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Show fA. SETT .SOLXTION. The Altered Canve-orthe Tanle In he stock Market. Washington, Nov. 14. The Weahlugtoa CWc, which, under it former management, was very earnestly opposed to tiie anti-lottery bill, contains a curious story today as to the art which the Louisiana Lottery Company played in tbe recent stock panic In New York. The tVific says: "A gentleman who b usuilly well posted concerning the undercurrent of public a-id financial MflAlrs, suggested sug-gested a new solution Of the whole matter. Sir. Wanamaker's trodMrs an i tile fluartcial stringency in New York are both due to the. gam c-tus--. Tliat cause is the XuUiina Lottery Company. That compau is onn of the most powerful fl nancial corporation In tbe world, and it it at rsven4eful aianludlin. It has tieeu lu steady polity lo ruin flnan dally whenever it could wboeo-over wboeo-over stood in Its way. Mr. Wanainaker hss incurred Its deeiiest hatred by the part lie took lu bring-lDgaLoutthe bring-lDgaLoutthe legislation hostile to lotteries, which was passed during the recent Congress. Tbe Zeal with which he has enforced the law has only intensified the company's desire de-sire fur revenge. Now this company, com-pany, learning that be waa borrowing borrow-ing nlouey, withdrew from the banks, and consequently from circulation, the enormous reserve fund of $7,000,0)0. This so tight-ened tight-ened the muuey mtrkeC ai oot only to prevent Mr. Wauamaker from borrowing lu New York, but brought about the tvarcity of ready money,whIch nearly turned a flurry in stocks into a gene'ue panic, and which did cause the failure in New York of several supposedly strong firms and the closing of at least one bank. It may be tint Jay Gould bad a hand in depressing Healing stock, but 11 as the lottery company's com-pany's cudeavor to give Wana-maker Wana-maker a financial death-'ilow, which I believe brought about this semi-panic" |