New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-02
GERMAN STATE LOTTERIES
THE YOUNG EMPERORS STRICTLY ARISTO-
CRATIC RULES.


CRATIC RULES.
vvos - OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE;
Berlin, May 20.
Tho cemnaion which is now in progress in the
1rr;tod States against the renewal OF the charter
If the Louisiana State Lottery Company Is being
watched with considerable interest throughout
Germany and Austria. In both of these countries
vast sums are raised for public purposes py lou
teries carried on under the auspices OF the Ma
tional Government and in both there exists, as
in America, q strong and important party that
is bitterly opposed to such immoral and degrading
methods of filling the public treasure chest. The
arguments put forward by the foes OF the Lousl-
ana Lottery in America are being reproduced at
Iorgtb hcre in the press and are used for the pur
nnsc of attacking the numerous lotteries which exist
an the Continent One of the most important of
these and the one that is probably best known
in the United States is that Of Hamburg. Indeed
very considerable portion of the lotterys revenues
is contributed by credulous American purchasers
/ of its lottery tickets, both at home ana ABROAD
This Hamburg lottery, guaranteed by the I'M
ncrial German Government, and constituted as
reqular department of the municipality OF Ham
burg. is fair sample of the State lotteries which
| exist elsewhere in Germany and in Austria ana as
sucb deserves passing notice According TO the
Il
sst Of 100, 900 tickets and $4,000 prizes; and 1t
s also stated that the lottery is divided into seven
classes. which are drawn at fixed Intervals within
| tho snacc Of five months. On careful investlga-
| ,ion however the motive of this division or
| cIasscs become apparent For while there remain
| but the 80 200 prizes, above mentioned, !or the
total number OF seven drawings, distinct series
of a 100. 900 tickets arc used for each OF these
| drawings That is to say, instead OF there
being 100. 600 numbers to $4,000 prizes, as staten
| in the official and Government stamped pros
ncctus there are 100000 tickets, fact winch
Of course vastly diminishcs the investors chances
If winning anything. Each ticket costs 20, nut
ia divided I'D into fractions 10 such an extent that
= vorkingman can purchase part Of ticket
for the paltry sum of 30 cents
| IA two lotteries are held at Hamburg every
wear. the one IN spring and the other IN autumh'
II will readily be that If the city succeeds IN
disposng Of all Of lis tickets. II receives IN return
a sum of s., 900 900, ont Of which 1t processes To
die,rihpte 81. 0OO. 900 in prizes while retaining
the other 50 0O0, 600 for itself. The last lottery
drawn was the 2osth. Therefore, according TO
IFS own admission the city Of Hamburg has al
ready realized net profit Of $3.50, 100000 from
this tainted source IT is probable, however, that
the sum in question only represents portion OF
tho cjfy's earnings from the lottery enterprise.
For * ell the tickets sold and msold are drawn
NJ each drawing some of the principal prizes &C
cosionally fall 10 the unsold numbers, and as such
accrue to the municipality.
While Emperor Francis Joseph is relaxing the
| traditional strlngency of Nlennese court etiquette
and has tor the first time since the establishment
| of thc Hapsburg dynasty admitted 10 the court
Of Vienna and Buda pcsth ladies' Of bourgeois
birth who had married privy councillors, gen
| al. al Itffl Of
Young brother monarch here AZ Berlin has de-
iermncd 10 dehar from attendance at any OF ms
court entertainments !adies VINO are unao4e to
! show that not only they themselves, put also
their paternal and maternal ancestors rs far PACK
as the fourth generation, are Of noble hirth ana
| blue blood At recent state Dali here, lne FIN,
peror William drew the attention OF his Grand
| Master Of the Ccrcmonies. COMMIT Won Enlenhnrg.
10 the fact that seven ladlcs had rN'h Pics'H
| whose parents belonged 10 IA haItc llnahce, ana
who were nOtOriously indebted 70 their iatherS
wealth for the titles which they had married.
His Majesty added that he desired that no fIr'i'r
court invitations should be extended TO the adleS
i'm question and that he had no intention Oh per
hitting such pScudo-arstocratS 70 trespass on th,
! nrcrorativcs Of the old nobility. From this II
| will 10 seen that. although Emperor William Is
! content to throw open the hitherto exclusive
corps Of commissioned officers 10 all ranks OF So
ciety and even ~ affect democratic and soclahstlc
sentiments when the fancy strikes him. yc' IN ms
home and in his household he retains all OF ms
! former aristocratic prejudiceS. II is proDane'
| however that he will eventually ne forced nv
! circumstances over which he has no control ~
| follow The Austrian Empcror's example and TO
modify the order which he has Just gwen. ri 0rr
| Otherwise the most awkward contrctemps VIII
| frequently occur Thus for instance: until the
rules in the subject AT rho Court AZ Vienna were
| RELAXED IL often happened that t1e VIE oi 'he
,nbossodor or envoy accredited, by Austria 20
Nn "Tesn CAPITAL had the honor Of
| presentation 10 the Empress NJ Austria. notaple
cnse In point was that Of baroness Won Hcnwa'I u.
Scrhorr whose husband Austrian Envoy NJ
Washington in 1878. Although Of spotrss char-
ecter Size had owing 70 her BOURGEOIS birth: never
hocn admitted 10 the honor of presentation AZ
Tho Court Of Vienna This was only on" case
ont Of many and. Of course. disaGreeahle comments
we're frequently made on the alleged dlS'onr'tSN
~ The Austrian Emperor in sending 10 represent
him AZ foreign courts ENJOYS whose wives were
MOI considered Of sufficient rank 70 he admired
~ his own or TO enjoy presentation to the I'm