Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-17
THE ANTI-LOTTERY BILL
Its Provisions as II Passed Both Houses
Of Congress.

The anti-lottery bill having now passed both
houses of Congress il only awaits the signature
OF the President to become a Law. The bill
forbids the carrying in the mail or delivery at
or through any post Office or by any mail car
rier Of any letter, postal card or circular
concerning any lottery or any list Of
drawings OF the same or any lottery ticket or
part thereof or any check, draft. bill, money,
postal note or money order for the purchase of
any ticket 1t forbids the carrying of any
newspaper circular. pamphlet or publication
Of any kind containing any advertisement of
any lottery or containing any list of prizes of
any such lottery. Ii forbids any person from
depositing or causing to be deposited or know
ingiy sending or causing to be sent any such
| matter by mail Ii provides that proceedings
for violation of this law may be instituted
either in the district at which the mailing was
done or at the place to which it il carried by
mail or delivery or Mt any place where it is de-
llyered to the person addressed. 1t provides
| for preventing the delivery Of mail containing
registered funds or money orders addressed to
lottery companies or their agents.
Assignments OF Normal Graduates. 9.
Graduates of the class of 1890 of the Wash
ington Normal School have been assigned to
school divisions as follows:
First divIsion--M A. Blandy and G. 8. Nc
Culloch.
Second division-M. E. Drancy, NJ ". Came
ron. NJ. L. Given, F. A. Graham. s. b. Gorham,
A. Odell. L. NJ. Pearson, Susie Purcell. A. o.
Sugar, 4. Scrivener, 7. NJ. Smiley. A. LAM
borne, f. S. Galeski, A. L. Howard and Ii.
Hoover
Third divisional A. Burroughs, r. G. Car
raher, Saidee Drown. Esteile Fowler, N. Z.
Graves. j. l.. Teel. NJ. L. Bannon. a. A. Hinkel,
A. T. West Francis Hartstall AMI \. G. Will
Jams.
Fourth division--K. G. Durfee. E. NJ. Glass
and NJ. NJ. Brewer.
Fifth division-.E A. Hayden. Florence Reed,
Zula Walker. b. L. Taylor and NJ. @. Muntz.
Sixth divisional. w. Frank, A. Cliff and E.
l.. Chace.
The graduates assigned have been requested
to report Saturday as follows: First division,
Franklin School, IL am; second division.
Seaton School, ~ m; third division, Wallach
school, l:So pm: fourth division. Jefferson
School, 2:3O p. M; fifth division, Curtis School.
$3.50 am. sixth division. Franklin school, 1890
am.
Women and the General Conference.
The Methodist Episcopal churches through
the country will be called upon during next
month and November to decide whether
women can sit as lay delegates in the general
conference. The discussion of this question
was precipitated at the last general conference
by number of ladies' being chosen dele
gates. The discussion to whether they were
entitled to seats was carried on for several
days, when it was finally decided to leave this
question to the churches. Last evening DIR.
and Mrs. LeFetra invited num-
Der Of friends to the Fredonia for
the purpose of discussing the admission of
women. The Affirmative was taken by Rev.
DR.. Henry Balser, Con ,ressman Picklsr. Miss
Ruth Marie Sites and Mrs Mary T. Griffith.
The opposition by A. l.. Duvall, ID. c. Ii.
Stowell. MIR. +. d. Fletcher and Judge H. b.
Moulton. Representatives OF the various
Methodist churches were llso present The
discussion throughout was interesting and
animated. On the conclusion of the debate
refreshments were served.