The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-24
Their Reception at Jackson
vile Anything but Cordial.
NOR E TALK ABOUT THE BIG CHECK.
Both Pugilists Fully Prepared for
Battle-Soldicrs Kissed as They
Passed Leading Saloon-Georgia
Ordered Out.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 24.-The troops
came to town last evening. There were
in all l35 young fellows, who felt the dig
nifty of the errand and the responsibility
of their positions They had spectators
enough to make the occasion all i'm
portant 10 them.
/: The pomp and pageantry of military
display had been discounted somewhat by
their long-threatened coming. At $50
train pulled into the depot Of the Florida
Central and. Peninsulur railroad. Four
cars Of the train were devoted to the use
Of the troops. W
The men Of each company had brought
along private eimpedimenta to make them.
selves omfortable while soldering, and
this baggage was loaded upon light
truck, one being provided for each COM
pany. A detail of eight men was as
signed TO each truck of baggage and the
wagons, thus guarded, proceeded mp
though Bay street. There had been no
cutpourins OF the population to welcome
the soldier boys There was no widespread
excitement in the town, but among the
maEy who were on the streets there was a
great deal of curious interest in the specta-
Gle.
There were sporadic cheers and there
were many jibes and much laughter over
the comments OF both white and black
spectators upon the personnel of some
particular soldier Of exceedingly long,
short, lean or full stature.
Passing beyond the thickest business
locality the spectators were confined to
people upon the sidewalks, and the
troops were soon housed and partaking Of
supper.
Hissed by Crowd.
Something Of a sensational nature oc-
CURED when the soldiers were passing in
front OF the Globe saloon. All the way
up the street they were met with derisivc
yells and Kisses, occasional taunting re-
marks being sandwiched in. Crowds
thronged the streets, the galleries and the
windows, and great commotion was
created.
In front of the Globe saloon there was
an unusually large crowd. which gave
vent to its displeasure by such voiley Of
Kisses that it must have made the ears of
the soldiers tingle.--The Kisses increased
until the noise became growl, when the
soldiers suddenly, under an order from
their captains, lowered their guns to po-
sition to load, and went through the mo-
tion. This significant action was at once
noticed by the crowd and only renewed
the ridicule.
At the armory they marched in and
were lined up In battalion while the gen.
eral orders were read them. The men are
divided up into companies A, B, G and ID.
The men were very angry, claiming that
the, Kisses aud other insults which they
were subjected to on the march from the
railroad station had left them with no
good feeling toward the people of Jack
sonville. One private said that had they
not received strict orders not to firsunless
commanded, some one In the crowd would
have been hurt Mhen the Kissing began.
IF we face a mob" said one lieutenant,
"and get orders to fire, we will do so, and
not in the air either. After the treatment
we received know my men are very i'll
humored, and ! believe that they will
shoot to kin should occasion require it,"
Similar expressions were made by
others of the battalion, and the fact is
evident that there is much bad feeling
among the boys in blue from the outside
districts over the reception accorded them
by large portion Of the people on Jack
sonville's streets.
That Check Again.
The muchendorsed and much talked
of 10000 check. which represents the
purse for which Corbett and Mitchell are
to fight for, has not yet gone down the
back entry of time. II Ia yet an element
In the equation and will remain 40 TO the
end When Referee Kelley called on the
club to convert this check into cash the
club decided to do 90. In some way or
other il seems that something stuck to
the check, and il is still dangling there.
There is at least one clear cool head In
the management of the Duval Athletic
club, whose possessor has held through
ont, that certified check is cash; that
the club and not the pugilists should dc
the clubs business, and that until the
club chooses to convert the check into
money the check ought to stand.
This attitude is not the result of an
obstinate determination to pursue only
one way. and it is not altogether the re-
suit of the clubs pride in its own word
and pledge.
II was generally understood that the
check matter had been ended, and that
Referee Kelley would receive 10000 in
cold cash yesterday. Mr. Kelley, how
ever, has not yet handled any money real
ized from this check.
He had a session yesterday at the club
rooms and heard some views of the situa-
tion which he had probably never before
thought of. II Is pointed out that should
the currency OF the United States to the
amount Of the purse be openly placed as
the prize for an illegal contest, aud the
contest should be declared Illegal. thuse
who arc involved in such use OF United
States currency may become aaswerable
under the federal laws. In this connec-
tion II Is pointed out that a scrap Of paper.
though certified and thus good for its
face value. l. clear of ell collateral COM
plications such as might attead the use of
slips OF paper which Uncle Sam had
placed his stamp Upon.
Mr.. Kelley says that he has every con-
hdence in the Duval club, and although
malicious stories had been circulated to
the effect thai II was not playing square,
he thinks that they came from men who
were trying to "lakc capital from moth
ing. He believes, he said, that every
thing will be satisfactorily arranged.
Mitchell Il All Ready.