The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-27
old connection with European secret
societies working at that moment for

VIC OIiALyrO1 1laly. t :
The world knows the story of
Orsini's bomb; but the final pressure
that constrained Napoleon to throw
France into the Italian struggle was
otherwise continuous. In the cata-
combs OF the Chaillot quarter, whose
galleries run almost under the Champs
Elysees and are said, in the times Of
Pompadour. to have actually connected
with h Elysee Palace. the ,Carbonari
had their seat. Twice after Orsini's
bomb. they say the emperor was led
by old companions to the subterranean
retreat. They showed him that he could
pc captured and held prisoner in the
e Of Paris; and they are the degen-
crate heirs Of those old anti clerical
eonspirators who are carrying on the
wholesale robbery Of. art antiques from
churches at the present moment from
the same underground storehouses.
The Montmartre catacombs running
down nearest to the quarter Of the
commission houses are known to con-
tain the storehouses of "Black Bands.'
Ihey do wholesale business In all kinds
credit, besides high-class fencing.
Drayloads of boxed goods enter GER
tain Montmartre courtyards in plain
daylight-and disappear. No search
could find them. They have gone down
concealed elevators to a primitive little
railway that runs through some old
quarry gallery. five blocks. ten blocks.
commission merchant hoists them up
and mingles them with other goods, all
ready for shipment.
King Of the cataeombs.
There is eve a persistent Paris ru-
NOR of RI. C."-"the King Of the Cata.
combs" In the version used BY Gas.
ton Leroux he is chief OF q disciplined
army of foreigners. counterfeiters. bur.
glarssand abductors for ransom, attack
ing only the very rich and operating
wlthoutfscandal. sInpthe quarter OF the
where superposed galleries
exist below the level Of the Metro, the
King { 1.-The Catacombs has q secret
chamber. Surrounding it, in. a circle,
are the headquarters Of each OF his SEQ
tons, watched and overheard by "R,
c." when he pleases, through q circle
of peep-holes.
This vast conspiracy. which utilizes
equally young men Of good society as
indicators, clerks of public services az
spies. physicians to give false certifi-
Gates and bands Of Apaches to muddle
cleWs OF expert burglary, has experts
to work its counterfeiting presses. exc
cute its forgeries and frauds on insur-
ance companies.
n work is done in le%isurely tmpun.
ity 100 feet beneath Paris. Electric
lighting, steam heat. scientific yentil6t-
ing. vast underground kitchens. heavy
carpets and h%angings, luxurious furni-
ture in sleeping rooms and clubrooms
this realm of "R. c." seem like
pipe dream romance. But the police
know its existence n are powerless.
catacombs are a maze, q labyrinth.
with. masonry n cave-fns!.
There is truth in these rumors. One
OF fnRB most noro{0tnn< kn1o~ -
common people is that of the subter-
ranean chambers of the rich. The
are the family regularlv
cited. Every Paris workman knows
that he ~othschilds are prepared for
anarchy and revolution in magnificent
Underground retreats. accessible from
cellars.
Some Underground Havens.
Wen, here is proof that there are
such retreats. Here Is a photograph.
Inc man who took it has. no knowledge
OF where he took it,. He was conveyed
to the place by night; and he was maid
to do the work. ~
for the rest, the photograph speaks
Tor itself. One room is seen; he photo-
six others. en- suite. In the
center OF the back ground, this suite il
apparent. He thinks that the q
ton walls, being eight or nine feet
tnlck, consolidate the old gallery roofs
like pillars va
The rich. Parisians who have this SURF
retreat, always down below the cellars
oI tnelr mouse. a simply disappear.
Ventilation by a dozen different chin.
tis 50 hidden that It could not be
suspected. Food and fuel for six months
are stored in the great kitchen. from
which all the rooms are heated :,
What is 1t for?" asked the photcrra.
pher.
For safety!' was the only answer.
subterranean Paris! It is a wonder
place. ,co~ncealing mysteries, honest
and dishonest. equally enticing to the
1 1mag, 1natG. It has been long known.
long iorsotten. It has enjoyed long i'm,
Underground railway 10 throwing it,
ranch literally. under the entire
capital, the supporting surfaces that
We're Just strong enough are beinr
weakened. a few streets have caved
IN There win be more. You win hear
lots Q Of subterranean Paris!
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