The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-14
Not Yet Dead.

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THE OLD LOUISIANA LOTTERY
COMPANY
STILL AT WORK. BUT THIS TIME IN
FLORIDA.
New Orleans City Item.l
That the snake is only scotched
not killed may be deduced from the
subioined editorial from the Phila-
delphia Press. A corporation as
strong and rich as the Louisiana
State Lottery could not be expected
to give up the ghost without a terri
BILE hard fight Although the head
quarters of the company have been
removed to Honduras, still there is
not q doubt but that it is continuing
its work in the United States as Wig
orously as when it was located in
this city. In New Orleans there is
at present an accredited agent of the
Honduras Lottery Company, and its
tickets are being sold BY the same
persons who handled them in the
days when the lottery gambling was
considered legitimate. It is true that
a semblance Of secrecy is preserved
in selling the tickets, but that secrecy
seems to act as an incentive for the
sale. Although there seems to be
an understanding existing in this
city between the police authorities
and the Honduras Lottery Company
to the effect that the latter shall not
be molested in the prosecution of it's
illegal and nefarions business, still
other States have the manhood to
protest vigorously against their being
victimized by the fake concern. It
is said that political and pecuniary
machinery are at work in this city to
secure immunity for the fake gam
bling concern. That it is a fake was
very clearly proven in recent article
in the Item, which told of the offer
made by the company to a gentleman
in Mobile. The offer was that if he
would buy tickets he would be guar
anteed a capital prize.
That Senator Call of Florida is
fully determined the people of his
State shall not be robbed may be
CLEANED from the following:
THE LOTTERY IN FLORIDA.
Senator Call of Florida has shown
very great persistence in an effort to
get the United States Senate to Gre
ate q special committee to inquire
into the operations of the old Louis
lana Lottery Company, which now
goes by another name in his State.
According to Senator Call the work
of this concern extends to something
more than the mere swindling Of
people by the sale of tickets.
As first introduced several weeks
ago Mr.. Calls resolution was rather
elaborate, covering a good many
points and proposing to ascertain
not merely whether the lottery CON-
pany was operating in this country
and "using the mails and interstate
commerce corporations or companies
in violation of the laws" but be pro-
posed that it should be found out
whether the company had entered
into q combination for the control OF
elections Of members of the Legislat-
ure and of Congress, whether it owns
any interest in any newspapers pub
lished in the United States and
whether it has contributed money
either to establish newspapers OF
subsidize them. It was further pro-
posed to ascertain what sums OF
money have been expended by the
lottory company to influence the leg.
islation of Congress.
This recital is sufficient to show
that Senator Call believes the lottery
company to be operating pretty ex.
tensively in his State, and to be the
practical owner of something more
than the mere machinery of it's lille.
| climate business. IF it has under.
taken to get footing in Florida
and that would not be at all surpris.
ing-it would be very certain to con
troll the elections if it could, to buy
legislatures and newspapers, and
generally spread its poison so tina,
it would feel secure from any attacl
from sources Immediately surround
ing it. This is what it did with very
great success for many years in Lou
isiana, and with its experienced agents
in this work and the millions of dol
lars it receives from it's dupes it hal
all the resources necessary to pur
chase and corrupt those who ar,
willing to be purchased and corrupt
ed.
But Senator Call has not been abb,
to get his resolution passed. TIL,
most persistent obiector has beer
Senator Blackborn, of Kentucky,
+ State in which they formerly did con