Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-26
.MAYER'SDEATH
THE TRAGIC RESULT OF THE LAST
FRENCH DUEL.
Il II OfnciaIIy Referred 10 I'm tho Preach
Chamber Of Deputies--Newspapes
Poismics Condemned.
rBv Anglo-American cablo to the Dispstch.l


PARIS, June 25.--In the Chamber Of De-
putics to-day NJ. Dreyfus, questioning NJ.
de Freycinet. Minister Of War. with refer
ence to duels, asked if there were two
kinds of swords in use in the army. NJ. de
Freycinet, replying, expressed regret at
the tragic result of tho duel between
the MARQUIS do Mores and Captain MAYER.
and condemned the newspaper poiemlcs
which led TO the fatal encounter. lie
urged the officers Of the army TO be calm
in tho presence of insults which cannot
in any way affect them. The gov
eminent, he declared, would see
that the officers were respected.
II would BIO q national crime 70 cause
dissensIon among she officers. These re-
marks we're greeted with loud applause.
The Chamber then adopted rceso u'ion
approving the declarations made by NJ.
dc Freycinet.
The Marquis dc Nores's Career.
philadelphia Press.l
The MARQUIS DO Mores is a man who by
this time is quite well known IN this coun-
trv. During tho past few years he has
been doing things continually calculated
to bring his name into pubho notice.
Shorn of his title hls name Is Antonio
Mana dc Vallambrosa and Is the eldest son
of the Duke de Vallambrosa. title of but
little significance outside OF the place OF
his birth. He IS still young man, having
been born in Paris on June II. 1888. In
1876 he entered the French Military Aca-
DENY at st. Cyr. and when be was gradu-
ated therefrom. III 1878. was commissioned
a second lieutenant of the First Curas-
siers. Afterward he served with the same
rank with the Tenth Hussars, and then on
the staff of General de Verneyllle. In 1901
no resigned his position az stat-oincer
and was transferred to the rwenty-second
Regiment of Dragons as first lieutenant.
In the same year at Cannes. where his
father lives in the winter, he married Miss
Medora Won Hoffman. q daughter OF the
well. known banker OF New York city.
In August. 1882, tho Marquis, with his
wife. came TO America on pleasure trip,
and soon after started for the far West. IN
tent on embarrassing. He purchased 1900
acres in tho bad Lands OF Dakota. on
the line of tho Northern Pacific railroad.
Opposite the settlement of Little Missouri
on the east bank OF the river OF tho same
name, and 900 miles west of Bismarck. the
Marquis established o town. which he
named Medora, after his wife. Then he
proposed to erect vast slaughter houses,
modelled after those In Chicago. and sup
DIV the eastern market with dressed beef.
SHOT At EIGHTEEN TINES.
After he had been in tho country only a
few months he incurred the enmity OF q
desperate class. As the Representatives OF
the Executive Committee of the Montana
Stock Growers ASSOCIATION for that section
he felt called upon 70 prosecute tue cattle
and horss-thieves who Overran the country.
This class and the old buffalo hunters. who
regarded him as an interloper. gave him
great ANNOYANCE. His life was threatened
and he was shot nj eighteen times. Finally,
on June rs, 1883, there was desperate
fght after tne outlaws had surrounded his
house. One of tho beslegers was killed.
and several were arrested.
N was claimed that the cowboy was
killed By q shot from the Marquis's gun,
and il gave the frontIersmen much pleasure
To assist in indicting him for murder. Inc
trial came on III 1885. and the jury acqu.t-
ted him in five minutes. One day whiie
riding over tho lpralrle accompanied by
one of his most faithful followers, a man
named Paddock, bullet whistled by his
head. the smoke curling from little
bunch of sage-brush about 200 yards IN
front. Without moments hesitation the
Marquis dug his spurs into his horse 5
TANKS and dashed headforemost directly
toward the ambush. The rlngeader OF
the raug iumpei to his feet and leyelled a
Winchester at the Marquis, but the latter,
like q flash and while going at full speed,
drew his revolver and the would-Oe assas-
ain fell IN his tracks TO rise no more. An
other of the band was badly wounded,
and the rest. quickly leapiug to their
horses. sought safety IN flight.
The Frenchman was very popular after
this incident, for his Workmanship IN
stIlled a great deal of respect into the
IL. 4 la
there was peace in the Bad Lands from
that time on.
AN IMMENSE UNDERI AKIN0.
The Marquis did great deal to put en-
terprise into this region. The town which
he had started grew rapidly. He imported
in all over 100000 feet Of lumber Tor
building purposes His cattle were num-
bered by tho thousands and his employees
by the hundreds. lie built refrigerator
houses, chartered refrigerator trains.
slaughtered his own beoyes, and made
things lively generally for the Chicago pro-
vision dealers. He was said TO nave spent
half million dollars advancing his west
ern undertakings.
The Marqulse DO Mores was also an en-
thusiastic westerner. she lived on the
ranch for time with her husband and was
said TO be one of tho best rlfle-shOts IN tho
region, being particularly fortunate In
pagging bears. IL was SAID that she was
80 fond Of the sport she would SIT up IN a
tree all night waiting for her game.
IN 1897 the Marquis gave up the ranching
business. He sank great deal OF money
and the Sheriff got hold of some parts or
his estate. He was soon after heard OF on
q tiger hunting tour in India, and latterly
has como into notice at rather regular In
teryals as aparticlpant in French duels.
In 1859 he was arrested and tried on the
charge of an attempt ut murder during an
election at Toulouse, but escaped with a
small fine. in February. 1890, he was IN
suited" by az editor, aud IN the resort to
pistols which followed the Iarquis's an
tagonist was wounded in the arm.
Two or three months later a warrant was
issued IN Paris for his arrest as an An
archist. lie gave the detectives lively
chase in tho streets of the capital, but
finally gave himself up. At this time 1t
was asserted that he was concerned IN q
plot 10 imprison the Duke of Orleans.
The Marquis was afterward pat IN iail
for three months for melting workingmen
20 riot on May-Day. HIS business enter
prises of late have consisted chiefly In
building railroads in the Chinese Empire.
Mr.. GLADSTONE HURT,