Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-08

Sullivan was blind with rsge, and fairly
jumped up and down on the floor.
BETTING HAS BEEN LIGHT.
So far the betting has been very light.
No one seems to want the Kilraln end.
Bsrnie Mcclure heard this morning that
there was merchant on Canal street who
wanted to back Kilrain. He put 81, 600 in
his pocket and started after the gentleman.
He found him, and the merchant said an
investment to the extent of $40 was al
that he cared about making. Mcclure
finally placed the money at odds of s., 200
to s., 900.
Another straw that shows that the Kill
rain betting has not yet been distributed
can be cleaned from the following: Marsh
Redon bid $40 for choice Of men this
morning in a local pool room and took
Sullivan. Nobody would take the other
end Of the bet at any price.
why, you people want me to bet SlO
TO nothing on Sullivan"
"Yes," cried patron Of the room, that
is about the right Odds"
ABOUT THE MILITIA.
This evening Captain W. H. Beanham
was interviewed as to what action would
be taken by the militia in the matter OF
the fight. Captain RaeAAAs,e 20 oSii..Ia ..11
inc officer of the Louisiana Field Artillery,
rhioh, WIN the Louisiana Rifles, constl-
tute the only militia in New Orleans, the
other companies having lately gene out OF
the State service. Captain Beanhsm said
he was under orders from the Governor to
hold himself in readiness to call his COM
pany into active service at a minutes
notice. He had twice been sent
for by the Governor. His inter
view Yesterday had lasted sev-
eral hours. Governor Nichols, he said,
was determined that the fight should not
take place in Louisiana, and was directing
ways and means to prevent 1t. de was
very angry about the matter and thought
the whole affair had long since passed all
bounds of endurance, so that he could not,
as Governor, ignore it or refuse to prevent
it. His proclamation had been detied, and
the State of Louisiana set at naugh. The
Governor had also called on his legal ad-
visers to suggest what was the law bearing
upon the subject, and what he could le-
gally do.
CHANCES IN LOUISIANA.
Your correspondent asked Captain Bean
ham what was his opinion of the matter,
whether force would be used, ana
whether in his opinion the fight would be
stopped. ''I am convinced" he replied,
ssthat il will not be fought in Louisiana,
and that sufficient steps have been or Will
be taken to prevent 1t"
"But the managers have promised that
il would be fought here, - he WAS tolo;
"No | don't think they have. Ihey
have said that the fight would take place,
bat they have not said it would be IN
Louisiana. / myself think it will come
off, bat not in this State"
WHERE IT MAY BE FOUGHT.
The writer was made to believe that the
manager of the fight had made some sort
ofprOmise TO Governor Nichols that tney
would not fight in louisiana, as was done
in the Sullivan-Ryan affair in 1888. This
would leave Mississippi and Mobile
county, Alabama, the only available points
for the battle. The change in the time
fixed for the departure Of the excursion
train from a. m. to l a. m
would indicate that it is the pur-
pose OF the managers to take the
train a longer distrance than originally in
tended. and over the Louisiana line. Cap
tain Beanham would not say for what ser
vice his company WAS called, but left the
impression that it would be on hand at the
depot Monday morning when the trains
leave for the p,izs-ring, either to stop
them from leaving or to escort them to the
Louisiana boundary and see that the fight
did not oome of in that State. The man.
ayers preserve the same cosl confidence
they have shown from the start. They
will not 20 into particulars, as they were
disposed TO do at first, and say that the
fight will come off in Louisiana or Missis-
sippi, bat simply insist that it will come
OF on time. They
CONSULTED LEGAL AUTHORITIES
on the subject, and the most eminent Jur'
ists of Louisiana were Of opinion that the
authorities could do nothing with the mill
tia against them. The Attorney General
and District Attorney were both Of Opin-
ion that there was no law against prize
fighting, and none that could reach 1t ex-
eept the trifling offepse of fighting and dis
turbing the peace. That charge could not
be made until after the mill had come of,
and even then it was doubtful whether the
charges of disturbing the public peace
would lie, as the fight took place on pri-
vate poperty, far removed from any settle
ment. The ring would be pitched in the
woods where no one could be disturbed,
and every precaution would be taken to
properly police the grounds and prevent
disturbances. There is nothing in the
world. they finally said, that will prevent
a decision as to the
MERITS OF THE TWO MEN.
If the military power of the State is called
ont and is able to reach the scene OF battle
the mill may be temporarily stopped, but
if we are interfered wish in our rights the
people in authority will be held to strict
accountability, for people have come here
from all parts of the country to see this
affair, snd they cannot afford to be at the
head Of a fuke. If we cannot fight here
we can do SO somewhere else, but we
promise you that there will be fight gen
orally.
Nearly all the officials interested in the
administration of criminal justice here DO
not see how the Governor esn interfere nm
der the law. The opinion Of Attorney
General Rogers and District Attorney Fin
ney have already been given. Judge Mari,
of the Criminal District Court, does not
sea what can be done to stop the meeting.
The pugilists might be brought before him
charged with being about to break the
mace and placed under bonds, but he
could not make the bonds oyer $500. He
did not see how anything more than this
could legally be done.