The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-31
FITZSlMM0NS A PRISONER.
A SHERIFF. BAGS HIM on TRAIN
NEAR TEXARKANA.

The sIugEcr Taken Back to Texar-
kama and II 10 he Hustled 80 Little
Rock Via Pine BIuR-The Proposed
Fight at Hot Springs To-day Now
an ImpossibiIits-The Governor
Calls Out Militia, But subsequently
Countermands the order.
Texarkana. Ark. oct. 30.-Fitzsimmons
passed through here this afternoon at 3:lO
o'clock. Little Rock officers, backed up
by the sheriff of this county. arrested
him as soon as the train reached Ar
kansas territory. The Hot Springs sher-
ins claim Of prior arrest was ignored by
the first named officers who disputed his
right on the authority Of the governor OF
the state to act In any ofhcial capacity.
The train did not stop in Arkansas, but
remained in Texas until ready to pull
out. When last seen through the window
the sheriff OF this county was reading tho
warrant to Fitzsimmons and the sherife
OF this county has men on the train with
courage to back up all his orders to the
death, II necessary.
Fitzsimmons was taken from the train
at Fulton, twenty miles north Of here,
and brought back tonight, arriving here
at o'clock, by Sheriff billiard Of this
county and Deputy Sheriff Howard Of Lit
tie Rock, who is acting as the personal
representative Of the governor. He viii
be taken to Pine Bluff tonight over the
Cotton Belt road and thence TO Little
Rock. The proposed fight at Hot Springs
tomorrow morning cannot take place. as
u is now impossible for titzsimmOns to ba
there.
Little Rock. Ark. Oct. SO.-The hghe
situation developed here in earnest this
morning, when Gov. Clark ordered the
militia to arms. and at noon the state
house yards were tull Of boys in blue,
with muskets and other necessary ac4
coutremcnts.
At 8 o'clock this afternoon. however.
the governor countermandcd his order
sending the militia 10 Hot Springs. This
was because Attorney General Kenswor-
thy telephoned the governor from Hot
Springs 10 the effect that COrbett would
be tried before a justice of the peace i'm
Hot Springs this afternoon, and after that
has consented to come TO Little Rock
FOR trial before Chancellor Martin.
Chancellor Martin to-day issued war
rant for the arrest Of Sheriff HOupt in
Arkadelphia, charging him with conspir-
acy.
Hot Springs. Ark, oct. SO.-Attorney
General Kinsworthy arrived here from
Little Rock this morning at 1880 o'clock.
lie reported that proceedings under an
bett and his party.
ST. Louis, Mo-, oct. S0.--A special TO tho
| Chronicle from Hot Springs, Ark, says
| that w. A. Brady has given orders for
| the construction OF a 2i-foot ring at Whit
tington Park, TO be completed at mid
night
Corbett has been instructed to be pre-
| pared to enter the ring at any time to-
| morrow morning after daylight.
The statement Is made that Deputy Sher-
| im Gate has mustered 200 men as deputies
| to quell any violence or mob Word was
sent to Spring Lake this afternoon for all
hands to be ready to fight tomorrow
morning, but President w. T. Babcock OF
the Hot Springs Athletic Association says
that the fight will not come OF until after
Nov. /, and that no fight can be arranged
until after Julian and FitzsimmOns get
here and articles Of agreement are drawn
up and signed. He says the fight Will
not be pulled off I'm private and will take
place some time between Nov. ] and
Nov. Z. He declares that when II comes
off II will be at Wilmington Park, and
not In private. Asked II this statement
could be positively relied on as official,
| he said: YES" but qualified It by saying
| that II the mqp wanted to take IL out OF
the hands Of The local club and commit
tee and fight Independently Of them there
was no way to prevent 1t.
The citizens committee and officers OF
the Hot Springs Athletic Association are
now in consultation at the Arlington ho-
| tel