The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-10
Members the French Nobility
Fight Fiercely.
SWORDS ARE THE WEAPONS.
De Mentesauofn Reseuts n Remark
Made by DE Regnier's Sixter-The
Battle Results in DE Montcsauoin
Being Wounded in the Hand-The
Eveat Marks the ostraeism From
Partisan Society OF the Cowards
Who struck Down Helpless
Women at the Great Fire.

PARIS, June a-An Paris IS talking go
night OF duel with swords tough, this
afternoon between two members st The old
nobility. Count Robert de Mcntssquoin
and Henri de Rexnier. M NaUflly lie Va
lois. growing out Of a remark made by
Nile derodia. the sisrer-in-law Of Reg
nler, few days ago in the salon of the
Baroness AiphonSo lie RothScAiid.
Nile. Hefedia. who Was VIII her sister
Nine. Regnier. turned the conversation TO
handsome cane carried nv the
Count de Mcniesquoin. who stood near
her. and remarked that x was ssIst the
sort Of cane that might have been used at
the charity bazaar fire IN beat the ladies.
The count. who overheard The remark. in
terprete0 It as an inslnnailon Of cowariis
conduct on his part toward women AZ the
fire.
Immediately Withdrawing from the sa-
loon. he sent challenge Ia M de RegnIer.
who was escorting his wife and siSter-ii-
Law. and at midnight his seconds were ap
pointed and preii.ninaries for the duel ar
ranged. On consideration. the seconds OF
De ReSnier submitted tc the counts sec
onds that the remark was one % mere
banieS upon which the count ought oot
TO place serious a construction. ana
urged that the matter be srbitratsi.
The count thereupon twitted DE Regf.ier
with being afraid to meet him and brand
ed him through the newspapers as a
coward. This resulted IN a challenge 'ro1n
Dr., RegnIer and after three days spent in
discussion OF conflicting statements as 70
the precise words used by Mile Heresiaa
and Nine. 6e Regnier. who hsae echoed her
sisters remarks. the CoGnt .se Mon,esquion
Immediately accepted the chalienSe.
His seconds were the Count Don de
MosteSatuin and Maurice Earre~ and NJ.
de Rexn.er's were Henri Goussaic and
Jean Beraud. The diei was fought IN the
presence OF Georges Hugo and the artists,
NJ. Form and Caran d'Achc. The COM
be tants attacked each other with TIE
greatest vigor. and for ten minutes fought
10 kill In the third encounter the Count
de AoatesGucgn was severely wounded IN
the back OF the right hand. The surgeons
then interfered ana refused 70 allow the
combat 10 proceed. The cosaoatantS, then
Withdrawing, declined even 10 bow 10 each
other,
The affair has made a tremendous talk
and il may prove the first incident IN a
general boycott socially OF a number of
men who are persissently accused IN GER
tain quarters OF having displayed the
rankest cowardace at the charity bazaar
fire.
Nj. de Regnier did not take his first les
son in fencing until after he had received
the challenge OF the Count de Montes-
quoin. He is a poet, and a leader In the
decadent school OF poetry. lie spent the
whole morning In sorting his manuscripts,
which. after he had a~e@uily locked them
In boxes. he sent To HIS secretary for safe
custody.
This evening he called at the counts
residence. but II is not thought a reconcile
alton has been effected.