The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-20

conversation. \ prs.sXg vas Offered I
A. an insult and cards exchanged. %
course che Sp1niarls Ncr.. forced Co 30 /,
In search % their seconds and - they !.
were kept Away from th. ballroom
The following morning Tho tNoaty-
nine duc,s occurred. The Cubaus con-
pLs,ely outfeaced their Opponents / ID
have forgotten the exact cas,Iai;ies.
but iSnow that iWo 81 The hussars I
were KILLED. The regimen; vas short
y atterWard ordered home. /,
Aaother sensational duel Was TIA.
fought between Cuban aad = SPau-
iari % the Payrvt Theatre. Thts Cc-
Cured six years ago. The Cuban -Nas
run through and his body Nas ic.; or 4
the sage. L. vas found there When I
the stage hands arrived 10 the cvca- I
ing The blood stains can b. seen 90 F..
this day. directly beneath ths left
hand box.
\ duel occasionally NinGs az Ia .
very ridiculous fashion. n an In
stance can cite The Uus in Wh.cA
mention his opponents name. a. the
poor fellow Wa KILLED IN shc rcvolu-
tion. Hernandez "a very popular and
pluck His opponent Nas just the op-
posltc: he was really chicSca-hcArtei.
The men fought in a field near Ncnto.
The encounter lasted for over three
hours. as HeTn1nde4's opponent KEEP;
continually breaking \ RECESS Sas
taken for brcattas, and the asht Was
resumed. At last Hernandez succeed
ing in touching his adversary and the
affair vas terminated. on the way
back To- the city the unfortunate ad-
verslry. abandoned by his seconds. vas
pcltcd with eggs and vegetables by
the urchinS in the street.
Up to- within a very fcw years Va
roma Murias was the cSP1dachin ot Ha-
vana. Tie fought over forty dSScls and
killed four men. When the revolution
broke out. MurtaS. who was then an
editor. sided with the Spaniards. Ia
ter on he changed his vicNs and en-
listed with the Cubans. tie vas killed
In battle. Strange Co say. he vas not
over-braye in war. and ON several oc-
Casions showed the white feather.
This lack OF courage was also ConsPle-
uos on the part Of several wcli-knoNn
brawlers when they were under Gre.
The latest important duel fought in
Havana was the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
affair. II very nearly terminated in
; n general rio. ~ IL WaS several men
we're badly wounded. The cause OF
the dispute was a woman. an actress.
She was a member OF a French opera
company. and wss good looking. So'os-
lougo. who has plenty OF money. claim
eel her rs his property a few days atscv
her arrival. This was before she me-
Miguel TorrisnGe. who is a very pretty
= boy. lie laid siege to her iicklo heart
? with great SUCCESS. OF course Sotuioa-
G go became furious The men met in
: the Cafe Louvre. and che damage done
1 to- the furniture and fixtures Ma appal-
e ling. THIS Wis one of the fe~ times
, to my knowledge. that rUuEh-and-
a tumble fight preceded duel bc,Weea
5 two gentlemen. The sabre was agree
= upon "a the weapon. The following az
r tsInoon at Eve o'clock tn. men ma al
= Vento. An enormous crowd vas pres
. cnt.
d Tire late BTig.-Gcn. jose Maria AEu
i ire and his nephew. UhsrlSc AguiTc
= were Sotoloago's padrinos; AuxIstiI
L lCcrvautcs and Ramon HcTuant.H rep
< resented TurTicntc. The men fell II
d guard at the word and attacked cael
|. oiuer savagcly. Il vas give and take
e and both men were fun OF grit. Tog
!. rieute soon received a trivial wUuul
.c in the lett shoulder and rcst was og
b. dcrcd. After the swords had bee
"a washed with an antiSspJic solution Oh
,c order to proceed vas given. The res
{. had told oa the men and every one no
J. Siced that ToTriente. as he took hi
e place was very nervous The s-coa
i. round had barely commenced when -
y tolongo reached" Torrseute with
~ cruel slash. The sabre penetrated Tot
" T.ente's shoulder about two inches an
m then, slipping down. split The cutig
i Tlgh, arm. The boy scil 90 his knee
and the word to stop Nas sivca.
e. So;oloaso vas too excited Co h.8
j. che order and rushed az his h.ip5..
- opponent. trying TO strike hlm. &C,
T. vautsS. however. knocked him tow
5: 10y biloxi from his revolver. iustan
re - paudsmoaium broke loose. Ever
as one present drew his revolver aud 81,
~ eral shots were fired. Julio S1n<1ijy
Of presence OF mind alone avcT;et a 20
o. The seconds on either side eha!.eazs
20 each other. and cards WcTe sxcAanEs