Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-16
ANOTHER LOTTERY SCHEME
The Mexicans Want To Do Business In
the United States.

the United States.
Ell PAsO, Texas, Aug. ia fter the
long and bitter fight which the United
States has carried on against lotteries
in general, and the Louisiana lottery
in particular, IL would hardly appear
possible that foreign company would
have the tcmerity TO enter the United
States and make bid for business
Such is a fact, however, as a lottery
company located in Ciudad Juarez.
Mexico, is now flooding this country
with circulars Offering lottery tickets
for sale in contempt Of our laws.
Ciudad Juarez is the town located
directly across the Rio Grande in
Mexico, opposite Paso del Norte,
Texas.
The name Of the company is given
as the Mexican International Banking
company, with capital of 81 900 600,
and is under the direction Of Rafael
Pimental, secretary Of state and goy-
ernment supervisor, 10 which is added
the name Of General John SmOsby as
| commissioner.
Patrons Of this company are eau
| toned against making use Of the
United States mail in any manner in
| remiJting money for tickets, hoping
| thereby To cyade the laws governing
the sale Of lottery tickets In this
| country.
The price Of full tickets, emitting
| the holder TO a chance Of drawing the
capital prize, are placed at the low
| figure Of 81 each, which is far below
| the price at which Louisiana lottery
tickets were ever sold, and are doubt
less put at this price to secure the
patronage Of the people who formerly
patrOnizcd that company in the day
Of its prosperity.
The drawings are advertised TO take
place once each month, and under the
direct supervision OF SenOr Pimental
and General MOsby. who publish a
| card on the circulars. guaranteeing
| the reliability of the company which
is backed by deposit in the BancC
| NaciOnal, Of Chihuahua, amply SUM
cicnt TO pay all prizes that may be
| drawn
This departure Of foreign company
| will doubtless meet with "A vigorous
| resistance from the government of
| this country, where dealing in, oT
handling, lottery tickets is a felony
which people Of Mexico fail 10 com.
prchcnd. There, lottery is as legal
as any other method Of raising money
| and is one Of the means used 10 raise
money needed to support the public
| library and for many church purposes
| 10 being no uncommon sight 10 sec
| men aud women passing about among
/ the wOrshippers in the Catholic
| churches, where services are going on,
soliciting patronage and dispOsing Of
| tickets TO those who come there u
attend an early mass.
During the celebration Of the ami.
yerSary Of the appearance Of the Nir-
| gin Guadalusc, which is celebrated al
a small town Of that name, adjoining
the suburbs Of Mexico, a booth for the
sale Of lottery tickets is always erect
ed In one corner Of the church and a
large business carried on In whiCn the
the church has an interest, aud from
which IL derives considerable profit.
The habit OF buying lottery tickets
| with the excitement Of a possible
rapid accumulation Of wealth takes a
strong hold Of a person as the love fOi
liquor or opium, and is as hard u
| throw Off.
There are both men and women IN
all communities, and more especially
in the lively towns Of the West, who
have squandered hundreds OF dollar.
in the vain hope Of becoming sud
denly rich, and the number Of thOsC
who have prOiitcd by buying LOTTERY
tickets is 50 small that il is "A wonder
that people will continue 10 inyesI
their money with such a small chanc,
Of ever getting a return for it. Still
there are hundreds who will cOutinu,
20 buy as long as tickets can be Sc
cured, and who live with the fOnC
hopes that their turn Of fortune is not
far distant, and that they will sOor
find themselves the fortunate pos
SCISSORS Of, at least, portion Of one o
the grand prizes.