The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-05

NEW YORK. FEB. 4-Thers was 81 sx-
r5rIr.r z,ena u tha cafe o. the Hotel
Partke,fi last ule1t IN which Bob F4sE-
simmons. Martin Julian and friend q
Al Smith were tas central figures. The
upsha; q TIE matter was the tearing ID
of The original articles az agreement
signed BIZ Corbett and Fits .nlu1ons sep
TENDER Z &C last year. Julian destroyed
the articles
A. srnlth. who = the final stakehosde-.
sent the Old s-ric.es ~ friend 20 Julian
20 ask II they As amended, we're agree
able 70 aim. and Il the clause in the ar
,ic.es relative 20 the payment Of certain
moneys. due sixty days prior . the con-
tesf. in particular were satisfactory.
The amendment. which vas written on
the articles outside o. this state, read as
foGows:
sBv mutual consent these articles are
hereby changed 10 cover the contest now
set for March H. 20 take place in the
state % Nevada Or elsewhere under the
supervision Of Dan stuart
JAMES :. CORBETT.
Per William A. Brady"
"Fitzsimmons wishes 70 20 on record
4 saving that he viii be ready 20 ngnI
Corbett AZ any place and time Dan stu
. : 'e'1-'7 - MARTIN JULIAN.
For Boo FItzsimmous."
Julian. who was with a party OF friends
IN the cafe % the hotel. read the amend
ruents very carefully. and said they were
perfectly satisfactory TO him. The gen.
tlenan delegated 10 convey the articles
20 Julian placed the papers in his pocket,
and was about to leave when FitZsim-
mons came In. He asked 10 see the arti-
cles They were passed over 10 him and
Re read them.
Il don't approve OF those articles at
all" said Fitzsimmons, turning TO Julian
I
wish you would tear them up"
Julian took the papers in his hand and
tore them in pieces.
Later Al Smith and Julian had a con-
ference and both said afterward that ev-
erything had again been arranged sat
isfactorily. The articles destroyed at
Fitzssmmons' request WIFI not affect the
battle In Nevada. Those governing that
contest are in the possession OF Dan STU
art. After destroying the articles Julian
said: When those articles were signed
there were I'VE copies in existence. -Four
were destroyed. for what reason or by
whom / don't know. | tried 10 secure
copy, bat up 10 the present time was I'M
successful
Fiizsimmons Is under 81 coo bonds for
signing articles in the state OF New York
and says ha has no desire for further
trouble. Julian viii leave for Carson city
Fitzsimmons. The latter VIII start for the
battle ground Wednesday.
Rejoicing in Carson.
CARSON, New, Feb. 4-The dispatched
from san Francisco announcing that
United States Judge Mckenna and others
had declared that the Federal government
had no right TO interfere 10 prevent the
C0rbctt-F itzsimmons 1ght in Nevada
has caused great rejoicing here Nothing
now remains between Carson and the great
pugihstic event that viii bring thousands
OF dollars and thousands Of visitors TO the
city
Virginia City - putting in a strong bid
for the fight. offering $4,000 cash. The
Enterprise prints a let of hotels and lodg-
ing houses on the ComstOck and the num-
her OF people they can hold, giving an
estimate Of 1900 in all. The fighters
themselves. however. are to be considered,
and neither will consent 10 fight al such
a great elevation. Il IS nearly 200 feet
above the sea Level. and the pugilists
would be completely winded IN few
rounds.
The bill introduced by Senator Mills TO
reduce the rate Of admission viii probably
De allowed to sleep its sleep in the com
mlttee and never be called up.
Orders for quarters in the hotels are
coming IN from all parts OF the country.
W X Wheelock. Dan Stuart's partner.
arrived today. and informed a reporter
mat Corbett and Fitzslmm0ns would both
train IN this state and thar Dan Stuart
viii he here Monday. He Will say nothing
definite about the location as between Car
son and Reno a. all. He says Stuart will
announce that himself soon as he looks
over the ground
Not Much Chance for odds.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. when the
news came over the wires that Al Smith.
OF New York, had $40 oo 70 bet on Corbett
al odds OF 10 20 :. sports a th!s end prophe-
sled that more money would change hands
over the match IN Nevada than over the
Corbett-SulIivan fEht.
Abe Daniels who IS said 20 act IS agent
for Pail Dv-yer. said shat he had some
Corbett money 70 invest. As a feeier he
Was willing 10 bet g GO against $50 that
Corbett would win. or II any % Fitzsiul-
mons friends cared for q fancy wager.
he would lay $100oo against s. coo that the
match would go I'm Corbett's favor.
More OF the offers found takers. Harry
Corbett. brother Of Jim. offered to bet 500
against 81 $50 that Jim would win in eight
rounds or less.
Judging from this. there VIII be some
big betting In San Francisco when the
rer have both ser.jeG down "a training
The opinion Is expressed on all sides that
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