The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-02
Fhe Most Mysterious as Well as
Sensational Duel Of the
Year 1889.
Grown Prince Rudolph Falls Before
the Aim OF Count Clam
Gallns.
cwo Spanish Women Fight. Having Men
rs seconds-An American Girl
rs q Trophy.

he Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria by
Count Franz Clam Gallas on the 31st day
bf~ January. The duel was fought with pis-
OILS in a little piece OF woods near Baden,
It about four O'Clock in the morning, says
he Albany journal, and the crown prince
vas mortally wounded At tho irst ire. His
econds wsrs two brothers-in-law Of his an
aRonist, Count Hoyos and Prince CoburR,
Who declared that Clam Gallas wal wholly
n the wrong in the entertainment of long
Fange suspicious regarding their sister,
vhile the'count was attended by Prince
Ferdinand Kiasky and Prince Heintz. The
lying man was at once taken to Castle
Meyerling, a short distance of, where he
Expired before nine o'clock. A dozen ro-
nantio stories have been conoocted con-
Pernlng the taking of Of Rudolph, in
which assassination, suicide or double
Iuicide (of the crown prince and
Countess Clam Gallas), have bsen worked
up into heroic chapters. All of these lat
or are untrue, however. That the Coun-
|css Clam Gallas took her own life after
he had been advised Of the death Of the
Frown prince is generally believed through
mt Astria. A ferocious duel was fought
With swords at Piedad. near the City of
Mexico. Aug. 4, 1891, by Col. Francisco
Eovoa and Manuel Blanco. Of the army.
The former had Gen. Flores and Col. Rod
Figo Valdez for seconds, and Blanoo was
attended by Don Francisco Romero, a
anous duelist und a government officer,
md Don Antonio Vovar, a deputy and the
Iuthor of tho Mexican dueling code. The
meeting took place early in the morning,
ind, although President Diaz attempted to
check it, there were ton rounds or assaults.
3lanco was desperately wounded in thu
wrist, arm and throat, and at last was laid
put by a thrust through the liver. Navoa
vas slightly wounded four times. May 8.
1888, James Milbank, an Enalishman, and
Count Won Beulan, a German quarrsled in
oaris over a fair American girl named
(srown, and in the duel which followed the
count was killed at the first fire. Baron
on Beulan, a brother of the deceased, mot
Milbank July 5, 1891, in a restaurant on the
Boulevard dss Italiens, and publicly in
Eulted him. This led to another duel, and
Nilbank and the baron met in the Bots dc
3oulogne at daylight. on the the 7th, and
t the first fire the latter fell dead.
A desperate duel was fought one day in
august, 1886. by two girls about eighteen
ears of age-Senoritas Espinosa AND Mo-
teno-employed in a tobacco factory in
eville, that workshop in front of which
he first act of the opera of Carmen is
opposed TO eventuate. Their seconds were
men, who furnished each girl with a dirk,
Lfter which they were blindfolded and
placed in an unlightsd room for half an
TOUR and commanded to fight" Then the
toom was locked and the neconds Joined the
bther employees at dinner. after which they
opened the door and found both girls alive,
tut mortally wounded. One OF the combat
.nts was cut in twenty-Boysn different
places and was bleeding to death, while the
pther received severe wounds in ten, and
atal ones in two places. The two seconds
attempted to escape, but were arrested and
lent to prison for six months. The girls
FEVER spoke after the door was opened, but
lours. Near Madrid, Dec, 10, 1890, Cap
aims Romero and Murrillo fought with
|nbers, and both were %frightfully injured
md manned for life. Subsequently the
principals and their seconds (all ~oficers)
sere arrested, ana the former were dis
missed from the army and the latter fined,
)ne OF the latter, after paying his fine,
bhallenged the magistrate who fined him,
Who accepted and received three wounds.
lie again fined the officer and was again
challenged and fought with pistols, killing
he officer at the first fire. Ii is a fact, at
houph I cannot present name or date. that
Partisan scribe grossly iusulted an army
bfiioer in the morning edition of his paper.
ought and killed him at noon. and sub
ished a graphic description OF the whole
fair in his evening issue. Quite "a GOOD
little story is that in which, at an aristo-
ratio rarty in Vienna. a lady dropped a
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