St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-25

gigantic sWindle on earth. 1t was not
he who introduced gambling here. 1t
was his father. Charles the Thlrd-late
Prince OF Monaco. Bnt Albert Honore
ably sustains the unsavory reputation
of his dishonored father, and for this it
is said that he receives the sum of
S2,000,000 annually.
1t somewhat Disseminating to find
lineal defendant of chivalrouS cru
sader communicating his little prince
dom by entering Into contract with
the notorious Francois Blanc, whereby
Charles the Thirds principaity becomes
the home of the greatest gambling es-
tablishment in the world. But Albert
HOnOre could annul the contract if he
wished. For it is to continue either
until the year 1918 OF until some grave
disorder calls for its abrogation. The
gravest disorders call for this every year.
The Men In Charge.
AS far as appearances go, every one
connected with this immense swindllng
machine is eminently respectable. The
officials in charge of the public Offices
of the principality are almost all courte-
Gus Frenchmen; the men who wait
upon the players at Monte Carlo are
quiet, uhostentatiouS eX-bank clerks.
mostly from Germany. The most ln-
yeterate gamblers are scions Of the faded
nobility of Poland, or sons of the barbaric
aristocracy of Russia. Like all we'll
hammered people, the officials hate
scenes, and do their best to have every
thing carried out In the most decorous
fashion. The contract which bound the
princedom hand and foot and turned it
over to gamblers does not mention a
gambling company as party of the first
part, but rather the innocent name of
the "Society of the Bathing Establish
mnet of Monte Carlo" And the vast sum
or money which tourists take there !!
Where does it go? Echo answers where?
You might as well ask where are the
SHOWS OF yeSter year.
Man That Broke the Bank.
Many foolish people imagine that they
j have discovered system which is sure
to win eventually. They go on in this
sdelusion, returning year after year with
what money they can lay hands on. in
/ the vain hope of yindicating their cher
ished system. The delusion issat length
dispeled, and the usual result, namely,
suicide or Insanity, follows. Last winter
and spring there was a great deal of
talk about London SWindler who was
said to have broken the bank at Monte
Carlo. His feat was celebrated in street
ballads. Music hall singers and noisy
urchins sang it in the cities of at least
two continents. The incident which in
spired the street epic is an impossibility,
for no man can break the bank at Monte
Carlo. He may have a temporary sue
cess. He may even succeed in winning
all the money OF one table. The table
then suspends for al hour. That is all.
This is what is meant by the phrase
..breaking the bank" But il is ficti-
tious phrase.
There is plenty of money outside be-
longing to the establishment. There
are millions Of its francs awaiting its
call in the banks at Nice. More money
is secured within an hour, and play is
resumed around the suspended table.
The original winner loses unless be
should have succeeded in making his
escape. This is very unlikely. for eyes
I of night and morning blended are set
upon him to cajole him back; and should
these not succeed. the cold, clear. stony
face of the weli-trained detective is