Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-24
SOLDIERS ARRIVE.
Michele Militia in Camp at
Jacksonville.
RECEIVED WITH YELLs AND JEERs

That DO Not Tend 70 Put Them In the
Best Of Hamsr-The "Boy In Dlue'
Not Universally Pepslar IN TIE Town.
and Inclined 70 Remember His Recep-
ton if Trouble Occurs-The Sheriff Tenn
Porsrily Restrained.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 24.-Tangtble
evidence Of the governors opposition to
the Corbett-Mitchell contest presented
itself last evening in the arrival in the city
Of the Second battalion of state militia.
comprising four companies under com
mand Of Adjutant General Horton and
Major G. p. Lowell. Some Of the soldiers
are far from pleased at the Kisses and
groans accorded them by many people lin
| ing the street who were undoubtedly SYM
pathizers with the proposed prize fight.
As the train stopped the militia under
command Of their respective officers came
bundling out of the cars. each soldier in
heavy marching equipment and wearing
regulation uniform. A few minutes later
the command to fall in was given and
the four companies lined alongside Of the
coaches.
a Little ''Nigger'' Starts the Jccrs.
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in n measure recovered from the temper
AIRY fascination OF simply looking at the
soldiers and while they were being
marshaled, preparatory TO marching
to the armory, the humor of the
spectators began to manifest itself and the
soldiers were greeted with remarks of
ridicule. The first person to brave the
displeasure of the state troops was small
negro boy who yelled out: You may
bring your guns, but you can't stop the
fight" The remark proved infectious and
similar taunts We're hurled at the unof-
Tending sons of Mars. where is the gov
ernor." go back home" and expressions
of a like nature rang ont while the soldiers
were wheeling and turning. \ detail of
several men was placed in charge of the
baggage and the remainder Of the militia
under the command of their commanders
marched up to Bay street, thence out to
the Wilson battery armory.
Derisive Wells and Kisses.
Something of 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 derisive
| wells and Kisses, occasional haunting 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 vol.
ume of Kisses that it must have made the
ears Of the soldiers tingle. The Kisses in
creased until the noise became a growl,
when the soldiers suddenly, under an Or
der from their captains, lowered their guns
to position TO load and went through the
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niticant action was at once noticed by the
crowd, and only renewed the ridicule.
| soldiers Decidedly "Put Out.
The men We're very angry when they
reached the armory. claiming that the
Kisses and other insults which'they we're
sub jected to on the march from the rail-
| road station had left them with no good
feeling toward the people of Jacksonville.
One private went SO far as to say that had
he not received strict orders not to fire un-
less commanded some one in the crowd
would have been hurt when the kissing
began. "If we face a mob.'' said one lieu.
tenant, '.and get orders TO fire, we will dc
so, and not in the air, either. Our BOYS
were brought mp with guns in their hands
and they can hit man guess across the
street. After the treatment we received
tonight / know my men are very i'll
humored, and believe that they will shoe,
TO kill should occasion require it,
The sheriff Temporarily Restrained.
Judge Call has granted a continuation
of the injunction proceedings brought by
the Euval Athletic club against Sheriff
Broward until today. Judge Call also
granted a temporary injunction restrain
ing the sheriff from interfering until the
case in court is settled. If the judge
should require more time and not give a
, decision today it may, in spite of the TEN.
porary injunction, put the fight off until
Saturday.
Gov. Northen ''An Tore Up Now.
RI ATLANTA, Jan. Ex-Governor Northen
received information that the Corbett
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