The Richmond Virginian., March 12, 1910, LAST EDITION, SPORTING SECTION, Image 11

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TINY MONACO NOIV fVANTS
HOME RULE FROM PRINCE
Residents of Only Absolute Monarchy on Earth Demand From
Ruler a Constitutional Government
ItOJfTK CARLO, March 1$.
rSS people of the little principality
of Monaco now want a defined
constitution, and on Sunday last
i deputaMeu waited on the prince at his
rsiaca and demanded it, pointing out
that Manats is <Jm only absolute mon
archy remaining on the face of the
globe; The prince promised to consider
the flues'Ion, and there, for the present
*t least, the matter ends
The population of Monaco It emaller
than that of a Me village, amounting te
about 7000 people, and there to not even
aa much as an acre of land to a soul.
Mht rnere m a real ktngtex in tnri TtTTTB
kingdom by the sea; and the kinglet
has everything—a palace, a court, min
isters. archbishops, generals, and also
an army. Not a big army, just C» men.
but aa army, rteverthcle**. The kinglet's
Income » very insignificant. To bs
-Sura, there Is a taa on tobacco, on wine
gad oa brandy, as everywhere else, and
tlie people there drink and smoke, yet
their number is so small that ths king
let would not have enough to support
himself, his court and his o(BetsIs If he
did not have a special source of la
This source is the world-tomou* <#r
to famous) gambling resort at Monte
Cam. The general public has Utile
coheepttoa of what Monte Carlo means
to the prince Of Monaco. la the km
place, ha derives a direct Income teem
Thf Cashes company eg per aa
aum. Thto is paid to him whether the
Caxtoo has had a good or had year, and
I* entirely Independent of “business
*MW“ A few years ago. during.a da-'
i>i -. e season, ths company found
soma dluiy-. ; t« meeting this utilisa
tion at tkrexact date when It was duel
and the shareholders proposed aa ex
tenslon of time. But the prince of
Mateo would net hear of this. and the
sum waa paid over to him at the agreed
time. This tidy little revenue to paid
to him for the concession which the Ca
sino company holds for transacting
business In his dominions, and Is an in
herited right from the falher of tpe
GIAKT STRIDES MADE
In 1914 it Wit! Have Nineteen
Dreadnoughts to Amer
ica's Sixteen.
TOTAL BATTLESHIPS, 58
rcmMcaUoae of the German naval pre
gram are contained In an article to to
ddy's Tageblatt by the well-known tnlll
t**T MM aavsl critic, Celonel Oeedke. He
elpfto that the Orman ~ armament pot
ky has apparently abandoned the prin
ciple (hat the prestige of the fatherland
depends on the army, because the expan
sion of naval armaments to gradually out
Strippihg the Urn its accessary for the de
tearn of the empire's ttgde and coasts. .
’‘With giant strides,'’ declares Colonel
Ueedke, "we arc leaving behind the hy
potheses upon which the last naval tow
was tased. That law fixed the number of
Actually, the
kpttleahips at thirty-eight.
Admiralty to engaged to building a fleet,
nit af thirty-eight, hut iffy-eight battle
•§$|g far oar new armored cruisers.
Mhtth were originally Intended for strong
awultod vessels and tor expedition*
hp»lhH small, weak' states, are being, ean
dWheted aa dret-etoag batuskhipa, with the
MMto heavy artillery and veetly greater
agead. The coat of these erutorrs win
jjghably be heavier than that gt the hat
‘"The time to gradually approaching, tn
dftod, whan the German Met will ha XU
pdHor to all the flecta of the world, with
tod single exceptlod of the Rftgltoh.' M
win ao unimpeachable a gitaess at the
MfeftlML. SEmiiufhM- tflail ^Hd R PAHRld a#
Settling which toid us a couple
1 gaa that our «*»t mas asalil
Mil progress than Its MU it gw
ra limiting caicutottom *0 the strictly
idem DM of vessels, It to sMteily ad
Med that to HM spring of JMt.Ksg
Ik, ww RQffip .v*jrwwF*, efinpittta
Whte. gsgeriga twelve, Germaay gtovet)
Fiiitoiee al*^Thenceforward our reto
byuangib will raptoty mcreaae, so that
present prince, who own* the land on
which the Caaino I* built. Aside from
that, he hold* 5000 sham la the Casino
company. The founders of the Monte
Carlo gambling company—FMmond and
Camille Blanc—only held 4000 share*
each In the srlflMl company, do H
will be seen that the prince’* Interest
predominate*. In addition to the Quar
ter of a million dollars which ha pets
for the ’eoneoeefaun*' every year his
stock and "penauleltee" bring him In
f?|0,oee. Be he pats a million dollars
a year paid out of the losses of the
gamblers.
But to the power he wields as landlord
of, and shareholder in, tbs gambling eon
-***» must bo added tba fact that the
! prince of Monaco constitutes le himself
practically all the sIBcea of state. Me la
head of the army, chief administrator of
justice, controller Of police—In fact, a
veritable Pooh-Bah la modern govern
ments. combining in htnpelt prsci(rally
all Important function*.
Uke rertsm other sovereign* of the
old world, the Prince Rouge et Nolr. as
he is not inaptly called, reigns, not by
the will of hi# people, but by right di
vine; Mi# monarchy te ahseW* as that
eC the rear, the sultan and the grand
Pokes of ttrek tenburg-Bch wcrl n aad
Meek lent.urg-Strellu. HU people hava no
const it i (tion. no legislature, no voles In
the government ST the prtwdpoHty, In
which hie witt and wMm are surname.
Although he hears the name and the arms
of the Orimitto. who exercised sovereign
sway over Monaco from * the tenth to
the eighteenth centum- yet he’can only
claim descent from this ancient dynasty;
through the f. inale line, a* the male line
i. in tm. wttbont make Mars.
Indeed, prince Albert has a strain cf;
rather plebeian blood in his veins. His:
grandmother, Marie • Lmit#* tMlbert, was •
the daughter of a rharcatier. or pork
butcher. In oae of the cheap suburb* ef
Parts, whet* ska married his grand
father while he was earning a precarious
livelihood as an actor at the Ambtgn
Theater, before bring unexpectedly called
to the threne of Monaco by the death ef
his cousin.
HIRE CERTS PER DAY
“ FOR MISER’S FOOD
_ l
His' Death Disclosed Fact That
He Owned Over Thirteen 1
Thousartd Dollars,
f
ALWAYS A BORROWER
LOMPOK, Haas Ut
IB the poehe*» If Tlpnpf til*ffl|ii ahn
lied euddenly at HMrtM How*. Vauabalt.
itturdd. were fauna passbooks »Hew1»«
hot he pUMM« betaacM of ItM® a* tta
Mrkbeek Bank, and »M» odd a» the N«
tmt Peauy Bank, tt« bad els* to kh
Ktcketa about SO abilUnys In <Uk Philips,
rho was 3, toft a ariij. but no retothf**
>re known to exist, and the money kaa
wen 10ft to a charitable institution.
The cnee to a mystery," aatd the super
atendent at Rowton Hooaa yesterday.
Phillips always teemed unusually bard
ip, eren for a ttowtoa Jfctua# tamale in
hot, other aeon frequently expressed to
ao their sympathy with Mm M hie ex
mate poverty, and elated tbal ho bor
hwod halfpence from them. Many a
upper hare I lent him—the money was
•ever returned — and met Christmas he
rtpit a cup of tea from my wife.
there h* came tram or. anythin* about
bn. NO letters were received by him
rbtle here but I found m hie locker old
ntemdatln* back to tho seventies. t(«
roo a «nod ebem player, and freuneaUy
iayed wfth other tamatse. bat had an
poclat friend* amonp thorn. Than woo
othimr In Me dreae or moaner to mark
tm ott from the ether lodpera, and I
arUInly have no ratoon to doubt Wo
Grsvvittbnfrforth
Thefirtffcp
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vn
MONACO'S RULER AND SCENES IN HIS LITTLE PRINCIPALITY
MOTOR CAR HURLED
OVER CLIFFMTO RIVER
Friendly Race Home From Fes
tival Brings Instant Death
to Two.
FIVE BADLY INJURED
LISBON, March 1*.
A race between two motor omnibuses on
ttw high road near Oompoatella last night
resulted In one omnibus being flung over a
forty-foot eltlj Into a river. Two passes
Mrs were killed and five others seriously
wounded.
A fete was held at Compostella yester
day. which was attended by the peaatnt*
from ail the neighboring villages Many
mater omnibuses and motor ears were
Tbs tin was so stoop that ths other
ixenrslonlete couM not go to the assist
ms* of their uefortwaato companions wa
il ropes and ladders bad been brought
hem Comport alia. After thirty minutes'
lelay, res see part tea were lowered ever
the cilia They found the survivors of
he disaster dinging to the partially mb."
IMMI til omnibui,
Two men bad been Instantly killed,
rhtte all the other oceupantk of the oainl
mi were Injured, throe men and two
ramen being unconscious. They were
tape afloat to their Mends.
From Qrulaer to OatU Depot.
LONDOV. March 12. - Tha armored
Ttdssr Acheron, which was one of the
noot powerful warships afloat forty-two
rears am, ta to be converted Into a flost
ng coal'depot.
EXILED PRINCE LIVfS
ON ttOTONTH
George of Servia Finds New Lo
__ cation DtiH After Glitter of_
Court and Capital.
POPULAR WITH ~ PEOPLE
BEI.OHAW5. March 12,
■ Exited" In the UttV* garrison town of
Oornyi MiUnovaU, forty-four miles south
of Belgrade. the ex-crowo prince of 3er
Vta nnda existence dull after the glitter
of the capital. ...
The town, which is twenty-five wile#
from a railway atation, ia sunk In an at
mosphere of drowsiness, indeed, the wail
known tedium of !tf* in such a place ac
counts for the persistent rumor* that
I'rli.ce Ueergs will speedily return to the
capital. After tlic. daily routine of riding;
driving and military dutiea at the bar
racks. the prince each eventog entertain*
a number of the chief residents, and then,
accompanied by various ofiRuia, ha re
pairs to a cafe, where a cinematograph
show Is nightly to be seen.
The prince's relations with the peasants
are axceilent. He goes to the market
place to buy fruit, and there converses
freely with the country feUt, who wel
come A customer who always pays three
or four times the value of trio purchases.
One day la a chop the prince found e
number of peasants haggling over the
price of "bsshiiks," the woolen hoods
corn throughout the Balkans to winter),
rind tag that one of the peaeenu had
»eea n soldier-to his own regiment, he
luddeoly bought the whole stock, end
hruet them upon the ast<m|ehed rustics.
The prince lives to n house placed at
da disposal by a wealthy merchant, and
te receives a monthly allowance of MM
ran King Pater.
Vreneatlatent of w AeoMnnt.
LOUDON. March 12.— Georgs Venables,
vho was Wiled during the recent gale by
he fall Of one of the trees at ,White Hart
ane, Tottenham, was stated at the ln
luest yesterday to have had a presentt
neat a fortnight ago that some one would
ie Injured by the tree*
U-—Th«
Conttan
( Abdul
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r—•€ u»«
I U< w*
WEDDING GIFT FOR
PRINCESS PATRICIA
Rumor Says King Edward’s
Niece Wilt Marry the Count S
of Turin.
VILLA AS A PRESENT
PRINCESS PATRICIA
ROME, March It
*'H Mattino," the pripcipal Neapolitan
lait}'. Mure It la persistently reported is
letable quarters there that though fcord
Rosebery has presented his v\Ua pear
Maples ostensibly as a summer resort
o \he British ambassador in Borne, the
eat possessor la none other than King
Edward himself. The "Mattino" pub*
isbes the rumor that Prinetss Patricia of
lonnsupht is about to marry the count
it Turin, cousin of Kin* victor Emman
rel_ and our KiS* Edward wOT present
he villa to tbs princess M s wedding
lift- t» ■
This paradise, which Tort Rosebery
■ought for rse.ofls, was formerly tbs reel
isnae of tbs Bourbon, count of AquBla.
"he palace has three Mocks branchiae
iff the main wins, WM UN (Sheeny with
holce collections of amor, pettarypnd
thnological curiosities fslhayed fran
U over the world. These LordBosebery.
ittle by little, has reuevsd to Emrtaad,
iut the remaining furniture, some hf
rhich is very valuable, comprises the
Jberal leaders «Ut te the British *
rumen t, together with tits bshtttlfii
opt cardens. conservatory and *a» pi
rounds, the whole
Ivhled panoramic view 8l Shi
raplea
To pecottmodate his ftne stei
ord Xeseherry built an slMmal
t**e frenttns the villa. about h
t which was swept away by tl
impest #hat prevailed is tbs
tnaapsa January hi. Though
acht Victoria and Albert ft
inch water to permit of anehesi
its is aot tha case with the peu
h" "■»■
NEW CULT THAT HOLDS
WAR AS A BLESSING
Advocates Destruction of Libra
ries and Museums and All
Traditions of the Past
WOMEN IN CONTEMPT
ROME, March «.
An astounding reunion of Italian "fu
mrBSls” has "Men held in Milan, irnfST
turtani,** according to the principal
. •'Salter, mean* a relentless and aggresT
eb. ' -war againat tha cult* of the past; »•
dame 'da the destruction of ail archooiog.
leal m numents, the delivery to th»
flames of 'll museums and libraries, a
"Virile comte,.'vt” tor women and the
eradication of «ei.:‘mental)am from liter
ature, the drama and t—v other depart
ment of lire.
Patriotism. militarism, must be «-;'»ted
and great wars provoked, because war ta
the sole hygiene of the world, without
which rates potrify. »
The vast audience which Oiled the opera
house treated the proceedings as a huge
Joke and greeted the suwetfuent speakers
with, mocking Interruptions An Indescrib
able pandsmonltrin followed, while or
ange*- apples, nuts and other missiles
whirred through the air between the con
tending group*.
The police at last Interfered, stuffing
their trlcohired sashes into the mouths of
would-be orator* and hurrying them oft
Th* scene. The "futurist*." who number
many thousands, are mainly literary men,
journalists and pants.
HUN FOB DEAR LIFE
DOWN ALPINE TRACKS
Passenger Train Scurries at Pull
Speed to Avoid Rear-End
i Collision.
CHASED BY FREIGHT CARS
/ GENEVA, March II.
To prevent a serious collision taro loco
roe I Ives. with esveral passenger eoaehea,
while descending the Jurs Alps from V»l
lorbe to tauaanne yesterday afternoon,
had to put pn the highest speed possible,
as some heavily Jaden goods wagons,
which bad broken away from tbs train
soon after leaving the station of Croy,
CSC fe«t, deaceaded with terrific speed en
the passenger tram. A race for life en.
sued, which wae watched by * number
of alarmed passenger* through the win
One of the engine drivers felt that the
rain seemed rather H*ht, and. on taking
dt, sew the heavy wagon*, detached
ran thajfght, owing to the breaking of
H couplings, descending at. giieet spew*
•e steepslope OBly gm yards away. The
river comhsunioatedtrtth hia comrade po
he' next hafitata, aad both' gut on full
Famous Actor and Ifhen
Shoots Himself.
LOVE PROBXBI^ CAUSE
worried over • trifle Incident to: which
he W concerned. V■ 4 V" ’ ' “t*f
A yodftcAualHan nmaM deUwr dMtol
up to it. dp Max'! residence ]MWf*r
evening and, ha vine run* tho bell and .
ttikwl for the art 1*1, drew * revolver Mai-,
tired two ahota at hlmaelf in the recto*
of the heart and fen. If do tot woo
called down, and he had .the youac am*. .
-'Ian picked up and taken to the Charm
Ifoap,:;1 where he ehortly afterword
tied. ' "r
Ouaywr’a only *«» 1 aak.?
four pardon. M. da Max. hut .you m»U>
only peroon I know in Putto*' U. d*MM
man1* acquaintance two month# ad»
hud helped him with advice and too
He helonge to a doOd Auatttan Du
and had come te Parte to loom VMM
M. do Max aatd ho woe tnoUaod f*
Hove that there Ira* a ttoro lid*H> «
had unhinged Ouayaer*# mind, Sit.,
he ahotrM have choaen to eadaavor to
hU days on the actor'* doorstep IK
Russian Autocrat Drives Wi
out Escort in the Streets of
H» Capital.
POLICE IN DESPA!
st. prrKWBtmo. ait*
The tear ia no haunt o fa
Nearly every fey now Me atefe
him drlvtny without eecart ta fee
JWarfeunt, end iK»a etf ttu
precaiittona la token ter teaoatetj
:erday aeveral people MW fa*
ty. in the uniform of n eoloeet
Imperial Ouard, w*lklo«ro« tea
■ -m m
covered
deapair,
ehlrf «f