Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-30
TROOPS CALLED OUT
Gov. Clarke Determined to Prevent
the Big Fight.
FIRST REGIMENT HELD In READINESS
Companies Massed at Little Rock
to Go to Hot Springs.
AWAITING FITZ SUMMON S

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, October O-GOv.
Clarke has called out he first regiment of
militia to step the fight between Corbett
md FitZsimmons. Companies at Pine Bluff,
Helena, Cabot and Jacksonville have been
ordered to be ready to march this after
neon, and the Mccarthy Light Guards.
Fletcher Rifles and Eagle Light Battery of
this city have also been notified to lie
ready to move at l pm
Telegra ans from the captain of the Helena
company say that he has forty-eight men
ready to march. with 1000 rounds of am
n'unition. Forest City has thrty-eight
men. with plenty of cartridges, and all are
eager for the trip.
The plan now is to seEd about 100 militia
men to Hot Springs from this city. and
r.s the other companies at Little Rock,
they may be sent tC Hot Springs early
tomorrow. The object in sending the Little
Rock companies now is to have them on
the ground at once to assist the civil .iu-
critics should they want outside assist
arce.
The governor is determined that the
fight shall not occur. He says the supreme
moment has come, and he proposes to eX-
haust every resource at his command
Gen. Taylor the commander of the state
militia, was in consultation with Gov.
Clarke this morning. and Adjt. Gen. Whip
ent are perfecting the arrangements for
the NOV ements of the troops.
Fight Advertised as Certain.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October 3O.-From
private sources it is learned that Governor
Clarke of Arkansas has issued an order
for the mobilization of state troops at Hot
Springs This action, it is alleged. is due
to the realization that only by force OF
arms the bett-FitZsimmons fight
be prevented.
The Iron Mountain railroad office in this
city has flaming sign exposed. which
reads: "Official.-The prize fight between
occur at Hot Springs on October 81
large delegation of citizens leave Mem
phis tonight for the springs. in anticipa ton
of witnessing the contest.
Waiting for Fitzsimmons.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark, October 3O.-Hot
Springs is on tiptoe with hand to ear, face
southwark. The points from which tidings
are eagerly awaited are Texarkana and
Lewisville, for at one of these places Fitz-
simmons is expected to enter the state.
Upon the success with which the Austria
Han meets in his attempts to elude the of
fcers of the law, who have been waiting
for him on the boundary line for the past
forty-eight hours, depends the solution of
the absorbing question whether not the
contest for the heavyweight championship
of the world will occur in this state in the
future.
If Fitzsimmons who is expected to reach
Texarkana this afternoon, falls into the
hands of the officers of Pulaski county,
armed with warrants issued by Judge Mar
tin at Little Rock, the chances for a meet
ing with Corbett will be greatly lessened.
If he be placed under arrest by the officers
of Garland county. VINO also await him.
those who are anxious to have the fight
pulled off believe the event is certain, ba
Ing their belief upon the assumption that
F1tZsimmons will thus be taken out of the
jurisdiction of the state authorities and
brought to this city.
This done. only extraordinary measures
on the part of the governor can prevent
an encounter. The excitement created last
night by the arrival of Sheriff Horace
Booker of Pulaski county, who came here
under orders from Governor Clarke, with
warrants for Brady and Corbett has SUBJ
sided, but feeling is still at high tension
Attorney General Kingsworthy came in
on an early train from Little Rock and ne
ana representative South are closely
watching the legal phases of the contro-
versy. 1t is known that Gov. Clarke is
Kept constantly informed as to every move
inent made to thwart mis- efforts to prevent
the meeting OF the puSilists, and that he is
determined to exhaust all the power at his
command to accomplish that end
Inc feellnS that the suspense will be re-
heVed today. one way or the other is gen
G tI;. everything awaits the arrival of
fltzslmmons He and Julian have been adj
vlsed by telegraph of the impending danger
at Iexarkana, and it is possible they NAV
chanse their plans. get off the train, and
at Marshall, Texas. proceed to Shrevenort
ana thence north into Arkansas by way of
l.ewisville. The train schedules are Such
that II this plan is adopted the party can
Eot well reach here before tomorrow
Meanwhile, a fair-sized gathering of
sports crowd the hotel corridors, discussing
tine chilly. rainy weather, with the chances
OF nsht within forty-e:ght hours the pos
sibility of the arrival of gray COATS nv
night, and wait for something to drop.