St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-02
More About the Negotiations
Between the Journal and
the Evening Tribune.
A Sensational Suit in Which
a Well-Known Young
Lady Figures.
Minneapolis Parties Secure
Leases on Valuable State
Mineral Property.
Disappearance of a Police Of
ficer--General City News
Boiled Down.

Yesterday evening the Evening Trb-
me published double-leaded editorial,
the substance of which was as follows ::
The GLOBE of Thursday morning, in its
minneapolis department, gave currency to q
report that negC tiations were pending for
the sale of the Evening Tribune to the Even
ing Journal No negotiations for the sale of
the Evening Tribune to the journal are
pending. The Evening Tribune is not for
sale. The GLOBE has been deceived by wild
street rumor. The Evening Tribune is n
permanent fixture in Minneapolis journal
No, the GLOBE was not deceived by a
wild street rumor. What it printed was
facts. Negotiations for the sale of the
Evening Tribune to the Journal were IN
progress. They are still pending. One
gentleman who is interested in Mime
RpoliS newspapers, and who never at
tempts to offer an opinion unless salts
ned of its correctness, said to GLOBE
reporter yesterday:
I'm spite of the Evening Tribune's
nenial. the Journal has tried to buy the
Evening Tribune. And in my opinion
1t will be sold before long"
The journal offered a good price for
the Evening Tribune. But the accept
Rnce of the offer hinged on condition
not acceptable TO the journal people.
That condition was that the journal
surrender One-half its Associated Press
franchise, which would mean the relin-
qulshment OF its right to Use one copy
Of the night report of the Associated
Press. Giving up that would bar the
journal from the morning newspaper
field. So the deal did not 20. But the
negotiations have not lapsed yet.
The Journal wants to secure monOp-
oily of the evening newspaper business
In Minneapolis. Were the Evening
Tribune out Of the way it would have it.
When the Star, the fOrerunner of the
Evening Tribune, its telegraphic facil-
tiles consisted of the day report Of the
Press News association. Since the pa
per was merged with the Tribune. that
franchise has been allowed to lapse
Luclen Swift, acting for the Journal
company, has secured what is prac-
tlcally an option of that franchise. No
evening paper other than the Journal
can get it. Hence, with the Evening
Tribune out Of the way the Journal
would have clear field. 1t may get the
Evening Tribune yet
80 much for the negotiations between
the Evening Tribune and the Journal.
But there is another possible change in
newspaper circles quite as important as
the projected sale Of the Evening Trib-
une to the Journal.
When A. j. Blethen relinqulshed the
management of the Tribune company.
1t was given out that he would become
interested in the Kansas City Journal.
That deal has fallen through. Then it
was announced that he had purchased
newspaper at Rock Island, Ill. That,
too, seems to have been erroneous. Now
IT is i'll the cards for him to again break
into the Minneapolis journalistic pas
ture.
Should Mr.. Blethen become business
manager of the Tribune company within
q few weeks, no one need be surprised.
All indications point to it. 1t is gener-
all understood that Thomas Lowry,
sometimes called, in jest, the street rail
way magnate, is, to all intents and pur-
poses, owner of the Tribune. He is not
RVerse to seeing Mr. Blethen at the
head Of that paper again. If Mr.. Bleth-
Ell can secure the necessary backing,
said to be $4,000, he will assume the
management of his first love. In the
event of this coming to pass, ex-senator
Pierce will doubtless remain as editor
ln-chief. Mr.. Blethen would cOnfine
his attention exclusively to the business
management,