Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26


victim Is photographed and is taken around
once more to all the croupiers and all lhe
doorkeepers who are warned never to ad-
nit him again. Finally, he is called upon
to sign promissory note for the amount
of money TO be advanced for his travelling
expenses, and then, instead of handing him
the money, he is told that an employe OF
the Casino will meet him at the railroad
station at stated hour and give him a.
second-class ticket to his destination.
The consequence is that a banking hrm
at Monte Carlo has been doing big busl-
ness In securing funds for needy tourists IN
a few hours time. Rather than submit 70
these indignities and the disgrace at the
hands Of the administration, most punters
who have lost all their available cash pre-
fer to visit these bankers. II they can
establish their identity and have credit IN
their home town the bankers will nego-
tiate by telegraph and cable, making such
arrangements as will justify them in giving
the desired advances Their charges for
the service are reasonable.
The present manager of the establish
ment is Camille Blanc, the natural son Of
the original Blatco, who was practically
the first owner oi the Casino According
to his contract he is required to remain on
duty for six months each year. for which
service he draws a large salary. He is an
owner of race horses, and runs them on the
Paris tracks. To him is ascribed much Of
the retrenchmeut and economy on the part
Of the administration He is to blame for
instance, for a recent rule providing that
the only thing player can get to drink in
the Casino is water with, perhaps, little
lemonade on the side. Imagine Monte
Carlos gorgeous gambling house without its
champagues and burgundies? The new
rule upsets all precedents so firmly estab-
lished the world over.
On the other hand. Blame permits playing
after hours. The regular closing time for
the tables is II p. m. allowing players to
catch the owl train" for Nice Blanc has
fixed up the old newspaper room with
tables for roulette and trente-et Quarante
$50 and io), and there after IL p. III. and
until a. M. men only are allowed to play
aud smoke The Casinos limit for roulette
is 5000 francs and for treute-etquaran
1000 francs
All sorts of schemes for cheating the
bank are worked at the resort, and the eco
nomical directors have their own troubles
in ferreting out these frauds Recently
two new methods Of cheating were discov-
cred in the roulette rooms One was per-
petrated by a dishonest punter, as the
player is called, and a confederate and the
other by an uutrustwOrthy croupier In
the first case the punter dropped a 5frauc
piece on the winning number on the layout
just as the ball stopped rolling on the
wheel and the number was announced
The player was called down, of course, and
he withdrew his coin in apparent con
fusion. Beneath it in the lucky square lay
a 2o-franc gold piece which the punter
had held under the larger coin when he
placed it there. He did not withdraw the
gold piece and that's where his confederate,
standing at the other side Of the crowded
table got.n his fine work He claimed il
as lhis stake, which had been placed in
proper time The bank paid him at the
rate of IS TO 1 for his stake, and the pair
won 100 francs lSI4o) on the trick.
One of the croupiers of the third room of
the Casino complained Of an irritation on
the back Of his neck one night He was
continually scratching at it, and nne Of tire
officials became suspicious. Upon exami-
nation IT was found that his shirt, which
was tightly belted at the waist, contained
a young fortune in napoleons and sover-
eigus, and he was dealt with in summary
manner.
While the directors were struggling
against these swindling schemes, they had
no end Of trouble with a Young Russian
captain who had lost 100000 at one of the
tables. The story that is being told of this
affair is that at the time the Russian SQUAD
ron was anchored at Vllefranche, the
favorite rendezvousiug port close by, and
near the Italian frontier, one of the captains
visited the Casino nightly and gambled so
recklessly that he blew in all the money
under his care Realizing the enormity Of
his offense, he demanded that the money
be returned 10 him. as it was not his own.
but belonged to the Russian Government
The Casino management gave him the
laugh and told him to go.
He then threatened destruction, and left
the Casino in a rage. The following day he
applied again, and announced that il the
money was not returned to him by night.
fan he would lombard the Casino and wipe
1t of the map He said a little thing like
that cut no ice with him at that stage of the
game. He would have to die for his offeuse
IN gambling away his governments money,
and they could not do worse than kill him
for destroying the Casino and few of its
people. Again the management ridiculed
him, and once more he departed in anger
The money was not sent him, and, sure
enough his cruiser steamed up in front of
the bluff on which the Casino stands Just as
the sun was sinking. He prepared his port
guns for action, and signaled ready" A
small boat put out from the beach below
with two men in it, one of whom was d.
rector of the Casino It pulled alongside
the cruiser, the director went aboard for a
few minutes, and then the warship steamed
away as though nothing had happened.
After the incident matters drifted along
quietly at Monte Carlo until few days ego
when Lord Rosslyu's arrival created the
utmost excitement. Scores Of persons sur
rounded him at each Of his sittings and
many Americans who were present won
handsome sums by following his system
Senator Depew and his bride were among
those who watched the English nobleman
at his last sitting, and Mrs. Depew won si7s
by duplicating Rosslyn's plays.
Cleaning Jewels.
With the exception of pearls Jewels may
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