Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-24
THE CITIZENS KISSED
When Militia Appeared
in Jacksonville.
MADE BOYS IN BLUE ANGRY.
They Express Their Determination to
Shoot II Occasion Requires It.

are here The militia, 1875 strong, marched
into the city last evening like victorious
army. The boys did their prettiest and
paraded through all the principal streets.
The public have set their hearts on the
Corbett- Mitchell fight, and the governor
Is no friend Of nine out of every 10 Jack
sonians for trying to stop it with his little
army.
There were sporadic cheers and there
were many jibes aud 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.
Something Of q sensational nature oc-
cured when the soldiers were passing In
front of the Globe saloon. All the way
mp the street they were met with derisive
yslls and Kisses, occasional taunting re-
marks being sandwiched In. Crowds
thronged the streets, the galleries and the
windows, and a great commotion was
created.
From Kisses to Growls.
In front Of the Globe saloon there was
an unusually large crowd. which gave
vent to It's displeasure by suoh volley OF
Kisses that 1t must have made the ears Of
the soldiers tingle. The Kisses increased
until the noise became q growl, when the
soldiers suddenly, under an order from
their captains, lowered their guns to po-
sition to load, and went through the mo-
ton. 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, @ and ID.
The men were very angry, claiming that
the Kisses and 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 fire unless
commanded, some one In the crowd would
have been hurt when the Kissing began.
'If we face a mob" said one lieutenant,
"and get orders to fire. we will do 80, and
not in the air either. After the treatment
we received know my men are very Ill
humored, and l believe that they will
shoot to kill should occasion require it,"
Similar expressions were made by
others Of the battalion, and the fact is
evident that there II 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.
The Now Famous Check.
The much-endorsed and much-talked
- ahAa Oh 20 he
purse for which Corbett and Mitchell are
to fight for, has not yet gone down the
back entry of time. II is yet an element
In the equation and will remain 80 to the
end. When Referee Kelley called on the
club to convert this check into cash the
club decided to do 30. In some way or
other 10 seems that something stuck to
the check, and Il IL still dangling there.
There n at least one clear, cool head in
the management Of the Duval Athletic
club, whose possessor has held through
out, that . certified check Is cash; that
the club and not the pugilists should do
the clubs business, and that until the
club chooses to convert the check into
money the check ought to stand.
IL was generally understood that the
check matter had been ended, and that
Referee Kelley would receive &c, 900 In
cold cash yesterday. Mr.. Kelley, how
ever, has not yet handled any money real
lied from this check.
He had a session yesterday at the club
rooms and heard some views of the situa-
ton 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, and the
contest should be declared illegal, thuse
who are involved in such use Of United
States currency may become answerable
under the federal laws. In this connec-
ton 1t Is pointed out that a scrap of paper,
though certified and thus good for its
face value, Is clear Of all collateral COM
plications such as might attend the use of
slips of paper which Uncle Sam had
placed his stamp upon.
Mr.. Kelley says that he has every con-
ndsnce In the Duval club, and although
malicious stories had been circulated to
the effect that IL was not playing square,
he thinks that they came from men who
were trying to make capital from moth
ing He believes, he said, that every
thing will be satisfactorily arranged.
Both Fighters All Ready.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Jan. 24.-Charley
Mitchell Is now entirely ready for
Che fight His last work, run
of six miles, followed by rub
down, was completed at 10 o'clock
yesterday, and from now on he will
quietly rest until he enters the ring, doing
no more work than Is necessary to keep
him In condition. He is still very conf
dent of the outcome, and only laughs at
the odds quoted against him.
Word was received by MITCHELL from
Billy Thompson, his representative In
jacksonville, that II the permanent In
junction N not granted this afternoon the
Duval Athletic club will formally drop
the fight and allow the pugilists TO work
out their own salvation. The Mitchell
party believe the fight may ultimately be
pulled of despite the probable funk OF the
club, but are not very specific concerning
methods.
wAYcRoss, Ca, Jan. A-Corbett Is not
~ Msypoyt and is supposed to have gone