Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-16
A NEW MONTE CARLO.
The Louisiana Lottery Catches Diaz
With a Golden Hook.
And Will Use Old Fort Chapultepec for a
Gambling Hall.
BATS ARRANGED TO CATCH EVERYBODY

New ORLEANS, Feb. 15.-At last the
true secret of the withdrawal of the Louisi-
ana State Lottery from the fierce political
struggle which has been raging for many
months is out. Half a dozen friends of
John A. Morris, the principal owner and
director of the company, have been aware
of the coming change, but the secret has
been carefully guarded. Although he has
not yet made an announcement, stock
holder of the company has said that the
Louisiana State Lottery will be removed to
Mexico in 1898. President Diaz has al
ready expressed himself as favorable to the
proposition, provided the lottery will
make as favorable a proposition to the
Mexican Government as was made to the
State of Louisiana
While the directors of the company have
not as yet held any meeting to consider the
propositions made by different cities in
other countries, it is understood that Mr..
Morris favors the City of Mexico, and that
practically settles the entire matter The
fact that John A. Morris had entered into a
tacit understanding with the Mexican Gov
eminent undoubtedly influenced the with
drawal of the offer of 81, ,25O, 900 to the State
of Louisiana. He would have stood by the
offer if the red-hot political contest had not
been precipitated.
A Monte Carlo at ChapuItepec.
Morris and his associates have made
heavy investments in real estate in the City
of Mexico recently, and 1t is understood
that they have already discussed the pro-
ject of purchasing from the Mexican Gov
ernment the fortress of Chapultepec, which
it was rumored several days ago that. Jay
Gould had bought from the Mexican Gov
ernment for S5, 900, 900, as the future head
quarters of the New Mexican Lottery, the
successor of the old Louisiana State Lottery.
The new company will be international
in its scope. The drawings will be far
larger in the aggregate than the drawings of
the Louisiana State Lottery. There will be
Mexican drawings for the Mexicans, Amer
lean drawings for the people of the United
States, English drawings for the people of
England and Spanish drawings for the peo-
pie of Spain. The American business will
be conducted under the popular name of
the old company, the Louisiana State Lot
tcrv. To reach the people of the large
cities of the United States agents will be
employed as at present. The money will
be carried from patrons by the express COM
panies and to the winners of prizes by the
express companies, if necessary.
A Glance at the Gambling Concern.
The retreat of the Louisiana lottery
across the Mexican line ends remarkable
episode in the history of Louisiana politics
and legislation. The lottery was chartered
during the rule of the carpetbaggers, but it
managed to bring to Its side many respec-
table Louisianians, among them General
Beauregard, who with General Early, super
intended the drawings Nevertheless, as
the time approached for the expiration of
the lottery's charter, opposition developed
strength. The charter is to expire in 1894.
and the fight for its life has been made
chiefly within the Democratic party.
The present Governor is an enemy of the
company, but was unable to prevent the
capture, first of the State committee and
then of the State convention by the lottery
people,. The convention split, the anti
lottery people being unwilling to abide by
the decision of the narrow lottery majority.
AS a consequence, two Democratic tickets
one lottery, the other anti-lottery-are in
the field. The Farmers Alliance dickered
ing important places on the anti-lottery
ticket, Joined that body.
The Straw That Broke Its Back.
The Republicans professed to have
strong hopes of carrying the State, but
IeW Gays ago tne IoGVery people announced
that by reason of decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States sustaining the
rights of the Federal Government to ex-
clude from the mails lottery circulars and
newspapers publishing them, no new
charter would be sought, and it was hoped
that this news would bring together the
warning factions of the Democracy. But
the professions of the company were not
trusted, and this, together with the bitter
ness born of the long struggle, has thus far
kept the factions apart.
1t is prophesied BY those who know
Mexico, that if the lottery company really
gets Government protection and settles
down at the fortress of Chapultepec, that
spot will shortly be converted into great
Monte Carlo, and become the Mecca of
gamblers, amateur and professional, from
all parts of the two Americas. The gamb-
ling instinct is strong in the Spanish-Amer-
ican, and the prospect is that the fortress
will become highly picturesque spot.
More Orders for Arrests.
More lottery arrests were made to-day of
directors and officers of the Louisiana State
Lottery Company for violation of the anti
lottery postal law, this time under indict-
ments by the grand jury of Boston. 1t was
understood that the warrants were to be
served by deputy marshal from Boston,
but the Department of Justice decided diff
ferently, sent them in by mail and had
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