The morning times., 1896-10-16
-FOUR ROUNDS TO 4 FINISH
Principals in To-night's Word
Mill in Pink Of Condition.
TICKETS ARE AT A PREMIUM
Six Thousand yellow and White Cards
Are Out-There VIII Be Room for
1000 Standers Who VIII BE Given
Chance-An Preliminaries Are
Arranged.

Inc principals in the word mill to be
pulled off at Convention Hall this evening
were reported last night as having traineo
down to the proper weight and both in
the pink of conoition.i
MI Davis has allowed Mr.. Hutchins
rev POUNDS. The latter found il impOssi-
bic on such short notice TO reduce TO
his opponents Weighing IN avoirdupois.
however, the gold mans hackers claim
coat ne Wiii overcome this handicap ia
reach and quickness. The arena has beel.
roped off and Mr.. Gates will hold the
sponge fer Mr.. Davis, while Mr. Law
renee Gardner will be in Hutchins' corner.
AS Will be remembered the rules were
settled sometime since. Senator Faux
ner Will referee and see til at there are no
FOULS or hitting below the belt. When the
gong sounds Mr.. Davis will lead for his
opponents wind, his half of the round TO
last Tor fifty minutes. Then Mr.. hulehins
Will relnt at him and is said 10 have an
upper cut concealed in his gloves. MIR.
Faulkner, however, will see that it is
strictly within rules. The bout Will close
with Two rounds OF quick sparring for a
knockout and then the band will play.
NO MORE TICKETS.
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner returned from
New York yesterday morning and he aud
Mr.. Gates held conference. They dis
cussed chairs. Mr. yates Manted d Few
IliOft duutu " tuS O,OOO GfdL We're az
ready IN the hall. MIR. Gardner opposed
the addition. when the conference MAS
concluded 1t was announced that no more
seats Would be placed III the han and the
puDlic must be content With g 900 Ur else
stand up.
sir. rates was compelled to leave his
place of business on Wednesday after the
gold tickets we're exhausted III order 10
escape Tie lmportunilles, of those that
wanted seats. Mr.. GardDer. who had
charge OF the silver sac OF the arn'tiise,
was wonderful. We could have giien out
twice as many tickets il we had them"
ABOUT STANDING ROOM.
1t has not yet been decided whether the
doors Will be thrown open after all the
chairs are nlleu OF not. There VIII be
standing room for possibly 1000. aud 1t
VIII LOOK like ruthless waste, soine say.
to See this good space unoccupied. On
the other hanu, the opening oI the doors
To the public viii give the latter ID chance
To rush peli mel into the hall, aBu there
will be such q cruwdiug and showing Of The
forces or gold aud siiNer as have never
been Witnessed before.
Another LITTLE difficulty arose last even
ing, but II was nothing serious, and diTIi-
cuilies are things To be expected waien ar
ringeInents are being made for u tig
debate. BY some oversight the representa-
tives OF the out-of-town press hau not been
cared for. Some OF The correspondents
called attention TO the fact. Ar. Gnt:ner
said last night that ne sun had his tickets,
but Mr.. Gates admitted that he hau
thuughtlessiy given his away. MIR. GaruEer
stated that lie would distribute his share
TO the press anyhow, and permit them to
go as far as they would.
THE FAVORED ONES.
1t is impossible to name all of the
persons who nave been given chairs on
ine platform There We're iUo tIekeJs
reserved for this purpose, and they were
Mr.. Davis. Neither or the gentlemen has
kept trace OF the tickets after distributing
tnen, ana many OF them have been handed
around by their respective seconds. Suf-
flee IL is to say that nauy OF the most
prominent people in the city VIII be on the
stage, including some OF the Congressional
set, the judiciary, the bar. and from all
branches or business.
The doors for ticket holders will be
thrown open as early as 6 o'clock This
early opening Is mace Ior the accommo-
The former will be attire,l in evening
dress. and dozen have been allotted
from each side.
The Sound Money League held a meet
ing last evening and decided that an es-
cort would be quite the proper thug Ior
Mr.. Davis on his way from his home to the
hall. The escort will consist OF the
following Officers of the league: C. v.
Gates, president; A. J. Kane, vice prei-
dept; Z. 5. ucker, secretary, Alexander
wolI; treasurer; asd ~, J B. huyek. Morris
the executive committee.
BAND FOR Mr.. DAVIS
A band will precede the escort A
meeting will be held at the Raleigh Hotel
at O'Clock. With the band in the lead,
the escort will drive in carriages TO the
Concord, corner OF Eew Hampshire avenue
and s street, where Mr.. Davis resides.
He will be given serenade. to enliven
his spirits, and the march will be made
to Convention Hall.
So Iar as could DE learned last night Mr..
Hutchins' friends have not completed ar
rangements for giving him an ovation Of
any character.
The program in the hail has already been
published. Senator Faulkner will intro
duce each speaker. Mr.. Davis will speak
for fifty minutes and Mr.. HutchinS will
follow him for similar length of time.
Then Mr.. Davis will take twenty minutes
to reply and Mr.. Hutchins will be given
the same length OF time to make the closing
argument. When nobody is talking the
band will be pla ying, and when neither
band nor the speeches can be heard it is
assumed that the public will be cheering.