The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-21
MILITARY MEN IN A ROW.
Talk Of a Duel Between CaptS. Burke
and KendTiCk, Of Atlanta.

The Refusal of the State Troops to
Help the Gate City Guards Entertain
the Albany Burgess Corps at the
Bottom OF the Trouble-An Old Quar-
rel Between the Two Captains Also
Cutting a Figure.
Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 2O.-The bad feeling
that has been showing between the fac
tions in local military circles for the past
two weeks seems likely TO culminate in
some sort Of personal encounter or clash
of more or less serious nature.
To-day there has been good deal Of
talk of hostile meeting on the field OF
honor between Capt. J. F.. Burke, of the
Gate City Guards, and Mai Kendrick, Of
the Fifth regiment. Those who know
both men, however, do not take much
stock in this prediction for various reG-
sons. Capt. Burke is the same COM
mander of the Gate City Guards who
encouraged the famous European tour Of
that company, which never materialized,
but led to much ridicule and bad feeling.
AS an indirect result of it he was
one of the principals in n horsewhipping
episode on the streets, in which Editor
Charles s. Atwood held the whip handle
After this Capt. Burke resigned from
command of the Gate City Guards and
retired from military life. He remained
In private life for several years, but was
induced TO go back to the Guards re-
Gently as the successor to Maj. w. j, Ken
driCk, then captain OF the Guards, and
who now figures as principal In the
present imbroglio.
Maj Kendriok has always been re-
garded as Il man Of fine temperament, but
hal lsa1 he 81, /,
show his fighting qualities, and although
he has made specific demands for re-
traction and apology from Capt. Burke,
even his best friends do not know
just how far he would carry
his point He isn't as large q man in
physique as Capt. Burke, but there Is a
general impression that he is game.
Capt Burke's friends say that he isn't
the man TO put up fight, and, would not
lower his dignity TO an encounter of any
kind for a trivial cause, but If forced to it
he would go the full length.
The trouble grows out Of the refusal of
the Fifth regiment TO join the Gate City
Guards in entertaining the Burgess
Corps, of Albany, N. Y, when they
passed through Atlanta two weeks ago.
The Guards are an independent company,
and felt insulted at their treatment by
the state troops. In the course
of good deal of newspaper
cross-firing the Guards singled Mai.
! Kendrick out for ridicule. He promptly
! resented such treatment, apparently
without cause, and nscribing the attack
on him personally to old jealousies, pro-
ceeded TO hold Capt. Burke responsible,
he being the head Of the company, and
chairman of the committee which pre-
pared the offensive publications. He sent
a demand for retraction and apology to
Capt. Burke by his friend, Adjt Park
Woodward, of the Fifth regiment. Capt.
Burke replied 10 Adit. Woodward that
the whole committee was responsible, not
he alone. Mai. Kendrick took the post
tion that he could not fight the whole mill
itary company or a committee, and in
sisted upon Capt Burke assuming the
responsibility. At this point Lieut.
Sparks, of the Guards, undertook TO act on
behalf Of Capt. Burke, and offered to
hold a conference with Lieut.. Woodward
to day 1t was decided to let the affair
stand in statu quo until tomorrow, so
that Capt. Burke's company, the Guards,
can have an opportunity of considering
the case at a meeting called for tonight.
Lieut.. Woodward Insisted that Mai.
Kendrick simply wants the retraction and
apology that Is due him under the facts,
and nothing more nor less. He doesn't
think there will be any serious trouble, In
fact, he will retire from the case If it goes
beyond the friends of both parties for
adjustment. Lieut.. Sparks also says the
matter must be settled by arbitration,
and that nothing further will be counte-
nanced by him.