Salt Lake Times | 1891-01-14 | Page 2 | Kicking over It

KICKING OVER IT. The French of New York Object to the to Anti-Lottery Laws, New York, Jan. 14. The strict interpretation in-terpretation given by postollice authorities author-ities to anti-lottery law is causing much trouble and iuconvenience to the worthy wor-thy citizens in the French quarter and elsewhere who have been accustomed to subscribe for or purchase Paris newspapers. news-papers. Lottery advertisements aro illegal il-legal in that country, but the law has not been held to apply to advertisement advertise-ment of issue of bonds of tho French cities, and to similar financial obligations obliga-tions to promote the namo of which prizes are olliered. The postal authorities author-ities in this city are seizing the editions of Le Petit Journal and other Paris newspapers that contain such advertisements. adver-tisements. L. Dormigny, the correspondent corre-spondent of Le Petit Journal of Paris, is sending out to his patrons a circular informing them of dilliculties with the postotlice authorites. In tine sarcasm he dates it "Republic of Liberty, January Jan-uary 7, 1H91." Ho has also prepared printed petitions to the French minister minis-ter of foreign affairs, calling attention to the matter and requesting his inter-I inter-I position with the government of this country.