Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19
Monte Carlo.

Since the death of NJ. Blanc. the pro-
moter Of the gaming tables at Monte
Carlo, which occurred few years ago,
THAT Of Nine. Blanc transpircd ir
$3.50, the Casino continues 10 prosper
IN the most surprising manner. Those
now Interested i'm the undertaking art
the members of the Blanc famly-viz.,
Edmond Blanc. son and heir. and the
Princes Radziwill and Roland Bona
partc, who married daughters of NJ.
Blanc. They are the principal share.
holders; nevertheless. n few shares ART
said To be in the hands of the Mayor OF
Nice and other UNDERSTANDING function.
aries Of that city.
There are three hundred If these
shares, each one representing one hun.
drcd undivided parts. Each share ai
the outset was worth 80. 900 francs; their
actual value - difficult 10 tell. At al
events, II offered for sale they would ut.
tain fabulous price. seeing the phc.
nomcnal profits annually realized by the
roulette and card tables. Hitherto the
owners Of the Casino have appeared tC
be satisfied with their annual profits,
which permitted the daughters Of NJ.
blanc tO be lowered with 10000, OOC
francs each. irrespective of the cnor.
nous revenue which fall, To the lot al
each shareholder. But although NOT
openly debated, the idea If iinancia
coup has fora long time been mcditatcd,
and the following is y rough outline OF
the scheme:
The three hundred shares n they now
stand Zone hundred undivided parts
cHch) arc To be converted into sixty
thousand cOupures Thereby doubling
the thirty thousand undivided parts)
and these coupurcs, or coupons, will
then bc offered to the public ut the price
OF 200 francs each The operation i,
unquestionably n bold one; nevcrthe.
less. despite its fantastic proportions. il
will evidently find favor with the French.
And why nOtP The receipts for last
year amounted To IL, 900, 900 francs.
This project for converting the CAST
mo- OF Monte Carlo into public affair
has been generally approved 10y the &C.
tual stockholders. NJ. Blancs dignity
suffers from the fact that the source Oi
MS revenue is n gambling hell. Prince.
BOnaparte and RadZiwill partake ol
that view. aud would not be loath &c
ever. with the Institution If Monte Car
lo; above all. under such favorable au.
spices, Prince Charles. on being appraised
Of this resolution, was somewhat startled
naturally dreading the revolution in
his affairs that such transaction would
entail. However, he was brought
around tO the views of the majority by
the ludicious counsel of his father con
lessor, and was even led To take NOR,
decided step. He has given his consent
tn relinquishing all further intervention
IN the concerns of Casino, and i'm return
Tor this abdication his yearly pension
will be increased To 1000. 900 francs.
The contemplated issue of the new
shares may be expected soon. Tn,
date OF issue will be settled ut the mex
meeting of the shareholders, which vii
take place in Paris.
The magnificent Gas no of Monte Car
10 is annually visited by an average o
600, 900 foreigners, who play more O
less ut roulette or trcntc-ct-quaranlc
and this number is steadily on the in
crease. The impunity with which gam
bling Is carried ON ut Monaco may be- cx
planned by tho fact that any attempt {,
suppress il would be- equivalent I,
touching the prerogativcs of Charlie
I'LL, and any such departure would sus
citatc AN international question.
which neither of the ncighboring pow
Crs is inclined To open; question
which, probably, would lead 10 scriou
complications Moreover, the indie
pcndcncc Of the pr ncipality is fully rs
surcd by treaty. Cor. " Y Tribune