The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-01-31

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sealed up they are placed in stronghold in one Of
the eompany's vaults. and not touched by a
living soul until they brought out at the in
stance OF the commissioners the day Of the draw
ing to be conveyed to the Academy OF Music.
To describe the manner Of drawing may seem
hke a work OF supererogatiOB 20 some Of your
readers as NJ has been often described before.
but certainly there are some Of your patrons and
without doubt certain little lady in Council
BUNS your across he-river cousin. ~ no will be in
terested for Airs. SalIie C. Whitfesey No 8 North
seventh street Council Bluffs was the fortunate
holder Of the ticket eatitiing her to a share ia
the seSohu capital prize Of $4,000. Her letter,
dated November 30 ISIS was written on tFe letter.
head OF the Globe Publishing Companv Council
Bulls and enclosed 50 for i've tickets (f,rtiethsl
a truly paying investment, for her, 5000 for S..
HE OMAHA BEE certainly eOngratulates her on
her good fortune.
Well to the drawings On ASCENDING, the zsao,a
found placed on the right and left two wheels
the one on the left much larger that the one on the
right 10 IS drum-shaped in its formation about
SIX Ieet m diameter aud perhaps two 70 two and
one-half Ieet through with glass heads, and the
surroundings wood It rests on a framework so
thht IL can De readily -evOlved by means Of
iron crank, attached TO the axle at each end A
door or opening Is arranged Ia the side Of the
circular Woodwork, perhaps about foot square,
large enough to receive the tickets which are
poured IN from the bags before mentioned. The
smaller wheel Is similarly constructed the circular
work being brass instead of wood. This Is called
the prize wheel. The ten bags containing the
IUOUOO tickets, being placed upon the middle Of the
Stage near The IOotghts, were carefully scrutinized
Oy Generals FAIRY and Beauregard before being
empted into the wheel; then General Early began
the work by breaking the seal removing the MANILA
wrapper, and cutting the string The vgrauuer vas
handed General BeauFegard; / noticed it was in
three folds and rs ne laid IL aside saw why he ex-
anined II 50 closely. On the inner fold was the
autograph OF the two com mlssiOueTs Each bag was
thus scrutuZed before being emptied into the big
wheel, and then the empty bag itself examined as
mlhuteiy TO see, as / learned, that no possible
tampering had taken place, or that pin hole even
was apparent where, by any possibility single
ticket might have disappeared. When ali ten bags
had undergone the same careful examination and
"a he wins hs. 5acr
tanning the SIS prize tickets were also placed in the
small wheel, and then each was rapidly revOlved
oughiy mix them I'D.
These Preiiminaries were eagerly watched by
the hIieen or sixteen hundred people ia the acad-
envy, etlch one wishing and praying that the god
dess OF fortune would favor them by throwing their
number under the hand of the blindfolded boy who
would pick out tne'tube bringing them wealth aud
happiness. Among the audience / noticed many
we'll and fashiOnably- dressed ladies, each with a
slip OF paper in frorst of them, anx:ousy awaiting
the hour when General Early would open that
little door IN the side Of the wheel, behind which
their heart OF hearts was conferred for the time
ing. Gazing upon this spectacle Of ladies and
gentlemen II 'front.' many OF them being we'll
known members Of the exchanges, merchants and
prosperous business men, thought that here. al
least, they seemed to feel no more out Of place
than such audience would ENJOYING the play az
Boyd's Opera House IN Omaha
At IL 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 biIndfOlded by the commissioners, and then
the latter by the small heel after each had opened
tine doors IN the same; the boys stood at ths
openings between the wheeIs aud the commissions
ers and General Early said;
We re ready
The house was as still as death in a moment, 40
a tube was handed from the big wheel to General
Early, who unfOloed It, and announced in q clear,
resonant voice:
"Tbirty-six thousand two hundred and tzeIveB
simultaneously the boy at the small wheel
handed GeIeral Beauregard prize tube, when ne
IN deliberate, plainly heard voice, exclaimed:
Two hundred dollars"
General Early then handed his ticket TO an as
sstant standing I'D beside him, who again an
nouneed the number, 80 2l2." at the same time
holding It up the audience could plainly see the
figures. General BeaUregard also handed the prize
ticket to assistant standing beside him. who for
the second time announced TIE prize 500, for the
number Just drawn.
The ticket 30 2I2, and the prize correspondents
which, by the way, Is printed IN similar large
black figures, are then handed 70 young SIT
ting IN front OF the commissioners v 40 folds the two
together and pisces them ia q box arranged in
compartments, according TO the grade OF value.
Thus there Is q compartment for SEQ 500, $500,
$1,000 5000, 5000, $1,000, $4,000, $4,000, and
on, up to single compartments for the three capi-
tai prizes OF 500 UUJ S-U00UO and 5000 OO0 While
tins Is being done, q clerk seated Just behind Cen
eTAl Eariy keeps record OF The number As drawn
and the corresponding prize, II printed book,
adapted just for that purpose The tickets thus
fOlded-the number aud the corresponding prize
verified next day by Generals Early and Beau
regard with the record kept by the entry clerk so
| that no possible mistake may be made in award
1
\ Incky ticket.
/ Thus the drawing proeeeds-a number from fhs
/ big wheel, a prize nom the small wheel, until
twenty are drawn out, when al assistant " hO keeps
tally sings out;
And both wheels are rolled back and forth for
some time, the doors of each for the meantime
being closed by the two commissioners who allow
no one near these openings excerpt the blindfoded
boys who take out the tubes After SIXTY tubes
have been taken from each wheel the tally keeper
sings out:
Roll and change, boys.n
And Immediately the doors are again closed, tia
wheels several times revOlved, thus thoroughly
mixing the tubes, and twOOiher little fellows come
forward as reiieI party bllHdfOl0sG, and the
drawing goes on. For some fifteen minutes The
prizes announced ranged from SEQ to 500 with
occasional $50. II was really strainiag tho
nerves OF the anxious ones. Then General Early
called out - go" which was auswe cred by Gen
eTai BeauregaFd with = eco" Then Is varied for
time WIZ the $40 prizes, all seemingly Al the
very door OF the prize wheel The command
Roll " came two or three times tafter every
twenty tubesl and Roll and change bOys" for
| the third time, before General Early called out
.677,' the corresponding prize being 8 Coo.
During al this time the audience sat iululovabIe
but eageruess, wlstiuiness. hope, depicted on
every cOuntenance, while the prize wheel declined
to dellversup any Of the little tuoes that denoted
more than 5000, win ever varying S2oO-Ss0O
500. over one hundred and fifty numbers had
been drawn from lie wheel when General Early
called out:
Which was answered by General Beauregard
COO"
A little buzz Of excitement was perceptfbIe
through the audience, but ali quiet in an in
slant. and there sound heard except the
mOuOtOnOus calling Of hunters ana small prizes
II was after Roll and change, boys" thas Gen
eril Early called out:
"697O4h
When General Beauregard Immediately arose
from his seat, and taking step towards the foot
lights and said ia slow, distinct but very impress
siye tone: SIX hundred thousand do lars
Then excitement was apparent among the great
/ audience. This was the longed-for moment and
/ each eagerly scanned the sip Of paper held
in hand, forsoUth ~ lille each knew that they
did did not hUid tiI-i magic number they knew
/ that within a certain Limit they might be lucky
enough to get approximation prize of 81 Coo for
4 any number within hfLy either side Of 60 20
would 50 eatitls them.
/ Although the other two grand prizes Of s20O 600
/ and $4,000 were Yet 10 be drawn, It was easily
disccrnibie that the great and overshadowiua in
/ terest was ailayed somewhat. But no change was
noticeable in either Generals Early or Beauregard;
/ they sat calm aud unuOyed amid she suppressed
/ Music and kept on the even tenor Of tueir way
the one calling out the numbers and the other an
/ nouncing the prizes.
/ ticket 6s,7i4 drew the second capital prize OF
/ $4,000, and Ia consequence there Is one happy
little woman Ia council Bluffs tonight who II
mistake not. former resident Of your city OF
| Omaha The third capital prize Of Si0OOaO vas
drawn by ticket As 90, and tine S500O0 fell to tieket
/ $3.50
| Aher these prizes had been drawn from the
wheel nearly ali interest was lost, many Of the
audience leaving. Yet ghs commissioners and
/ their assistants went on in the same meIhodeal