The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-14
ROUND ABOUT GOTHAM.
The Latest Gossip About People in
the Great Metropolitan
Centre.
The Millionaires and the Daily and
Monthly Papers and Maga-
zines.

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zines.
A vanderbilt May Become an Editor soon,
or ut Least q Newspaper Pro-
priotor.
Especial Correspondence Of The INDEPENDENT
New YoRK. July 9.-The millionaire in
duence in newspaperdom is becoming more
pronounced every year in Gotham. Il ID
whispered that there will soon be new
and most distinguished accession nothing
less than Vanderbilt, and if Dame Rumor
is to be credited, he is to be the principal
hacker and by no means an inactive figure
in the conduct of republican daily Of ex-
tremely conservative tendencies. It is
nearly decade since the millionaire ele-
ment began to make itself felt in the metro
politan press, and it's experience has not al
ways been happy one. Gould, Huntington
and Field have each had their hand in, up
to the elbows and have paid roundly
for the privilege of disseminating
golden opinions through the medium
OF printers INK. Shepard and Mills too,
nave 1el5 tne same 1asclnatlnR speli, a.
tnonRn, up 20 tne present time none nave
doughty colonel-himself related Wander
bilt-does in his evening paper. The mil
lonaire president of very prominent in
surance company is said to have been hgur-
ing as dlnerent tlmes on tne COST OF
Practicai experiment IN the same alrectlon;
out sne l lndinerent fortunes q !; q; ms & preae @
from making the venture, although he may
De nearo from any oaX.
A vanderbilt IN Park Row, however.
would be verltable sensation, and when
ne comes ne VIII nave rouslng welcome.
ne WIN pe tne nrst OF MS tribe 20 embark
sanos surrounding u tnan even wal street,
some lime ago tnere was talk OF WANDER
D1t n connectlon Win pro!ected weekly
pnnlloation OF character similar to the
Epocn, ouS notnlnR ever came OF II.
La naser, stiH announcer soneme, navinR IN view
conserve the interest OF Murray Hill and
5ntn avenue ana tne eite OF some nalr 9
aozen otner c1tles, was attrlnuted 10 one OF
tne younger vanoerbllts. ana TINS PROJECT,
700, nnng nIe, a1tnougn u ls SAID not TO be
altoRether abandoned even yet.
u ls pertinent question to ask what
Sa Snese men OF % malnons % Want IN ?ournallsm'
some enter tne ranks confessedly to sub,
serve business ends; rev nave political
Views Wnicn Sney consioer OF sumclent I'M
Rortanoe 70 pay well for their dlssemina-
tn' saoa' .ne maJof!sy, ,pfooany, 90 y because
sneA leoogna1e in me press business ana
political lever combined. Schemes in Wall
street, little and big jobs in congress and
sSase lee1siasules, nave 20 ne aoyooateo ana
aa:sn ga4en cale OF, ana sne hoepenoence OF the
uaa'y .a press makes !nis an lmposslpMlty, SO
the onay asooursG Ms ~ 70 CONGO! puDncation
!. .ueMselsgs. lnas - GIoWlng oanger, put
~ ~. ~ ~. Dae snas caflaes Wn iSs own remedy;
L: 1oi VIZ i1Aouen' paper oecomes mere
ven1cAe OF 2ersonal oplnlon ana
sn., sm unGlseulsea eo aovocaae OF per
sonal MteIests u ceases 10 pc
ao.tac'1vS so W.. W sns puouc ana les innuenee ls
Kone. Inc pest evioenoe OF the truth OF
Snls Wns, stasement ls 70 De 1o9na IN rev new
nave snnk fortunes on them with rapldlty
'nMS NJ ~ slnpy aPpalnnR. -,
Ilere Is, noWever, remnant OF million
anooom WHICH unus lts attractlon Ia the
love love ., M nssIasu1e, YER pure ana SIMPLE; Ihese
men l:, are no1 20 pe 1ouno connectea with the
nv. tRnTIonoaSSions, NANNY OF tne magazine oroer.
.S nen eao ao Aage Alien lnolnolke nice LOOK
nolo o1 tne oio -ogy NORM American he
vaeW anu 1oIceo " 10 tne 'front.' among
q nMelloan 1;elo m!Gntnnes ne demonsgrated what
nsgnaly M mll.19nalIe 11!l co11a, ao. n tne same
way W.T. :s anes s;tn nrlsDen A Ws.1el, me wealthy
pw1eI Nv a!a euloor ., 1ne GosmoPontan.
Dy oroPPng tne ola nnes ana Dranching out
IA polo ano aes1active nelos, mas pluckeo
eucoess out VI wnAS wa6 appa1entiY an I'M
p9Ssa9inty.
,:ly Easlly sae Ioremost among literary mil
a llonal.os, noc, lnaeeo' Sne most promi-
nen1 nRure IN American literature to-day,
~ / l. SOME Iespeots, ls Mnnam Waldorf
Astoi, t1e picturesque a1thor OF Valen-
tiho. ne Is tne sole redeeming nRure IN
!he piutocratic array t1at can pe said 70 pc
oevoten 20 ntelaIy WORK w1tnout tnought
~ OI anytnlng Dut tle alt OF the writer ana
tne pleasure aHorded py It's exercise. Mr..
Astors TWO novels ara not the only works
nls pen mas nnisned Dy any means, although
tney are the only ones thus tar gwen to the
Worlo. ne Is SAID 10 nave number OF
manuscripts more or less complete, and
Wnlcn Wl1l see me lRnt py and-by. Like
oH MaIter Scos1, ne mas Deen furtlve
and composer, steellng many OF
lne no1rs Cnat Weaitny young men usually
ueso'e4 70 M s1c,al ~ telaAa1loh, ior ynat pnr-
9ose' ~ VIII % surprising Mr. Astor
y uoes ~ N.Y. MaAe npie connanong nRure
~ =. ene ntetat9Ie o1 nistoric nctlon tnan MS
friends have dreamed for him.
lnat nl1AlanC cosmoPonte Depew, 100,
mauRre ms raliroaos ana ms Croesus-hke
occaslonally mas Time TO 90
more serious WoIA Juan Che makinR OF
AIeer speeches, alenouRn IN tnese, as
IN everything else, ne IS unapproachabie.
ne - q Ial oeeper stuuent tnan ne gets
eI eleu!s 'ol, anu wa. ~ - sSnl oes1eI; no pre-
.es .eis oonluoe n.s uooAisn teseafcnes MN
1,est;a,, tba+ ;f Ghanncs., M ne,a. nt sus
Sestlon cnae II CnaunGey M. DepeW nadn't
oeon 1alIoau Pioslu1. NC Wouiu nave