The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-20
LATE NEWS FROM BUTTE
-ecenes and Incidents In Z Chinese
Licensed Gambling HouSs.
0ov Ran-Tan ID P1ayea In the County
Beat 81 silver BoW - Coanty
Attorney DEWITT Re-
signs.

BUTTE, Oct. 19.-There are six Chinese
licensed gambling houses i'm West Galena
and in this city. They are not h might
he called gilded palaces. Il fact il would
require q very serious effort of the imagi-
nation to see anything about them re-
semblinR the traditional gambling place.
But such as they are, q re-
porter visited one of them this afternoon.
IL was the largest and most inn
portant of of the 'dens," a one
story, implanted house. Besides the
gambling paraphernalia, the room con-
tanned q stove, a bed and u pile Of wood.
The walls were covered with Chinese
mottods, supposed to he the equivalents
of ain God we Trust,' and .Home Sweet
Home, :" from the ceiling was suspended
2 large hanging lamp. which in the might
about II feet long, and is covered with
mating. Behind IL are the two proprietors
YER ~" and MCKEE. f Beside '' him. ' reH XII s3'n in so" or
end of the table Is the man
him are about 300 brass discs, a little lar
center. A handful OF these is placed un-
der q brass cover, so AS to make il impos-
sible to- tell how many of the discs are
there. When bets are made, the bell is
table, with "a reed i'm his hand. begins pull
ing away the discs four at n time. This is
Kept up until the last four discs are re-
moved. The number left over decides the
betting. The Cinnamon bet as they
please on whether one, two. three or four
Of chance greatly in favor of the pro.
prietors of the house. they pay
3 for I when the lucky number il reached.
A courteous Chinaman explained the
."rhis man, he quite one dolce on tlec.
He comee one, he losee. He comee two,
he losee. He Gomez four, he losee. He
comee tlee, he winnee tlee dollee.'
But there are other ways of betting. He
can bet on three for example and against
y. 80 that III i or 4 come M. Inc 6OHS1lft win
ar lose. He can also bet ON two lumber
against two Others, but a small fee is
The ''chips' consist of tin discs. white
and black beads and red painted strips of
wide. The Chinamen stake their bets at
one Of the four corners of u brass plate
about u foot square.
A Chinese gambling crowdd differs great
~ from an American gambling crowd. In
she first place, instead of keeping pain
fh% arIn suie TS ,nsy ,1 kse ~ T 9ps an mime ineeS1 Tn.y ia ,s,
good naturedt too, laugh and joke constants
~. They don't take their betting with the
in a Main street gambling place. Will:
tho reporter was present. the bets ran all
the way from five cents to n gold piece
law OF chances and hence keep close
tab on the number Of discs lief
a acts sn ss a ar msrRsr. When Wns 9t o the d Hr"pf IS isf,
after the drawing. he marks OH a piece OF
oSown payer with a brush .
sESiC s"iSs os IfSh WV ISS
he makes two big black spots, = Wher
three discs win he makes, wher
the fonrs come out even he marks a cross
y. This record il kep posted up i'm plaii
view, SO as to afford every opportunity a
studying the law of chances When tn.
bets are supposed to be made, the gam
bier removes the brass cover, singing out
"Ah ShonR!"
Which is supposed to signify that al
bets are closed, and that il you haven
made your bets you'll have to wait unit
next time.
All Sing met with n good run of luck thi
afternoon. He is an honest laundrymau
and ON his way to Sin Lees two-bit res
taurant, thought he would risk his Dime
for the sake of making u little none
easily. In n twinkling he had won six bit
and his pigtail fairly quivered with excite
meut as he put all his money on No. 3. II
y won again and was dancing around tn
table in a very excited manner when thu
reporter left.
Th are no drinks sold at the Chimes,
gambling places. But they all smoke Gig
arettes, cigars or pipes. One OF the China
men said that the proprietor of n riva
gambling-house won $1,000 there n fc'
ago. The sum of 800 was won ther
about q month ago, and $500 n few day
before that. This particular gambling
house has had u run of bad luck lately
and for that reason is very popular and
throuRe6 day and niQht.