Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-08
HUNT FORA NEWSPAPER.
wayne BAcyeagh Responds 10 the
Toast OF "The Pressv--The Wood.
Cut Fever the Latest Feature.
.iois n. Mclean Anxio1s TO obttas a
FcSthoId In New York journalism
Dorshcirner willing 20 Sell.
philadclphla pre.,

at q newspaper dinner. He responded TO
the toast OF 1.-THE Press In his com.
ments he said that all that was apparently
necessary TO start newspaper was Sec
ond-hand font Of type and a cabinet Of old
wood-cuts. The wood cut fever seems to
be at its height In this city 1t is develop
ing some glaring Inconsistencies. The
most recent is an effort ON the part Of the
Judge to pass of caricature OF Charles
A. Dana for that OF George Jones OF the
Times. similar blunaor Is made In the
Graphic OF July 10, where a portrait Of II.
prentiss Bailey OF the Utica Observer is
presented as picture Of Ellis II. Roberts
of the Utica Herald. These pictorial blum
bers, however, pale before one made by
the World last fall. The cut OF
prominent politician in It's Brooklyn odi-
ton appeared In Its New Jersey edition
day or two afterwards as representative
of the face OF Newark undertaken This
mistake was outdone some years ago by
the editor of rural newspaper In Con-
nectlcut. II was when the Rev. Herbert
II. Hayden was being tried on the accusa-
ton of numbering Mary Stannard. Por-
traits Of the clergyman appeared In
nearly all the newspapers. The country
editor was put on his mettle. On look
ing over his hell box he found the cut Of
| a quack doctor used in patent medicine
advertisement fifteen or twenty years ago,
He reprinted and rechrlstened II as a fac
smile OF the Rev. Mr.. Hayden. II so
i happened that the quack was still alive
( He saw the engraving, sued the editor
1 and recovered heavy damages.
: The latest newspaper rival in New
: York in the way of cute is the Star, Just
4 now public attention is riyeted upon Ii
i by the fact that john Il. Mclean OF the
d Cincinnati Enquirer Is guest at the
G Fifth avenue hotel. Mclean, like Hal
n stead, Watterson and other Western
II editors, has long desired to obtain foot
e hold in New YORK journalism. This de-
y sire has probably been stimulated
v by the success OF the Hon. JOSEPH
I Pulitzer. Mclean came within an ace
o OF buying the plant and good will Of the
" Star when John Kelly snndered his asso.
/. citation with that newspaper. Gov Dor
3. sheimer afterwards bought 1t and threw
the United States district attorneyshiI
Is overheard so as to give his undivided at
n tention to editorial duties. Whether h,
+, is anxious to sell or not, a good story il
ahoat concerning an effort TO open nego
IN tiations with Mclean. A mutual frient
is OF the two editors was visiting Dor
ge sheimer one day, when the goyerno
" said
u. "By-the-by, Walker, | understand tina
John Mclean is ln the city. There is
rumor that he wants to buy my newspa
or per. Now, il would hardly be consisten
rs with my dignity, you know, for me I
call on him. The president doesn't Tx
him. He ought to call on me. Suppos
u you casually drop Ia at his hotel aut
lly without limiting that you have seen mi
suggest that he pay me friendly ysl
| shall take 1t as a great personal favo
admire Mclean, but wish he stood
hit, greater favor at the White House."
he Walker good naturedly consented to d
in what he could to oblige the governo
me He called upon Mclean, congratulate
M him on his healthy appearance, question:
IS him about the length of his sojourn, IN
then said;
"By-the-bye, John, why don't you ca
on Gov. Dorsheimer? He thinks grei
deal of you, and has had many compl
mentary references to you in his new
80, paper. 1t would be a capital idea {
! q drop in on HIM some day and have chi
tly with him. He would be pleased to me,
II you, am sure. saw him the other da
an and he spoke OF you in terms OF the higl
Il est admiration"
ne sis that sol" Mclean replied. an
en pleased to hear it. 1t would hardly
~ dignifed in me, however, to pay him
~ visit. You see, President Clevelan
let doesn't like him. lie ought to call O
ok me, You might do me great persona
his favor Just now, Walker. Drop In on II
I'D governor yourself In day or two, an
he after casually mentioning that am visi
he ing the city, suggest that 1t would be
no delicate compliment for him to call an
he see me. You can tell him how much
en esteem and appreciate him, and all tina
me but don't let him know that you hay
M, seen me. That would spoil the who
thing Dorsheimer's good enough, b.
Is he lacks standing at the White House."
ION Walker was noDplussed. He gaspcd Il
i'm air on reaching the street. but he held h
bJs tongue, and since that time Dorshemt
Nv. has been expecting visit from McLeal
"a and Mclean has been expecting Wis
he from Dorshelmer.
ay. Meantime John continues on a still
1rv hunt, but whether he Is after the Star {
rty some other paper no one but himse
80. can tell. 1t Is whispered that he will sta
led l-cent morning newspaper II he falls
ree secure journal already established.
'an AMOS J. CUMMINGS.