The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-30
CLOSES THE CANES.
Chief Reed win Show No
Quarter to Gamblers
CHINESE LOTTERIES MUST GO.
n He'd u - Police Says Ne WIN
Garry Ont tns Law wishsss
Fear or Favor.

CAsee cs pcrfse Reed has sssred pefemp-
tsry Instructions &c al members o. ens
fsrcs % forthwith prcc>e1 70 rsgsaV So
forcs an IRE provisions q TIE state ia~
ana city ordinances relative 70 gsmonns.
arc also to the closing o. saloons c~sssen
the hours o. and 8 q "A. II b tns n.st
portion Of the order which u Of particular
Interest a nearly all Of the szlcons have
been Observing the latter rsQrirsnea'
without protest.
The gambling games which have oeen
running IN town are those locates = We
Deicho. On Ciancy's plaza. IN the Unioa
block, black Jack" game on fes'er way,
some semi-privste ezrnes IN the back
rooms Of cigar stores. ard the notorious
Chinese lotteries These are all TIE kames
which have been operated with sufieient
nota-.esy 10 have been brought 70 the at
tentIo. Of the general public. although u
Is .rsfsuased that there have been others
into which q person. property accredited
with password, etc. might be admitted ana
ina an opportunity to part with little
Of his surplus wealth. II his tnel.rattens
ran Ia that direction All OF the places
which ays known tunofictally1 70 the po-
Ice a. having been kept open we're ncti-
fed OF the orders OF the chief. ana with the
exception OF the Chinese lotteries all have
accepted the mandate ana shut down. II
Is perhaps needless to remark that there
has been much waiiing in certain guar.
tiers over the perempsory ORDER but II has
aess n the matter.
Chief Reed last evening spoke freely
shout the matter. He said tina; he had his
orders n the matter, and proposed TO en-
force them and the law 20 the letter. The
state law ana the ordinances OF the city
forbade gambling. and gambling must stop.
There Was nothing epasmodic about this.
ls..s :
forced a. long a. he held ONCE rs chief.
He said be had nothing to do with the
making OF the laws. and was not IN q po-
sftion 70 pass upon their policy. His duty
was to enforce the Law Of the state and tae
city ordinances. and he would DO II as far
as II lay In hts power. and he had conse-
quently issued perernptory Instructions to
his suhordinates IN that direction. So far
as had been reported to him. all the
gambling houses n the city had accepted
the situation and shut down. and he would
see that they remained shut down. He an
rc'pased no particular difficulty n enforc-
ing the law.
He said that his position was the only
logical and consistent one which could b.
followed, and one which required neither
apology nor explanation. There were only
two ways to meet the situation without
exercising untustifabie Partially. One
was to let everything Of the kind run vide
open. the other TO close all forbidden
places without distinction or favor,tism.
The latter course was the one the Law re-
quired at his hands. and was the course
he intended to pursue resolutely 90 long
a. ne held the once Of chief. and so far a
lay N his power he would see that his In
ssructiens were carried out TO the letter
ana that the vigilance Of his subordinates
was not relaxed.
The first effect OF the new order was
seen last night. IN the arrest OF An Kong.
the alleged proprietor OF one Of the Chi
nsee lotteries which have been running I'm
fuu blast for some time past, ana which
arc the only gambling places In tho city
which have neglected the chiefs warning.
10 charge was registered asninst An
Kong On the biotter In the police station.
but Is understood that he Will be charged
win Keeping gambling house
The oAief anticipates more difficulty IN
suppress!ng the Chinese lotteries than he
VII meet In dealing with any other class
OF gambling. owing to the radical dir,-
cuiiies which lie In the way of securing
evidence which viii warrant a Conviction
under existing s.ntutes but he proposes
70 az least make LIFE 50 unpleasant for tho
Chinese lottery dealers that they win ba
likely soon to give the business up.