The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-24

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JACKSONVILLE. Jan. 2i.-The reception
accorded the soldiers of the Second bat
talon on their arrival here has put the
men in bad humOr While the soldiers
were being marshaled, preparatory to
marching to the armory, the humor of
the spectators began to make itself mnui-
fest and the soldiers were greeted with re-
marks of ridicule. The first person to
brave the displeasure of the state troops
was a small negro boy who yelled out in
glee: You may bring your guns, but you
can't stop the fight"
The remark proved infectious. and sim
liar taunts were hurled at the unofTend-
ing sons of Mars. "Where is the gov
ernor5' "Go back home" and expires
sions of a like nature ruug out while the
! soldiers were wheeling and turning
! something of a sensational nature oc-
, CURED when the soldiers were passino in
front of the Globe saloon. All the way up
! the street they were met with derisive
! yells and misses, occasional tauntinp re-
/ marks being sandwiched in. Crowds
! througed the streets, the galleries and the
I windows In front of the Globe saloon
| was am unusually large crowd, which
gnYc vent to it's displeasure by such
| volume of Kisses that it must have made
the ears of the soldiers tiugle. The Kisses
increased until the noise became a groNl
when the soldiers suddenly, under an
/ order from their captains. lowered their
guns TO position to load, and went
| through the motion, whether they did il
or not This significant action was at
once noticed by the crowd and only re-
newed the rdicule
The men were very angry when they
reached the armory, claiming that the
misses and other insults which they were
subjected 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 had ha
not received strict orders not to fire un.
less commanded some one would have
been hurt when the kissing began
"lf 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 man, guess, across the
street. After the treatment we have re-
ceived I know my men are very I'M hu-
mored, and / believe that they viii. shoot
TO kill 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 10y large
portion OF the people on Jacksonville's
streets
Charley Mitchell is now entirely ready
Tor the hight His last work, a run of six
miles, followed by rub down, was com
pieted at 10 o'clock yesterday, and from
now ON he viii quietly rest until he enters
the ring, doing no more work than is
necessary to keep him in condition. He is
still very confident of the outcome, and
only laughs at the odds quoted against
him.
Concerning the proposition TO adjourn
the fight until Saturday Mitchell is very
emphatic. He wants no postponement,
and Will listen to no such proposition, un-
less, as he puts it, 'it is made worth my
while He looked supremely Disguised
when he heard of the possibility of post
ponement and then remarked with en-
ergy: 81 will listen TO no proposition from