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CANADAWOFTANNEX
Willi the United States if Her Office
Holders Can Prevent It
CANADIANS ARE WELL SATISFIED
As They Are, and Believe That Their
Form of Government is
SIJIPLT THE FINEST IN THE WORLD.
A Statement of the sanation by a Gtntltmaa Wha
Understand! It.
rmtiTTEN toe tuk DisrATCn.l
The Forum for January opens up with a
well written article by Senator Justin S.
Morrill, of Vermont, entitled "Is Union
"With Canada Desirable?" The learned
Senator anticipates that
a political union of
Canada with the United
States is merely a mat
ter of time, and nicely
remarks that "the
growth and "density of
our population may in
time promote ideas of
Sir John Macdonald. further annexation, and
in the pride of power or in the heat of party
strife a union may be brought about 'peace
ably if Tie can. or unfortunately forcibly if
we must. It should come more as a iavor to
them than to us. A union must first be
asked for on the part of the Dominion, or it
will not be worth the having; it cannot be
hastened by any efforts of ours, but all such
efforts will retard it"
In the main I agree with the Senator. I
don't know whether he will agree with me.
Although liis conclusions scarcely flow from
bis prophecy, still I look upon him even in
this respect a better philosopher than a
prophet
A RESPONSIBLE GOVERXMEXT.
The autonomy of the Dominion is com
plete in itself. Its people are progressive,
courteous and law abiding. Its educational
facilities are large and of a high standard.
Its universities, colleges and institutions of
learning in arts, sciences, law. medicine.
theology, in fact, all those studies that come
under what is called a "liberal" education,
compare favorably with any nation, both as
to their staff of professors, graduates and
under-graduates.
It has long been the proud boast of the
Dominion that she has the most ''responsible
Government" on the face of the earth.
They mean by this, of course, that their rep
resentatives in Parliament are more directly
responsible to their constituents for their
public acts and their stewardships more
closely criticised, than the scion 31. P. of
some ancient manor a England or the dele
gate of the Chamber of Deputies in France
or a member of the Reichstag in Germany,
and even more to than the representatives
of the popular branch of the Congress in
Washington. Be this as it may, the body
politic are well pleased with the pl.".n, and
the number of annexationists in Canada
compares favorably with the party of Belva
Lockwood in this country. It is quite a
common opinion, among those especially
who have not visited the Dominion, that it
is a vast region of forest and snow, a mere
desolate waste of hill and dale, and in
habited bv a coarse, uncultured, "unpro
grcssive," though "submissive," people.
Nothing could be more untrne. It is giv
ing sentence without hearing the evidence.
It is not, however, the scope of this article
to elaborate on the attributes of Canada as
a nation, but merely to point out some of
the obstacles that at present impede annexa
tion. A BIG COUXTKT.
Every schoolboy who has scanned over the
first few pages of his geography is undoubt
edly familiar with the fact that before the
purchase of Alaska from Russia, the United
States were included within 3,036.000 squaie
miles, while the Provinces of the Dominion
took and take 3,470,392 square miles to con
tain them. It might be well to also bear in
mind that that portion of the United States
which lay in the latitude of the Provinces
or in their proximity, has been marked for its
iuperior development. While it is quite
true that in the Northwest the winters are
long, and frost very severe and continuous,
the same can be said with equal truth of
most of the Northern and Northwestern
States. However, with all this frost
and snow, the air is bracing and
the atmosphere dry and invigorating,
and what is more, the Manitobans and the
Red river settlers never suffered from the
cold as did New Workers in the famous
blizzard of last winter. Some compensation,
too, is found from the theory that winters
where the snow is deep they have less frosts,
or rather the frost is less severe; intense
frost abhors snow, as is often seen or felt
when one gets their fingers frost-bitten, they
rub them with snow, rather than hold them
by the fire, the snow absorbing the frost;
this is the true theory, though the homoe
pathists would say "similia similibus cu
rantur," like cures like, or the still more
familiar adage, "the hair of the dog is good
for the bite." In Toronto, where tnev have
five or six months of good sleighing, it is no
colder than in Cincinnati, where they have
none.
A TLEASAXT CLIMATE.
Climate, too, is regulated rather by altitude
than latitude. Europe has a mean eleva
tion of 671 feet, North America has a mean
elevation of 748 feet, and strange to sav the
Canadian portion of North America has a
mean elevation of only 300 leet. Sow then,
with the advantage of the Gulf Stream of
the Atlantic Ocean and the Japanese cur
rent of the Pacific Ocean; with a climate
the most congenial to the growth of wheat,
the greatest and most necessary of all ce
reals; with timber lands that supply more
than half of the lumber that is used in the
"West, notwithstanding the 20 per cent duty
against it; with a wealth of mineral, in iron
ore particularly, unequaled, strange as itmav
appear, in any country under the sun; with
an enlightened, courteous, law-abiding and,
above all, industrious people. No wonder
then, with all these advantages, that an
erudite United States Senator and a poli
tician as to his trade should say: "A'union
may be brought about, 'peaceably if we can'
or unfortunately, 'forcibly if we must.' "
The obstacles that may prevent a peace
able union are many, but the "slender tie"
with the mother country will not be the
most difficult to surmount The change
from a very "limited monarchy" to an out-and-out
republic will be the stumbling
block of the masses; while the loss of power
and influence will be more than its ambi
tious leaders will submit to. "Better be
first in a little rubicon town than second in
Rome," was thedoctrineof the "ambitious"
Cicsar. And better be first in Canada than
, second in the great republic, will be the
universal cry of the leaders of both parties
in the little colony to the north of it
A DESIRABLE POSITION.
The scheme or plan of government, too, is
very complete. x.acn province nas its own
legislation with a central government at
Ottawa, very much on the plan adopted
here, though with this divergence. The
Governor General is appointed Ijy the Im
perial Government for the space of four
years unless he is recalled lor cause or
proves odions to the people. As this is the
most desirable gift "in the hands of the
British Parliament it is given to its ablest
statesman. The whole line of excutives are
illustrious verifications of this fact The
amicable, the intellectual, the refined Earl
of Duffenn stands without a peer as a
statesman in any country. After the general
elections are held, the Governor General
summons the recognized leaderof the party
which has been successful at the polls, to
form a government or cabinet He does so
very much the same as a new President
selects his Cabinet He chooses his Secre
tary of the Navy, Interior, Postmaster Gen
eral and so on till he fills all his portfolios.
Each member of the new Cabinet has to re
sign his seat in Parliament, if he have one,
and to go back to his constituents for re
election provided he desires to have a voice
and vote in the House.
No member of .Parliament is eligible to
receive a position under the Crown. vThe
reason of this is obvious. It will be seen by
this that each member of the Government is
usually subjected to a dual election.
ELECTION METHODS.
There are two parties the Tory or Con
servative; the Liberal or Reform. Every
Government measure has its origin in the
Government side of the House, which if
defeated a vote of "want of confidence" im
mediately follows, and if carried also, the
Governor dissolves Parliament, and sends
its members to the country for a new
election. It usually takes a working ma
jority of 20 or more to carry a Government
safely through. All measures, both private
and public, nave their origin in the House
of Representatives, but have also to pass
through the Senate, an unnecessary luminary
established ostensibly for the purpose to
prevent hasty legislation, bnt in reality a'
place of "otium cum dignitate" for once
active politicians whose uscfnlness are at an
end. Every bill has the sanction of the
.Executive, but this is a mere formality, as
vox populi is the only veto power known
there.
A few year ago the Liberal party, while
in power, suffered some annoyance from a
hostile Senate, and a motion to wipe it out
of existence was threatened by 3Ir. McKen
zie, then Prime Minister, and had the effect
of harmonizing it with the more popular
body.
The Provinces have each a Lieutenant
Governor selected by the Central Govern
ment at Ottawa, and have entire control of
their respective legislation. While univer
sal suffrage regulated by registration does
not prevail, it does not fall tar short of it
One must be either a householder, a lease
holder or owner in fee or otherwise, to the
extent of $200 in the rural ridings and $400
in large cities, or have paid an income tax,
or the son of a farmer enfeoffed with suffi
cient realty for both or more, to be entitled
to a franchise. Many of the offices here
elective are there selective, viz., judges of
all the courts, sheriffs of the several coun
ties, registrars, prosecuting attorneys, and
some others are appointed lor life or during
good behavior. For the most part these
offices arc both lucrative and honorable, and
for the most part the rewards of an active
life coupled with devoted partisanship.
HEBE, TOO.
"To the victors belong the spoils" pre
dominates there as here, and these are some
of the coveted spoils. However, it might be
well to add, that whilst these are the gifts
of the party in poer during "good behav
ior," their "behavior" don't change with the
complexion of the'new Parliament; no more
than does our Supreme Court undergo any
radical change at the inauguration of a new
President, be he a Republican or Democrat
Now to come to the point; is it even pre
sumable that those officeholders and leaders
of public opinion are going to give up their
livelihood, their sworn allegiance, their
standing in the community, return to active
politics, seek nominations and afterward
election even for the good of trade? No; not
by a great deal. They never thought of it,
never wished it, but will rather fight than
submit to it "A union must first be asked
for on the part of the Dominion,"
says the Senator, "or it will not be worth
the having." If the Senator waits for the
initiative to coincfromtheCanadiansIthink
he will be in the same boat as the fellow
Horace writes about in one of his happiest
moments, or rather without a boat, wishing
to cross a stream sat down upon the bank to
wait for all the water to run by.
"The clown awaits until the flood be gone;
It glides and whirls for ages ever On."
And again "It cannot be hastened by any
efforts of ours! all such efforts will retard
it" This, of course, is one of the Sena
tor's "right handers" at the promoters of
commercial union. To the present advo
cates of this measure the Senator bears no
love. The gist of the whole article is one
great swoop at the heads of those "hxr esti
mable gentlemen" over Canadian shoulders.
With these "gentlemen" I certainly con
cur, inasmuch that it is highly desirable
that the largest possible freedom of commer
cial intercourse should exist between the
Dominion of Canada and the United States.
T. J. Fitzgerald.
PmsBUBG, January 25, 1889.
THE SITUATION AT PANAMA.
Order Will bo Maintained .on the Isthmus
nt Whatever Cost.
Panama, January 17. The following
precautionary circular was addressed by the
Governor to the members of the Consular
corps:
Sir I have received orders to address you
this circnlar in order that you will follow it
under the circumstance which may ensue on
the suspension of work on the canal, leaving
without occnpatlon a considerable number of
laborers, the majority of wbom derive their
subsistence from their daily occupations. The
Government is in duty bound to maintain
order and peace, and possesses tho means with
which to do so. But it is desirous of avoiding
all stringent measures, and for this reason will
use every effort to obtain a decorous and
peaceable solution of the difficulty.
Tho Government believes that if an arrange
ment were reached by the Consuls and the
Government ot Panama, under which the men
of different nationalities might be returned to
their native countries, such would be the best
course that could be adopted, and as it may
correctly be supposed you now hold no instruc
tions respecting this emergency, it is to be de
sired that while advising your Government of
the emergency which It is now suspected may
ensue, you will ask distinct orders which will
enable you to tend to bring about the solution
which all seek.
I must also explain to you that the Govern
ment of this section will fully comply with all
its duties and will maintain order en the
isthmus, however painful may be the measures
it may be forced to adopt And it hereby de
clares that it will refuse to be held responsible
for the results of the measures which may be
accepted.
The BleCnuslond Murder Trial.
fSrECUL TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCIT, I
Watkesbubg, January 25. An at
tempt to depreciate the testimony of old
man Provius proved fruitless to-day. The
Commonwealth produced some damaging
evidence in rebuttal. The testimony being
all in arguments will commence to-morrow.
A Troublesome Fishing Job.
The Wheeling Natural Gas Company
had a "fishing job" for a broken bit at No.
21 well in the Taylorstown gas field. The
bit had broken off, and it lay across the
well. It took about a week to recover it.
SUNDAY THOUGHTS
ti a new
feature of
The Dispatch. 27e dcpartmtnt U conducted
by a popular Jiew York clergyman. Mead it
to-morrow.
Big Redaction In Wraps.
Closing out seal plush sacquesjllodjeskas,
plash coats, newmarkets, cloth jackets, rag
lins and children's wraps, regardless ot cost,
as we want every garment closed out this
season. Also, extraordinary bargains in
winter dress goods, serges, cashmeres, Henri
ettas, broadcloths, plaids and combination
suiting.
Buyers are invited to call and examine
this stock before purchasing. ,
H. J. Lyxch's, 438-440 Market street.
Whitmtbe & Co. find great gratification
in the manner in which "Rosalia" flour is
making a footing in the two cities, exclu
sively upon its merits as a well-ground
article made from the very best hard wheat
and milled by the most 'careful methods.
Merit will alwavs win, and "Itosalia" flour
sales show infallibly that nothing succeeds
like success. For sale by all grocers and in
use universally.
Building Ordered Torn Down.
Stock must be sold at once.. Dinner, lea
and chamber sets, glassware and crocKery.
silverware, cutlery, etc Everything sold
at wreck prices. J. A. Gallingek,
433 Wood street.
- The handsamest line of French sateens
we have ever imported just received.
TTS HUGTJS & HACKE.
MllkBrend Lends.
Marvin's milk bread iicas near perfection
as can be attained. Try it and be con
vinced. '
WILL IT BE COUPONED
The Homicide of Officer Miller is
Abont Heady for the Jury.
TALK FOR AND AGAINST A LIFE.
Our County Commissioners Bound to Tax
Parochial Schools.
ALLEGED COUNTERFEITERS WHO RAN
In the Dimmy murder trial yesterday
William McGrew, for the defense, testified
that he saw Miller on the afternoon preced
ing the festival. Miller had a flask of
whisky and offered the witness a drink.
George W. Sweeny saw Miller at the fes
tival; Miller wanted witness to get him a
girl. Mrs. Dimmy was put on the stand to
prove her son's mental incapacity; but, as
she had lived in Chicago for the last seven
years and had not seen her son, her. testi
mony was ruled out The defense closed
with other witnesses to prove that Miller
was under the influence of liquor.
The prosecution, in rebuttal, placed
Robert Wenter, a grocer of Grant avenue,
on the stand. He had seen Miller the after
noon before the murder, and saw no signs of
liquor about the officer. George Stedeford,
janitor of the rink where the festival was
held, had seen Miller at the rink, and had
not noticed that he was under tho influence of
liqnor. A boy named Wiggins had held Miller's
head as he lay on the sidewalk after he was
shot and had given him a drink or water; he
did not smell liquor on .aimers uream, ana wis
confident that be would have done so had
Miller been drinking.
John S. Robb, Esq., opened the argument
for the prosecution. He argued that the con
dition of Miller's pistol showed that he bad not
fired at Dimmy. He asked for a first degree
verdict William Reardon, Esq., for the de
fense, held that the absence of malice destroyed
the claim of murder in first degree. He
claimed that all the circumstances pointed to a
quarrel in which Dimmy was first attacked.
Thomas M. Marshall, Esq., held that there
was no premeditation. He argued that the
noise heard of scuffling was proof that the
men had clinched before the shots were fired,
and, referring to the size of the men Miller
large, and Dimmy small said it was not prob
able that Dimmy, the smaller man, would
make the assault He closed with a strong ap
peal for his client
District Attorney Porter addressed the jury,
making the last speech for the Commonwealth.
He defined the law as it applies to tho various
degrees of murder. He reviewed the evidence
carefully, and dwelt particularly on the testi
mony given by witnesses for the defense, to the
effect that Miller bad shot first and upon that
given by the Commonwealth that when Miller's
revolver was taken from his pocket at the hos
pital, all the chambers were loaded.
He referred to Miller's dying declaration
"He pulled his pistol and shot me without any
fight'' and closed In the following manner:
"Gentlemen, X want you to say by your ver
dict that there is a law in Allegheny county,
that it shall be reasonably safe for a man to
walk on the streets of this city at night; that a
man shall not shoot another down in cold blood
without provocation. I simply ask you to say
that this defendant is guilty of murder in the
first degree."
The court adjonmed at 605 until 9 JO this
morning, when Judge Collier will deliver his
charge and the case will go to the jury.
TAXING PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.
A Ruling br Commissioner nicK.ee of Con
siderable Importance.
The County Commissioners yesterday heard
appeals from the assessments in the three
wards of Millvale borough and in Forward
township. In the Third ward of Millvale the
parochial school connected with St. Anthony's
German Catholic Church had been assessed for
$2,800. The Rev. Father Willus. pastor, ap
pealed from the assessment holding that the
school was not liab'o to taxation.
Commissioner McKee, who was adjudicating
the cases, settled the matter by quickly decid
ing in favor of the Assessor and stating that
theassessment would have to stand. His reason
for such action it as the recent decision of Justice
Sterrett, unearthed a few days ago, which held
that all institutions where a tuition fee was
paid were liable to taxation. The Assessor had
assessed the school before anything was known
about the Supreme Court decislon:but his do
ing so only saved that much trouble when the
Commissioners revise the assessments.
The action of Commissioner McKee in this
case decides their course with regard to assess
ing the parochial schools.
THEY ACTED AFRAID.
Two Alleged Counterfeiters Who Ran
Amiy Upon Being Accnsed.
Commissioner McCandless yesterday after
noon held a partial hearing in the cases of
Charles Frey and Albert Bingham, arrested for
passing counterfeit money in Allegheny. Fred
erick Schultz, who keeps a grocery on East
street, testified that Frey passed a counterfeit
dollar in his store on January 8, and when he
afterward met Frey and a companion and ac
cused them of passing counterfeit money they
tried to escape by running away.
James Leahy testified to seeing Mr. Schultz
apnroach the men when they ran away.
Bingham wanted the case to go on, as he said
ho could prove his innocence; but Commissioner
McCandless, at the request of Detective Mc
Sweeny, continned the case until Monday
morning next at 10 o'clock.
To-Daj's Trial Lists.
Criminal Court Commonwealth vs Edward
B. Price Mary Elliot, Eugene McGellegendy,
Wm.A.HalL
Lines From Lcgnl Quarters.
Boggs & Buhl yesterday received a verdict
for 5120 17 against James Crawford and wife,
in a suit on a book account
The case of Henry Eynon against Casper,
William II. and Annie Wensel, an action on a
contract for the building of a house, is on trial
before Judge Magee.
The suit of Angus McAllister against the
Chartlers Valley Gas Company.for damages for
right of way secured through her land, is on
trial before J udge Ewing.
The suit of Jacob Glasser against Constable
A. W. McMillan, Moses Bell and John McClain,
of Mansfield, for damages for an alleged false
arrest is on trial before Judge Btowe.
Samuel Silberstein, who was struck by a
train at tho Homewood crossing a year ago
and badly injured, yesterday received a verdict
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
for 900 damages.
In the suit of Charles Kipp against George
Kronth and William Kennedy, for the value of
ice taken from the river front alone Kipp's
property, a verdict was rendered for the plain
tiff yesterday for $2.
Martin Mobxx, Superintendent of Police,
Buffalo, N. Y., yesterday entered a suit for
libel against the Leader Publishing Company,
claiming $50,000 damages. Morin asserts that
an Item was published In the Leader Decem
ber 9, l&S, under the beading "Buffalo Crooks,"
in which it was stated that be was an aider and
abettor of thieves, criminals, etc.
Jonjr W. Echols, Esq., asked for a rule on
K. T. Mead, Esq., to show cause why Mead
should not turn over certain money which, it is
alleged, he collected for a client Judge Slagle
refused to grant the rule, because the allega
tions were not sufficiently specific and directed
Mr.Echols to file a more f omplete petition.Ttfr.
Echols declined to give the particulars of the
case before his second petition is presented iu
court
Tnn suit of Frank Bacon, the bookseller
against Chief Bigelow. of the Department of
Public Safety, and E. M. Linderman. was
placed on trial yesterday before lodge Stowe.
The suit was for damages for compelling Bacon
to move from a store near the corner of Smith
field street and Fifth avenue before the expira
tion of his lease, so that tho buildings could be
torn down and the Kaufmann building erected.
Bacon sued the city, but lost the case, the Su
premo Court sustaining the lower court The
second suit had proceeded but a short time
yesterday, when Messrs. Ackils t Patterson,
Bacon's attorneys announced that they would
take a non-suit their case being weak.
VALUABLE INFORMATION
Good for To-Day Only.
To-day winds up our sale of superfine
overcoats and suits at $15, marked down
from $28,525 and ?20. Fifteen dollars giveyou
your choice of fine silk and satin-lined over
coats in elegant imported chinchillas and
Kerseys, and for $15 you can select anv of
those elegant suits we sold last week at 28,
$25 nnd $20. Remember this is the last diiv
ot our great 515 sale. We've got a big stock
on hand. We want.to reduce it, and we've
got to make it an object for vou to buv, and
a big one nt that P. C. C. fj.,
Cor. Grant mid Diamond sts., opp. the
new Court House.
GUHN1NG FOR" LAMB DUCKS.
Young Coraopolla Takes the Shotgun In
Hand for the Coming Election, With a
Deadly Aim on tho Bad Birds.
Amid the perturbation and troubles en
countered by "cities of the second class"
Pittsburg at present constituting all the,
"cities" of that class and of other cities
who want, and don't want, to get in that
class, with its bureaus and a score
of other irritations incident to greatness,
people are apt to forget that political mis
ery, more or less, is the heritage of smaller
communities as well. MoKeesport is hav
ing trouble, and nowthe misery, worss than
house cleaning, confronts Coraopolis. The
borough has had more than its share of the
ills of infancy, and it has at last nearly ac
complished dentition, some of the wisdom
teeth having come through. But it is still
unable to entirely throw away the lancet
and gum rings, and the result of the ap
proaching election is awaited with painful
interest
The office of Burgess is regarded at" this
juncture as the one of most importance, as
the machinery has just been gotten into
good working order to carry out plans
necessary for the future wellfare of the bor
ough. It is a critical period, and, at a con
clave of responsible taxpayers, it has been
decided that almost everything depends
upon the selection of a competent man and
one of character and with a pecuniary in
terest in the place. It was agreed that a
scalawag in tne omce ot iiurgess could, ana
probably would, do much harm by his se
lection of committees, especially the ones
that have the supervision of roads.
The borough seems To have gained some
thing by its disagreeable experience of the
past two years, and is now in fairly good
shape, making this spring's selections all
the more important in the carrying on of
operations begun.
It is said that fun may be expected in the
course of the next three weeks. Those who
have been casting around to get a fit man
say i hey do not care whether he be a man
of'roeaus or not, so that he possesses good
character and intelligence sufficient to guide
him aright and have an interest in the
wellfare of the place; but they decidedly
object to allowing it to be made a retreat for
lame ducks.
BEWARE OP TAB HUCKSTER,
As Also of the Feddler, If Yon Don't Want
Bnrglars in Yonr Hanse.
According to Assistant Superintendent of
Police O'Mara and Captain Mercer, of the
East End, many recent burglaries in the
two cities have been committed by huck
sters, book agents or picture peddlers, who,
upon pretext of placing in the house the
goods which they have previously sold at
ridiculously low rates, have been successful
of gaining admittance to residences where
they desired to get hold of a key to some
door or to the general situation inside of the
house.
They cite several instances to show how
true this is. Keys have been missed in
mauy cases after such 'visits, and in one or
two cases have been traced to a burglarious
possession. Housewives are warned not to
admit unknown men to their homes, either
for the delivery of goods or any other pur
pose so convenient tor a thief.
NATURAL GAS METERS.
The Philadelphia Company Ready to Supply
Them br April 1.
The manufacturejof the natural gas meters
for the Philadelphia company, which is in
the hands of the Electrical Engineering
Company, progresses now very rapidly. The
company has about 100 men employed at
the works near Twenty-fourth street, en
gaged in the construction of the meters.
The officials of the Electrical Engineering
Company claim the invention to be an en
tirely successful one in all its details; but,
because the patents for the meter have not
yet gone through the patent office, they re
fuse to give a description of its mechanical
intricacies.
As fast as they are manufactured the
meters are delivered to the Philadelphia
company, and they are now ready to fur
nish a meter to all consumers who desire it.
CONGRESSMAN BURNES' REMAINS.
The Body Passed Through the City Yester
day on Its War to St. Joe.
The remains of Congressman James N".
Burnes, of Missouri, who died in Washing
ton Thursday morning, passed through the
city yesterday morning, en route to St.
Joseph, Mo. The remains were in charge of
Senator Vest, of Missouri; Senator Coke, of
Texas; Senator Teller, of Colorado, and Rep
resentatives Brvnum, of Indiana; Anderson,
of Iowa; Wade, of Missouri; Morrill, of
Kansas; Manser, of Missouri, and Sawyers,
of Texas. The entire narty was in charge
of Sergeant-at-Arms Valentine, of the United
States Senate.
Senator Vest said he did not think the
United States would go to war with Ger
many, nor did he think the latter country
desired war with Samoa or any other
country.
Washington's Birthday Cclebrntion.
The representatives of the various Catholic
societies of this and adjoining connties will
meet in convention to-morrow night in St
George Bitter Hall for the purpose of elect
ing a Chief Marshal for the parade to take
place on Washington's Birthday. Between
500 and GOO delegates will be present, repre
senting 25,000 men.
VALUABLE INFORMATION.
Good for To-Day Only.
To-day winds up our sale of superfine
overcoats and suits at 515, marked dowu
from 528, 525 and 520. Fifteen dollars give
you your choice of fine silk and satin-lined
overcoats in elegant imported chinchillasand
kerseys, and lor 515 you can select any of
those elegant suits we sold last week at "528,
525 and 520. Remember this is the last day
of our great 515 sale. We've got a big stock
on hand. We want to reduce it, and we've
got to make it an object for you to buy, and
a big one nt that. P. C. C. C,
Cor. Grant nnd Diamond sts., opp. the new
Court House.
An Acknowledgement.
We take this opportunity to thank our
many patrons and the public in general for
their liberal patronage in the past and hope
to merit a continuance of the same. We
will offer for two weeks only our line of fine
plates, cups and saucers, ornaments, rich
cut class dinner sets, chamber sets, in fact
our "entire line of fine imported and domestic
wares and glass at greatly reduced prices.
C. 15EIZENSTEIK,
152, 154, 156 Federal stieet, Allegheny.
TTSSU
The Pittsburg Female College
Announces January 29 as the third term
and the beginning of last half of academic
year. This is an excellent time for pupils
to enter for a good half-year's work in any
department they may select. The location
is eligible for all, Eighth street, corner of
Penn avenue. The rates are very moderate.
Call or send for information to A. H. Nor
cross, D. D., President, Pittsburg, Pa.
ws
Progressive.
Tie insurance joarnab comment on the
great increase in the accident insurance
business. The people begin to see the prac
tical benefits of insuring their wages. If
you want the best go to J. T. Cunningham,
agent lor the National Benefit Association
of Indianapolir.
Ends of embroidered flannels, slightly
soiled, at very much reduced prices.
TTS HUGUS & HACKE.
Pure nnd Wholesome.
Marvin's Orange Blossom soda crackers
are unsurpassed. Your grocer keeps them.
A FAMOUSJNSTITUTIQN.
What It Is, Where It Is, nnd How Conducted.
Special to the Omaha Bee.l
New Orleans, December 18. Many thou
sands scattered over this great country, from
its extreme eastern to western, northern to
southern boundaries, are waiting and watching
to-day to learn if the wheel of fortune may not
bring to them that grand canital prize of $600,
000, which is a little less than one-fourth of the
Immense sum this day distributed by the
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
Circumstances so order that I make the Louis
iana State Lottery the basis of my first com
munication from this city, believing that it
will prove interesting to your readers, as pict
uring one of the institutions of the State of
Louisiana, which is the main support ot that
celebrated Charity Hospital, that welcomes the
poor and friendless stranger as readily as the
needy one at home, and cares for all alike.
When your correspondent received instruc
tions to proceed southward. New Orleans be
ing the objective polut, he Temembered that
this being his first visit to tho Crescent City, it
would be well to arm himself with letters of
introduction to some of the mostpromlnent
and distinguished of her citizens. He was par
ticularly favored by being brought Into con
tact with the Hon. G. W. Nott postmaster:
Colonel Page Baker, managing editor of the
Times-Democrat; Mr. P. O. Fazende. of the
well-known banking bouse of Fazende fc
Seixas, as well as other leading citizens, and
during a short formal conversation, the princi
pal points of interest to a stranger were sug
gested by Mr. Fazende, saying he would at
once order bis carriage and drive me through
the city. As we neared the corner of St
Charles and Union streets my escort said,
pointing to a handsome, substantial-looking
structure, threestorieshigh,"Thereis thehome
of the Louisiana State Lottery Company.and by
the way to-morrow is the appointed day for the
mammoth drawing, in which over $2,000,000
is to bo distributed, and tho' first camtal prize
is $600,000. Yon should attend the drawing by
all means, and on no account fail to visit the
company's offices." Then it was I learned
what an Intense interest was taken by the peo
ple of all grades in society, not only in the city
of New Orleans, but throughout tho State and
surrounding States, in this wonderful institu
tion, which, as may not be generally known to
the readers of the Bee, is not only the only
legalized one in this country, deriving its origi
nal charter from the State Legislature in 1868,
but in 1879. by act of the State Constitutional
Convention, was incorporated as part of the
new Constitution formed by that body, and
this act indorsed by an almost unanimous vote
of the people of the State, and the people of
New Orleans and Louisiana have noverhad
reason to regret that action.
From 1868 to the time of the adoption of the
new Constitmion, the company contiibuted
over $500,000 in support of the public schools,
and since that time ( 1879) have set aside a year
ly fund of $10,000 for the use of the Chanty Hos
pital heretofore mentioned, besides its more
thai princely support ot all other institutions,
charitable and otherwise, in the city and State.
In fact Mr. Fazende told me that good and
charitable deeds were not confined to the com
pany as a whole, but individual members are
foremost in contributing liberally from their
private means, for the encouragement and suc
cess of schemes that conduce to the interest
and welfaro of the city and State. The officers
and directors ot the company are among the
most popular, respected and leading citizens,
and the commissioners, who alone superintend
and manage the drawings, are those old Gener
als of the Confederacy, loved and revered by
the South, Generals Jubal A. Early and G. T.
Beauregard. These two gentlemen have no In
terest whatevor in the company, as General
Early told your correspondent in conversation
after the drawing to-day: and the company
have neither voice nor vote in the manner or
management of the drawing proper. Thus is
provided a perfect safeguard if such were for
the time being necessary for the patrons of
the lottery, thoroughly divorcing the manage
ment of the company from the management of
the drawing.
And now a few words as to the details of the
company's management
Armed with a letter of introduction, vour
correspondent visitea the offices on St. Charles
street and was courteously received by Dr. M.
A. Dauphin, the President, who requested his
general manager to escort me through the
several departments and explain the methods
of conducting their vast business.
The building is a handsome three-story gran
ite front structure, built and owned by the
company, and devoted exclusively to their own
uses. The general office on the first floor, pre
sents at first sight the appearance of a large
banking house. It was crowded with people
eagerly.waiting their turn to purchase what
each individually hoped, would prove the lucky
number that would diaw the capital prize of
$600,000. In the several departments there are,
perhaps, over 100 clerks employed, and one
peculiar, yet necessary feature of the assign
ment of them is, that they are in pairs at desks,
so arranged that they face each other; this is
for the purpose of acting as check on the mu
tual errors ot each other.
Here in one apartment to a lanre force of
clerks is assigned the duty of opening and strip
ping the letters received by every mail, one set
opens them, another set verifies the contents
with the letter, another set assorts them ac
cording to the nature and value of the inclos
nre; to another set is confided the care of such
letters as call for some special numbers, or in
close money for some future as well as present
drawing, which must be laid aside for tho pres
ent, to be taken up and attended to after the
regular mall that Involves no "outside methods"
has had attention. Another set fill orders for
the tickets, which are verified and "O. K.'d" by
another set. Another set records alphabetical
ly the name and address of every sender of a
letter ( and if an ordinary currency inclosure,
registered letter, money order, postal note, ex
press package or draft), in a book especially
for each corresponding remittance, with date,
month, etc. Another set addresses tho en
velopes to each patron or correspondent, and
another verifies these directed envelopes with
tne recoruea list reierrea to aoove. xet an
other set sees that the order is properly filled
as required by the letter of request and that
tho ticket or tickets paid for are with the re
turn letter of acknowledgement before being
placed in the envelope for mailing. In fact, to
state it at once, in brief, the letter received un
opened passes throuch some 15 or 16 different
sets of clerks each paired, to verify each
others work, before the letter of acKowledgc
ment containing the ticket is finally placed in
the envelope and mailed.
It appears to he a complex system at first
sight: in reality it is simple, but thorough and
perfect in Its working. There is no possible
chance, apparently, for error of any kind.
Another department that presents a bnsy ap
pearance is the mailing and foldingdepartment
of the prize list Here a force of clerks is en
gaged addressing envelopes, from the recorded
list of correspondents, f or before the sunsets
on the day after the drawing to every patron is
mailed a list of the prize numbers. Sys
tem, thorough system in every de
tail, is the shibboleth of the manage
ment, and were it not so it would be ut
terly impossible to manage the enor
mous business that must be trans
acted day by day in the building. To fa
cilitate the work, and prevent any loss of time
as well as to maintain discipline and secure
the employes from possible outside temptation.
the company, at their own expense, furnish a
first-class lunch to all their clerks, at stated
intervals during the day one-half only at a
time repairing to the restaurant or dining room
fitted up in the rear of the main office on the
first floor. They are allowed from 20 minutes
to half an hour when they return to their sev
eral stations, and the other half repair to the
lunch room. Thus the work ever goes on dur
ing the day, and a perfect and systematic con
trol of it is maintained by the chiefs of the
several departments.
While going through the receiving depart
ment or office where the mail is first opened,
the manager called my attention to the fact
that even in writing for lottery tickets,
where one would naturally suppose every cor
respondent would bo very careful to give all
needful information, that very often letters
reached them witn no signature or no ad
dress, or may be the name scrawled very illegi
bly and nothing to indicate town or Slate, and
in many casos neither can be deciphered from
the blur or blotch that Uncle Sam's post
masters use in some country offices as a post
mark. "These letters containing money, what dispo
sition do yon make of them?'' I asked.
For answer 1 was conducted to what ho
termed the "old horse" vault, and sending for
a clerk who brought a bunch of keys with him,
opened a long coflln-like case, and therein dis
closed to me thousands of such letters, with
the original remittance pinned to each. In this
vault are two such boxes, which at the present
tiino contain perhaps from 55,000 to 510.000-tne
accumulation from careless correspondents
who fail to give name and address.
"What course do vou pursue," I asked, "in
cases liko these? Surely these parties make
some inquiries regarding their remittances."
"Oh, yes," he answered, "and often the letter
of inquiry gives a little clew to the writer of
the original letter, therefore we have what ne
term a tracing department, which I will show
you."
Going thither, your correspondent was shown
the "Inquiry Record" which is in ptinted
form, and faihioued after the form in use by
the Postofflce Department. For instance, a
letter of inquiry a to a remittance sent by John
Jones, of Omaha. Neb., is made and placed in
the hands of the tracers. It is found that such
a letter was received, the several records exam
ined, and traced finally to the mailing depart
ment where, on such a date, acknowledgement
and ticket was mailed. This is recorded and
the inquirer notified, and then the matter is
traced through the Postofflce Department
Should the record prove, after tracing, that no
such letter was originally received, the same
result is entered in the inquiry book, and the
sender asked for more specific information.
Very often it occurs that the letter of inquiry,
as stated, refers to some letter that has neither
signature nor address. Then, alter exhausting
all Knuwn methods of tracing it thr-ingb the
regular books of record, a visit is made to the"o!d
horse' vault, and perhaps it is then, by special
and prolonged examination, and a comparison
of chirograuby, that the company is enabled to
determine the writer of the original letter con
taining the remittance. The question solved
to their own satisfaction, they so advise the
writer, and fill bis order for the- coming draw
ing, if requested, or return his money.
But the company do not wait for letters of
inquiry from their careless correspondents.
iFor instance, if they can decipher the name of
the party and town while theremaybenothing
to indicate the State they glean from the
Postal Guide, every State and Territory in
which is located a town of tbat name, and send
a postal card to each one, advising the party
named that they are in possession of a package
of value, and if his or her", to write giving
description of it contents, when sent, name of
town and State, etc Thus, very of ten they an
ticipate a letter of inquiry, and fill an order
with but little delay. Your correspondent was
told of one particular case in which a patron
failed to give any legible address, and all in
quiries on the part of the company failed to dis
cover him. Bnt at about the same time it was
receiving letters from some one who was call
ing it hard names, because it failed to send him
a ticket as ordered. This party was requested
to give, if possible, the date of bis original let
ler of remittance, the nature of it whether
bills, silver, money order, if by express or
otherwise. But the company got no definite
answer from him. only an additional abusive
complaint
"Finally," said the manager, "a man camo
Into tho office one day, and declared he was go
ing to know why the company had robbed him
of his money without giving him any satisfac
tion. Learning his name, the general manager
took him aside, and by clever questioning got
out of him in a few minutes more definite In
formation than a series of letters had ex
tracted. Taking him into the "old horse"
vault one of the boxes was opened, and very
soon the original letter was discovered. Im
mediately recognizing It the man exclaimed:
'Why, that's the very old bill tbat 1 sent with
it that you got pinned on there."
"Yes," was the reply, "you see we did not
steal your money or put It into our packets,
but you notice there are no directions in any
part of your letter whereby we could learn
where to send you proper returns."
Then the man was full of apologies.
No doubt he is a regular patron now, but
more careful in giving proper address. But
the company is not always fortunate enough to
reduce the "old horse" account as In this case,
and thus a large amount of money necessari
ly remains to Its credit
President Dauphin decrees that as It does not
belong to the coranany. the company must not
toucn it. a. concern mat seis up sucn a sianu
ard of honesty In its dealings with its patrons
cannot help compelling confidence in all its
methods.
All the correspondence appertaining to each
drawing Is bound in alphabetical form and filed
away according to date in appropriate pigeon
holes, so that in an instant almost the letter of a
fortunate winner, showing name and location,
may.be ascertained, This was verified later on,
when after the drawing, I called on Dr.
Dauphin to learn if possible, the localities and
names of the lucky ones who had secured the
capital prizes.
Happening to be In the president's private
office about 10 o'clock on the morning of the
drawing, your correspondent had the pleasure
of meeting that old veteran of the Confederacy,
General Jubal A. Early, one of the commis
sioners, who comes down once a month from
his home in Virginia, to superintend the draw
ing. The old gentleman, although somewhat
bent under tho weight of years, yet looks
rugged, and is as active on his feet as many
men 30 years younger. He presents a most ven
erable appearance, with his long, gray beard-
ana oroaa unm sioucn nac iiis eye is snarp
and piercing, and bis voice as firm as in the old
campaigning days in the Shenandoah valley.
He greeted me cordially, and after making
some inquiries of the general manager relative
to "the nags" containing the tickets, he cas
ually mentioned that he had just received
a dispatch from some old friend in Rhode
Island to wire him immediately after the
drawing, the number that secured the capital
prize.
'Now of, course." said the general, with a
merry twinkle in his eye, "he expects in some
way I can help him win it for be sends me the
number of bis ticket"
"I recollect not long since," the general con
tinued, "a man in Rochester wrote me tbat if I
could "pull' the capital prize of $100,000 for bim.
I could keep $80,000 and send him $20,000. The
fool," added the old veteran," if I could do'
such a thing and was rascal enough to do it, did
he suppose I would be foolish enough to divide
any part of it"
"And so it is." said General Early, "some peo
ple have an Idea that General Beauregard or
myself can, in some way, give the prizes where
we will."
And as we wended our way to the Academy
of Music, which is but a short distance from
the Louisiana State Lottery Company's build
ing on the opposite side of St Charles street
tho general said he would explain to me how
utterly impossible it would be for him or Gen
eral Beauregard to doany such thing.
The Academy of Music, where the drawing
takes place, was soon reached, and at the Gen
eral's invitation your correspondent was as
signed a seat upon the stage, where be was in
troduced to General Beauregard, the associate
commissioner, and Messrs. W. L Hodgson,
William Pinckard. G.G. Roux and J. A.A. Rous
seau, who assist the commissioners iu the de
tail work. These are all prominent and well
known business men of New Orleans. Seated
upon the stage was the genial Colonel "Dan"
Wilson, so well known to everyone In the
Crescent City, who never fails to witness the
grand drawings. "
On the stage were two large boxes, which con
tained the ten bags in which were the tickets
100,000 each wrapped or tightly rolled and in
cased in a strong gutta percha tube, the ends of
the tickets slightly projecting beyond the ends
of the tube or case. Each ticket is printed,
from 1 to 100,000. in great big black type, so as
to be readily read by the audience in front
when held up to view. . The prize tickets, 818 In
number, are similarly printed and incased in
like tubes, for be It understood that while there
are but SIS prize numbers drawn out there are
in addition. 2.298 approximation prizes, which
are explained below. In the first place, to be
explicit and give a definite plan of the present
mammoth drawing, there are 848 prize tickets,
enumerated as follows:
1 prize of $600,000 is $600,000
1 prize of 200,000is 200,000
1 prize of 100,0001s 100,000
lprizeof 60,000is 50,000
2 prizes of 25,000 are. 50,000
5 prizes of 10,0O0are. 50,000
12prizesof 5,000are. 60,000
25 prizes of 2,000are 60,000
100 prizes of 800 are 80,000
200prizesof 4U0are 80,000
500 prizes of 200 are 100,000
The approximation prizes are as follows:
100 prizes of $1,000, approximating to $600,000
prize, are $100,000.
100 prizes of $800, approximating to $200,000
prize, are $80,000.
100 prizes of $100, approximating to $100,000
prize, are $40,000.
THREE NUJIBEE TERJIIXALS.
59 prizes of $800, decided by f6u0,000 prize, are
$79,200.
99 prizes of $100, decided by $230,000 prize, aro
$39,600.
TWO irOMBEE TER3IRTAIA
900 prizes of $200. decided by $600,000 prize, are
$180,000.
1)00 Drizes of $200, decided by $200,000 prize, are
$180,000.
And these are explained as follows:
The 300 approximation prizes are awarded to
the scries of 50 numbers on each side of the
numbers drawing the three largest prizes. For
example: If ticket No. 31.246 draws the $600,000
prize, those tickets numLercd from 31,126 to
31,286 inclusive (100 in all) will be entitled to
$1,000. If ticket 281 draws the $200,000 prize,
those tickets numbered from 231 to 331 inclusive
will be entitled to $S00, and so on according to
the above scheme.
Tickets drawing the capital prizes are not en
titled to terminal prizes. A ticket drawing a
three number terminal prize, will not be en
titled to a two number terminal prize.
And Herein is a point tbat Is overlooked by
many, viz: That they fail to grasp the enor
mous amount of money that is distributed in
these mammoth drawings. It will be seen that
over $2,000,000, or to be explicit $2,118,800 was
distributed to-day by the Louisiana State Lot
tery Company, a much largersum than ever be
fore. Bat this, be it remembered, was the first
extraordinary drawing in which the grand cap
ital prize was doubled, placing it at $000,000, in
place of as formerly at $300,000. And perhaps
it may not be in the very far future when this
great institution will place the grand capital
prize at $1,000,000. Suffice it, at the semi-annual
drawings dunne the comlngyear. It will remain
as now SCOO.CCO, With such a prospect in view,
how futile to talk to men and tell them lottery
is a delusion and a snare. Ninety-nine out ot a
possible hundred are ever found to hug such
delusion, when it may possibly be embraced at
so Insignificant a price.
While waiting for the appointed hour to be
gin the drawing General Earlv (in presence of
General Beauregard) explained to me bow the
tickets were counted by himself and bis asso
ciate commissioner with the aid of only such
assistants as selected by themselves, trom 1 to
100,000, and placed in the gutta percha tubes
described, the time consumed in doing so being
usually from fire to six days; bow, also the
prize numbers are so counted and similarly en
cased, then placed in canvass bags, tied with a
string, and this string wrapped with strong ma
nUla paper, on the inside of which the auto
graphs of General Early and General Beaure
gard are placed, and then sealed with wax,
upon which the seal "B and E" is placed.
When thus sealed up they are placed in a
strong box in one of tho company's vaults, and
are not touched by a living soul until they are
brought out at the instance of the commis
sioners on the day of the drawing to be con
veyed to the Academy ot Music '
To describe the manner of drawing may seem
like a work of supererogation to some of your
readers, as it has been so often described be
fore, but certainly there are some of your pa
trons, and without doubt a certain little lady in
Council Bluffs, your across-the-river cousin,
who will bo interested, for Mrs. Sallie C. Whit
tlesey, No. 35 South Seventh street, Council
Bluffs, was the fortunate holder of the ticket
entitling her to a share in the second capital
Srize of $200,000. Her letter, dated November
), 1888. was written on the letter head of the
Globe Publishing Company. Council Bluffs, and
Inclosed $5 for five tickets (fortieths). A truly
Baying investment for her, $5,000 for $5. The
maba See certainly congratulates her on her
good fortune.
Wsll, to the drawings. On ascending the
stage I found placed on tho right and left, two
wheels, the one on the left much larger than
the one on the right It is drum-shaped in its
formation, about six feet in diameter and per
haps two to two and one-balf feet through,
with glass heads, and the surroundings, wood.
It rests on a frame work so that it can readUy
be revolved by means of an iron crank, attached
to the axle at each end. A door or opening is
arranged in the side of the circular wood worlt,
perhaps about a foot square, large enough to
receive the tickets which are poured in from
the bags before mentioned. The smaller wheel
is similarly constructed, tho circular work
being brass instead of wood. This is called tha
Iirlze wheel. The ten bags containing tho
00,000 tickets being placed upon tha middle of
the stage near the footlights were carefully
scrutinized by Generals Early and Beaure
gard before being emptied Into tha
wheel; then General Early began tha
work by breaking tha seal, removing
the manilla wrapper and cutting the
string. The wrapper was handed General
Beauregard: I noticed it was In three folds, and
as he laid it aside I saw why ha examined it so
closely. On the inner fold was the autograph
of the two commissioners. Each basr was thus
.scrutinized before being emptied Into the big
itucl-j, ana men tne empty Dag itseii pxamineu
as minutely to see, as I learned, tbat no possi
ble tampering had taken place, or that a pin
hole even was apparent, where, by any possi
bility, a single ticket might have disappeared.
When all ten bags had undergone the same
careful examination, and had been deposited
in the big wheel; the bag containing the 818
prize tickets were also placed in the small
wheel, and then each was rapidly revolved for
some minutes, back and forth, so as to thor
oughly mix them up.
These preliminaries were eagerly watched by
the fifteen or sixteen hundred people in tha
academy, each one wishing and praying that
the goddess of fortune would favor them by
throwing their number under the hand of tha
blindfolded boy, who would pick out the tube,
bringing them wealth and happiness. Among
the audience I noticed many well and fashion
ably dressed ladies, each with a slip of paper in
front of them, anxiously awaiting the hour
when General Early would ooen that little
door in the side of the wheel, behind which
their heart of hearts was centered for the time
being. Gazing upon this spectacle of ladies
and gentlemen in front many "f them being
well-known members of tl a exchanges,
merchants and prosperous bi si less men, I
thought tnat nere, at least, tney seemed to reel
no more out of place than such an audienca
would enjoying the play at Boyd's Opera House
In Omaha.
At 11 o'clock precisely, on a signal, two boys
came forward, one to the side of General Early
and the other to General Beauregard, and were
each blindfolded by the commissioners, and
then the former seated himself near the big
wheel, and the latter by the small wheel, after
each had opened the doors in tha same: tha
boys stood at the openings between tha wheels
and tha commissioners, and General Early,
said: "We're ready."
The house was as still as death in a moment,
as a tube was handed from the big wheel to
General Early who unfolded it and announced
in a clear, resonant voice:
"Thirty-six thousand two hundred and
twelve."
Simultaneously tha boy at the small wheel
handed General Beauregard a prize tuba when,'
he in a deliberate, plainly-heard voice, ex
claimed: Two hundred dollars."
General Earlv then handed his ticket to an
assistant standing up beside him. who again
announced the number, "30,212," at the same
time holding It up so the audience could plainly
sea the figures. General Beauregard also
handed tha prize ticket to an assistant stand
ing beside him, who for the second time an
nounced the -prize $200, for the number just
drawn.
The ticket 36,212 and the prize corresponding,
which, by the way, is printed in similar large
black figures, are then handed to a young man
sitting in front of the commissioners, who folds
the two together and places them in a box ar
ranged in compartments, according to tha
grade or value. Thus there is a compartment
for $200. $100, $800, $1,000, $2,000, $5,000, $10,000,
S25,0W, $50,000, and so on up to single compart
ments for the three capital prizes of $100,000,
$200,000, and $000,000. While this is being dona
a clerk seated just behind General Early keeps
a record of the number as drawn and the cor
responding prize, in a printed book adapted
just for tbat purpose. The tickets thus folded
the number and. the corresponding prize are
verified next day by Generals Early and Beau
regard, with the record kept by the entry
clerk, so that no possible mistake may ba
made in awarding or withholding the prize to
the holder of the lucky ticket.
Thus the drawing proceeds a number from
the big wheel, a prize from the small wheel,
until 20 are drawn out when an assistant who
keeps tally sings out:
"Roll."
And both wheels are rolled back and forth
for some time, the doors of each in the mean
time being closed by the two commissioners,
who allow no one near these openings except
the blindfolded boys who take out the tubes.
After 60 tubes have been taken from each wheel
the tallykeeper sings out:
"Roll, and change boys."
And immediately the doors are again closed.
the wheels several times revolved, thus
thoroughly mixing the tubes, and two other
little fellows come forward as a relief party,'
are blindfolded, and the drawing goes on. Ful
some 15 minutes the prizes announced ranged
from $200 to $400, with an occasional $800. It
was really straining on the nerves of tha
anxious ones. Then General Early called out
"59,630," which was answered by General Beau
regard with "$2,000." Then it varied for a time
with the $200 prizes all seemlncly at the very
door of the prize wheel. The command "Roll"
came two or three times (after every 20 tubes)
and "Roll and change boys" for the third time,
before General Early called ont "36,677," tha
corresponding prize being $5,000.
Daring all this time the audience sat immov
able, but eagerness, wistfulness. hope, was de
pleted on every countenance, while tha prize
wheel declined to deliver up any of thelittlo
tubes that denoted more than $5,000. with an
ever varying $200-$800-$400. Over ISO numbers
had been drawn from the wheel when General
Early called out:
"89,530."
Which was answered by General Beauregard
with:
$25,000."
A little buzz of excitement was perceptible
through the audience, but all was quiet in an
instant, and there was no sound heard except
the monotonous calhng of numbers 3bd small
prizes. It was after a "roll and change, boys,"
tbat General Early called out:
"69,704."
When General Beauregard Immediately arose
from his seat and, taking a step toward tha
footlights, said In a slow, distinct but very Im
pressive tone: "Six hundred thousand dollars."
Then excitement was apparent among the great
audience. This was the longed-for moment
and each one eagerly scanned the slip of paper
in hand forsooth, while each one fnewthat
they did or did not hold that magic number,
they knew that within a certain limit they
might be lucky enough to get an approxima
tion prize of $1,000. for any number within 50
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on eitoersiuo ui w,fin nuuuaucuuuo tuem.
Although the other two grand prizes of $200,.
000 and $100,000 were yet to be drawn, it was
easily discernible tbat tha great and over
shadowing interest was allayed somewhat. But
no change was noticeable in either Generals
Early or Beauregard; they sat calm and un
moved amid the suppressed din tbat for awhile
permeated the Academy of Music and kept on
the even tenor of their wav the one calling
out the numbers and the other announcing tha
prizes.
Ticket 68,744 drew the second capital prize of
$200,000, and in consequence there is one happy
little woman in Council Bluffs to-night, who, if
1 mistake not, was a former resident of your
city of Omaha. The third capital prize of S100,
000 was drawn by ticket 43,085, and tha 530,000
fell to ticket 5,896.
After these prizes had been drawn from tho
wheel nearly all interest was lost, many of the
audience leaving. Yet the commissioners and
their assistants went on in the same methodical
manner a3 before, and so continued to the end
until the last prize tube of the 843 was taken
from the wheel and announced. Then camo
the work of replacing the tickets left in the big;
wheel back into the bags again, and this opera
tion was closely watched and superintended by
the commissioners, General Early and General
Beauregard.
Each bag was securely tied by General Early
himself, the string wound round with manilla
paper bearing the autographs of the two com
missioners and then sealed with their seal, just
as they were when Drought from the company's
vault
After verifying the record of prizes as kept by
the entry clerk with the folded ticket and pnza
ballot above referred to. the tickets In the Dags
are all counted again to make assurance doubly
sure, that not a single one is missing.
Perhaps ere this reaches you the winners of
all the capital prizes, and all above $5,000, will
be published in tha papers of their several lo
calities, for good news (of this kind) travels
fast, and each one is eager to tell his neighbor,
but it Is a general rule of the company not to
publish the names of winning patrons without
their permission.
To Dr. M. A. Daupuin. the honored President
of the Louisiana Slate Lottery Company, your
correspondent is under great obhgttlon for tha
courtesy extended in giving bim the privilege
of examining in detail the workings of tho
office, and having it explained so minutely.
And I can say, as has been so often said be
fore, I am thoroughly convinced thnt there ara
no more straightforward, honorable gentlemen
conducting any business in the world than
PresidentDaupbln and the officers of the Louisi
ana State Lottery Company, and that no lottery
drawing that ever existed could be more fairly
superintended or conscientiously conducted
than this one is by Generals Early and Beaure
gard. A word in closing: it will be found, perhaps,
upon examination like all other social and
economic institutions, whatever indictments
lie against the lottery system are traceable, not
to the system itself but to its abuses.
. P.A.J.R.' .
GEO.H.BARBOUF..
CIVIL ENGINEER,
Surveyor, Draughtsman and Designerof
Bridges Roofs and Mill Buildings,
Boom 62 Eisner Buildlntc
deB-k68-D 61 FIFTH AVENUE, Pittsburg
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