Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-31
|. THE SOLDIERS CALLED OUT.
Governor Clarke Determined to Stop
the Prize Fight,
Or at Least Exhaust Every Re-
source at His COmmand-Several
Hundred Militiamen Ready to
Move at a Momentss Notice.
The Hot Springs People Still
Complacent.

Little Rock, Ark. October 30.-Gov-
ernor Clarke has called out the first reg
iment Of militia TO stop the fight be-
tween Corbett and Fitzsimmons. Com
pan:es ait Pine Bluff, Helena, Cabot and
Mccarthy light guard, Fletcher rifles,
and Eagle light battery Of this city,
have also been notified to be ready to
move at 100 D. m.Telegrams from the
captain of the Helena company say thaa
he has forty-eight men ready TO march
with 1000 rounds Of ammunition. For
est City has thirty-eight men with
plenty of cartridges and all are eager
for the trip The plan now Is to send
about 100 miliUiamen TO Hot Springs
from this city and mass the other COM
panies at Little Rock. The object ID
sending to Little Rock companies now
is to have them on the ground at once
to assist the civil authorities should
they want outside assistance. The gov
ernor is stiH determined that the fight
shall not occurr. He says the supreme
moment has come and he proposes to
exhaust every resource at his command.
General Taylor, the commander OF the
State. militia was in consultation with
Gov Clarke this morning and Adjt.
Gen. Whipped and Col. HOllenberg, OF
the first regiment are perfecting the
arrangements for the movement or The
troops.
Hot Springs, Ark, October 30.-The
announcement from Little Rock that
Governor Clarke had placed the State
militia under waiting orders produced
no percept.ble effect upon the leaders
Of the local sporting fraternity, who by
the way are identified with the citizens
committee Such a step on the part Of
the executive authorities has been ex-
pected, and surprised nobody. 1t is
thought this action was taken to pre-
pare for the emergency Of Fitzsimm0ns
falling into the hands of Sheriff Houpt5
officers at Texarkana, and being brought
to this city. There is no change IN the
situation.
Texarkana, Texas, October 30.-Sher-
iff billiard and deputies of Miller coun-
ty. who lett Texarkana ON the Iron
Mountain canon ball at $3.50 o'clock,
succeeded in bagging the pugilistic
Sdlut Iutg MNtt dLtNls i iA2soiAAAAAi
and his trainer were arrested by them
and taken off their train at Fulton. A
special train was telegraphed for to
bring the officers and pugilists back to
this city, and at 3 O'Clock a train left
here for that purpose. They arrived
here about 7:15 o'clock, and the sheriff
and his deputies with Fitzsimmons and
Julian unde arrest, left Texarkana at
1885 p. m, tonight, via the Cotton Belt
railway for Little Rock.
Sheriff Houpt was also arrested on
the Iron Mountain train.
The Little Rock officers tried 70 in
duce Julian and Fitzsimmons to accept
safe conduct to Hot Springs, but they
seemed anxious to be arrested and
taken to Little Rock, which would have
the effect Of keeping them out Of Cor
belts reach.
Hot Springs, Ark. October 90.Cor-
bett disappeared from his training
quarters at Spring Lake this afternoon.
Manager Brady's declaration: We
have Corbeto planted and will be ready
to produce him at twenty minutes no.
tice prepared TO fight" is all thai could
be learned tonight.
CHICAGO. October 9o-John L. Sullivan
has been engaged hv New YORK news
paDer to sit beside the ring In which Cor
bett and FitZssmmOns appear, II they 90
face each other. and report the hBhI-