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

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, October 30.-Gov
Clarke has called out .he first regiment of
militia to step the fight between Corbett
and 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 be
ready to move at pm.
kilograms from the captain of the Helena
company say that he has forty-eight men
ready to march, with 1000 rounds of am
uuntion. Forest City has thirty-eight
Gien, with plenty of cartridges, and all are
eager for the trip.
The Nan now is to serd about 100 militia
men to Hot Springs from this city, and
ma ss the other companies at Little Rock,
so they may be sent to 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-
the rites should they want outside assist
ance.
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
nent are perfecting the arrangements for
the movements of the troops.
Fight Advertised ns 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, 1t is alleged, is due
to the realization that only by force of
arms can the bett-Fitzsimmons fight
be prevented.
The Iron Mountain railroad office in this
city has a flaming sign exposed, which
reads: "Oficial-The prize fight between
Corbett and Fftzsimmons will positively
occur at Hot Springs on October 81
large delegation of citizens leave Men,
phis tonight for the springs, in anticipation
Of witnessing the contest.
Waiting for F:tzsimmons.
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
liam meets in his attempts to elude the Of
ficers 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 or not the
contest for the heavyweight championship
of the world will occur in this state in the
future.
If Fftzsimmons. who is expected to reach
TeXarkana this afternoon, fails 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, who also await him,
those who are anxious to have the fight
believe iS hnS
ing their belief upon the assumption that
Fitzs.mmons 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 sub
sided, but feeling is still at high tension
Attorney General Kingsworthy came in
on an early train from Little Rock, and he
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
rnent made to thwart mis- efforts to prevent
the meeting of the pugiIists, and that he is;
determined to exhaust all the power at his
command to accomplish that end.
The feeling that the suspense will be re-
heved today. one way the other is gem
eral. Everything awaits the arrival of
f'HSiiiihoiis. he ana Julian nave been ad-
Vlsed by telegraph of the impending danger
at Texarkana, and it is possible they may
change their plans get off the train, and
at Marshall, Texas, proceed to Shreveport,
. ana thence north into Arkansas by Way of
Lewisville. The train schedules are such
that If this plan is adopted the party can
rot well reach here before tomorrow.
Meanwhile, a fair-sized gathering of
sports crowd the hotel corridors, DISCUSSING
the chilly, rainy weather, with the chances
or a fight within forty-eight hours, the pos
sibtlity of the arrival of gray coats by
night and wait for something to drop