The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-27


ported "Ultfamonianism . snoiig.i h.
loyalty accepted ,h- dpereos Of the Vat
ic1n Council - binding On hi, con-
science. Had bis liz. bsen prolonged.
however, IL Is quite possible ,ha. this
honor might have been b...owei OF.
him BY Pope Leo. His ias, pnbIica.
ton was protest agains: tie Vo!t.ife
centenary. Since the war Of le7O ae
had sea, in the Legislature. AID Was
the soul OF the opposition TO the Re-
public Mon.ignor Dapa.loup even
among the nou-religious portion Of the
French na'ior in hi. diocese was mnch
respected on account Of hi. noble ant
generous nature.
Frsnce IL just now plunged in ~ lot
terry fever. thr grand rail-, originally
devised Tor the pnrpo-e If raising
money to bring workiDginen aud peas
ants gratis to the Paris Exhibition Ia,
swollen into o monster nuisance, and ~
bring used ~ = vehicle for the mott
uDblushiDg electoral Corruption. Moth.
Ing can be moro discredi,nbls to the
French goverGmen, than their conduct
IN this affair. At first ~ ~ n million
tickets wers 10 bs i-,ued. nj Que franc
spiocv and out Of H.. t2O0. 900 ra,sed
oDe-half was to be devoted tn he char.
table purtoss nbovs Indicated. while
the 2. n,ninder WAS TO he spent IN tho
purchase IT prizes consisting entirely Of
art o. jcets. Even limited Ia these i.ro.
portions the lottery WIS Objectionable. /;
for " ~Ould have boon simpler IL The
government had asked tho Chambers
for grant 10 aid Il its excursion pro.
j.cis. nnl.ss, Indeed, the yet more dc.
sirabls plan had been followed of nj
lowing Theses excursions TO be managed
Ivy private charity. Tho tir.t issn. oi
= million tickets was. however. soou
disposed of. thanks ~ the Ini.k touting
ri all officials connected with the
finance department. tax'coilcctor.. 10
baceonis.s, 30. Then n second million
was put firth. and then = third by
this time funetioDsfiss Of all degrees.
from projects 10 post'uen and Rardes
ampetras. wer. ~ full cry pushing
the sale of tbe lottery tickets and dc.
inands poured IN To such an extent
that q fourth. fifth and sixth million
were spsed,ly deefeed md sold OF.
Now II has been decided To emit eight
millions but tho Commissioners will
probably not stop TIL they have sold
T. or te6th million. even II they desist
then. There IN no reason Why they
should not 60 on issning = million
tickets = week tor several weeks long
err; for tbs gambling epidemic With
which they have smit,en the country
10 raging with ~ intensity. which will
not aeon spend itself At every psw
is.ae 100000 IL set apart for The
purchase Of prizes. ~ that $500. 900 las
already bcea applied to this purpose.
But this II not oil; for thousands Of
trades people. anxious to advertise
themselves. have Dnde voluntary offer
ings Of their wares. insoa,ueh that
every holder Of q ticket will have about
ono chance out of twenty Ut drawing
so,ns'bing. Stimulated by this pfo,-
poet and by the magnitude Of some III
tho prizes oiteiod. men mud women Of
al degrees aud children. too,
arc stalking all tho francs they can
spare on the chance of turning up Tor.
tune. Little areh,ns N communal
schools are clubbing their sous. no,
oo,y with the approval but with the
encouragement OF their teachers. who
dread ~ b.lk tho juvenile enthusiasm
lest they should be accused II beiug
hostile to y grand Republican charity
Many village schoolux-tets have them
selves bteu made agents for tho sale ri
tiekets. EserywLer. these vex .t,oual y
snt'cing slips ri paper are thrust before
pupil eyes. aud all over France there
l. a talk only Of N. Krantx's ''rros lots
1T teO. 900 and go, 600, which nre 10 be
paid In jswelry or cash, as the winners
may prefer.
Th" news Of the passage Of the Anti
Socialist liili IN the German Pnriia-
mvnt on Saturday by 22l votes against
i40 has Just reached inc. Both scc'ions
ot the Conservative party and the Ma
iional Liberals feeorded their voies
without exception ~ favor of the bill,
and they were Joined by the Lowe
groups and some ii,erals belonging ia
M special party. Prince Bismarck
then read . message form the Emperor
aathorix ug him 10 close the Reicl,s,ag
The Prince ~xprcs-cd his satisfaction =,
the passage OF tho bill. aud said that
the Federal Government were deter.
mined, with the means provided by
this measure. ~ make q sincere .fFort ~
cure tho prevalent di-ease. They could
scarcely succeed IN accomplishing thi.
In the space 0f two yrars and u half,
but the Government hoped for further
CONCESSIONS from the Reichstag after
tho discussions which had now taken
place. After giving three cheers for
the Emperor 'hs House adjourned. The
| Anti Socialistic Law. which. IL !. stated
wss confirmed by the Federal Council
BY 81 almost unanimous vote, the Gov.
crnment Of ia. Principally If Reuss
being the only diss-ntient. was signed
by the Crown P,ince NJ Potsdam on
Mond.y. published officially In thu
l6iciai Gasstfs On Tursdsy. and imme.
dat. " put Into force.
Tho trial of shirty-eight persons
charged with holding al unauthorized
meeting. VIZ: the attempted Srisiis,ic
C"narcss If the God, Of September
commenc-d an Tuesday Ono Of them
j. = medical stndcnt. another = pamph
ietr~r. aud they are women. the re-.
maindcr being sr'i.ans. Twenty two
Of them decline the aid Of counsel.
maintaining that m law contrary TO the
right of pnhlic meeting il entitled Ia
veapect. The ring l..n.irr wns twisted