The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-29

Iefferr company Is sure Of having the re-
9uisife number OF votes the matter viii not
Dc called up TAsy have q txo-tharas vote
n the senate. bar are several short in the
mouse The House is com posed OF
nsnesy-sight members, and sixty
SIX Is required 10 carry the
amendment oatof the ainety-eighs sneu-
oers the anti-io.sery Iesgiers believe they
raI Tefv on AZ least thf-ts-seren This il
iour more ihaa they need The fAcs that
the icstery company increased its offer
nom <5oo.0n TO <i000eto in one ssay IS
suflic2eut 70 show how far they viii 20 10
secure the submission of the amend rnenf.
anu the terrible temptation may lie too
m1cn Tor some OF the members 10 with
stand The lottery company have no fear
o. the result il they can get the amend
nlent submitted. for with tie white vote
which they control and the colored vote
whica they can purchase fhey feel con-
hueht tney ccaid carry the prcno-
Ntion- The increase in the offer
or John A. Morris. the lottery magnale.
from S5e co 30 81 600 600 was INJUNCTION
ably due 10 the issue o. tie Hssr nr'sa
@nleh IS published by corporation organ
ized py the Ants~Iyottery League Finding
that they could not spread the sentiment
Nhica they we're gathering without some
assistance from the press and being unable
10 obsa'n any such assistance from the
newspapers already established. the gentle.
men ST tie head of the Central Anfi-Lot-
terry League determined to have an organ
OF taesr own. They Organized and incor-
Poraled q company Tor that purpose
ard anticipating the obstacles which
would DC placed in the way of the papers
psDiicanou, they put in charge of it c.
Harrison Parker and John c. Wickiifse.
who IN addition to being newspaper men of
ability have also earned the reputation of
being absolutely. fearless. Parker has
fought two dueis- He had charge OF the
IiccyHae when it made the fight on the
aeEnry factioa in the state. At that time
be carried his life in his hand and had TO
70 around armed Like an arsenal in order
10 protect himself. He il not man TO
make trouble, but follows the advice OF
Polonius and bears himself well, that his
opposer may beware OF him. That
have such men rs these at the head OF the
new paper is in itself evidence of the grav-
iEy o. the situation and of the power
welded by the lottery company. The in
fention OF the incorporators of the new
paper was TO have il issued on Monday. so
that copies might be distributed on that
day al the capitol when the legislature met
The first thing to be considered was the
purchase OF press. They learned that the
Hoe company. OF New York, had q press
Tor sale, and asked what the purchase price
would be. When informed. they sent word
that they would consider the offer until
next day. A few hours afterwards they
received telegram stating that they
would have to telegraph yes or no 10
the offer at once They did so
and accepted it. They also ordered
type fsom New York. and il was to arrive
here without fail on the Saturday preced-
ing the first Issue OF the paper. Ii did not
come, nor has it come yet Ia the dilemma
in which they were placed the directors of
the paper were forced to buy I'D nearly all
the type in town in order to get a sufficient
supply to set up their paper. Having Sc
cured the type. the next question with
them was where they could have their pa
per printed pending the arrival of their
press. They went to local publisher and
made contract with him to &c. out the
paper: He promised faithfully to do so.
the directors Of the Near Della, fearing the
influence of the ring against which
they were contending. decided that
ii would be wise for them to
make contract with another
publisher. They intended, Of course, to
pay the second man with whom they made
q contract what they had agreed to. even II
the first publisher with whom they en-
tered into negotiations did not fail them.
That would have been just 50 much money
lost, hut they were willing to lose Il rather
than run yny chances of not being able to
get their paper out. That they were cor
rect in what they anticipated might occur
was shown by what subsequently did take
place. Monday morning they received mo-
LITIGATION from the first publisher with
whom they had made a contract that he
was unable TO fulfill it. They then took
the forms around 10 the second
publishers with whom they had nego-
tiated and had the paper
printed. They were thus en>bled TO do
what they had been set on doing. which
was to have copies of the paper distributed
in Baton Rouge at the opening OF the iegis-
lature. Their difficulties were. however. by
no means over yet The second day, for
some reason or other. the presses of the
publisher who had taken the contract got
out of order and instead of hay
ing full issue OF the paper
by 3 O'clock, as was counted on,
the publisher was only able to furnish
about 800 copies, and even that small issue
was too late for the evening mails. The
next day his presses We're IN worse condi-
ton still, and they continued 70 become
more and more incapable Of printing such
paper as the Nes Dsita. until finally
Thursday they broke down altogether, and
Mr.. Parker was at the last moment obliged
TO resort 10 a religious newspaper office
to get his paper out He will continue to-
have ii printed there until the Nesr Dsfta's
own press arrives Not only were there
many difficulties To overcome In securing
place TO have the paper printed but even
in getting men 10 carry the forms from the
Nefp Delsa Office tothat place. Monday Mr..
Wickiifie, the associate editor, hired three
men to come for the forms. offering TO pay
them well. They all agreed 10 come, but
not one cane.
Another day he hired negro to carry
the forms over as they were prepared The
negro took two. bnt never came back for
the other. Mr.. Wickiiffe was actually
driven to the expedient of hiring me n early
in the morning and keeping them in the
office oil day uuder pay until the time came
around FOR taking the forms 20 the pub
fishers The new corporation was
unable % secure al Associated Press frau
chise, as the other evening papers already
had IT, and il was decided, therefore. 10 Sc
cure the services oil the United Press. On
April Harrison Parker. the editor OF the
Nsss Dslsa. went TO the local agent OF the
United Press. Mr.. Suissman. for the pur-
pose OF securing the franchise. The Sdles
had been using the United Press service
mp Ia a year or so ago, when II entered
the Associated Press and then gave II up
No service in the United Press was being
used here Mr.. snissman told Nj;
Parker a representative OF the United
Press would call on him within ten
days Three weeks passed and the
representative did not come In answered.
a telegram which he sent to the general
manager OF the United Press. Mr. Walter
+. Phillips, Mr.. Parker received q reply
that Mr. Finley Anderson would come 10
New Orleans and negotiate With hitu. when
Mr.. Anderson arrived The Tins Iaeusa-
Graf psorle 6shesi up an old
letter which they claimed gsye
them an option on the niied
Press service Anderson thereupcn
declined TO enter into contract with the