The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-10-30
WHERE is FI7Z2
Officers and Citizens Watching
For Him.
Great Crowds Throng the Depot Here
Will the Fight Occur, or Will
Clark Prevent IT.


telegraphed here that Fitzsimmons
the Australian would be a passen-
ger, the crowd that gathered down
uuder the big union depot shed was
immense All shades of life were
represented in the crowd, The law
yer was there, likewise the China
man; the doctor was on hand, and
so was the newspaper man-in TACT
you could find any one there you
wanted to see.
Deputy Sheriff Heard of Pulaski
county, and Sheriff Dillard were on
hand looking around in mysterious
way. They thought they had a
dead scoop" on the people and
none of them knew what they were
up to or down there Tor, but most
every one had read the papers the
sheriff had in his pocket, even be-
fore he had them, for they were
published in all the morning dailies
that take the press report.
When the train dashed in, the
two sheriifs went through the
coaches but did not meet up with
Bob, but ran up against a locked
door in one of the sleepers and as
they could not have it opened in
Texas, stayed on the train until it
pulled out then made one grand
search, which proved a water
haul
The two officers returned to the
city last night having gone no
farther than Homan, where they
met the other passenger train COM
ing to Texarkana,
This morning the same two
officers, working under instructions
from Gov Clarke searched the 7,
h p train which arrived at 1850,
and thorougly searched it, but in
vain.
Below we give few short press
dispatches on the fight situation,
FITzsIAIMoNs EN-RoUTE,
San Antonio, Oct, 29.-Bob Fitz-
simmons and party left Corpus
Christi this morning, They arriv-
here over the Arkansas Pass at 1880
p. m,, aud will leave for Hot Springs
oyer the International and Great
Northern at 8 p, m, tonight,
Ftzsimmons was seen by an Asso
ciated Press reporter Immediately
upon his arrival
81 leave for Hot Springs tonight
said he. ''l don't care If ] am ar
rested, am going up there to fight
III fight in private or in public; any
way suits me, Fit2simmons says hC
weighs 1866 pounds now, He is look
ing well and says he feels fine He
isaccompanied Is by his wife, Martin
Julian, Chas, Ste2ner, Ernest Roe
Der and Duncan G, Ross,
JULIAN Owes THE SCHEME AWAY,
San Antonio, Oct 90 Robert
Fit2simmons and party left San An
tonic tonight at 8 o'clock over the
international and Great Northern
road for Hot Springs, Martin Ju'
liam received a telegram this after.
noon regarding the contents OF
which he was very reticent when
questioned by newspaper men, 1t is
learned, however, that the telegram
came from Hot Springs and that it
instructed him how to proceed
when he reached reXarkana, Flt2.
simmons Is to cross the line at a
pout where Sheriff Houpts men
are known to be stationed and sub.
nit to arrest by them Julian has
been warned that II arrested by Of
dcers representing Gov Clarke all
prospects Of fight is gone He
has been assured, though, that II
arrested by Sheriff Iloupts men the
fight can be pulled on
It Is evident that the rail roads
have helped to smuggle the Austria
Han through TeXarkaua, aud have
already landed him safe In Hot
Spring, where Sheriff lIoupt, of Car
land county will try to protect him
from Gov Clarke under the guise
Of a pretended arrest, and try to
allow the fight to come of as adyer.
tlsed tomorrow,
The question now Is will Clarke
bring out the militia aod stop the
fight or will Houpt aud the bruIs
es carry the day We can only
wait and see, hoping that Governor
Clarke or Judge Dullle will Interfere
aad prevent the disgrace of the
fight taking place IN Arkansas,
Fresh stock of all kinds OF candies
just received by Sam Ragland,