Telegram-herald., 1889-08-20

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e--e reeEeeEed Congress meet AZ ~ o clock
TIE st1r taxes copy up - ) o'clock no"
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saca accurate and vel wrlttea mzt--f
through the srist IL tasss tcree hours Is one
OF tae mysteries II newspaper ~ors Ia tie
capital What &c writes > se.Is1 up9n ~
llAny special eorIes r0nients, b. press asso-
eiatlons supplying news 10 thousands -
journals, and spread 1rollcas- t1role az
the country As Miller $50 and teafs t4inzs
ca bis hurried rounds tho country Il likely
- sc All near them next morning.
There Is 40 fierce rivalry among the news
gette-s Of Washington. A rule they are
willing - help one snother. The whole fra
terulty q correspondents Is divided into CO..
terie5. Representatives or New YORK. Dos-
/ ton. Chicago, S. L.ouis and - Paul papers
20 Ia together. There being no riTalrles
among them, news Is exchanged without pos
sible harm and with assured advantage 70
/ each member Of the coteris. So much o.
this e<.sy method Of getting news Is practiced
that beats q importance are very rare IN
deed. Newspaper men complain that the
methods ia vogue here induce personal incH-
ference and lazinsss and Il Is ons Of tbs ira
ditious Of tho profession that few men have
enough native energy and industry 10 with
stand tho enervaung influences o. dozen
wears in Washington. Il have been long
enough ia tie capital said Mr. a. ". Ly-
Illll, - eAoAl4A III vi ~ $500
The .,.. York sun. AID one Of tie bes. Il p
Of tAe row. Il feel that am getting II to
ru.. ana am glad l have enough perception
remaining 70 see i and enough energy iett 20
get ou," M Lyman has purchased a news
paper IL Helena, II T.
have already mentioned that Washington
cores ondents are accommodating one %
another This Is particularly true IN the
midsummer or dull season. At this very nlo-
uent know Of i've prominent papers, cacl
Of which keeps here an expensive bureau,
whose work IS being done, temporarily, -
ore man. The other mex arc away on v1ca-
tons. Two papers in a certain large city,
one Republican an1 the other Democratic,
( have been repre- .cnted for two o. three weeks
By cao man His chief anxiety is lest be IN
Gdyerteatly mix his political items and send
them a-wrong.
Sometimes newspaper men Ike 70 play
jokes on one another II the grand stand Il
tho baseball grounds the other day sat two
correspondents. Presently the representative
Of = Chicago paper camo In and sau down IN
front Ct them. Winkicg IT his companion,
ouc Ot tho men il the rear row exclaimed,
Just loud enough 10 be overheard by
the man IN front: Say, that's Bis
sensation III the Chicago postOhlce, isn Z
itF' Yes. ] wonder what y anamaGer
viii do about it." OK course, the cO-repon-
dents had heard Of no TOW In the Chicago
posso.Ecc-Jhey were merely trying 10 worry
the other fellow. And they succeeded. More
than hall suspec ling JOKE, and zoo proud 10
ask questions, he tried 10 dismiss the mStter
from his Eiind. But the seeds OF dlscoa-ent
had been planted. and the game had no fur
Their attractions for him. Taxing car be
rode 70 the residence Of a postoihce official
and asked about the Chicago postodlce sure
enough, there was news there. A commission
had been appointed 10 investigate the CHI
caCo Office, AID this lucEy cores onleut
learned al the particulars. Moreover. &c
was the onl-- correspondent who did learn
the particulars that night.
As a piece Of sheer luck this recalls the
case If Reporter Mccarthy. of The " ashinS-
ton Post Under a former Republican ad-
ulinistration The Republican had thiugs ali
It's own way in the police department, great
" 70 the disgust Of the reporters Of The Post,
which was then Democratic paper. Late
one stormy night two Republican reporters
and the officers on duty at West Washington
station endsavored to play a joke on McCar-
thy. They talked IN q low tone Of murder
that had been committed, and suffered
Mccarthy to overhear just enough Of the
story TO rnise his curiosity. Taking the ser
geant aside Mccarthy made stirring APP
peal for information and fair play Il i
tell you what III do" said tie mis-
chiev0Is sergeant. Il hate TO see tie
boys getting ahead OF you oil the time. and
II you VIII promise never u give me away
I'll tell you where 10 go.' OF course, sc
Carthv promised. Now skip for the East
Washington station. Tho murter occurred
over there and they'll tell yoa al about 1t.
As soon As Mccarthy hal departed IN the
storm tie -0ksrs made merry at bis expense.
But on arriving az East Washington stasion,
about I o'clock in the morning. Tire be-
dragglod but iulefatiga5le reporter foa si
the officers IN a state 81 excitement xvi
IDENTIFY something had occurred Ia five min
utes he learned that a sensational m0rieT
bad been committed on II street. In on hour
n bad visited the scene ~ the tragedy and
learned al the particulars. That morning lis
paper came out with two c-tumn dascrip-
ton o- tie murder. while tie rractica. -c-er'
cf The republican. wlo bad sant poor Nc
CaTthy ~ GA what tLey supposed was Wild
goose chase. had Lot a single line