The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-07

To the effect that he WAS probably willing
10 see the games closed because he WAS
not making enough suits of clothes tor
The gamblers be- replied with a strong
qualifying adjective
THAT Is the lie inflicted on tha nt,h-
He | suppose that the next thing viii h.
a revival Of the story that | get rent free,
which was used during the last cam
paigu'
I'm reference to whether the motto, IN
close the games was introduced on the
spur ~ the moment. Mr.. Rude said ii was
70 Il cortain extent. but IT the same Inc
he had given the matter some Thought
PRIOR To- the meeting az the council some
or the Republican members had discussed
the subject There seemed to lie a r. Ting
that the lotteries ought 10 lie ahuIss7cd
II Was looked upon a. Il feature that had
crept IN since the time legitimate gambling
was allowed Ia run
III had known" said Nj Rade. that
one of this iotterIcs had refused to paw
Us obligation | would certainty have IN, n
tioued II at the council meetin.. The .ot-
ter;es have been largely Instrumental in
bringing about the action Of ths council
There are those who think that such
games are rot in the sam category Il
legitimate gambling and hat they do
nucA more harm. There 81 also feeling
hat there was no intent on ~ permit lot
:@ries. ard that II WAS wrong - lei the m
operate at all
THE saloon ordinance was calculated 10
drive men GEt ~ business. II affected re
spectacle men who have he&u conducting
a legitimate business So-ue Of theu. have
81 high "a = ttnssa invested others have 81
ebg ard = 0Ao I thought that II the reform
movement was applied 20 saloon men in
Il limited district IL ought "a he exteu led
IN is srope Here is where the lotteries
come. in ! cnuld not specify one branch
or gambling ln my motion "a the exclusion
of otaers so n'ado i general -
Tne chinese lotteries are causing the pa
lice trouble NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the order o.
the city council that 81 gambling must
cease
Detectives C,udlhee md Powers ralie3 a
Chinese der in the Starr block on Wash
tugton street 1t;ween Second and Third
avenues south Yesterday afternoon AMI
according 70 their statements caught a
lottery ia ffN blast. Ching Ting. who
says Be Is merchant was arrested Eff
teen ar tseutv e5her cinnamon who ware
in the den are supposed 80 - running
vet When the presence - ihe detectives
was discovered there was a great scatter
ing Aongolg&ns west out 81 windows
under tabcs AMI iYto dark corners WITH
"a recklessre<s tha1 was highly amusing to
thr officers The fasnsrjug was heari for
"a block snd Naif Outside the building
"a crowd ~ curiosity seekers gathered ana
sprcal3te,a So 80 the next development In
seattls's reform movement.
s-hinw Hing ot,i~ff~f to accar1ra nviflas
IRE detectives arb said he wanted rs seq
toiG p .Tu fest hs woui3 ro - police head
quarters arst he became sagff Indignant
ard assumed defiant attitude Cuslsaee
aejh+'ued h}n ~ marching ntrn ogt - tha
hu{}dtuE Detective Powers gathered tp
ENe evidence Which consisted ~ starss,S
jrk pats 81 large hs2ach ~ lottery tickets
several cigar Bones and s. In casa
iIlRe explained ~ presence ~ the para-
pNsrnata ~ saving that BE- was settling
up o}a h5&sgwess matters TIE police ga
nes sake a@v @'uek {1 what pc said t-e-
cause sa3ne * ~ tickets were rraarxsa
-'Ap~si ,-' sr& others ''ApTll &C. The order
for gambling 80 and lotteries - cfaes
vas 1sSs3et on gne ntKht - ARR ard ~,
So EJECT ArsH Tbe trset~ s4a ba ssSesi
s~airsr HING iv IRE municipal saest -
Fs3esa facie evidence thst the WIG Tang
}attc~S waS RUNNING u defiance q tae ar.
ae~ rs tae caEeeii aaa ths Fo3ice
TAeFe Nas r0t bern complaint rya.Et.
ack.u~t s@e as< games ~snce tNTv NeYe fvs
st~zete5 te gfase shetr .s>7Ts Tnn s.sgts-s
$3.50 t~ae r trey ha%e SaT ~ se}lax sAs
CAtre~n lotteries sHto siers an1 Dark
ryaus tavv ws;j So - Ntnx was reis.s~s.s
ea s1E ease ass3 - sQ@esv IN the rz7snsci-
pai ceart tAts uay-rtzk