Arizona republican., 1896-09-20
Territorial [,
The Madam Loves Her
 Greek.
Denies the Stories of Horrid
 Treatment.
Says Her Marriage Was Not a Ms take and Drinks to the Health
 of Her Absent Second.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-For some time past there have been stories af1oat to show that the widow of the late P. T. Barmum had made mistake in entering for a second time upon the matrimonial tide She met .Demetrius Bey somewhere in Switzerland climb ing mountains They became atten- tive to each other, but Barnum, the old snowman, was alive at that time. Upon his death the Greek climber laid siege to the heart and purse of the widow, won easily, and then carried her off to his lonely island in the Aegean sea.
 Some of the relators went so far as to say that the cruelty to the madam did not stop short of actual violence and these tale of course drew pathetic tears to the eyes of those who really sympathized with her in her distresed life.
 Upon her arrival in port last week a Journal reporter called to interview her and the replies of the lady should put an end to the base and unfounded rumors. The reporter tells it:
 It was in an apartment of the Plaza hotel that this pretty scene occurred yesterday afternoon
 At table sat a handsome, richly dressed blonde American r1atron hold ing before her in her left a1and the picture of a dark, strongly featured face of unmistakeable Greek type.
 About the room were scattered many wonderfully beautiful gowns, the product of Parisian dressGnakers. The matron had just been showing ther2 to her visi toa', a woman reporter Of The Journal.
 Then, reYerting to topic U, at they had previously discussed ,iie matron, whose face glowed as she glanced g., the picture, Lifted a glass of sherry to her lips, saying:
 Now, let us drink to the health Of the man whom I am 1lot separated from"
 The last three words with emphasis not to be misunderstood.
 The picture was that of Demetrius Callias Bey, the Greek, who in August, 1895, married the woman then gazing so fondly at his counterfeit, and who before she became his wife was Mrs. P. T. Barnum, widow of the great snowman
 Mme. Demetrius Ca1lais arrived Sat urday on La Touraine. There have been many disquieting Tumors since her marriage to the Greek to the effect that life on the island in the Aegean sea was not as happy as had been an> ticipated.
 When the reporter called upon Mime. Callias she was engaged in cutting down some photographs to fit daintily enamelled frames. The pictures were those of the Greek, from whom, ac- cording to report, she was about to separate
 Her face was wreathed with such happy smiles, and her glance rested SO long and lovingly upon the dark face that looked out from its sur rounding of Bohemian garnets, that the reporter was not surprised when Mme. Callias gave a prompt and un- euuivocal denial of the story.
 'I am happy to say" said the lady 'tthat my marriage was not mistake and there is absolutely no truth in the reports. ann too sensible, think to remain in a position had I found it such as has been reported.
 Mme. Callias explained her hus- bands absence by saying that they had taken passage together for America but that he had been, at the last min ute, called to Turkey on diplomatic affairs. She looked for his arrival ir from four to six weeks, and was de laying until then her visit to Bridge port, her former husbands nome.
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