The Anaconda standard., 1890-02-14
MORE MILLIONS.


MORE MILLIONS.
There is talk of an added appropria-
tion Of S3.OOOOOO with which to COM
plete New York states ill-starred capi-
tol building at Albany. AS nearly rs
can be ascertained, more than eighteen
solid millions of money has already
gone into this building. Nobody seems
able to find out how much IL has cost
thus far: indeed. some sort of "a COM
mission was instructed last year to dis
cover the total cost il possible. We do
not remember that the inquiry was
ever reported to be a success.
The capitOl's lofty arches, its famous
corridors, magnificent ceiling and i'm
posing stair-cases. its vaulted basement
and ornate turrets-all are the hiding
place of theft. Some of it's counterfeit
ceilings brought about scandal in
volving several of the states highest
officers. The building is too weak be-
low. too strong above; and now it is
learned that the famous golden cOrri-
dor, one of the capitOrs chief attrac-
tiOns, is soon to be "a total wreck. The
pretense is that S3,OOO.OOO will com
plete the building. Doubtless that
amount i'm the end will be found hardly
sufficient for repairs and the rebuild
ing of parts that have already failed.
The Albany capitol is the grandest
monument of architectural fraud i'm
this world.
CONCERNING LOTTERIES.
One day last week the New York
World published n strongly sensational
account of the efforts put forth by the
Louisiana Lottery company to use an
immense corruption fund for it's own
advantage. The Worfd declares in SO
many words that the company placed
large sum of money at the disposal of
the republicans during last autumn's
campaigns. much of which was put tn
Use i'm western states where the patron
age of the Louisiana scheme is liberal.
The World adds that one hundred
thousand dollars found vigorous use i'm
Washington. where il was expended
with some avail. The story is presented
with the utmost circumstantial and
direct evidence. and has created the
greatest interest both among the poll
ticians, with whom il has great weight.
and with the general public. ''While
the larger portion of the money is said
tn have been sent to Washington for
use there" says the World. lat least
SECOND was sent to each of the Dakotas
and Montana
Coincident with the WorId's story
duct of members of the legislature at
bismarck i'm connection with the lot
terry question. The first reports from
North DakOtas capital were to the
effect that the scheme was sure of
an easy majority there, but this was
followed within two days by dispatches
announcing that the project had gone
10 pieces. that several members of the
Legislature had fallen under suspicion,
and that n senate committee had been
appointed for the purpose of making a
formal investigation.
The fight i'm favor of the lottery bust
ness is waged just at time when "a
strong movement for its determination
is shaping itself i'm the national legisla-
ture. Mr.. Blount, the leading demo
cratic member of the house committee
on postal affairs. has introduced bill
under which newspapers that advertise
lotteries cannot pass through the mails
and il attaches heavy penalties for
violations of the proposed law. One
bill now pending stops the sale of lot
terry tickets i'm the district of Columbia
and i'm the territories. thus dealing
severe blow at the Louisiana com
pany. since il has enormous patronage
i'm and about the city of Washington.
still another hill provides that no let =
shall he admitted i'm the mails and
stringent provisions are included i'm the
measure.
Meanwhile. the sensational feature
of the situation is found in the Horisfs
startling story. Here is Il question that
the republican members of the legisla-
ture at Helena may desire to look into
during the few days of enforced idle
ness that are left tn them.
The POWER" IN OAKLAND
\ woman known as Mother Wood
worth has pitched II tent in Oakland
Cal. where she breaches nightly and
gives people 1.-The power Judging
from the descriptions of the pandemo.
NUNS which take place in her tent
Mother Woodwork has considerable
animal magnetism and possesses the
faculty of throwing Il certain class OF
people into "A state of intense religious
excitement. From shouting and ges-