The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-18
DE MoREs-IsAAC DUEL.
The Marquis Meant to Kill, and His
Wounded Opponent Was Game


Wounded Opponent Was Game.
PARIS, March 1.-THE duel between the
Marquis de Mores and N. Isaac seems to
have been deliberately brought about by
the former to gain popularity with the
socialists by drawing challenge from the
man charged with having their comrades
shot down at Fourmies. The marquis
wrote a letter arraigning Isaac for the
Fourmies affair, whereupon Isaac sent a
friend to challenge him.
Monsieur lie marquis" began the mes
senger.
do not call me marquisi" exclaimed
the new-iiedged Jacobin. II am citizen
one of the people"
The messenger delivered the challenge.
Tell Isaac" replied the marquis. that
one of the people is ready to meet the man
who slaughtered his brethren; that he
chooses swords for weapons, and that the
duel will be fought to the death"
From the first the marquis pressed the
fighting. Isaac held his own brayely, but
was no match for the skill and impetuos
ity of his antagonist. The marquis evil
IDENTIFY meant to kill, and Isacc knew it.
1t was by skillful feint that the marquis
succeeded in disabling his man. He made
thrust as if at the left breast and as Isaac
made motion TO parry the blow the mar
quis, with almost inconceivable swiftness.
struck tiercely to the right, plunging the
weapon into the breast of Isacc. The lat
ter staggered, blood pouring from the
wound. He held on to the sword and
made motion as if to attack the MARQUIS
again. The latter stood calm. and
turning TO second, asked for
cigar. This was handed him.
and lighting it, he quietly smoked
while the condition OF Isaac was being ex-
amined. The attending surgeons pro-
nounced the wound dangerous and posi-
bly, fatal, if no. speedily attended. They
staunched the flow of blood. and advised
Isaac to be conveyed at once to some place
for treatment. Isaac staggered to his feet
and insisted on continuing the fight.
1T was to be duel to the DEATH he
said, ''and must go on"
The seconds held consultation and de-
cided 10 stop.the fight, evidently TO De
Mores' disappointment. The socialists are
making hero of the marquis. Isaac is
said to be in critical condition. This is
Isaac's second duel within month. He
was challesed by a French socialist writer.
and the latter was severely wounded.
lAntoine Manca de yallambrosa, Marquis de
Mores. comes OF an old Spanish family settled in
the island OF sardinia. The marquis was born
in Paris on June II, ISIS In 1876 he entered the
French military academy of St Cyr, and when
he was graduated the-efrom in ISIS, was COM
missioned a second lieutenant Of the First
cuirsssiers. He married daughter OF the rich
banker, Hoffman, and has squandered millions
OF dollars oil the old mans money. He came to
New York about lSs1, in the interests OF an i'm
mense scheme which he afterwards put into
execution. He purchased l5,000-aere tract in
the Bad Lands OF Western Dakota, and went into
the stock business extensively. He established
q farm, which he called Medcra alter his
wife. While ct Medora, the marquis had
much trouble with cattle thieves, upon whom
he waged active warfare, No less than
eighteen attempts were made upon his life On
June 2e, leSi, he and one of his men had fight
with band of cattle thieves. The marquis
killed William Luffsy, alias Luftus Retiey The
marquis wss arrested and vas promptly &C.
quilted The Medora live stock scheme was
total failure In 1os7 ne appeared n New York
as the promoter OF dressed beef project, and
invited small subscriptions 10 the capital OF q
joint stock company. The Henry George Dr.
McGlynn craze YES then a. Its height The
marquis gave 500 10 the fund for the Doctor
and the sing.e-tsxers who subscribed to the
dressed-beef scheme lost all the money they put
in The marquis was next heard OF IN France,
where, in osder TO keep mis- name in the papers,
he became an anarchist He is always ready TO
Sght 8 duel because fsH opponents can 20 found