The Brookhaven leader., 1884-08-14

The movement for the suppression Of
tAs gaming tables at Monte Carlo has
ben b progpesS for the past two years.
A vsry hostile pamphlet. entitled The
Truth about Monte Carlo" haudles the
subject without gloves II shows that
whae neither Italy nor France NOR Ger
many whl tolerate theI rnce Of Monaco
encourages and makes uss Of rs q source
Of revenue. The late M. Blanc, whose
keen managerial and financial eye saw
1t . glance what could be made Of Monte
Carlo, carried on the two greatest
gaming establishments atthe same time.
After The Franco-German war, how
ever, N. Blanc had to limit his enter
prize to Monte Carlo, and here he sur
passed all that he had previously ac-
complished at Hamburg and Baden
Baden. Then he died. Soon asterward
his widow did the same, and the pro-
prietorship of the Monte Carlo gaming
house was then divided into Eve shares.
Of which one went to the Prince of
Monaco. the head Of the firm; o second
to the Princess Radziwill. daughter Of
the late M. Blanc, In association with
her husband, the Prince; third to M.
Edmund Blanc; q fourth to the Princess
Bonaparte. another daughter of NJ.
Blanc and vile of Prince Roland Bona
parte; fifth to the two sons OF the late
N. Blanc, who receive but small
share Of its profits, and arc treated by
tho princely and other members of this
family of gamblers with lofty contempt.
The pfoprietors of the gambling house
keep it going through the seduction Of
its splendor and by the romantic beauty
of its surroundings, but they are said to
receive powerful aid from three Glasses
on Supporters -1ournalists, loose women
and priests. --.fsaiG
When M. Blanc. seeing that gamb-
ling had been or was on. the point Of
being suppressed In all pssts Of Europe.
berhought himself Of the little Mediter-
ranean State with Its impecunious king,
he offered the rrince of Monaco for the
privilege of opening gaming establish
ment an annual payment Of aO0, 900
francs. The proposition was accepted.
But after few years tho prince wished
for more money, and suggested that
instead Of receiving . fixed sum yearly
he should have 9 share IN the profits
from the tables; and, his least desire be-
ing law to the proprletors Of the
gambling house, he Is said to have
drawn from It areRdlarT income of
1900, GOO francs. Thanks to this increase
In his revenue, he was able to raise the
number Of his army from five TO eighty
men. His military outlay, however,
seems to have compelled him To curtail
his expenses on the civil department;
and few years ago he. cut down the
salaries OF all his ministers. Their ex-
cellencics complained to the directors
of the gambling-house. and the estab-
lishment from which the State of Monaco
draws its wealth, agreed to pay the
difference. Monte Carlo is surrounded
by everything that is at the same time
attractive and demoralizing. But no
effort is spared to give the place q look
of responsibility. Priests and members
of orders expelled from France and
Italy have been encouraged to settle in
the principally of Monaco. A cathe-
dral has been built at Monaco with
supplied from the gaming-table.
A regular record has been kept by
persons who have begun the effort to
suppress the gaming-tableS of the num-
Der Of unfortunate gamblers who COM
NIT suicide in the beautiful gardens
surrounding the place. The average is
about five a month. Last year the num-
Der was sixty-seven. The police have
very strict orders to carefully remove
from the grounds the bodies Of ali sui
cides, so that the tender feelings Of the
patrons Of the Establishment may not
be shocked at coming suddenly upon q
pool Of blood or a visage cold in death
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