Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-24
INVESTMENTS ON CHANCE.
How Are Authorized Lot
teries Drawn?
THE LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY
CLOSELY Watching Its Drawing.

Uorrespondeaos of The Hartford Times.
NEW ORLEANS, La Dec. IL, 'ST.
/ have witpesssd one OF the drawings
Of the Louisiana State Lottery. 1t oc'
onrTed yesierdRy In the Academy of
M usic Ia this city. Further, 1 have
been through the osmpany's ofiics,
which occupies good share OF Its own
handsome granite building on St.
Charles street. At your request have
given the subject o: lottery drawing
= thorough investigation | sent 10 the
Times what myself know to be an 40
curAte account OF everything having
to d. with the transaction of the busi
ness OF the company and the drawings.
We've ever con vim oed OF absolute fair.
ness In any scheme, am In this case;
for labored diligently to see and kno~
all tho details. Below are my observa-
tionP, which will quits likely Interest
the reader - they did me.
There s. not q city. nor . town, nor
scarcely = hamlet In the Unitsd States
that docs Dot contain pAtroIs OF the
Louisiana State Lottery. The lottery
is chartered by the State OF Louisisns,
and Is rs legitimate rs any other ipsti-
tuition Ia that State. Now, this has
much to do toward beRetting confidence
In tho lottery, and 10 10 Btill further
| aided therein by the fact Of General
BeauIegard and General Early giving
their strict attention TO the drawings.
Fairer men shan THEY are not TO be
foutd.
soms yoars ago the New York World
sent reporter TO attend one of these
drawings. with Instructions to write up
the whole business strictly acooI ding 10
tho facts. The Chicago Times later did
the same thing. 80 did tho Chronicle
of San Francisco. Even Petroleum
Nv NasbS"o of the Toledo Blade quit the
Oruss Roads long enough 10 write mp
| this lottery. All OF them failed to awe
an accurate Idea of the mode OF draw.
ing Twill supply that omission. One
fact We have all been Obliged to 40
wledge-that ali the tiuh ct holnera
STAND THE SAME CHANCE
OF winning In these strictly impir.ial
drawings.
The drawing Itself Is OF great interest
to every ticket holder, whether he be
present, or = thousand miles distant.
rhe manntr OF determining who shall
receive the pris 10 Is alone worthy OF do.
tai ell explanation, and have made IL
one Of the principal parts Of my article
The drawing Of December Is was Whist
/ Is known nb al extrAOrulnATy one, the
price Of the tickets, and the Smount OF
the pr'E,s, being twice those in the reg.
ular drawings.
About 10 O'clock that forenoon / went
into the Academy OF Music, which Ia
situated on g. Charles street, not fat
from the Office Of the Lottery Company.
accompanied General Early tbither,
and upon entering the Academy he In
Vited inc to seat on the Stage whtra |
might observe the modus operandi oil
the drawing In overy detail, and aS
io.ostly 81 might desire The drAWi In z
Was 10 begin at IL O'Clock. Prepare
lions for IL began about three quarters
10. en- hour before that hour, General
Early aud General BsauregArd both
being present. Under their direction
assistanss placed, at one side of the
stage and close by the footlighte, the
wheel for the tickets. This 10 o large
concern and resem bles . bass drum IL
ita shape, Its wood work being similar
but the heads are OF glass Instead Of
tshespEkin. IT'S Eve or six fest In cI
Ameter and some two feet thick.