The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-13

of 800 week, he at the same time re-
ceiving $3.50 week from the Iaadepe7,d-
emit, thus making his income a clear one
thousand dollars month, Tilton to
have small per centage on the income
from advertisements.
Bowen to have exclusive charge of
the business department Of the paper,
with publisher department, same as
the Independent.
Neither to discharge or employ man
without the other consent.
Tilton to write for no other paper.
Either to forfeit sum equivalent to
six months salary of Tilton's, if he
should break the engagement and re-
tire.
This agreement was definite enough.
but Bowen soon found occasion to be-
lieve that Tilton had broken it.
Curtis. the
wINsLow SOOTHING SYRUP MAN, ~
bought the Revolution for his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Billiard, and Tilton unques-
tionably wrote several articles for it, as
he said, by Mr.. Bowen's permission.
Bowen denied that he had ever given
his permission, and preserved the
copy of Tilton's articles with which
to confront him when the open war
would come.
From this time there was undisgused
antipathy on both sides, Mr.. Bowen en-
aeavoring to set the editorial corps of
the paper against Mr.. Tlton, and the
latter treating Almost every suggestion
that came from Bowen with contempt.
A great thorn in Bowen's side was
the engagement Of female assistants
and reporters, but Tilton maintained
the right of his managing editor to en-
gage them, and they were continued.
Beside females, Tilton carried his level
ing principles into practice so far as to
engage negro reporter who turned
out to be a scamp and was soon dis
charged.
For long time lover Year, things
had gone we'll with the combination,
but there arose toward the fall of 1850
a quarrel between Tilton and Bowen,
which had for its basis, as usual in
quarrels between men, woman.
This woman has been repeatedly re-
ferred to by the committee of investiga-
ton now sitting, but her name has
never transpired in print. She was for
long time correspondent at Wash
ington of the Independent and Union,
and has published a novel. Latterly
she has written for another Brooklyn
paper. Her husband is living, but
when he heard of the scandal, he con-
veniently stormed and ragged at his
wife, but never came near Tilton.
The woman always maintained that
Tilton had approached her as gentle
man should not.
Tilton always maintained that the
woman had approached him as lady
should not.
So, as in many other matters in this
scandal, you take your choice.
Tilton's temper began to be soured
by the constant annoyance he was SUBJ
jected to by Bowen. He would rush
up stairs to his room sometimes, and
call for copy of the Union and
trample it under foot.
What the devil are you doing that
for - asked his managing editor upon
one such occasion.
''I'll set brand to this Office and
burn it up exclaimed the incensed
Tilton.
"Whst for?''
look at this, sir, said the editor,
laying his open hand upon the paper.
"Well, what is it!''
''Do you see ''enjolras'' spelled with
two Is"
Eyes
''Well, that is wrong!"
II know it. That's the fault of the
proof-reader.
discharge him !"
"It's her not him. Discharge a wo.
man for spelling 'enjolras' with two
rsl"
Many such scenes occurred, for when
ever a mistake occurred in Theodore's
copy, he would blow up and discharge
somebody.
The ESTABLISHMENT came on the last
day of the year 1870. Bowen had al
ready discharged Tilton from the Inde-
pendent, and their relations had been
very precarious ever since. Bowen had
accused his editor Of immortality, and
Tilton had said, "Why l have heard
both you and Mr.. Beecher accused of
the same thing 2
This fred Bowen's blood Tor what
passes for it, and he discharged Tilton.
With the rest the public are familiar.