Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-14
WHEELING, W. VA- FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY

his Office, and there is little doubt that
he means what he says when he de-
clares that prize fight invaders with
out any distinction will be shot if they
can be reached. Meantime the town
is filed up principally with men with
broad brimmed hats and a suspicious
lump in the region of their hip pock-
cts, and beetled browed individuals
from the cities. There are few Of the
swell element who are generally around
on urgent business when q fight is on
the apis. The town is wide open
and cock fights relive the tedium Of
waits between acts at the theatre;
everything goes" from penny ante to
a gun fight, and the nights are brim-
full Of incidents.
There will be a fight" Dan Stuart
said tonight "f do not intend 10 pub
lish my plans to tie country and there
by forewarn and forear.I my Oppo-
nents. but there will be a fight. Make
the declaration for me-make it pos
tive and strong
John L. Sullivan was in a convivial
mood at his performance last night,
and gave an honest opinion of the two
fighters. THAT freak" the great man
said in his choice Bowery talent, lis
the best of them ALL Fitzsimmons
will whip any of them that have come
down the pike in recent years.
The train for the battle ground will
leave El Paso about 3 o'clock. and the
chances are it will take at least two
hours to reach the place at which the
train is to be left then it will be an
hour or more of tramping among the
sand hills of New Mexico before the
fighting ground will be reached. The
men should be in the ring by o'clock,
which will allow two hours for pitch
ing the ring and making other prepara-
tions.
Governor Hughes, of Arizona, has
caught the anti-puglistic fever OF the
Governors of New Mexico and Texas,
and has prepared to wage actual war
against the fighters. Governor Ahu-
mada is fully prepared to make war
on the pugilists as he said he would
be His two hundred Rurales. which
were to arrive this morning, pan
out fifteen men. and not one of them
of the rurales at that. BY actual count
the Governor has at his immediate
command 230 men.
The river was carefully patrolled to-
day ten miles up and down. It will be
an easy thing to bring off any number
of fights on Mexican soil if the Cover
nor does not extend his patrol further
down the river than % miles from
Juarez. Any number Of men can make
a run across the line and get out before
the officers can reach the scene.
Governor Ahumada to-day ran across
the most popular man in FL PasO just
now. John L. Sullivan. Through his
Interpreter the Governor said: pleased
10 meet you" And digging some Of
the French he picked up while abroad,
John said something that sounded like
Mercy bocoep." Then they split a
pint Of champagne. Sullivan said after
wards: you can bet your life that guy
is too much Of a sport to stop fight"
El Paso, Texas, February 13.-The
big fight is postponed until Monday at
the earliest and unit! that day comes
the future of the matter will not be
determined. Julian paid a visit to
Maher late tonight. inspected his eyes
and after a conference decided that he
would let the fight be postponed until
Monday without claiming a forfeit. If
Noher is not in shape to fight A. that
time Julian will decide as to what he
will do regarding his forfeit.