The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-24
If He Refuses 10 Enjoln the Sheriff
the Fight viii Be De-
clared on
The String Still Tied 20 the Check
for Twenty Thousand
Dollars.
Soldiers Arrive and Are Hooied They Are
Aiad aud Threaten To shoot Their
TOrmentors.

JAoEsosvILE Jan. 23.-Tfoopy came 10
town this evening. the entire Second bat
talon. Florida militia, in all 1876. The
troops emerged from the train. Shine
guarde, o lend thirty-four strong under
command Of Capt. Bownn; Oeala rifles
thirty-siH; Leesburg rifles. thirty-th se;
Gate CitEs. Of Sanford. thirty-two. Mui
Q. y. Lov<ll 10 In command Of the bat
talon. Each company brought slong its
own impsdimenta. which was loaded upon
trucks and hauled to temporary quarters.
There was no eIcitemsnt among the spec
tators, who received the troops good
nGturedly, with an occasional cheer. and
occasional sneerinR remarks from small
boys. who picked OUT various members Of
the command for compli m entary allnsions.
such as, Hi. there. get on to Fatty" etc.
Something OF n sensational nature oe-
cured when the soldiers we're passing the
frous OF The Globe saloon. All the way up
tho street they we're met with derisivo vells
and hissss. In front OF the saloon wns an
unusually large crowd. which gave vent to
its displeasurs by such a volume OF hisses
ss must have made the ears OF the soldiers
tinRle. The hisses increased until the
noise became Il growi. when the soldiers
suddenly, under an order from She cap
tatns lowered their guns 90 the position to
load. snd went through the motion whether
they did or not.
This significant action was at once no
ticed by the crowd and only renewed the
ridieule. The men were very angry when
they reached the ar moty, claiming that the
hiaseEa and other insults sub iected to on
the march from the railroad station hcd
left them With no good feeling toward the
people of Jackso2viils. or the same frame
OF min3 were the men Of company ID, Capt.
Teller. Ons private went 80 far as to saS
hnd no not received strict o de not to fre
unless commanded. some one In the crowd
would have been hurt when the Kissing
began.
'If We fecs a mob, " said one Of the iieutsn-
ants. and gst orders TO FIRE. We will do so,
and not in tie air, either. Our boys we're
brought up with guns In their Lands and
can hit nan across the street. After the
treatment We received 30 night know my
men are ssHy iil-numoTed, and l believe
they will shoot 10 kill, should occasion re-
quire H."
Similar expressions we're made by others
Of the battalion, aud thO fact is evident
that there is much bad feeling among the
boys in blue from outside districts over the
reception accorded them by la 60 portion
OF the leOple of Jacksonville. People Ase
afraid the g0ve nor's action may drive a
little business away from their old city.
The much endorsed and much talked of
check for $4,000, which represents the
purse for which Corbott and Mitchell are TO
fight, has not yet gone down the back entry
OF time. IL 10 yet an element in equation
and will remain 30 20 she end. When Ref
cree Kelley yesterday called upon the club
to convert sue check into cash, the club, In
conference, decided to do 40 In some way
o. another. IL seams TO have been, az the
time. unknown either to kelley or 60 the
club. that something stuck TO the check.
ana u IL again dangling there, before the
public eye to-day.
Last night 10 was gene ally understood
that tbs check matter had been ended. and
tnat Kelley to-day vOuld receive $4,000 in
cash. Keller has not yet, however, handled
any OF the money realized from this check.
and the indications arc that he may not do
so until the contest 10 ended. AZ con-
ference between Kelley and the club mem
bsrs She CLUB announced that n the iniunc-
tiol Is granted the club tomorrow. cash
for tho check will be at once turned over.
II the injunction is refused the aght will
bs deela ed OF. Kelley SAYS he will not
iofefss the fight IL the money 10 not in his
hands be!ole the contest.