The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
AFTER AN EDITORS BLOOD.
Col. James Hamilton Lewis, of Seat
tie, to Fight Duel.

Col. James Hamilton Lewis, of Seat
tie, to Fight a Duel.
Col James Hamilton Lewis, who went
from Savannah to Seattle, Wash, num-
Der of years ago, and who has sprung into
political prominence there, is down to
fight duel. He has challenged the city
editor of the San Francisco Call, because
of an alleged interview in recent issue
of that paper.
In his challenge Col. Lewis denied the
authority of the interview, and denounced
its author in language both vigorous and
picturesque. He claimed to have been
made the object of a wanton, vicious at
tack. and he proposed TO have such salts
faction as any other gentleman
would demand under the same
circumstances. The challenge re-
views the circumstances under
which the interview was sought, or was
not sought, for Mr.. Lewis claims he did
not want public notice, while the Call
published the text of what purported to
be letter from Col. Lewis inviting a re-
porter to call on him in his apartments.
There is a hitch in the duel because
Col. Lewis sent his challenge by mail.
The editor decided if he could not be
challenged in accordance with the code
duello, he did not want to be challenged
at all. He therefore refused to treat the
challenge as genuine, and considered it
no challenge, and ANONYMOUSLY con-
signed it to the waste basket, along with
other manuscript written on both
sides and without return stamps
notifying Col. Lewis that if he would
send the challenge properly it would re-
ceive all the consideration it merited.
The correspondence between Col Lewis
and the editor did not cease with the first
letter. While not considering the
| coloners communication as a challenge on
| account of the irregularity in delivering
| it, he wrote Col. Lewis a good-humored
| letter, telling him he was making
mistake to become angry about little
| harmless pleasantly. He denied that
| the interview contained word that the
colonel had not uttered, and he advised
| him to let the matter drop.
| But Col. Lewis refused to take that
| view, and sent another letter even more
| bloodthirsty than the first. The city
| editor said he would not notice this
| second communication, as the writer
| was not of sufficient Importance to war
rant any further solicitude on his part.
The interview which caused the chal-
! lenge was headed as follows:
! Has High Hopes-Lewis of Seattle
! Talks of Himself-Will Be Vice Presi-
| dent-Refused Important Positions Ten
| dered by Grover-Besieged by Society
| Belles-tirst Governor of Washington,
Then United States Senator and On and
! Up to the Executive"
In introducing the interview the Call
published the following note which it
| said was signed by Col. Lewis: Col j.
| Hamilton Lewis, the man who received
the unanimous nomination for governor of
| Washington, is at the Palace, and will ar
| que before the United States circuit
| court of appeals the famous Hatch case,
| involving half a million Lewis is known
| in Washington as Dude Lewis, and is
the most brilliant lawyer, orator and pol
itician in the northwest. An interview
might bring out a good story"
The interview itself is a lengthy one,
! describing Col. Lewis, and going into a
story of his life and ambitions, political
social, and otherwise, in which Col Lewis
was quoted as saying, "Give me my
board. spangled vest, and Sl00 year,
| and I'll be happy"