The Jackson headlight., 1900-01-27
B0Nl'S ALLEGED LOSSES
MARQUIS DE CASTELLANE SAYS Re-
PORTS ARE FALSE.
Despite His Denials Reputable Paris Pa
pers Insist That He Has Met With Heavy
Reverses on the Bourse.--Social Paris
Wild With Excitement.

Par:s. The alleged heavy losses o.
Count Boni de Castellane on the bourst
are made sensational feature by some
of the papers here The Temps ani
Figaro spoke IN guarded way of the
collapse of bull speculation whose DO
sition is said to have been badly shaker
at the last settlement by the decline ol
certain stocks In which he is said tc
have plunged.
The Figaro also indicated Count
Boni del Caste!lane fairly and clearly
by describing tie speculstor as mem.
her of the Chamber of Deputies and a
prominent society man who had not
disguised his sympathies for uncom.
promising nationalism Moreover, il
was added. he had started on long'voy-
age "to find resources to repair his
broken fortunes
TIE Figaro added, perhaps a little
msliciously, that his friends nope he
will not meet with disappointment,
saying:
Some patriotic causes are very ex-
pensive, and for want of a better ex-
cuse these pretexts can always be put
forward to those who, owing to dis
tance, are ignorant of many things" I"
The Matln openly mentioned Count
de CasteIIane's name, and nothing but
direst speculations, crashes and losses
reaching as high as 10000, 900 francs
we're talked of Friday. Respecting
the count the Matiu said:
"But our own inquiries show his
losses do not exceed three millions, he
having succeeded IN getting straight
on seven or eight transactions.
"Count Boni de Casteliane left for
New York few days ago with his
wife and it is probable the assistance
of his brother-in-law will not be found
wanting, and that he will tide over the
situation of monetary embarrassment.
The Marquis de Castellare, father of
Count Boni de Castellane, denies most
emphatically the story that the Count
Boni has failed to meet his obligations
due to Bourse transactions, for the
simple reason. he adds, that his son
has never taken part in the alleged
steculations. The marquis explainsthat
the fact that Count Boni and his wife
are on their way to America has been
taken advantage of and furnished the
opportunity for false rumors.
In the face of this denial by the mar
quis it is remarkable that papers of
the standing of the Matin, Figaro and
Temps should give currency to such al
legations, and some explanation on
their part will doubtless be forthcom-
ing.
The Matin took the opportunity to
make the folio wing interesting remarks
concerning Count de Castellane's posi-
tion here. 1t informed its readers that
his wite's dot was $4,000, 900, which
gave an income of over $500, 900, and
that even at Paris he could cut figure
with that, adding:
"All Parisians know the grandlose
on the Avenue du Bois de |
Boulogue, which is the hobby of his
wife, who dreamed to outvie the Van
derbilt's palace on Fifth avenue by
perfect reproduction of the celebrated
castle OF Bois. Count Bonis well
known generosity probably explains
MS contribution of $4,000 francs to
NJ Deroulede, who figured in the police
chiefs report on the anti-republican
Count dc Castellane has not been
'ostel on the Bourse, as he Is not a
member.
If the allegations were true, he would
70 simply a private speculator acting
trough a broker and unable for the
moment to meet his obligations. The
darquise Castellane has written to the :
datin the following letter:
"Your good faith has been abused.
~ son, Count Boni, never indulged
4 any Bourss speculations, and conse-
uently cannot have been proceeded
gainst. If hs were In Paris he himself
yould dispose Of this invention. In
is absence his father begs you to re- il
air the involuntary wrong you have
one him"
The Mathis assertions were the lead
lg topic of conversation at the clubs s.
nd other social meeting places S
the day. The count father |,
Twenty-eight deaths from the bubon
plague had occurred in Honolulu an q
venty-six cases were being treated by f