The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-23
COUNT bonn TALKS.
Has No Use for the Editor of the
Figaro, But
WILL NOT CHALLENGE HIM.
No, he WIN Slap his Face With a
stick When he Gets Back-Ths
Count Denies That BE Ever Gam
blsd or Has Lost on the Bourss.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-count Boni de
castellane and the Countess de castel-
lane, nee Could. arrived In this country
to-day on the French line steamship
Io Pretagne. from Havre, France.
They went TO the Waldorf Astoria
hotel, The count was willing to talk
about the stories of his losses by stock
speculation and gambling, He speaks
very good English, with slight accent
On the De Rodays matter he said: de
Rodays: He is a--well what is De Ro-
days? De Rodays is a liar. He is a
scoundrel. a-say anything you like
about him. He is a-what is such a
person? He is nothing. A nonenity.
What should care for him. oh, he Is
liar"
The coun. evidently did not like the
stories that had been printed about him
and his alleged losses. He was asked
If he would challenge De ROdays.
"challengeg" he said in hauteur.
Certainly not. shah not challenge
such a man. He is not the kind Of man
to accept a challenge. No shall not
challenge bin. but when go back /
shall slap his face with a stick II he
does not retract. See, monsieur. have
prepared a statement to send to him."
The statement which Count de Cas-
teIlane gave out IN relation to De Ro-
days, editor of the Figaro. whence
comes the stories that Count castellane
lost several millions Of francs on the
stock exchange and in gambling. trans
lated, is As follows:
IN. De Rodays, Editor LIE Figaro:
"Sir:-There has been communicated
to me on board the ship the cslumny in
the Partisan papers which emanated
from the Figaro. You will at once
print a formal denial. reserve the
right on my return to tell you what
think of your disloyal act"
lie Figaro" continued the count, af-
ter he had translated his statement into
English, SIS a paper bought by the
highest bidder. Why this man should
circulate such stories I don't know.
know of 10 reason why such things
should be published except that we are
in opposing political parties. The edi-
tor thought he would have a chance
while l was on the ocean to set some
lies in circulation about me.
81 never gambled in my life" said
Count de Castellsne, warmly. ''I never
played cards for money or gamble6 in
any other form. 1 did not lose money
in speculation, and these stories are all
falslfications and as false as they can
be. There is no truth in them at ALL"
When the questIo, of the relationship
between himself AM his wife was
touched upon, Count de Castellane said:
"our relations are perfectly harmoni-
ous." Then he smiled at. his wife as
she stood by his side. and she smiled
at him. There was seeming good feel
ing In the smiles.
with regard to their visit here. the
count and his wife said that they In
tended to remain in New York fifteen
days, though their plans might possibly
be changed. They are here to see the
relatives and friends of the countess.
Count de castellane said he did not
know IL he would go to Lakewood,
where George Gould has his winter resi-
dence. No arrangement had been made
TO go there and the matter had not
been taken up. The count said that he
did not know whether George Gould
would come to New York or not He
said II he did he would meet him here.