Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-13
THE NEW MONTE CARLO
~ VIII BE Located In the little Republic u
Andorre, en- the pyrcn-~s


Monte Carlo will soon be a thing OF the mast
The concessions 10 the great gambling house
expire next April. and the Prince Of Monaco
will not renew them. Indeed. it is doubtful d
France would allow it, The proprie,Ors hay.
determined 20 build . new Monte Carlo in An
dorre. a little republic in the fyrenees be-
tween France and Spain. letter to the New
York Word from Paris says regarding the II.
fair:
Francois Blanc is dead. He died in 1873. He
left 60 900 900 francs. His widow attempted 10
carry on the Casino. but socn abandoned the
task. A syndicate was formed. the principal
members Of which were her son. Edmond
Blanc; Prince Radziwill. the husband Of her
eldest daughter, Louise. and later Prince ho-
land Bonaparte. who married Nile. Marie Blanc,
the second daughter. and thus incurred
family ostracism. Prince Roland, who 10
now o widower, recently visited the United
States. These three. finding their position in
Monaco no longer tenable. have for some time
been searching for a place 10 transfer their
Casino TO. No great state would tolerate its
presence FOR an instant. The German govern
ment VIII not hear Of its return TO one Of the
petty states OF the empire. Belgrade and Sofa
were tried, but the concessions could not be
obtained. Tunis aud Tsngiers we're Thought Of
but life and property are not much respected
by the beys of these harbartc states aud besides
they are trlfie inaccessible King Humbert
forbade a settlement in the miniature republic
OF San Marine. in Italy. At last Andorre only
remained, and though IL L. At present one 81
the most inaccessible places in Farope necessity
finally determined the selection in lite favor.
The three magnates formed a new incorporn-
ton. under the title Of the Circle des Etrang-
ers dAndorre (Straugers' Clab Of Andorre).
They have capitalized il At 80 600 600 francs
and 1t IL said that all they offered for general
ubscription-2OO 100000 fTsnrs-was gobbled
.
rastaquoueres and fast spectators on the
bourse.
The plans contemplate the erection Of .
Casino with thester and all other buildings NJ
at Monte Carlo, and in addition a mammoth
hotel They are 20 be located at Escalles .
hot sulphur bath IL the Andorran territory,
near Andorre, the principal village and seat Of
government. The construction of from fifty
to hundred miles of post road is an immediate
necessity. and an extensive. fast diligence
service must be established. 4 railway is ulti-
mately contemplated from Fox, or some other
convenient point now reached by rail- 20 the
village of Andorre, distance Of probably forty
miles
The territory OF Andorre is about leo square
miles. and cannot, therefore. be much over
twelyes miles in length ana breadth Its
rather on the French side OF the Pyrenees. and
short distance from II i'm all directions are
such famous resorts BIgorre. Luchon. AZ
and Perpignan. 1t Is strange il has been
little invaded by tourists or spectators. but ne
matter of fact IL remains almost unknown 80
the rest of the world and itself ignorant Of the
world TO an incredible degree. The people are
OF the same race the Galatians and their
language is of the same family. It's so peculiar,
however, TO be regarded rather as a distinct
lang uage than dialect.
The Ignorance Of the population is dense.
Not over a hundred persons can read. aud not
so many can speak French. There is no book
in the Andorran language. and those who can
r1od a IL.
wear homespun knee brooches and the short
Andalusian jacket, showing the shirt between
Its edge and the trousers belt.
The government is kind Of landed aris-
tocracy. The legislative function Is vested IN
a council Of twenty-four-four from each OF the
six parishes into which the state il divided
These elect a first and second syndic, who are
the executive officers.