Evening journal., 1899-06-26

terprises in which he is interested.
The hasty action of one govern
ment official will in no way inter
fere in the drawing Of the prizes
offered by the Schilling Dry Goods
firm. Il begins to look as if Peter
J. Ford was the man who was be-
ing prosecuted by the editor Of the
Journal"
I am induced to inquire of you
if you notified the Republican of
my ruling on this advertisement
made under date Of the 9th in
stant? II so. and you are quite
sure that this ruling was brought
to the attention of the publisher
or manager. / will thank you to
say so, in which case / win place
all the papers in the case in the
hands Of an inspector with instruc-
tions TO proceed TO prosecute the
guilty party for a violation of the
law
II, however, no notice was served
on the Republican l will now re-
quest you to show the publisher or
manager my letter of said date, to-
gether with this letter as a warn
ing to him that any future refer
ence TO this scheme in his paper
by way of advertising the scheme.
or of even indirectly referring to
the fact that it is in existence and
will be worked out to its natural
results, or TO the fact that prizes
have been offered by the said busi-
ness concern and that they will be
awarded as promised-any refer
ence TO the fact which amounts TO
a publication of the advertisement
or anything connected with it
will hereafter be treated as a pre-
meditated violation of the law,
and will be punished as such. Be
sides. you are now under instruc-
tions after giving full notice to the
Republican, to refuse to accept for
mailing or delivery, any issue of
that paper containing such notices.
furthermore suggest that you
will furnish each OF the news
papers of your city, if You have not
already done so. with full informa-
ton ON this subject
The scheme of tho Schilling Dry
Goods Company is lottery pure
and simple, and nothing else can
be made out of it, and the use Of
the mails in the iurtherance Of
the scheme is unquestionably a
violation of the lottery law.
Very respectfully,
JAMES N. TYNER,
- Assistant Attorney-General for the
Post Office Department.
Il will thus be seen that the offici
opinion at Washington is that Il
schilling's Dry Goods Company
scheme is n lottery pure and simpl
For the information of those wi
have not already read the state Ia
referring 20 this species OF gambllI
we reprint Il, as follows:
II any person shall by himself, his SO
want or agent OF as the servant or age
OF another. sell or dispose Of or nave
his possession with intent 20 sell OF d
pose Of any lottery policy, certiheate'
anything by which such person or oth
person promises or guarantees lllhl az
particular number. character, ticket
certificate. shall in the event, or on {
happening OF any contingency In the q
ture of a lottery, entitle the purchas
or holder to receive money property
evidence of debt. or shall use OF empl
any other device by which such pefso
or any other person. promises or euasa
tees as aforesaid, every person so oiien
Ing shall. upon conviction thereof. by
dictment. forfeit and pay for the hrst &
Tense "a fine of one hundred dollars, a
I'M default or payment shall be impf
oncd one month, and for the second NJ
every subsequent Offensc shall forfeit a
pay "a fine OF one hundred dollars, ana
Imprisoned not less than one nor mo
than two months. This act shall not
deemed or taken tQ apply to the sale
disposal Of any authorized lottery ticke
whether the same be foreign or domest
and whether such sale or disposal be
single tickets. packages, or by certihca
thereof: Provided, That no authority
or shall be deemed to be given by u
act to sen or dispose, IN any mann
whatsoever. Of any ticket in any lotte
not authorized by the laws OF this STA
unless the same would have been lawl
without the passage hereof