Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27
MONTE CARLO
LOSERS AT THE GAMING TABLES
RECEIVE PENSIONS.


NlAll hull bA1ebles)
Some remarkable facts ('not gener-
ally known" to quote Lambs pattern
paragraphist) were disclosed yesterday
at the half-yearly meeting of the share
holders OF the Societe Anonyme de
Monaco. The total revenue from the
tables during the past year has been
little over $4,000, 000r., or about E020,-
600, which'is 1000, t0)i. more than the
receipts of the previous year.
The capitol Of the society IS 10000
O0Of., in 10000 shares Of 500f Each
share carries an interest coupon Of 81. per
auuum, or per cent. upon the original
value, The dividend Is distributed
early in May, This varies according to
the taking at the tables. Last May II
amounted TO 1851, making total rev
onuc OF 1901. per share, 80 per cent
upon the original value and ~ per cent
upon the existing value, which was
then 2O00i. per share. The total rev.
enue In 1891 was 1901, and In 1890 1901
Monte Carlo stock may, therefore, be
considered q paying investment for
those who may be willing TO take the
risk. In 1913 the society will be able
TO reimburse its shareholders In full.
During the past six years 200, OOOf
have been placed annually In u reserve
fund for this purpose, so that, with in
terest, this, In 1913, will amount to quite
30,00O,000f which represents the capt
tai OF the society.
Since his marriage the present prince
has never touched the /, $50, 900 francs.
which the gambling society contracted
TO pay annually for the concession to
the ruler of Monaco This ESQ, 900 per
year has been spent In improvements
to the palace, building the fine cathe-
dral, erecting new schools and the like
When 1913 arrives the principality will
have some stately edifices to call Its
own, and the prince and princess will
rule over domain as magnificent Ia its
outward semblnnce as II Is beautiful in
Its natural position. In addition to the
tdOVO paid out rs the princes share OF
the profits, the society bears all the ex-
pense OF governing the principality.
NO less than 3OO,0OOf., or e22, 900, arc
spent annually in brlbing newspapers
and newspaper correspondents. One
Paris newspaper alone gets $4,000, and
several othors in the capital receive
Gl,OOO, while the smaller provincial
papers receive from $500 down to ESQ
per annum. Many newspaper cores
pondonts are also on this "reptile" list.
and regret to say that the representa-
tlvos of some English newspapers nc
cept their yearly douceurs, not for any
thing they do for Monte Carlo. but for
their policy OF laissez faire. All tbnt
the society asks OF these men IN return
for It's money is simply this: DO moth
ing; say nothing; lot us alone.n
Another item OF expenditure is the
pensionnairos-th those who have lost nil
them fortunes NJ the tables aud who
are now being Kept by the society
Those poor uncertainties receive sums
proportiOnate to tho amount lost
Ono Englishman who left 1000, OOOf.
at the the table gets . louis
per day. Some get 2Of. per
day, some l0f and other as much
por week. This is tho generous portion
Of. the debit side OF the balance sheet,
a considerable sum is also given an
nually In railway fares TO those who.
having lost all their rcndy
cash, are DESTROYS Of got
ting homo without letting their friends
know OF their foolishness. la these
cases the manager Will pay the hotel
ulll, purchase seoond-clnss railway
Ticket and give the victim 20 or i0l.
lor his expenses ON routo, according 10
ihe length OF tho Journey. Several
English pooplo had 20 avail themselves
O this fund during tho last season.
Ono young gentleman from Oxford was
70 sharp Tor NJ rhegillat. lie ned
already paid his hotel bin. but pel,-
suadeo the cashier 70 give It to him
nnreceipted. In this way 10 managed
70 get $50 moro out of the casino; but
lac had left over $1,000 behind him.
All the pluugors have IN iniallible
system, but they are "inlalliblen only
50 long rs their luck lasts. The total