New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-30
MIR. ROOSEVELT THERE.
ARKANSAS IN A STATE OF MIND.
PRIZE FIGHTING THE ONLY TOPIC OF CONVERSE
TION-CORBE'>r UNDER ARREST AGAIN-sHER-
IFS IN PURSUIT OF TITZSIMMONS

PRIZE FIGHTING THE ONLY TOPIC OF CoNvERsA-
TIoN-coRBE->r UNDER ARREST AGAIN-sHER-
IFS IN PURSUIT OF TITZsIMMoNs
Hot Springs. Ark. Oct. 29-The compiled tons
brought about by the determination OF Governor
Clarke that Corbett and fitzsimmons shall not
contest for the fstic championship IN Arkansas
and the equally strong determination the part
of the Citizens Committee and the Hot Springs
Athletic Club that the men shall come together In
the Ozarks is rapidly developing into a serious
crisis. Things look squaily tonight. and nobody
seems to know what tomorrow viii bring forth.
there IS considerable forebodng that
1rolole VIII come.
When Sheriff Booker. OF Pulaski County IN which
Little Rock is situated. arrived here the 6
O'Clock train, the latest OF the Executive
was made apparent. Booker brought with him a
sealed packet OF papers. with instructions TO de-
liver them TO Sheriff Houpt OF this (Gar!and)
county. and TO await the lattcrs action. That
official being Just the State line awaiting
the arrival Of Fitzsimmons. the package
opened by one OF his deputies. Its contents were
fourteen warrants calling for the arrest of Corbett
| Brady and their party and the production OF each
individual tomorrow afternoon In Little Rock
Deputy Sheriff Tate took his time to think
the matter Shortly after o'clock he appeared
I'm the corridor OF the Arlington. sought out Booker
and after a conference OF fifteen minutes announced
that he could not the warrants for the
the custody Of officials on warrants issued out Of
the Garland County Court
The officers OF the club have been anticipating
some such move as this on the part OF the Cover
and took the initiative toward checkma;ing il
by procuring warrant for Corbetts arrest -
terday afternoon and having 1t served immediate y.
To-day some more business was done in the same
line and. as the sequel proved not many hours
too soon A citizen. presumably opposed for the
moment to prize fighting. presented himself before
Justice Rapley and swore out warrants for the
arrest OF Brady. J.sJ. Wheelock. Of Dallas. secre-
tary OF the Florida Athletic Club: Joseph Vend!g
ID man
quarters Service had al once upon the men.
who in the city. and for the rest Of The day
thcv were under the surveillance OF deputy sherifs
charge OF the party at the training quarters But
for this move the nine Individuals would have been
"ga thered in" and hauled OFT In the morning 10
Little Rock
Little Rock Ark. Oct. 2s.-,Iothing else is talked
OF In this city except the warrants for the
OF F!tzsimmons and julian which were issued yes
terday and have been delivered TO the Sheriff Of
Miller County by Deputy Sheriff Heard OF this
county. Deputy Sheriff Heard wifi remain a, Tex
arlana and assist In the arrest ana the transfer Of
the fighter and manager 10 this city.
All reports to the effect that the fight viii
certainly come OF Six telegraph operators and a
passed through the city this morning To
Hot Springs. The operators go there 10 send press
reports Of the night They came from the Western
Union Office at ST Louis The sports had tick
cts 10 the fight. and they said that large number
were close behind them.
Hope. Ark. Oct. 2s.-When the westbound train
came into Tcxarkana over the Texas and Pacific
from San Antonio to-day. Sheriff billiard, OF Tex
arkana, and Deputy Sherin Heard, OF Little Rock
went through II. but Fitzsmmons was not on board
There IL good grounds for believing that Fitzsim-
monss baggage was on to-day's train, and the
officers are hopeful that they viii catch him on to-
nights ffaln. Jnrt the train pulled out OF TEX
arkala this afternoon Heard received a telegram
from Governor Clarke the closing words OF which