Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-11-17
Dr.. Porter Writes Entertaining of
His Visit to the Gambling
Paradise.
Tables Literally Covered With Piles
Of Gold Pieces in Front of
tie Players.
Monaco, tho smalles. 0ldes. and
Nest Beautiful Kingdom in
All the World.


anything about breaking the bank"
MONTE CARLO, Oct B. As
Nj, Pye used to say by the Gods you
ought TO be here. This beats anything
I've seen yet. thought Nice was the
incest place but this discounts it.
Monte Carlo is in the Kingdom Of
Monaco which is the Oldest and smalles.
IN the world.
The present Prince is a deecendent Of
Grimalde OF the 10th century who drove
the Sasaoens from his dominion. You
can shoot an arrow to-day across his
lands.
He has a navy OF one ship and an
army consisting OF seventy-ive men.
One newspaper and a patron saint.
The Casino is also the finest in the
world and owned by q French company
which pays the Prince an enormous sum
Tor yearly rental. Some told me it va.
one and others said FIVE millions, so O
can take your choice.
Monte Carlo is situated right on the
shore of the Mediterranean and at the
foot OF the hills or mountains. The
grounds are laid out in the most beauti-
full style. ali kiuds OF flowers, orange,
lemon, fig, olive trees and palms and
other tropical and semi-tropical flowers
trees and plants. Most elegant salt and
fresh water. both where the temperature
is t re same summer and winter. This is
certainly a perfect paradise so far as
nature and ingenuity VI man can make
it.
visited the casino where the roulette,
and trente ct quarante was going on and
it was a sight to behold. There were
six tables going, with sixty at a table,
and not a word spoken. All could not
be seated and gents must leave their
hats in the check room. The ladies can
wear their hats. l never saw the money
fly as it did on these tables, which were
literally covered with gold pieces. One
dollar, or a five franc, was the smallest
bet allowed, but l did not see any limit
the other way. At n table they were
playing nothing but gold coin, and
some had them piled a foot high. It
was fun to watch them play; gents not
than Is year old; old ladies dressed
in mourning even, and everyone 80 very
p;oa1v 1raeca1 ~ e;ll>, onl 1-.-l. T
noticed particularly one fine looking old
man whose head was white as snow and
who had only thirteen hairs on top of
his head. I'm sure he was IS or 80
years old, but the thirteen hairs were
lucky numbers; he kept winning right
along. The ladies sit there and win or
lose as the case may be, and never move
a muscle, although you car detect by
close watching, an occasional twitching
Of the corners OF the mouth, when they
are large losers also a CLEAN of delight
in their eyes whom they pull in pile after
pile OF the golden coins. Tell Dennis
Hannafn that this is the place where be
ought to be. He is a no limit man.
They could suit him here.
The weather is hot but. should think
the climate would be perfect a little later
on. Oranges are now green but just
commencing to ripen. Ladies are wear
ing white dresses. From my window 1
have splendid view Of Monaco, Monte
Carlo and out on the Mediterranean as
far as the eye can reach; can also see far
owe into Italy. l want to see a. little
0 OF this gameing business, but shall
start tomorrow or next day for Florence
stopping a few days again at Genoa. /
believe + # l send you my adj
mission card to the Casino so you can
see what it is like.
Wish I could send you some views CT
this place, but there is duty on the
mounted ones and it would spoil the
unmounted to fold them.
The road from Genoa here was just
simply a succession of orange, lemon,
fig and olive groves and close to the sea
all the time. l shall 90 to the Casino in
the evening az I've Q it in the day
time only as yet. Regards to all friends
Paralysis.
Capt. Voolfolk, the we'll known and
genial river captain, suffered a stroke OF
paralysis, Tuesday night. The captain
was on board his boat, when the trouble
occurred, and he was brought 20 his
home in the city to-day, the boat having
come in a little after noon. The stroke
affected the right side, rendering it use.
less. His many friends in the city will
wish his complete and speedy recovery.
Painfully Burned.
Mrs. j. w. Dudley, wife Of the mana.
ger Of the Western Union, was quite
painfully burned Friday morning. Some
rubbish gathered from a cleaning Of the
yard wa placed in the furnace and
smouldered for a time, and when Mrs
Dudley opened the furnace door later
the flames burst forth, burning her face
somewhat, and her hair, and eyebrows.
The injuries are not dangerous, but are