The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-17
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

The hotel lobbies are becoming a fayorite
place OF resort for lottery-ticket agents. and
the sly manner in which one OF these gentry en-
deavored TO dispose OF his wares yesterday at.
tracted the attention OF o. L. Atwater of Kan
sas City. who had the following to say about
lottery companies in general: kansas City
and by the term L refer to the cities In both
Kansas ana Missouri-has for several years
been one OF the greatest headquarters for lot
terry schemes in the country. One of the latest
lodges OF the fake concerns which abound
there is that OF sending out packages OF tickets
accompanied by eircuIar-letler to person s
whom they request 10 act as agents. From 10
10 20 per cent On all sales is offered the agents
and special ticket IS Inclosed and marked
prize ticket which the agent is told be can
keep and If he sells all his tickets and RENTS
the money If this ticket draws prize he is en-
titled 10 1t all. 1t is needless TO add that the
whole scheme Is a bold fake. Kansas City,
Hans, is full Of lottery companies which are In
reality fictitious. Many OF these, am informed,
draw their patronage largely from san Fran
cisco and other Pacific Coast points"
T. B. Lawson. who IS at present engaged in
mining near Angels Camp, was at the Russ yes
terday Mr.. LawsOn's father was the first rail-
road engineer in the United States, and is sill
living at Paducah, Ky, and although over 80
years OF age is we'll preserved both physically
and mentally, so his son says. The old gentle
man was sent over from England IN charge of
the original old "John Bull" locomotive, the
first steam engine 10 haul a train in this cOun-
try, and which is now preserved In the National
Musem In Washington. The younger Lawson
says his father has retained a collection OF
presents made him by distinguished people in
those early days, which is not only unique, but
intFinsicaly and through association quite
valuable. The old gentleman is an ardent
Democrat and never tires of telling how he
cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson His
political beliefs, his son says, are so strong
that several years ago he refused 10 recognize
formerly favorte nephew vino had fOresworn
Democracy and joined the ranks of the Repub-
licaDs.
= THE man who visits Sioux Falls S. D.. accom-
panied by his wife, will not find the town an
ideal pleasure resort If he happens 10 be a
stranger" said II. NJ. BlOcheT OF san Diego, at
the Occidental yesterday. "The appearance
OF strange couple at the hotels is taken for
granted as an indication that divorce suit is
pending, and your room is flooded with the
cards of professional men who are only too
willing to aid person 10 search of a decree in
return for substantial fee. The WATERS SER
wants, clerks, and in fact everybody about the
hotel look upon you as legitimate prey, and at
the same time you observe perceptibIe cold
ness in the demeanor OF the average citizen
who looks upon prospective divorces as social
parlahs. This would undoubtedly prove very
unpleasant TO a person who was bound
upon mission OF the Kind indicated, but when
man drops in there accompanied by his wife.
and who is brought there by legitimate bust
ness, the false position IN which he finds him.
self placed Is indescribably humiliating."