TO pre- /
from doing so he Will declare
b Judge Dufiic a high compliment |
Flea stood like an old Roman IN /
it' comm jtce-roOm, and would not con-
' DE proposed contest should 90 /
'.rE 90 yield or 20 withdraw
-,lahle from the demand upon .
- .'.t..g % save Garland county from ,
vs. -..t mat IS proposed 10 be put I
'N having "a prize-nght within
TIL. Governor stated that his Office was
Cd. POD morning until night with /
JOB an sections of theSitate. who
f..llrS with him 10 stop the in
teft Letters resolutions. and
were stacki'S up high. coming
t' every mail. and all were OF one
sitipu 90 the fight.
great majority Of his const tuents,
were bitterly opposed 10 al
'iH q anu tltZsimmOns. OF any