The sun., 1891-05-31
WrrH RIFLES Ar. THREE FEET
How Gel. Bsrke's Friend saved the Lives
i... TIVE Eapslstvs Busiitsts.' ; .

| '..., efTSve EspsAeive Duehtsts. .
81. PROM iAe cnieass Haft ~ ~ /,
| Inoticed Yesterday" said an old resident
| Of New Orleans. "a reference 70 MAJOR E. A.
Burke. formerly of tho New orleans Nnes-
! Democrat. Did you ever hear Of Burks's duel
| with Parker. the editor OF the Poat~nsa
"A few yeais ago New 0risaas was. and fn-
deed II now 10, one o. thoss towns in which
every newspaper man conoeives II bis duty, to
be the mortal personal enemy Of every man
employed upon. an opposition sheet Particu-
larly was this tho case with the chisf editors.
The Times Democrat and che Rosvnnf the two
great morning papers. both defended the
boficy OF the Democrats party. and each
headed a. faction. Faetional nRhts are ale
ways the fercest anu sthe enmity thus
engendered made bitthr f6es Of the edi.
tors OF the rival journals Burke was
the proprietor of the ,7Tn,ts- Democrat
although onlyt noIninally' its L editor: The
actual WORKING editor Of .the ReSp,ne was .
man named Parker, who siRnedthe call forthe
recent lyAohine party-a thorough newspaper
, man and a fre.eater.. One day while Burke
was In Wasbipglon there appeared dn the
Times Democrat an editorial rejecting some
what severely unon a member Of the .opposi-
tion faction. The next day tho Reop!ine re-
aronded with q fsrocious. ssotchipR loader.
declaring that the allegation upon which tho
attack was based had been manufactured out
of whole cloth. that Major Burke himself had
done the mandfacturine and that the MAJOR
We. all the dIiIssent iGI kinds oi e lSs which
columns Of ? M ism,Iy neyspaper. The ma.ss. nag
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over the Times lr1rocre at ONCE and tie for
nTpeursnee Of the raper when % i Should % eoms me
out with the column rules turned in memory OF
dan Saco or two ster Burke arrived uDon tho
2 man nf great: persona! bravery. hs si! not
eirinE rifle. iet there was no. doubt that the
party enjoyed the privilege Of
6nzz saws II be had seen At 20 do 90. lii, this
dilemma Burke took counsel with Msior John
AuRustap. . membsr ot one OF tho oldest and
leans. and later known as the brilliant mi. .ical
S.is!S Of h,, shH Times Democrat Apsnstan pon-
ri think see a way out said he:; let cne
Of your ;,econds retire and permit me to art IN
i:ie s'esd Then leave yourself wholly in my
hands I
1t was DONE Mr.. Parker's seconds were
only too happy to meet 30 famous an Nrranger
Of dtares dhcn"e'r rs MAJOR Augusran. But
they opened their eyes very vide when the I
tho n srs * s1ps sse e.
ncred ut the uIst meeting Of ths seconds. T1e |
fixing Of tue distance he said rested, OF course,
The &C dueIlsts shonId ish, al ss fhres fees exaosG.
ko& il was Nbs time for Parksr's seeouds 20 Srv
murder. iut AuGu-i8n WAS inf1exite. He re-
braesi their opportunity tp ehoose the wea-
- But you have no right to select such a dis..
81 soib ha sad
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sqbstan baa The code M espe e, tally provides .has
.hosrn are nurd-rous. the chsiepgs. hae a
light TO choose amurderons distance. II tlere
ny ysr man IN al. 81 qS tie only VII Scti1 Tn '''0
,econds waived their demand fof: rides. and
Oh he
n the groin. whI' ht carries tn this day But
1t had not been for the willy Auaustsn'.
be hs s' The .n BS
President Bosran in HondqraA' -.
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