The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
A REAL TOUGH TOWN.
Law There Back Number Except
for Miners Regulations.

From the New York World.
Up in the mountains of British Column
bia new tough town has sprung up,
which is in fair way to win a worse
reputation than Dodge city kan. or
Tombstone, A. 4. The town In question
Is La Clahache, and il has for inhabitants
less than 1000 miners. The strange part
about IL is that La Clahache won its rep
utation for downright toughness in one
night, just as the miners gained the
wealth they recklessly spend In one big
lucky strike.
Law in La Clahache is a back number
except for the rude regulations which the
miners enforce 10 protect their property.
There Is a premium on everything of a
sporting nature. and nothing can be too
bad for the miners. The town has only
one dozen lighting turkey gobblors. but
nearly every miner has either a prize bull
dog or a game pup Gambling runs wide
open all the time, and saloons never close
There are some wonderful poker players
among the miners, but that is another
story.
Sunday April /, was the day OF fame
for La Clahache. One of the most bloody
prize fights in the history of the ring was
fought on green turf that afternoon for
a purse of $1,000. 1t lasted fifty rounds,
and at the end of four hours of fighting
the ground was running with human
blood.
A bacchanalian dance in Somerset hall
followed, which rivals anything in history
Scores of women had been imported from
the surrounding camps, and case after
case Of champagne. All OF the scenes
which followed could not be put on paper
Men and women, reckless with wine went
to every extreme-a madden scene was
never seen before
Acrardipo 10 the bfetar,- T.
received. there had been bad blood between
Tar Flat Brown of San Francisco and
Jack" OFlarity of Cork, Ireland for
several weeks, Every time the fistic abLli-
ties OF either were discussed IN local bar
rooms words that would not sound
well in Sunday school were spoken
and bets We're made pro and con that one
could knock the other out in quicker time
than il took Fitzsimmons to double up
"Pompadour" Jim Corbett at Carson city
Brown and O'Flarity did not speak to
each other and as they had no press
agents 1t came down to point of fight
Money is free In La Clahache and a
$1,000 purse was soon secured The men
training faithfully and IN addition to
punching the bag and putting black eyes
on local asDirants for pugllistie honors
donned killing sweaters aud ran up and
down through mountain roads.
0un0dy broke Gear ana UfiKnt, all was
ready for the fight and there were no
reformers to prevent festivities Sporting
men came from towns $50 miles away
They knew that IL was on the square
There were too many gums" around TO
have Il otherwise and then, again, each
was looking for reputation. ring was
stretched on green sod and when the con-
tesiants took corners IL was a mighty
tough job 10 pick the winner. They were
giants, and big muscles told of great
strength The moment they came together
in the ring with skin-tight gloves they
vera at IL. The pace was fast. When the
bell sounded after the first round both
showed signs Of punishment, but honors
were even. For sixteen rounds they fought
like bulldogs.
The green sod began TO get slippery with
blood and the crowd. as IL goaded by the
sight, urged the men on to greater ex-
ertions.
In the seventeenth Brown led a ter
rife right for The jaw, but missed. and
O'Flarty countered on the ear. Brown
went 10 the ground as II struck with a
sIedee hammer and lay dead TO the world.
His hackers yelled for him 10 get up and
he managed 10 reach his knees at seven
seconds, and struggled TO his feet at ten.
O'Flarty would have finished him In an
other punch but the gong sounded
Brown came up in fairly good condition
for the next round and fought for wind.
O'Flarity was somewhat tired and Il
seemed as IL they rested a spell by mutual
consent. Between the thirtieth and for