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Show A NEW MONTE CARLO. A Great (ininblinp; Establishment to he Opened on an Island in the racille. Chicago, Jan. 7. A local paper says a stock company has been organized with a capital of ten millions to establish a Monte Carlo gambling resort on a small island off the California const about thirty miles from Santa Barbara. Most of the stock has baan i by New York capitalists. The island Is to bo fitted up in grand style. This information in-formation is obtained from li. 8. Chapin of Chapin & (lore of this city. Matters are in abeyance at present as the question of tho ownership of the island lies between New Mexico and tho United States. It is pro-pos, pro-pos, d to put on a line of steamers to ply be. twecn the islund and Santa Marbara and run the establishment the year 'round. The paper pa-per mentions tho name of Walter L. Max-well Max-well of California, who was urged at one time for chief of the horticultural department depart-ment of the World's fair, 1. L. Polk, his brotlici in-law, and J. L. tlaffney, member of the California state board os equalization, in connection with the project. |