Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07

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AT WORK ON THE SENATE SIDE.
The Press News association is another of the
widcawake combinations of intellect which is
on the never ceasing lookout for news. The
necessary information is collected by a force of
reporters directed by o. P. Austin, the Wash
lngton agent of the association Mr. Austin
came here from Cincinnati eight years ago. In
that city he had worked on the ENQUIRER and
i'neS-Std'. The association has representa-
tives In both galleries. and its news is scattered
abroad through the medium of Western Union
wires. Its office at the Capitol is opposite that
OF the United Press in the corridor leading to
the Senate press lobby. Mr. Austin and his
assistants are classed among the hustlers in the
news held; they don't let very much get away
from them.
The California Associated Press is an asso-
clatlon which devotesitSelf entirely to supply
ing news to the papers on the Pacific coast and
Its service is remarkable for its fulness and
accuracy. The association was formed some
years ago by the Morning CdH Eoenng B,lUe-
Il" OF San Francisco and the Record Union of
Sacramento, but its usefulness soon widened its
held: year or two ago it gave up its con-
nections with the Western Associated Press
and struck out for itself in active competition
with the older news-purveying organizations.
The rapldity of its growth has been truly re-
markable and from Its San Francisco office the
news of the day is distributed to forty
two papers in Washington, Oregon, Cali
fornla, Nevada, Arizona and Now Mexico
Its agencies, which are located in
London. New York, Boston, PHILADELPHIA,
Washington, New Orleans, st. Louis and Chi
cago; gather together and distribute news
which Is almost exclusively local to 1.-The coast"
matters which are of eastern or general interest
being regarded as simply secondary. In this
city the associations interests were Carefully
advanced by Charles NJ. Ogden and when he
left to make the later Washington his home he
UQN nInAh t,I ha~
busiest and most competent of the many busy
and competent men in the press galleries. Mr..
Gray Las an able and industrious assistant in
G. W. Metzgar. Three young men. whose ex-
penence has. as yet, been limited, are also en-
gagged In accommodating news of interest to the
people of "the slope"
THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
The work Of the special correspondent differs
very materially from that turned out by the as
sociations. The news as, shaped by the latter,
Is devoid of all political bias and knows neither
personal preference nor locality. That is their
theory and is also largely their practice. The
special, on the contrary, represents his paper
IN every particular, even in its political lean
lngs. Matter which the conservative associa-
lions do not care to handle is the meat which
the special feeds on and he frequently
scores big SCOOP" not only on his corporate
enemies, but also on his vigilant brother
specials.
THE TELEGRAPH OFFICES.
A matter of no little interest in connection
with the gathering and distributing of news at
the capitol is the Geographic service. This is
furnished by the only two companies which have
any local exlstence-the Western Union and
the Postal. The former company carries the
bulk of the news and in order that its ems
toners might be the more advantageously
taken care OF they have established offices at
convenient points within the Capitol building.
These are under the immediate direction of
the chief OF operatOrs-known to every news
paper man who ever worked in this city as
Ham Young. He makes his Headquarters on
the House side, in the enclosure which shuts off
quite slice Of the press lobby Here COM
mencing at about IL o'clock on DAYS when the
House Is In session, the correspondents shower
their copy on the force of operators through
ness-like Andy" Johnson-both of whom are
as polite as busy men can afford to be.
On the Senate side the Western Union has its
operators cooped up in the northeast corner of
the press lobby, and d. Marean sees that all the
copy entrusted to him is rushed through with
the utmost rapidity consistent with accuracy.
Five or six operators, and sometimes even a
greater number, find all the employment thew
are looking for on the Senate side.
The facilities for telegraphing from the Capt.
tol are much greater and more complex TODAY
than they were when the House of Represent Ia
tives sat in what is now known as Statuary Hall.
Then one lone operator did all the work, and
he didn't have to work very hard to do il. On
Monday last there were nineteen operators
humping "keys" within the walls of the
Capitol.
The Postal company has its Office in the cor
ridor leading to the main entrance to the House
and the instruments inside its fence keen mn a
merry clicking all day long. The telegraphic
day at the Capitol is brief SO far as general
news dispatches are concerned. for while it
does not commence until noon it is all over, as
rule, by $3.50. Those correspondents who rep
resent morning papers send their .'stuff''
through the uptown offices. The press associa-
lions, however, have their own Operators at the
Capitol and they labor as long as the DAYS SEES
sion lasts.
SENDING NEWS TO THE STAR.
The manner in which The STAR gathers its
news at the Capitol is worthy of mention. No
afternoon paper in the country gives 40 mucb
space or attention to matters Congressional ss
does The STAR and the work has to be rapidly
done. But little OF the material in the
Capitol columns Of THE SrAn has mate.
rialized until noon and the great bulk of il il
not available until at least two hours later To
collect, write and transmit the complete storv
OF what occurs iDboth Houses up to $40 o. m.
requires thoroughly organized force. Up to
z:fo p M corps OF active messenger bows are
IN constant motion between the CAPITOL and
IHE STAR building conveying to the editorial
rooms of The STAR the copy furnished by the
papers res orters, and the news that makes its
appearance after that time is rushed 10 the
| office through the medium of two special teIe.
phones, the wires Of which run directly into
the editorial rooms. -A'
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GALLERY.
The gallery" (Which means both galleries,
is governed to such an extent az It needs GOV.
eminent by committee Of its owns members
little republic within its self. This committee
sprang into existence in response to n reonest
from Speaker Samuel ]. Randall of the Forty.
fifth Congress, and it has been a valuable aid "a
some OF those who have presided over the
House since that time. The committee passes
upon the applications for admission TO the eal-
leary and is in general way a very pleasant
sort OF tribunal. Whatever Recommendation
It makes are promptly attended to by the au-
thorities, usually the committees on rules. The
present committee, which will remain in power
during the Fifty-frs Congress, is made IN of
Gen. II. F. Boynton, f. A. G. Handy, John M.
Carson, Perry Heath and Paul Wolf.
Louisiana Regulators Convicted.
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