Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-08-27

from the outset. As indicated by the
conversation he feigued q full knowledge
of the arrangement. Feeling assured
that the three papers would "back" him
he determined that if it was the message
that the man had he should not take IT
away with him.
.Are you positive there is no other
copy out9"
Pledge you my word on it," said the
stranger.
Lay it down here said the Times,
"call around Monday morning and
| you'll get your money, on condition
that no other newspapers have 1t.
"All right said the stranger, and
,hcreupon he laid upon the correspond
sul's table printed copy of the Pres-
tents message, and departed. The
Times man quickly thrust 1t into his
pocket and fastened to find his part
mcrs' of the Chicago Times and Cm
cinnati Enquirer. There was great re-
joicing as they perfected their plans for
| getting the me ssage off to their respect
| i've papers without its leaking out The
least slip in the arrangements might
| prove fatal In order that they might
not excite suspicion along the Row they
| hired for the night room at the Ebbltt
| House. which they used rs their ''head-
| quarters They decided to admit the
| Boston Globe into the combination,
which would make the cost of the mes
sage 1875 to each Of the four papers,
the additional expense to each for tele-
graphing it as II special being about
800. The Globe man wired his paper
on the subject and received reply that
he might give $3.50 and no more. Tho
other fellows refused to let the Globe in
unless it would pay its full share; so
the Boston people did not have the mes
sage to mix with their bean-porridge.
In the meantime the New York. Chi
cago and Cincinnati papers had tele
graphed their representatives fully ap-
proving the arrangement, and telling
them To secure it at any price. The
most discreet of their number was out
to privately interview the manager OF
the telegraph office, and invoke upon
him all the curses in the calendar if he
permitted anybody in that office. through
which it must go. to give it away.
The precious copy" was deposited in
his hands with full instructions. and the
1hiee lucky journalists sauntered down
along the Row. They called upon their
friends. the wretched correspondents of
old fogy journals. who had not enter
prise enough to do SO easy thing rs
getting a President Message two days
ahead of time, They inquired for news
as if they had not already furnished
their papers with Just as much rs they
could handle, and asked despairngly il
anybody had heard anything about the
message. All this time the ten or twelve
thousand words were chasing each other
over half dozen wires to each of the
three cities,
Next morning the Row showed early
signs OF animation. The representatives
of the two Illnesses and the Enquirer
knew the boys would be around betmes
To continue with redoubled vigor theil
aunt for the message, as this would be
the last day of grace. Conscious of the
entire success of their scheme the three
met by appointment and went down the
Row to see the boys and hear the re-
turns come in.
Half Il dozen able journalists were
standing in front of General Boynton's
office. AS the trio came up they &c,
costed the former with:
Have YOU got on to the message
YETI
"No, have you?' was the reply.
well said the New York man, Il
sent it to the Times last night"
There was stare of wild amazement
on the faces of the disguised group.
Their eyes opened still wider when the
two others chimed in:
The Cincinnati people are all read.
ing it in the Enquirer this morning.
Me, too" said the Chicago Times
man.
And those who got left" walked
sadly away. At that time there was
nothing on earth that had any interest
TO them.
As the three heroes of the hour
walked up the street they met the cor
respondent of the Chicago Tribune. 1t
was now their time TO be surprised. and
particularly he of the Chicago Times.
His utter Generalization may be i'm
agned when the 1ribuHe. with broal
sni-5 -i'nlSIace, SAM to them:
We'll, boys, that was good Job
You deserve n credit mark But the
4I7b"ne has got the message all the
samer'
And this proved to be true. In some
way the TribHRe people had the idea
that II would appear that morning in
New York. The difference in time OF
an hour afforded the possibility of bay-
ing II telegraphed from that city inn
mediately upon its publication, and vet
the amount of matter to be handled
was so large as to render the feat a
difficult one. In carrying out such
scheme it was necessary that
the issue in Chicago be made AS
nearly rs possible even with the Times.
In anticipation of such an attempt, and
to prevent it if possible the New York
Times delayed its issue fifteen or twenty
minutes, until it could be no longer kent
back and meet the early OUTGOING
trains.
The Chicago Tribune people had the
impress on that it was the IrorM that
had the message. and kept that otfice
closely pickcted all the latter part of
the night. Thay also had their Skin
miSherS at each of the other offices. The
urSt copy of the Times that appeared
on the street was snatched up by a rep.
resentatNe Of IA Chicago paper. who
went with 1t az his utmost speed to the
telegraph otlio... The manager of the
after had been notified of the Job and
lad ready all the operators that could
Nc employed Corresponding arrange
ments We're made at the other end
Of the line, and the message in sections
went buzzing over twenty wires. There
being little ordinary business at that
time of day they had full possession of