New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-11
ONE OF EDITOR BURKE'S DUELs.
From Tho Chicago Mail.

From Tho Chicago Mail.
II noticed in your gossip yesterday said dan an old
reference 10 Major f. A. Burke. Did you ever lear
Of Bnres duel g, WIN ParSoT atbonss only
nomnally its editor The actual working edil0r OF
The Picayune' was man named ParEer VINO ssIg
the call for last weeks ynchng party-a thorough
newspaper man and a fireeater one DAY, WINE
Burke was in Washington there appeared IN me ne
verely upon member of the opposition faction Inc
next day The Pcayune' responded with ferocous,
which the attack was based had been manufactured
out Of wholn cloth that Major Burke himself had done
different kind Of q liar which 1t was permissible to
aiude to in the chaste columns OF family n0~pa a.
once teleSrphed this screed to his chief accompanying
IL with message to the effect that ne illnseli w0u1
accept the % er .' and accept the
sponsbiliiy' was merely euphemism for standing
% IN fay bo1rs there came into THE Times Demo
craft ONCE this dispatch: Challenge Parker IN my
name | leave for home tomorrow; ,,-o.
Tho challenge was duly prepared and sent. Parker
received the cartel with dignity and referred 1t TO his
irie a9ks the challenge party have the choice OF
weapons. said Mr. Parkcrs representatives, and we
rifles = cried the others In unison. why. that's
mudern - ,,.,o,. -. r,,u,,o,. sec.
onds Parker was famous as an expert shot with the
rIHc ue was one Of those fellows VINO snuff candle
drive nail Shoot nwfy Nth hSnG deB Ms seconds
were firm however and Burke's friends went away to
their d 6ce eS Snd sseH foreman
beeAn 10 cheerhIly speculate upon the appearance OF
mo should come out with the column
rules fhrned in memory Of It's defunct proprietor
D day or two later Burke arrived upon the scene
". didn't like the situation Though man OF great
noyona bravery he did not look with philosophy upon
he prospect Of being snued out like candle 10y parh,
crss 6rrfng rife Yet there was no doubt that the
cbolenrcd party enjoyed the privilege OF naming the
,reonons and might have chosen bnzzSaws II he had
cen M To- do So In this dilemma Burke took counsel
wifi Major John Augustan, a member OF one OF inc
eldest and most arstocraiic creole families OF NeW
Orleans and later known as the brilliant nusG ctic
Of me Democrat" Augn;thn p91ndered az Tor
seconds retire and permit TO act In his stead 1heh
leave Yourself wholly In my hands L.
II was done. Mr. Parkers seconds were only 700
bsppy 10 meet famous an arrane 2 atalres NON
veTy wide when the Major quietly remarked that ny
or3e oversight the question OF distance had been
1nnred at the first meeting Of the seconds Inc Ains
~ lhe distance, he said. rested OF course WIZ ms
principal and he had concluded that the duel SIS shon
grht ~ three feet exactly Now 4 was the time OF
parkers seconds to cry murder but Augstan was IN,
1evbIe He reminded his antagonists that ihey hal
embraced their opportunity to choose the weapons
q 'But you have no right TO select such distance
.bat the meeting must infaably end In the death OF
So1b the principals asserted the Others.
your pardon. gentlemen, responded Augustin
the code especially provides that when by inc nature
90 the case the weapons chosen are murderors me
~ h.Ienrer bos a right 20 choose a murdcrous dis
tance II there mist bd murder done do not propose
that nv man shall be the only victim
Well the result OF IL all was that Parkers seconds
waived their demand for rifles and the meeting OF
with the ordinary dnelline pistols Even then Bnrho
day. nut II It had not been for the willy Augusan'5
Knowledge of the code the genial Bnrke would not
now be the power behind the throne Of President
Boaan In Honduras