Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-23
SEvENTY-Six SUICIDES.

One Seasons Victims of the Gaming
Tables of Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The story is cabled from Europe of a
foreign lady who lost some $780, ZOO at
the Monte Carlo gaming tables, and
who in despair committed suicide. 1t is
added, as an awful commentary on the
tragic record of Monaco, that this self
murderer makes the seventy-sixth case
since the season began.
Monaco, the name of the principally
of which Monte Carlo is the larger part,
is the oldest and smallest kingdom in
the world. Its area is eight and third
square miles, its army numbers seventy
two men, and its total population about
1000 persons. The tourist who visits
it-and every one who goes to Nice
rides on nine miles east to Monaco
is informed that an arrow can be shot
over it in any direction, and yet it is
the center of gambling in Europe. The
climate is delightful, it rivals even Nice
as watering-place, and Baden in its
palmiest days is eelipsed by this splendid
seat of s-n. In the year 1869 all taxes
in this diminutive principality were
abol shed, and the revenues are now
derived entirely from the rent CT the
Casino, where gaming is carried
on. Gambling, or rather the gam
ing establishment, is in the hands of a
joint-stock company with capital of
$1,000, 900 francs. or about $1,000, OOO
The inhabitants of Monaco are not per-
mitted access to the gaming tables.
They. however. have a deep interest in
the game, as 1T is by it they are secured
while at the same time large prices are
paid for the use of their lands in the
principality. 1t is thirty years since
gambling tables were introduced into
Monaco. in the days when the present
small reign ng Prince came into posses
sion of h kingdom.
Homburg, i'm the Wiesbaden Govern
ment d strict of the Prussian province of
Hesse-Nassau, had long been famous, or
Infamous, for its gambling tables. 1t.
too. was Il watering place back as far as
1884. Fash on made it a favorite abode
of the wealthy. Austria sent troops in
IS49 to stop gambling, which had been
prohibited by imperial decree. The
peculiar Institution suspended, but i'm
mefiately renewed its demoralizing
traffic upon the withdrawal of the SOL
dierv. Prussia finally, in 1872, refused
to renew the lease for gambling pur-
poses, and that was the end of it.
Among the leading spirits who had
fiourished for a time iK Homburg and
had then fled was one NJ. Blanc, who
was given cordial reception at
Monaco. The Monte Carlo thereafter
became a name known the civilized
world over. Nothing is wanted to at
tract and retain the visitor, especially if
he or she be wealthy, for both sexes fire.
.auent the tables. There is no end of
play-rooms, bathrooms, dancing
rooms. and concerts are given daily.
The sportsman can have his pigeon
shooting in January and races at stated
seasons All these are under the con-
troll of this company, who conduct these
vast est;tbl ishments to make money
rather than to make character. The
hotels are among the finest in Europe.
The princedom. thus supported by the
earnings of the gam Rg-tabtes, has also
modern conveniences such as harbOr.
newspaper, u palace. and. like all
good, enterpris NC Mediterranean
towns, has first-class patron saint,
who is turned to excellent account by
having an attractive fete given in his
honor annually.-Loutsciiie Courier
J0atradL.