Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-31

can be settled is for the Governors OF Ken
lucky and West Virginia to issue requlsl-
tions for the guilty parties on both sides.
There is no question but that this Is the
only way the matter can be settled with
out bloOdshed.
"I think that your Excellency has acted
very prudently in refusing a requisitlon
for the Hstfields, owing to the tact that
Phillips, the person appointed by the
Governor of Kentucky, to receive them,
has with him the McCoys. / would
certainly say that this is the opinion and
belief OF all disinterested good citizens OF
this county. While the people here think
that rtguisitiou ought to be issued by
the Governor of West Virginia for the Hat
fields, still they think that it should be
placed in the hands of parties who would
safely deliver them to the proper Ken
lucky authorities ia order that the Hat
fields NAV have fair and IMPARTIAL inves-
tigatiOn Of the charge against them anu
that the Governor of this State should not
be the means of placing them in the
hands of an infuristed mob, who
would ruthlessly butcher them. The
agent has had talk with good many OF
our leading citizens here, who will give
you their views on the matter so L Will
leave him to inform you further, as to what
the views of the people here are"
THE ORDER CoUNTERMANDED.
Upon receiving the above information,
Governor Wilson at once directed the fol-
lowing telegram to be sent by AdJutant-
General f. l.. Wood:
"CHARLEsTON, January so.
"COL r. II. Freer, ParkerS6Hrg.
'The agent sent out by the Governor to
the scene of the trouble on the 23d inst,
has Just returned, aud reports that the
belligerent parties on both sides have dis
banded and no further trouble is antici-
pated. The order therefore for You to re-
port here with military force is counter
manded. Z. L. WOOD, Adj't Genl."
The following telegram was sent Cover
nor Buckner:
"CHARLEsToN, January 80.
To His EIee!Iency S. B. Buckner, Frankfort,
Ky:
NV agent has Just returned from the
scene of the trouble, and reports that the
belligereut parties on both sides have dis
banded. have therefore countermanded
nv order directing the military to Logan
county. f. w. WILSON,
Governor of West Virgins"
THE STATES THANKS.
Late this evening Governor Wilson sent
the following telegram to Col. Freer:
"CHARL EsToN, W. Va, January 30.
To Col. Il. II. Freer, Pdrkersburg, ". Ia:
On behalf Of the State please receive for
yourself and the troops under your COM
mand, my sincere thanks for so prompt
response in support Of the civil authorities
in the execution of the laws.
f. W. WILSON,
Governor"
Governor Wilson and the State House
people are much relieved to learn that the
trouble on the border has quiete down
without the intervention of the military,
and our authorities will at once take meas
ures to have all those persons who are un-
lawfully confined in the Pike county jail,
returned to their state, and no doubt a
reguisition will be issued for Frank Phil
lips, who killed Old man Vance and officer
Dempsey. 1t is said Phillips has killed u
dozen men in his time. The Governor
will aid the authorities Of Kentucky in
bringing to justice the West Virglnisns
who have violated the law.
The reason Governor Wilson refused the
reUuiSitiOn of Kentucky's Governor tor
twenty West Virginians, was because the
warrants were 20 be placed i'll the hands OF
Fraui, Phillips and the McCUys; and lie
knew il would be sure death to any OF the
men named in the indictment. lie was
lurther disnaded from acting at once be-
cause he had affidavits and information TO
the effect that parties in Pike county were
using the Governor OF Kentucky and his
power 10 blackmail the Hatiields. These
matters have been referred to at length i'll
dispatches and communications heretofore
sent the REGISTER. Senator Floyd said
the REGISTER was the only paper which
has pretended to give fair and correct ac-
count OF the Logan troubles Siuce their in-
cep,iOn.