The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-23
COUNT BONI Is ANGRY
SAYS HE WOULD NOT HONOR
EDITOR OF FIGARO BY CHAL-
LENGTNG HIM TO A DUEL
HE WILL SLAP HIS FACE

That Is the Humiliation in Store for
the Man Who Said the Brother
fn-Law of the Gou1ds Lost u
Million Francs Specializing In
stocks-Boni Says He Was Never
Guilty of Gambling of Any Sort.
Castellane and the Countess de Castel-
lane, nee Gould, arrived in this country
today on the French line steamship LIE
Bretagne, 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 a slight accent. On the
De Rodays' matter, he said:
''De Rodays, he is - we'll what is
De Rodays? De Rodays is liar, he is
scoundrel - say anything you like
about him. He is what is such a
person? He is nothing. A nonentity.
What should I care for him? Oh, he is
liar"
The count evidently did not like the
stories that had been printed about him
and his alleged losses. He was asked II he
would challenge De Rodays.
''Cha1lenge,'' he said with hauteur.
Certainly not. shall not challenge such
cept a challenge. No, I shall not chal-
lenge him, but when go back, I shall
slap his face with stick If he does not
retract. See, monsieur, have prepared
a statement to send to him.
The statement which Count de Castel-
lane gave out In relation to De Rodays,
editor Of the Figaro, whence comes the
stories that Count Castellane lost several
millions Of francs on the stock exchange,
and in gambling, translated, Is as fol-
lows:
de Rodays, Editor LIE Figaro. Sir:
There has been communicated to me on
board the ship the calumny in the Paris
Ian papers. which emanated from the
Figaro. You will at once print a formal
denial. I reserve the right on my return
to tell you what think of your disloyal
act''
FIGARO DENOUNCED.
'Le Figaro continued the count, after
he had translated his statement into
English, sis a paper bought by the high
est bidder. Why this man should have cir
cuIated such stories, I don't know. I
know Of no reason why such things
should be published, except that we are
of opposing political parties. The editor
thought he would have a chance, while
I was on the ocean, to set some lies in
circulation about me.
ST never gambled in my life." said
Count de Castellane, warmly. 81 never
played cards for money or gambled in
any form. / did not lose money in
speculation, and these stories are all fall
sifcations, and as false as they can be.
There is no truth in them at all.
When the question Of the relationship
between himself and his wife was touch
ed upon, Count de Castellane said:
''Our relations are perfectly harmoni-
GUS" Then he smiled at his wife as she
stood by his side, and she smiled at him.
There was seeming good feeling in the
smiles.
With regard to their visit here, the
count and his wife said that they intend
ed to remain in New York for 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
if he would go to Lakewood, where
George Gould has his winter residence.
No arrangements had been made to go
there, and the matter had not been TAX
en- up. The count said that he did not
know whether George Gould would come
to New York city or not He said, II he
did he would meet him here.
PUBLISHED IN PARIS.
PARIS, Jan. 23.-When the correspond
ent of the Associated Press called last
evening (Monday9 at the Office Of the Fig
arc with a cablegram summarizing the
statement made in New York by Count
Boni de CastelIane regarding recent as
sertions in the columns Of that journal
respecting the count, he was Informed
that the editor, M. de Rodays, was stay
ing at Dinardi, but was expected back
today (Tuesday).
M de Roday's deputy, to whom the
cablegram was shown, promptly tele-
graphed to his chief, but up to 1 o'clock
this morning no response had been re-
ceived.
Count Boni de Castellane sent copy Of
the telegram to. M. de Rodays to Arthur
Meyer, anti-Semite manager of the Gau-
lois. with the request that he communi-
cate 1t to the other newspapers, in order,
as the count says, that they may prop
erly appreciate the loyalty of journal