Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-05


New ORLEANS, July 5.-There appears to be
good deal of Ill feeling between partisans of
Sullivan aud Kilrain. About the hotel rotundas
yesterday there were a good many acrimonious
discussions in which the expletives used were
more forcible than elegant There seems to be
disposition on the part of interested parties
to get every dollar there is in sight and the
question Of admitting even members of the
local press is causing some bitterness among
the respective managers. 1t has been decided
that each localpaper shall be allowed two repre-
sentatiyes and each of the prominent outside
papers will be allowed but one. As matter
OF TACT none OF the papers care snap abont
this matter, but if the parties who have engi-
neered this fight imagine that they can fake
tins community they are reckoning without
their host. Ii has been arranged that no part
OF the gate money will be paid until the
fight Is finally decided and if there is not a
square fight it will not be paid over at all. but
be returned to the ticket-hoiders. This is the
program of local managers, and they are reli-
able men, and will be very apt TO carry out
their program.
A Rumor that kilrain Has Flunked.
NEW YORK, July 5.-A special from New Or
leans to the Press SAYS: At a late hour tonight
the rumor was current that Kilrain had funked
and would not meet Sullivan. The Sullivan
men who are on the inside are betting almost
any odds that kilrain will not arrive here on
Friday, Saturday or Sunday, and will take odds
that he does not appear in the ring on Monday.
In the rotunda OF the st. Charles hotel Lyney
Tracy, who Is strong Sullivan man. met Billy
Harding, who represents Il. X. Fox. kilraia 5
hacker, and offered TO bet him $50 that kilrain
Will not appear in New Orleans. That Harding
refused what should appear like sure money is
deemed significant. 1t is also asserted that
Gov. Lowry, of Mississippi. has offered Il 900
reward TO any sheriff arresting kilrain on his
passage through the state.
A Detective on kilrain's Train.
CINcINNATI July 5.-kilrain and party left
for New Orleans over the Queen and Crescent
route at o'clock this morning To United
Press reporter before leaving Kilrain said: Il
am IN trst-class condition. and l have enjoyed
my stay In Cincinnati greatly. barring the
statement of that bloody reporter of a morning
paper who said l was lushing beer yesterday.
That Is a mean, contemplate lie. lit is the
only mean thing the papers have said about
me. wish you would contradict il for me in
the very strongest terms 1t is an Internal lie
Ask any OF the party with me and they will say
the same. l wouldn't care a penny about it if
1t wasn't that the report will go east to my
friends, and they may think am not doing
right by them. l am sorry this thing hap
pened IN Cincinnati, because it is a rank Suli-
van town and makes me think Sullivan's friends
are unfair to me. However. it don't matter;
after L have whipped Sullivan they will all hur-
rah for me-"
few minutes before the train left John T.
Norris. the noted detective, appeared and took
seat In hilraln's special car. the Aida The
report at once spread that Norris intended ac-
companylng the party into Mississippi. where
he would arrest Kilrain and claim the $500 re-
ward offered by the governor of that state for
either of the principals in the fight Pony
Moore took Norris in tow and piled him with
questions as to his destination and business.
Norris said: Il am only going down to Lexing-
ton with a requisition for prisoner. and have
| no intention of going to the fight" Several of
the party said that Norris would find il to his
| interest to leave the train at Lexington.
kilrain exhibited good deal of nervousness
about the probabilities of an interruption of
! the fight, and spoke rather sharply TO Mitchell
| when he said he was not fully posted as to the
arrangements for getting through the state of
Mississippi, which is the territory they most
fear. Il say, Charley" said kirain I'VE must
not make stop in that state. We can't afford
to run any risks, you know"
Texas Governor Issues a Proclamation.
AUSTIN, TEX, July Ex-Governor Ross issued
the following proclamation yesterday:
''TO the Sheriff OF Orange. or any Peace Officer
scittia The State. gree;inq:
"lt may be that Sullivan and Kilrain if pre-
vented from fighting in Louisiana or Mississippi.
wiliattemptto to come in your county to commit an
otfense against the public peace of this state
Should they do SO. direct Won to use all lawful
means to prevent the same
IL. s. Ross, Governor"
Orange county is on the Sabine river. where
the Southern Pacific, coming from New Orleans,
enters Texas