The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22

rzrd The castle is near the junction o:
the r-otrEifax rocx with the mainland. On
the western side. abo9t esn rect above the
water II IeoSs almost as ed as the rocks
themselves, though IL has often been reno
yass- ard the stranger who approaches X
Is sure 20 De surrounded by a dozen would
be guides ali -edoself Of garlic ard eognae,
who struggle for the victim as = their ex-
lstears depended upon getting hln,- Deaf
frz zl.a these guides. and IS Ike max
ing purchase IA any ore of the shops
They demand an aissurdiy high price a.
first bat K IS not necessary 20 do any
bargaining vifh taenn-isr tEen alone. and
trey do .as beating down themselves Be-
ginning AZ say rsu francs. taey drop G'lieK
Is % Eve when the victim begins 10 move
away Then fe.s5wing him up. they come
Gawn 70 four. three. two. one franc only,
m 'sEsass And II you are adamant and re-
fuse 20 negotiate. the one whose turn II IS
TO take the JOB begins - whine ABOUT
his suffering family and offers % take you
wherever you Ike for ten cents Your
conscience need give you no uneasiness az
thai prize. fer If you take hin, he IS sure
70 wbeedis two or three francs our o. you
before he Is done with you-
Perhaps i. IL because have been seeing
too many palaces lately. but found MOTH
ing in the Monaco palace worth wasting
mach time or INK over, except the oeausi-
full view from every window. The tn
not the Jack OF Spades, as you might
imagine but the coat Of arms OF the Girl
r1aidi family, and passing under II you
are N the entrance hal, where. On the
left sits the uniformed subject who ewes
you leaye TO enter. There IS a large court
yard. from which q marble stairway leads
10 the Hercules gallery, where there are
srescoss representing the twelve tasks OF
that powerful person. There Il a good
chapel named after John the Baptist. and
the prince has fine suite OF pariors and
reception rooms. some OF them almost as
large az mis- gambling rooms across the
bay
The cathedral and the baths. both very
fine establishments. but without anything
specially noteworthy, are the only other
stock sights. Nature. however, has done
so much for the place that every work OK
man looks Insignificant and man himself
IS dwarfed. Here is the blue water On
three sides, with the white mountains on
the fourth and the yachts IN the harbor.
and the hin of Monte Carlo across the
water. with flowers, palms and ragged
youngster begging for confines, and
soldiers A gaudy as the flowers The es-
innate OF seyerty-two soldiers In Monaco.
however. shall ask leave to correct, for
there are mors~than that, though how
many more I eanno. say. Ask any resi-
dent how many there are, and he tells you
without the least hesitation: "Solxante-
douze, m'sieu" fseventy-two1- He IS sure
of ii. because he has read IT. That figure
has been inherited By several generations
of cyc.opaedias and guide books. and every
new one has accepted II without question.
Small as the place Is. the guides and some
OF the residents derive their information
from guide books rather than from obser-
walton.
Society TO Crush Gambling.
Several interesting things about this tiny
country learned from one of its subjects
while sitting on stone bench or the
plateau overlooking the harbor-a very IN
te}ligent man. apparently hut with a
depth Of local accent that made his French
very hard 10 understand. As my own
French Was naturally bad. and his knowl-
edge of English was limited 20 four or
five words, ctr conversation was not fluent:
but after becoming wei enough acquainted
TO exchange cigars. we managed. with the
aid OF a little Latin. TO get along slowly.
He expressed himself freely. for native.
upon the prince and his source Of revenue.
but hoped for better future. "The society
will win in the end" be repeated frequent
~. and I thought at first that he meant
society In general: but after he had used
the phrase a haN-dozen times I made in
Gu,ries. and found that the one thorn IN
the flesh OF the Casino company IS an in
ffuentia. society that has been formed for
the express purpose OF putting an end TO
gambling At Monte Carlo. II Is as nearly
as could learn, an international, affair.
including IN its membership prominent
people In various European countries who
can bring strong pressure to bear. II
has been in existence for at least Ave or
six years, perhaps longer. ard the idea Is
TO influence the French government 20 the
interfering point. There are. am assured
people OF means and position living IN
Monaco who are openly members OF the
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their opinions Of the prince and his
! methods These people are wealthy for
e!guers who remain here on accoun; OF the
climate. and they would doubtless be In
yited to move on II the sovereign felt a
! little more sure OF his ground. Blu: the
society IS a menace 10 him as wei. as to
the Casino company. and he deems Il safer
70 placate them as far as possible than 20
resort to arbitrary measures.
Getting rid of "Broken" Players.
This broken conversation about the So
cietv led 10 my hearing Of the travelling
fund" and the information I obtained on
that subject from the unknown native I
have since verified. The travelling fund.-
ia maintained by the Casino company for
the relief OF visitors who have lost all
their money AZ the gaming tables and are
unable TO get home. In former times such
unforturates were left 10 beg or borrow
or work their way az they could; but with
the formidable society ready to strike az
every weak point. the company considers
4 unsafe TO have its despoiled victims beg
esng in the streets or trying 20 borrow
from TIE natives. Even a telegram 20
friends explaining the situation and ask
ing FOR funds does not look well. Accord
inEly any visitor who has lost consider
able sums at she tables and II left with
out money 20 pay his bills or fares is taken
in charge hy the company II you have
been playing az Monte Carlo and find
yourself some night with an empty purse
and an unpaid hotel bin. you have only
20 Apply 20 the directors. They VIII not
onlv settle your hotel bill and provide you
with secoud-ciass tickets 70 your destira-
t'ou. bat they VIII even supply money for
y0Gr Incidental expenses on the way
have rot heard OF any American who was
reduced 20 this extremity. SO / do rot
know whether their nberalitv would ex-
tend 10 an ocean passage or not: but more
than Gre Eugiishmau has been sent back
% London et the compsny's expense Il
would ~ interesting 20 know how much
the tables must be fa.tened before vie