Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-08
MONTE CARLO.

\ vigorous movement Is on fu,t tu sup.
press the famous gambling establishment at
| Monte CIroan no less up rsonage than Ike
| Pope has been asked to assist 10 II aud per
| haps he founders Of the Vatican aud the
mo.sl sentiment Of the agc Wal suffice to
abaic the colossal nuisance 10 question. the
| late NJ. Blanc, proprietor at The c.l,hrnicd
| Baden, was driven out Of those place, about
dozen years ago, aud costing about
| for new location for lis temple Of
fortune, stumbled upon Monaco This /, f.
| little principally Of Northern Iiely, its tori
tory embracing Only shout 81, square miles.
| The Prince Of Monaco was 4 most impecu-
NOUS potcnta,c, aud he very promptly ac-
cepted NJ. Barc's offer OF m annual pay
men' Of 400 600 francs (abou, $50 o00) for
the privilege f opening gambling house
within the limits Of the principally. VI.
Blanc thercupon set up in busine in Monte
Carlo and by untiins industry ard strict
attention to business o: once became
q vey prosperous citizen. After few
yeare The Ptuca decided that his
share oi the plunder was too small. sud he
''sruek" ". Blsrc for higher lay, aud the
camJe, At once Increased his annuity TO
| 1900 900 francs Cor about $500, COO. This
| set money 10 circulation as freely Ms did the
advent in q Far West city u man with
! So Is - spend. The Prince at once Increased
| HE army, IRON, five IA eirLt,, ,,..,, r,l la,
great European powers began 10 trcmhe
| Ine vas, size Of the new army, however
! crampgd the Princes financial resources. and
he was obliged to cut down the salaries Of
| his ministers. Those statesmen at oucc com.
| planned to N. Blanc. and he restored hal-
mouy Ivy paying the difference between the
Old and the cut down salaries himself Rcal-
| ". there was nothing small sN5u, VI. Blanc.
But 81! eueth most annoying and awk-
ward incident happened to NJ. Bauc
| Nothing moe unfortunate and ma'apropos
can be imagined. lie died. Ills widow
| soon followed him To the grave, and he pro.
pi,etorship OF the Monte Carlo gaming house
wa then divided into five shares, # which
nc went to III. Prince of Monaco, the head
Of the firm "a second to the Princess Radz-
Twill, daughter IF the late NJ. Blanc, in a.
ISOLATION with her husband, the Prince; a
third to NJ. Edmund Blanc; fourth TO the
| Princess BOnaparte, another daughter 0f H.
Blanc and wife Of Prince Roland q napartc
anda Fifth to the two sons Of the late NJ Rhuc.
AZ the present moment the concern is ruu-
ming fun blast. No money i, SHARED to
renser it externally attractive aaG .
great cGSt is made 10 give it an
air # responsibility. Priests ard
memhe's Of the orders expelled from France
and Italy have been encouraged to settle n
the principalty Of Monaco A cathedral
has teen built with MONEY Of which large
portion WAS supplied from the uambi ng
tables.
A regular record has been kept by ptrs,ns
"ho have begun the effort ~ suppress The
gaming tables Of the number Of unfortunate
gamblers who commit suicide in the beauti-
fnl gardens surrounding the place. The
average i about five each month. Last wear
The number was sixty seven. The polio,
ha's very siiict nfGers 10 carefully remove
from thn n 'upds he bodies # all suicides 20
that the t-n'er feelings Of The patrons - tAe
est"b ishnea' NAY Lot be sb ched at coming
suddenly upon pool OF blood o. yisa-o
cold in death, The managers aye evidently
! thoughtful, kind hearted men.