The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11
DUEL DECLARED0FF
ONE OF THOSE DEADLY FRENCH
AFFAIRS Is AVERTBD.

French Duke Over the Captain Dreyfus
Cass-Expianations Are Made, How
over, and the Challenge Is Withdrawn
Salisbury Laughed at In France For His
Last Speech-Austrian.B Bulgarian. Rus
sim and Peruvian Affairs
Paris, Nov. 10.-The Soir stated today
that Sir Ro5er; Peel would fgh, duel
tomorrow with Due Clement De Ci7eils
as resuI. OF a dispute at Monte Carlo.
and that swords had been decided upon
as the weapons. Both men, the paper de-
clared, were now in Paris IN conference
with their seconds.
7. is understood that the quarrel was
the outcome OF an argument over the JUS
tification OF the Imprisonment Of Cap
tain Dreyfus OF the French army. who
is serving out a sentence Of penal impris-
onmen; for selling important military Sc
crets to a foreign government.
The duke. who considered himself in
suited by certain letters from Sir Robert
Peel, came specially from Geneva and
sent MS seconds, including the famous
French amateur swordsman. NJ Thima-
guex, to call upon Mr.. Peel. ". Thima-
guex recently had so-called duei with
swords with an Italian amateur, Signor
Casella, which arose out OF dispute as
to the starched shirt which the Count OF
Turin wore during his recent duel with
Prince Henri OF Orleans
The representatives OF Sir Robert Peel
met the dukes seconds this evening and
explained that Sir Robert had since learn
ed that remarks he had attributed to the
duke had never been used and he there
fore regarded his letters. which were
based upon misstatements, and entered
full apology. The dukes seconds
thereupon declared the matter ended.
Sir Robert Peel is a grandson OF the
famous premier minister of England,
VINO died in 1850. The young man sue
ceeded to the title as fourth ba-cnet, on
May 9, 1895. He is 30 years of age and
mas already made himself talked of on
two continents by his fast life.
He has twice visited the United States.
Upon the first occasion confidence man
out OF a large sum OF money, and during
the second visit of the young man TO
America he renewed an acquaintance he
had formed with Miss Kittie Sanford of
Bridgeport, Conn, granddaughter of
Henry Sanford, president of the Adams
Express company. They had arranged
to be married, but when Mr.. Sanford
heard OF it ne broke off the match, de-
young Peel in very strong
terms.
Sir Robert Peel is reported to have an
income of ever s115,OO0 per annum.
SALISBURY'S MIXTURE.
Paris, Nov. 10-The Martin, referring
to the speech of the Marquis OF Sails
bury al the Guild hall banquet last night
says: Lord SaHsbury's caustic refer
ence to the Niger negotiations sounds
strange from the lips OF a champion of
peace"
CONSERVATIVES WIN.
Liverpool, Nov. 10.-An election was
held today in the Exchange division OF
Liverpool for a successor In the house
Of commons to j. C. Bingham. Q. c., re-
Gently elevated TO .he judicial bench.
Owing to an error in the first count OF
the ballots, the result was declared by
the returning officers as Liberal ma
jority of AZ, with 2,036 votes FOR Russell
Rea, the Liberal candidate, and 1853 for
Charles Macarthur, the Conservative
candidate. But the Conservatives asked
for second count. and this showed a
Conservative victory, with a majority Of
a. The result of the polling was as fol-
ows: Charles Macarthur, Conservative,
Ill Russell Rea, Liberal 1851: Conserv-
alive majority 54 The constituency is
1ne which it required hard fighting on
he Union side to defend.
ANTI-YANKEE BOYCOTT.
Glasgow, Nov. 10-The officials OF the |
Joiners' union nave posted notices in all I
he shops Of this city forbiddtng men, |
oers of the union 10 hang doors which |
nave been made in the United States or |
% use manufactured joinery which has /
1een imported from America. The rea- /
son for this notice. it is said. is tina; /
'peculative builders nave been importing I
III classes Of manufactured wood
THE STRIFE IN AUSTRIA.
buud rest NV. 1V-ln lnS IO"er /
louse OF the diet, Francis Kossuth char
Ic:erized rbe action Of the Austrian min
ser Of finance in threatening a susDen-
ion Of the constitution in the event ct
be Austr0-Hungarian compromise bill
icing defeated. as being contrary 10 the
erns Of the Hungarian constitution.
Sossuth called upon the government 10
make definite aruoilnce-ne-t of II : NJ /
f;ion in the matter and addressed an in
erpeilation to Baron Banffy. the Hun
,arian premier. relative 20 ne attitude
ne Hungarian government would adopt
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