The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-20
ASSOCIATED PEEss MEETING.
Relations with Minor Views Gather
ing Agency TO be Severed.

hgnf On among the big Trains OF the WoTlo, DOW
convened iH this city. By ''blg brains" can Be
meant nothing bat the newspaper men who
come from the North, South. East sn1 West
They are here from the heart Of Tezss: from The
shores If the cain Pacific. from meek and
slowly moving New York, and even from modest
and shrinking Obio. Trey are tie members of
the View foEk and Western Associated Press. in
sunuai convention assembled The calm before
tie storm marked by 20 perfect hush that
the morning IsaEers sveefiy announcei that the
meeting wouia have bat little public interest,"
Brother HaiersoIs hsd told a reporter 50, but
all this is a Iuistags pW nat do ron think viii
De the outc0nakg' confidently asked one
msnhef OF sTv1the-, they emerged this
mornIDg iron the Kusseu house dining room.
The geIIiiesngn addressed. giving nervous look
abort him and drawing bis companion aside,
entered ivto an earnest conversation and the
reporter Ffsard no more. AZ that JuDctuTe n IL
De oivsg. Of San Francisco, entered the once
and gFseted the POsT-lyTELI1GZseEE man most
CORDIALLY and c0urteDusly. 'heA, ssId the
gentleman from California, 'the trouble in the
nv airy between the United Press and the Asso-
Gated Press In the cause Of the connection
cannot give yon the details, both for lack OF
time and disposition, but ! viii cay that not
withsfaHdiDg the sharp competition between
the two CREST rival CATERERS Of the counirys
they have hitherto exchanged some e0uriesies
at certain periods An attempt il gong TO b%
rivalry and competition between the two asso-
Citations sharper and more bitter than ever
before. Doubtless there will be exciting times
in this meeting before the end comes
The most important meeting ever held BY the
western Associated Press began Tuesday morn
ing VI room 10, of the High school building.
About sixty OF the leading newspapers are rep
reyented. The personnel of the gathering is
Usueh different iron usual. There is larger
attendance of proprietOrs, instesd OF the sub
, editors and business managers who generally
attend routine meetings Among the noted
men who sat like school boys in the ehildren's
seats at the High school building today were;
Coionei Henry watterson, of the Louisville
Courier Journal: Murat Halstead. OF the Brock
lyn Standard linton; Richard smith, OF the Gin
cinnsii Commercial CARTE; VI. III DeioEng, of
the San Francisco Chronicle. Patterson, OF the
| Chicago Tribanes Victor r. Lawson, Of the Chi
| cago Estrs: Colonel " A. Collier, of the Mem
| phis Appeal ArdlGnche. W y. Halfensn. OF the
Louisville Courter-Jour1.di: s. J. FiockeHger, of
| the Ohio State journal; William Henry smith.
manager of the association; Fred X. Driseoii, of
the st. Paul Pioneer Press; IL III. Cowles, OF the
| Cleveland Leader, and many Others OF national
reputation. Some OF them are rarely seen at
these annual meetings. Mr.. Halstsad seldom
attends them In person, and Colonel " atterson
bss not attended meeting before in eighteen
years The mere fact that 20 many proprietors
of metropolitan papers are here is enough to
show that something unusual 10 in the wind.
The meeting was a special one Of the New
York and the Western Associated Press, called
70 consider the contract now existing between
the New YORK. Associated and the Western Asso-
eiated Press, parties of the first part, and the
United Press Association, party OF the second
part. In regard TO the interchange of news be
tween the associations. complaint was fled
with the last meeting that the Associated Press
was getting the worst III the service in the ex-
| change OF news. special committee consist
ing of Victor r. lawson, Of the Chicago Nesrs,
| chairman: Frederick Driscoil. OF the 81 Pau!
/ Pioneer Press, and X. ". Patterson. of the Chi
cago Tribune, was app iuted to look up the ex
is.ing contracts and report the adyisability OF
| modifying them or Of terminating them alto
gether The reading Of this report and its dis
| cussion occupied the entire attention Of the
| meeting yesterday. Both the New York press
associations were represented in full. either by
officers OF the papers or By proxies, and the
| discussion was both interesting and ami
| mated, for the men are good speakers
| well as writers. The progressive element
favored the cancellation OF the contracts. and
the conservative was in favor OF making more
| favorable one il possible. Over this question
the discussion lasted for three sessions. and
/ brought In several side issues. The gentlemen
were all good natured. and all were working for
| the best interests OF the associations. The spe-
| cial meeting closed last night in a happy man
Der Colonel NJ " Connolly managing editor
OF the Memphis appeal Araaache. introduced
| resolution OF thanks 10 the special committee.
/ and made splendid speech ia favor Of IL, which
/ carried away the meeting. The resolution was
adopted unanimously, and tie meeting adj
journed. IL ives learned that a satisfactory basis
| OF settlement had been agreed upon before the
meeting adjourned at 80
Today, Wednesday. the regular annual meet
ing was held The apparent settlement OF yes
a. 49,. IL
| balance OF the unsettled disputed points of
the. future policy OF the association 10 the newly
| TO be elected board OF directors meant that the
fight should be over the ballot-bo After the
| reading of the different annual reports of the
| officers the great struggle OF the day began As
| soon as the chairman announced the election of
| new board of directors to be in order, two
! different tickets were distributed One ves
| opposed TO the present administration and the
| other was supposed to be in favor. The result
| oil the baiioing was surprise 10 every one the
"antts being in majority. They elected six
| out OF the seven directors, while DeYoung.
| whose name was on the administration ticket,
ran IKE scared deer and polied more Votes
'hah any name hat Was on only one ticket. He
| polled more votes than Lawson or Driscoll the
two managers OF the Hnti-administration tight
! When a reporter asked one of the prominent
newspaper men why the Californian poled such
| vote, he said: ''neI ouns is not partisan of
, either side. lie is known rs an independent
| man, and cannot be handled b. either
side, aud both parties are willing
90 trust him. The following are the directors
elected: Albert J. Barr. Pi,tsburg Post f. II.
Periue, Cleveland Lesdcr; Victor F. Lawson.
| Chicago Neles: W. A. Collier. Memphis AppcaL
Apa'dneAe: Charles ". knapp. St Louis Repub-
DC: Frederick nTjseoll. st Paul Pioneer Press,
and ". H. De Young, san Francisco Chronicle
! The new board assembled in the Russell house
IN the afternoon and remained in session the
rest of the day. ON the nomination of M DE
YOUNG, William Penn Nixon, of the Chicago
ister ocfaR. was elected president, and 5. +.
Morse, OF the Indianapolis Seniise}, vice presi-
dent After long debate ihe matter OF cectinG
general manager and treasurer deferred
THIS > an entire cleaning ont Of all the old
Officers and directors. Descou smith. az CjuCin-
natl. ard Hademsu. OF the Louisville Courier
Journal, have been directors for eighteen years
Howell Held for Murder.
OAKLAND cal, Avg. l9,-The examination al
John q Howell. for kiillrg T. : Colvin. on
August p commenced in the police court today
\ number oj witnesses testified that Howell
smoke to them On that night REGARDING CoIy{,
both before ami after Ihe killing sni two N of
them Howell said he had acted IN Self.fefeuse
| No testimony Tor the defense was introduced
aud Judge Ogden ordered him held Tor r,urde,
without bail The exam nation o. Perr.e Max.
well. who was held accessory, will take nlace
on Friday,
Electric Light and Mint for Korea.
! sAS FRASCISCO, Aug. l9-AsSis:ant FnrtDoa,
T. w Power. OF the nited states army. arrived
Yesterday from the Fast and viii leave hy the
steamship occanie on saturday for Korea Ma
Japan lie is 90 special mission from the
United states government % that of Corea "a