THE CUBA REVIEW. 



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ILLUSTRATION NO. 2. 

 La loteria nacional. Globo de laton destinado 

 a contener las bolas de madera numeradas. El 

 globo se hace girar por medio de iin motor 

 electrico antes de extraer una bola. 



The work of completing- the 

 The Lottery apparatus designed for the 

 Machinery, operation of the lottery in 

 Cuba was in full swing at 

 the Arsenal machine shops in Havana a 

 few days ago, and a test showed that every- 

 thing was working smoothly. It is rumored 

 that the first drawing will take place this 

 month or next. A building on the Prado, 

 it was said, has been selected and then it 

 was rumored that the National Theatre 

 would be chosen. The apparatus is all of 

 brass, and every move is in full sight of the 

 spectators. To the right of illustration No. 

 1 is a brass cage in which 40.000 numbered 

 wooden balls are placed. The balls are 

 about three-quarters of an inch in diam- 

 eter and numbered. A spiral, see No. 1, 

 takes the balls to a small chute, which emp- 

 ties them in the brass globe (illustration 

 No. 2). This is about four feet in diam- 

 eter. When the balls are in the globe it 

 revolves by electric power for a few min- 

 utes and then one ball automatically re- 

 leased, drops to the table beneath. A small 

 boy from the orphan asylum picks up the 

 ball and calls out the number _ and holds 

 it up for inspection. In illustration No. 3 a 



ILLUSTR.\TION NO. i. 



Las bolas numeradas se ponen primero en la 

 jaulita que esta a la derecha y suben la espiral 

 para caer dentro del globo que se ve en el grabado 

 No. 2. 



ILLUSTRATION NO. 3- 



Un globo mas pequeno para contener los 

 premios. Tambien se hace girar este globo muy 

 rapidamente para mezclar bien su contenido antes 

 de sacar un premio. 



smaller globe is seen in which are placed 

 slips showing the cash prizes. This is like- 

 wise revolved very rapidly, a slip automatic- 

 ally released and the amount called out to 

 the spectators. The operations are entirely 

 automatic, with the exception of the ser- 

 vices of the boys. On June 29 the Senate 

 passed the national lottery bill with slight 

 modifications. The measure now goes to the 

 Conference Committee, which probably will 

 promptly pass it. 



