The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-30
flTz STARTS FOR THE FIGHT.
III SAYS INDIAN TERRITORY Is To
BE THE BATTLE GROUND.

sberfffs of Arkansas TO Arrest the
Australian on Sight-The Prize Mill
10 BE in Private.
san Antonio, Tex, Oct 29.-Bob Fitz-
simmons and party arrived here to-day at
r,6n from Corpus Christi and left here
to-r4eht for Hot Springs. They will reach
Hot springs late tomorrow night. Fitz-
simmons says that if the present plans
are carried out, he will fight Corbett in
rrivata He refused to give the location
Of the place at which the fight will take
ulace. but it was stated by a member of
his party that 1t would be pulled off in
Indian Territory and that the principals
ana their friends would be taken to the
battle ground by special train from Hot
Springs. Fitzsimmons stated that he
would visit Corbett upon his arrival at
Hot Springs and give the champion an
opportunity Of having an everyday scrap,
ST the latter feels 50 inclined. Fitzsimmons
IS in The best of conditions.
Little Rock. Ark, oct. 29.-Nothing
startling has developed here in prize
faht circles to-day. Gov. Clark received
telegram from Corpus Christi, Tex,
this morning telling him that Bob Fitz-
simmons and his party had left that
place at S:45 o'clock for Hot Springs.
Tie sheriffs Of all the counties have been
Instructed to watch all northbound trains
and to arrest Fitzsimmons on sight. The
governor will go to the springs to-mor-
row to see that his orders are obeyed.
lie says the hght snail not take place
and what he says is law and Will be law
in the present emergency and he is
worked up TO a pitch that the choice of
weapons will cut no figure in this case.
He promises this much and the people
here are in doubt as to whether ne can
carry out his wishes or not.
This city is full of strange faces to-
night, bound for Hot Springs, but many
have concluded to lie over here and watch
developments. Every city avenue is
tonight that he would plant the militia
in Hot Springs tomorrow If Fttzsimmons
should show up, and that 1t was his pur-
pose to keep strictly to business. Almost
everybody in this country believes the
fight viii take place in spite of the gov
ernor. over 400 fight tickets were sold
here to-day at $25 each.
Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 29.-Steve
ODonnell Joe Vendig and several others
save themselves up to the local authort-
ties this afternoon to be put under peace
diction Of the governor or county Oil
Gals.
Hope. Ark, oct. 29-When the west
bound train came into Texarkana over
the Texas and. Pacific from San Antonio
to-day, Sheriff Dillard of Texarkana and
Deputy Sheriff Heard Of Little Rock
on board. report was circulated that
the Fitzsimmons party had left the train
few miles west of town and gone over
land in hack TO station east of town
in order to eVade arrest and so as to re-
board the train. When this train left
TeXarlkana the two officers went aboard,
going as far as Hope, thirty miles dis
tant, where they now are.
They will go west again tonight and
search the northbound train, which they
will meet at Homan, half way between
Hope and TeXarkana. There is good
ground for believing that Fitzsimmons'
baggage was on to-day's train and the
officers are hopeful that they will catch
him on to-nights train. Just as the train
pulled out of TeXarkana this afternoon
officer Heard received telegram from
Gov. Clarke, the closing words OF which
We're: Catch Fitzsimmons or stop him
regardless of cost or consequences. Don't
fail"
ST. Louis Oct Notwithstanding the
many obstacles that seem to make a meet
ing between Corbett and FitzsimmOns
very doubtful, the sporty public are flock
ing to Hot Springs by every train. The
an army of southern tourists, filled the
outgoing Iron Mountain trains tonight
TO oTeriowing and extra coaehes Were
coupled on. Many of the local lights OF
the prize ring, including the veteran Tom
Allan, once champion of the world, Iom
Kelly, Prof. Billy Clarke, the Daileys
and Prof. Bob Farrell left this evening
The latter, who is d recognized authority
on ring matters and who trained and sec
onded Sullivan when he fought Ryan, Is
a probable referee of the coming battle.
Hot Springs, Ark, Oct %, 1870 p. M
The complications brought about by the
determination of Gov. Clarke that Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons shall not contest
Tor the fistic championship in Arkansas,
and the equally strong determination on
the part Of the citizens committee and
Hot Springs Athletic Club that the men
shall come together in the Ozarks, is rap
IDLY developing into a serious Crisis
Things look squally tonight, and nobody
seems TO know what tomorrow VIII prlng
forth although there is considerable Tore
bodIng that trouble will come.
When Sheriff Booker of Pulaski county,
IN which Little Rock is situated arrived
mere on the g o'clock train the latest move
oI the executive was made apparent
SnerlH Booker brought with MIN scared
liver them to Sheriff Houpt of this Gear
land) county and to await the latter's
acuon. This package has been personally
delivered by the governor to Sheriff Book
er earlier in the afternoon, with orders
70 take the first train and return, IL posi-
e.e by the o'clock train from hot
springs TOMORROW morning. ON ms ar
IiNal ne was met by Representative South
OF Baxter county, who is still here Watch-
ING e-te movements of Brady and his party
anu the citizens committee IN the interest,"
OF the governor, and they then procee9ed
20 the sherims office. That off1clal DelnS
JUS now. on the state line awaiting the
arrival Of FitzsimmOns, the package was
opened by one of his deputies
Its contents were fourteen warrants CALI
4tiS 4OI the arrest OF COrDeIl, bIduy aHu
thelr party and the production OF eaeh
lIalyidual tomorrow afternoon in Little
Rock
The warrants were based upon informa-
non sworn out by Attorney General hlns-
worthy in precisely the same language as
that employed yesterday in securing the
papers for the arrest of Fitzsimmons, set
ting forth that the principals to the pro-
posed fight were about to engage IN a
contest wherein might result the killing
on one or the other and should therefore
DE held to maintain the peace.
Deputy Sheriff Tate was the only other
attache of the office on hand and to him
The chief deputy turned over the papers
for service. Shortly after s o'clock Dep
lty Tate appeared in the corridor of the
Arlington, sought out South and Booker
and after a conference of fifteen minutes
announced that he could not serve the
warrants for the reason that the men
Iamed therein were already in the Gus
todT of officials on warrants issued out
Of the Garland county court. Sheriff
Booker, upon being satisfied that this was
ectually the case, accepted the situation
at once and said that he would make no
mort to ComDlicate that situation by en-
4edVoring to enforce the mandates he has
brought with him.
The officers Of the club have antici-
pated some such move as this on the part
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