Evening journal., 1894-01-24
TROOPS WERE KISSED.
Florida's Militia surlily Received
In Jacksonville.
eEoRGIA'g SOLDIERS READY TOO


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan. 24-wili the
fight be pulled, of in the arena In the city
of Jacksonville, as originally proposed, or
not' is the question that is agitating the
minds Of the people today. The consensus
Of opinion seems to be that il will. This
feeling is based on the belief that Judge
Calls temporary injunction against the
sheriff and his officers win be made per-
maneut after the hearing Of the arguments
today.
The governors views on the matter were
sharply defined when the Second battalion
of state troops arrived in the city under
the command of Major Lowell. As the
train stopped the militia, under command
of their respective officers, came bundling
out Of the cars, each soldier I'm heavy
marching equipment and wearing regula-
tiOn uniform. A few minutes later the
comintnd to fall in was given, and the four
companies lined alongside the coaches.
Sensation on the street,
The humor of the spectators soon began
to make itself manifest, and the soldiers
were greeted with remarks Of ridicule The /
first person TO brave the displeasure of the |
stste troops was a small negro boy, who |
yelled out in glee, you mag bring your
guns, but you can't stop the fghtw The |
remark proved infectious, and similar re-
marks were hurled at the unoifending sons |
of Mars
Where is the governorw Go back |
home" and expressions Of a like nature
rung out while the soldiers were wheeling
and turning. A detail Of several men was
placed in charge Of the baggage, and the
remainder Of the militia, under the com
ms ~ off NOD 20. Hon
street and thence out 10 the Wilson Bat
terry armory. Something Of a sensational
nature occurred when the soldiers We're
passing in front Of tho Globe saloon. All
the way up the street they were met with
derisive yells and Kisses, occasional taunt-
ing remarks being sandwiched in.
Crowds thronged the streets, the CALLER
les and the windows, and great oommo-
tion was created. In front of the Globe sa-
loon there was an unusually large crowd,
which gave vent to its displeasure by such
a volume of hisses that IL must have made
the ears Of the soldiers tingle The hsses
increased until the noise became a growl,
when suddenly the soldiers, under an order
from their captains, lowered their guns to
a position to load and went through the
motion whether they did or not. This sig
nificant action was at once noticed by the
crowd and only renewed the ridicule The
soldiers, however, kept their guns lat pre-
sent" for several blocks, when they were
given the order to carry arms. At.the ar
mory they marched in and were lined up in
battalion while the general orders were
read them.
One private went so far as to say that
had they not received strict orders not 10
fire unless commanded some one in the
crowd would have been hurt when the hiss
ing began.
Ready TO Shoot.
IF we face a mob" said one lieutenant
"and get orders to fire, we will do so, and
not in the air either. Our boys were
brought up with guns in their hands, and
they can hit a man, guess, across the
street. After the treatment we received
know my men are very i'll humored, and
believe that they will shoot TO kill should
occasion require IL. 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 recep ton accord
ed them by large portion of the people on
Jacksonville's streets.
Speaking of Judge Calls probable deci-
sion on the injunction, Manager Bowden
said;
If the Judge says that this contest is
against the law, then we will at once de-
clare the fight off, and it will be held no.
where. If, however, the judge simply re-
fuses the injunction on some technicality
and does not pass on the law question,
then we will 90 ahead and pull off the Fight
where IL will not be interfered with
I'm the woods"
"Yes."
"What woods"
FLORIDA woods"
No Cash In Sight Yet.
Referee Kelly did not get the cold casl
he was looking for, aud the club takes the
position that it will not take any action
now toward converting the check into coir
of the realm until some decisive point il
reached in the legal proceedings pending
Notwithstanding Kelly's statement of IN,
money, no fight.
The talk that a postponement Of thl
} fight was proposed seems to have been ex
tremely distasteful to Charley Mitchell
who, in an interview at Anastasia island
said he would consent to no postponemen
unless it was made worth his while"
The members Of the Duval Athletic clul
, late last night said there was no danger o
r the fight being declared off They ASSERTED
that rumors to this effect which had beel
circulated were unfounded. Corbett none!
was a little more plentiful than it ha
hitherto been. About 80 bets were place
with Harry Stedecker, the prevailing odd
! being 100 to 40 on Corbett Warren Levi
! offers g, 900 even that Corbett will win il
[ 20 rounds, with no takers as yet.
The American flag will be raised on tn
o biz fagpole of the Everett hotel at Jack
sonville the morning Of the day of the figh
. ifit is decided to have the fight in jackson
4 | Vile. If the fight takes place outside th
city, a white flag will be run up instead
n and all participants will know that th
Florida Central and Peninsular railros
. will carry the people to the ground.
s Charley Mitchell is now entirely read
A for the fight. His last work-a run of 81
miles, followed by a rubdown-was con
Il pleted, and from now on he will quietl
4 rest until he enters the ring, doing n
. more work than is necessary TO keep hi
n in condition. He is still very confident {
q che outcome and only laughs at the ode
. quoted against him.
Il don't care where the fight comes of,
~ said Mitchell, so long as il does come Of
OF course prefer a comfortable arena to