New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-16
THE LOTTERY WIPED OUT.
OFFICERS OF THE LOUISIANA COMPANY
GIVE UP.
DDUsIvL RESULTS OF THE posToFr1cE DEPART
MENT's ACTTON-THE MEXICAN COMPANY
ALSO AFFECTED.

DECISIVE RESULTS OF THE rosToFr1cE DEPART
MENTs ACroS-TnE MEXICAN COMPANY
ALSO AFFECTED.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TkBUSE.l
Washington May lj.-Terc IS little doubt now that
the nefarous business long carried BY the Lou
sihna Lottery Company has absolutely ceased. ana
fresh evidences of It's final extinction are being con
s'anly received at the PosofIice Department. Only
last Tuesday Senators Gibson and White OF Louisiana
called upon the Fourth Assistant Posmastcr-Gencra
Mr. Rathbonc. and thanked him publicly not only on
their own behalf but On behalf Of the people Of
Louisiana for the successful war OF determination
which had been made upon the Lottery Company's
business.
In the Office Of Mr.. Rafhbone two placards have
recently been hung which bear similar testimony 10
tn" effectiveness Of the Postoice Departments war
fare. not only against the Louisiana Company, but
agnins. The Mexican Lottery companies rs we'll. On
the first pacard Is the following:
Noticc.-Tb, supreme Court o. the United states
arcdsd the pos law 10 De con no
one In the employ Of this company shall mail letter
which In any way refers directly or Indirectly to the
business Of the lottery.
II must be understood that this company will aid In
the enforcement OF the law.
nv order OF the Board OF Directors OF the Louisiana
PAUL CONRAD. President.
TIE second placard contains copy OF the following
Mexican international Banking Company. Capital
Juarc,, Mex. April g. 1892
Hon John Wanamalier, Postmaster GrneInl, washing
sir: Acting In the capacity Of president Of the Gmn
hereafter in good faith said lottery will strictly
canpiy With ali the laws of the United stntes with ref
ernnce 10 the usc OF the United states mails. Your
obcdcnt servant, n. LlEPHEiMER
To make good this promise. the Juarcz Lottery
Company came into the United states Court at FL
Paso Tex. on April II. and pleaded guilty to no less
than $50 separate indictments for offences against the
postal laws, paying fines and costs TO the amount OF
81. 700.
Tho fight against the lotteries which has now closed
so successfully begun almost with the beginning
Of the present Administration OF the Pos'oce Depart
mcnt. fonrth Assistant Postmaster General Rahbonc
then chief Inspector Of POSSIBILITIES. took up the lottery
question after his Induction Into office. in APRIL
1859, with view Of suppreSslng the Lousi-
ana LOTTERY. To that end he went over all
the statutes and decisions bearing upon the
lottery question and discovered that the lot
terry company. through It's lobbyists In Warrington.
had INTERCEPTED and stricken ont words here and
there in the lottery statutes which took the teeth
out Of the laws so that the enactments upon the
United States statute boolrs were to all inents and
purposes no bar To n successful prosecution OF the
lottery business.
Pursuing the inquiry further Mr.. Rathbone made
a trip 10 New orleans, and thoroughly investigated
the methods OF the lottery company In that city
lie found IN looking up the decisions OF the District
and Circuit courts Of Louisiana that the judges OF the
re- pcctve courts had pn.scd upon every material
question pertaining to lotteries and had decided In
favor OF the lottery companies In each and every
instance Hence there hope for relief there
II became apparent that law mns be enacted which
would take the out Of the Federal courts at
New Orleans. THIS necessity afterward resulted In
what Is known the continuous oNefce CLAUSE
In the present anti-lottcry legislation
meeting Of the inspectors In charge OF DIVISIONS
was CHILLED by Mr. Rathbone in Washington In octo
Der $40 ut which time the Inspectors In conference
with the chief Inspector went over me Touhu
carefully and their conclusions and recommendations
10 the Postmaster General coniihed ue osSnoo VI 'o
present Anti Lottery low.
Arope other things they said: Experience has
t,uv shown that the agents the Louisiana Lottery
Company cannot be convicted In the 'hiteu s"cs
Courts for the Eastern District Of Louisiana for de-
p~ring lottery In the posoiice nj NewornhiS'
Though the evidence Is complete ut every point TO
remedy this We suggest that tie Revised statutes be
"a amended AS to make the offence ticrcin described
, continuous one from the point OF mailing 10 the
nlace OF destination, that prosecution VIII lie
al either point. Embraced IN the same legislation
should be "A prohbltory clause debarring the use oil
the tinted states malls to all newspapers containing
lottery advertisement"
These Recommendations received the prompt and
hearty Endorsement II the Postmaster General 10 whom
great credit Is due for untiring and weli-direcrd
efforts toward securing the passage Of the law TIE
suggestions OF the inspectors were Immediately turned
over TO the Assistant Attorney General for the Post
office Department, james " Tynrr, with directions
10 draft a bill cmbOdylng the points recommended
The bill lad little opposition In either branch oi con
rrcss but after It's introduction ana reference the
lottery company, pursuing IL usun methols, lad the
I'm hung ND In a sub committee Of the Committee on
I,,.tOii. =, and i,~ rnds the House. TIE fnsi
dent and for his action all honor should be gwen hum
Transmitted a To- IN" committee wlth irsittN
I'm the Anti Lottery bill being brought before the
House and put upon H. passage Tie bill passed me
senate by "A unanimous vote and bccaine law on
september 10, 1850. .
How vigorously that law has been executed by the
PoStOfhce Inspectors IL o matter Of history and Is
we'll known To the country They were rundly abused
by the subsidized lottery press. and charged with
things which II true should have sent them to the
pcnitcntary for the balance ot ieir hves The thci
| inspector was made especial target. and The
Times Democrat of N"w-Orcuns owned and con
trolrd by the Louisiana Lottery, devoted columns and
| pages % hs viUhcation and abuse.
The fact that the Lonsnna Lottery IS now extinct
| Is Mr. Rathbonc's vindcaton. Through Ills EFFORTS
The president aud officers OF the Louisiana STATE Lot
| tnry Company are under indictment In nearly
every FEDERAL Judicial District I'm the United States.
They have announced their intention publicly OF giving
| mn their business and are dev0iing their whole time
| and energies TO keeping themselves ont ~ prison.
| Meanwhile the country can rr1oice that this grelt
social evil has been summary and effectively wiped
| out Of existence.