New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-13
the Portsmouth at Fnchal to-day, Tho Fern left
Boston for Newport yesterday.
MONTE CARLO.
is THE GAMBLING HE'LL OF EUROPE ABOUT TO
BE CLOSED "A SCHEME TO TRANSFER 1T TO
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BE CLOSED "A SCHEME TO TRANSFER III 10
THE PRrNCIrALITY OF LIECHTESSTEIN'
The too famous gambling resort Of Monte Carlo Is
known all the world over and there Is need TO re-
call It's nefsrious history, 10 write description OF
1t. When the "rouctte' and the trcnte ct quar-
ante were suppressed In the Kursal Of BADEN Baden
In 1sG3, the Keeper of those games, NJ Blanc, trans
ferrcd them to tho principally of Monaco where nc
built up the fairylke palace OF Monte Carlo, on the
most beautiful point Of the Mediterranean shore be
tween France and Italy The tiny country was under
French proecorate and its ruler Prince Charles, VINO
was blind morally he was physically, granted to
NJ Blanc all the privileges asked by the latter. The
Prince received good round sum OF money besides
magnificent annual income, and all the expenses
necessary to the government OF his little kingdom
were paid by the Society Of the Games. The honest
tourists and the professional gamblers from every part
Of the world used to flock to Monte Carlo in winter
and many millions Of money were left by them in the
excherquer Of the keepers Of the gambling tables.
Every season, too, suicides Of unlucky players Oc
CURED, though L few only were recorded. The so
ciey Of the Games managed to conceal most Of those
lamentable incidents.
When Mr. Blanc died, the society managed by his
Edmund. and his sonsln.law Prince Roland Bona
parte and Prince Radziwill Things went on smoothly
before, inasmuch the privilege OF the society had
been renewed in 1882 by the old Prince Charles of
Monaco. But the letter died about two years ago. and
was succeeded by his son, Prince Albert, who married
the widow Duchess OF Richelieu. II seems that both
of them are ashamed of drawing any longer their
revenues from such polluted source as the gambling
tables. The young prince Is scholar, and is we'll
known for his scientific explorations and works Both
he and his wife rich and it is said in the Paris
Bourse where the Monte Carlo shaIes we'll known,
that the Prince OF Monaro probably upon the suggestion
Of Queen Victoria, whom he visited recently, will
suppress the roulstte' and the rente at guarantee
on and after April 49, 1892 II appears that he has
a perfect right 10 do IT, despite the statutes of the
society, which holds the privilege through the agree
ment made with the late Prince Charles. These
statutes provide, indeed that the society formed
April l, 1863, shall cease April l, 1913 But that
does not prove that the authorization to keep gambling
tables extends to the date. 1t IS likely that
the Prince OF Monaco, In 1868, did not ALLEVIATE his
freedom OF action In the matter for fifty years.
His interest to grant the privilege for short time
in order to get some trinkgeld tip whenever he
would be applied TO for renewal Of the concession.
The "society Of the Games" whose agreement
with the Prince OF Monaco has been renewed in and
bCtrs the date OF 1882, has already tried to find
apOther place whittier 10 transport It's awful industry
An attempt wee made 10 q permit. In tho
Val dAndorre, ANAL republic in the Pyrenees under
the Joint prOteotOrate of France and spain. But the
attempt failed. Now efforts directed, il IS said
in the direction Of tho prlncpaity OF chtenstein In
Austria The game tables would be established I'm the
habltApts. The Prince Of LieChtenstcn would
ccive gift of 50 100000 and the administration OF
his pnncpay would be at the expense OF the society
But il the Prince OF Lcchtensten should accept IT,
It. likely, and Europe would be thus delivered from the
gambling