Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1891 — TRYING TO REACH THE LOTTERY. [ARTICLE]

TRYING TO REACH THE LOTTERY.

A. Plan That May Prevent It Operating by Way ot Canada. In a letter addressed to the Postmastergeneral of Canada Postmaster-general Wanamaker says the Louisiana Lottery Co. has established an agency at Toronto, and is flooding the United States mails with its circulars in sealed envelopes from that point. As the act of mailing constituting the offense doesnot occur within our jurisdiction, the Postmaster-general says the penal clause of the law cannot apply. AS all lottery tickets and lottery circulars are held by the Treasury Do’ partment to be liable te customs duties’ the postmasters at all United States exchange offices have been instructed to place upon mail matter which they believe to contain dutiable articles the words “Supposed liable to customs duty.” At the office of destination such, matter is opened by the addressed in the presence of the customs officer, and if found to contain lotte-y matter Is forfeited to the United States. The Canadian Postoffiee Department has heretofore stated in correspondence with the Postmaster-general that it would be proper under the la'ws of the Dominion to limilarly stamp letters believed to contain lottery matter, Postmaster-general Wan" amaker has, therefore,, asked the Canadian Postmaster-general if it would be proper to instruct the postmaster at Toronto to so stamp letters mailed there by C. J. McCullough, lock box 2525, the agent of the lottery company, If that course is pursued the postmasters at the United States exchange offices, he says, will make a similar indorseinent on b ehalf of this country....... . .