Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
SOLDIERS ON GUARD.
Governor Nichols Deaed ms Long as He eau
Stand It-He Orders the Militia to
Prevent the Fight-Leniency
of the Louisiana Law.

OF Inc Louisiana Law.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsParcH.l
NEW ORLEANS, July 6.-Your correspon-
dent this evening interviewed Captain W.
II. Beanham, commanding officer of the
Louisiana Field Artillery, and who will
have charge of the militia in case it is called
out, as to the situation. There are but two
ana Field Artillery and the Louisiana Rifles.
the others having been sworn out of the State
since few months ago, because the Legisla-
ture refused to make an appropriation for
them. Captain Beanham will command any
force of militia sent to suppress the fight.
Captain Beanham admitted that the Governor
had sent for him twice yesterday, and again to-
day. and had finally placed him under orders to
hold himself in readiness to call his company
into active service at a minutes notice.
His interview with the Governor to-day had
been a long one, lasting several hours. Gov
ernor Nichols was very angry and expressed
his sentim ents very earnestly and emphatlcally.
He was determined that the fight should not
take place in louisiana, and after consultation
with his legal and military advisors. was de-
vising ways and means 20 prevent It He
thought the affair had long since pissed the
bounds of endurance. His proclamatiOns has
been set at nanght and the power of the State
derided and he as Governor could not ignore
it or refuse to prevent the fight
THE CHANCES IN LOUISIANA.
Your correspondent asked Captain Beanham
what he personally thought of the matter and
whether. In his belief. force could or would be
rsad suffic;ent IN nrevent tho 6obt oomino off
s1 a cnnyinced he ran,ied .tpst H. ri1i Dnt
he fonoht in Tonisiana and that snfiicient
s,ress has or viii be taIran' to nrevant this
.Rnt ba was asxed s.haya No. the manaoere
c;vao ~ nIedged tbemseivas thot tha ti@bf nil
cnme off ~ 3 n'o0seN 90 'A~' 'Ao AsN' WIZ
aNo 7 don't think thew have ~ Cant,in Rean-
han r.nlied Srhev, have said tpat IL wonid
take piace but YOU will notice @ that hat thew be % have
never said that * yonld come az in Ionisiana
T mysaIf tbinI IL will he fongbt hrt not in
this ST.. AoNs'' ON' NV "
Vnur corresnordsr, u.s ,ad 20 ha,;.va from,
uhat rsntain Raa nham said that ~ tba nnanarers
had oiyep Governor Nichols ressnn to th;nr
r. nv haS ,ot niven some ,IaSra tbat M
mill N woniS not occnr in T.nnis,ana Inst hsfore
tba srIii,on Pyan Aobt ~ 1900 the roaneaers
were snm,nnnsd bafors Goxerror 1- LA HcEnary IL
will he ramemhered and mada tn nrom;se nm. ~
der beavv hon6s that thew wou,T gp Ont ~ the
State 70 Aeb+ o' "'U 81 ou' "a WIG
IL The hat t+Ia does not cor,o o3 4, Iar,s;.n.
thsra ara h,,t +S, o,hor .ya;I.Iia III ra;t GO e.
Mississinni and Mobiie corntv ham,. III Tbs ~,
change made in the hour for the denartnre Of
the eEcnrsion train frnm 'Ne
wonId indicate thar the manoaar. nronos. 70
tale the train s0'' P'0Po'o w
,ovorn n,sn
"A LONGER DISTANCE
than they originally intended to 60, and for
that reason start earlier, BY starting at or
O'Clock tne MisSissippl line would be reached