The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-15
Newspaper Life in washington-Thc Men
who send the News from the National
Cnnitni-The Earnings of Reporters.

Newspaper Life I'm washington-rhe Men
VINO send the News from the National
Capitai-The EaruinES Of Reporters.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
Correspondence Of the lntCllisenecr.
Washington being the great centre oil
political news for tho whole country natu-
rally attracts large number ofnewspaper
men, many Of whom stay here the whole
wear round. Tho principal journals are
represented by special correspondents,
and these correspondents have well known
headquarters where you may find them
until a late hour OF the night after s o'clock
in the evening. AS you turn into Four
teenth street from Pennsylvania avenue
you meet with any number Of signs, chow
ing where representatives OF leading pa
pers can be found. There is, for instance,
in one locality, the headquarters Of the
Cincinnati Ga:etis, Baltimore american and
Boston idrutisr. Their correspondents
have rooms adjoining one another, and
they club together with their news. Gen.
Boynton, one of the best known OF Wash
ington correspondents, represents the
Cincinnati Gazette. He has been their
representative for many years, and lately
achieved special distinction by boldly pre-
ferring charges against the General Of the
Army, for conduct unbecoming an officer
antLa gentleman. The difficulty grew out
of Boynton's caustiC review OF Sherman's
biographical war annals. This led Sherman
tOsay to the correspondence OF the Cleveland
Lsddsr, that BOynton. would SANDER his
mother for consideration. Everybody
here knows that Boynton Is not that sort
Of man, but Sherman's blood was up and
he Is n very reckless talker under such cir
cunstances. Boynton preferred charges
TO the Secretary OF War against Sherman,
and the Secretary in turn referred them to
tho President, and the President refused q
court martial in the case, on the ground
that the civil tribunals OF the district az
iorded ample redress Tor any grievance OF
the sort. And thus the matter rests for
the present. Both parties look as II the
matter had not cost them any sleep thus
far. fe-
General Boynton's office, more than any
other newspaper Office here, is q rendez.
vous for journalists from all parts oil
tho country. There you will find not
only newspaper men, but members OF
Congress and prominent visitors to Wash.
ington. 1t is focus OF information.
Boynton Is q man who Is sought after, for
he is q power as Washington correspon.
dent, and is full Conformation on all sub.
iects, and moreover Is exceedingly genial
and affable. ~
The New York Herald has its Office on
Fifteenth street. where Charles Nordhof
and his assistant, MIR. Preston, occupy two
handsome rooms. The Herald does not
fellowship with any other paper in the
matter OF news. 1t claims to have "in-
side" facilities for getting early and very
desirable information, and prefers TO be
exclusive. That IL has inside facilities for
news was shown the other day by its
publication in advance OF "a sort OF syllabus
Of the Supreme Court decision on the
election laws, and by its outline OF the
contents OF the papers transmitted to Con.
gress in connection with the Presidents
oceanic canal message. MIR. Nordhof who
represents the Herald here Is one OF the
most accomplished Journalists in the coun-
try. He was years ago leading editor on
the New York kUeRiig I0d, and has been a
great traveller around the world as well as a
writer Of books. HIS pleasant home hero
Is quite resort for literary people. 81
Men like General Boynton and Mr..
NordhoG have no trouble at any time in
gaining access to the President or any
Cabinet officer, inasmnch as they are gen
tlemen Of ripe intelligence and. culture,
and moreover men whose nice discrimina-
ton and sense OF honor in the matter OF
news can be depended on. aaat VI
No one correspondent here can possibly
cover the news field, and hence the sys-
TEN OF exchanges to which have alluded.
For instance, General Boynton, represent
ing tho Cincinnati Gdfdid, exchanges
news with four other correspondents, viz:
those of the Baltimore american, Boston
Advertiser, Chicago Tribune and New York
Tribune. At a late hour in the evening
they send their dispatches to each other,
and II for instance, Boynton wants to use
any dispatch beside his own he puts his
sends II 10 the Gazette. LA case any part
Of the dispatch does mot suit him no indf-
Gates the particular paragraph by nota.
lion OIL ~ anu luhl VuIhkIupll 10 OulLleu
to his paper. Thus he and HIS four col.
leagues cover wide field d news, aud
select Just what may suit their localities.
The special correspondents here gener.
ally outs,ript the Associated Press agents in
getting hold OF news. Rather. l should
say, in transmitting 1t. The reason is that
the Associated Press, being non-partisan
institution, aims only to give actual news
-newsthNth has been verihed-whereast the
special correspondents catch at the first
CLEANS OF news, andsendi II of without wait.
ing for yerifCation. They also tinge their
news by political and partisan coloring,
thus making 1t semi'editorial in It's char.
acter.
0uirsr probably spend more money for
Washington specials, than any papers in
the country. They have keen and alert
mon here, whose noses are forever set to
tho wind, and they scent good thing in
the way OF sensation afar of. 1t Is al.
WAYS understood by the whole news gath
ering fraternity here that they will always
pay for news, and hence anybody who has
an item TO sell hunts them up. In fact,
however, all the papers willpay for choice
news, but some will pay more than Others.
In speaking OF Washington correspond.
ents have not included the small army
OF halfAedged newsgatherets who hang