Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-24
THE NEW YoRK SUN AND WORLD.
The Latter Tries to swindle the Former
out of $1,000, It Is Alleged.

out of $1,000, It Is Alleged.
New YORK, Aug. A.-The business of
connecting in New York aud selling foreign
kilograms Of fraudulent character has long
been a source Of annoyance D. every news
organization in the country whose efforts
were hampered by considerations OF 4onesty
and legitimacy. No amount Of ingenuity,
no reasonable expenditure of money and
no influence, however mighty, could, for ex-
ample, secure interviews with men such as
Schiaparelli and Bismarck. The former has
referred all inquirers to his article of 1855.
and simply said he had made no new dis
coveres concerning Mars since that publ
cation. Bismarck only talks when he wishes,
and generally to the editor of the Ham
burger Nnchuchten
In the face of these conditions the New
York World published on Aug. what
purported to be an interview with Schia-
parelli which it disseminated broadcast.
The New York Sun Immediately pro-
nounced the interview q fraud, and it went
back to an alleged interview with Bis
marck, printed in The World on July -
and stamping that also as bogus, offered to
give $1,000 to The Tribune's fresh air fund
If The World would satisfy Donald Nichol-
son, editor of The Tribune, that either the
Schiaparelli OF Bismarck interview was gem
uine.
Two representatives of The World called
on MI. Nicholson and produced some forms
Of the French Gable company on which
there was writing M r. Nicholson declined
to decide the question, but The World
claimed 1t had proven its case and began
to clamor for The Suns $1,000
In the meantime The Sun had commune
Hf.Na . D. ~ 4
as copies of The World containing the bo-
gus interviews could be delivered into the
hands of The Suns representatives Mr.
Frank NJ White started for Milan and Mr..
II. r. Chamberlain for Hamburg.
Schiaparelli, who reads English readily,
laughed at what he was credited with say
ing and pronounced it rubbish. He added
that he had never before heard of the New
York World, and when asked if he would
point out the inaccuracies in the fabrication
he said it would require the writing OF a
pamphlet 10 do so.
Mr.. Chamberlain went to Hamburg and
saw DR.. Hoffman, the editor Of the Ham
burger Nachrichten, the person whom The
World had asserted was the Ssan who had
introduced their correspondent to Bis.
mark. DR.. Hoffman, also, had never heard
Of the New York World, and he said EN-.
phatically that the use OF his name in the
matter was absolutely fraudulent.
In the course of the investigation, which
proved concusively the bogus character of
the interviews, it came 20 the surface that
a month after the Bismarck interview was
printed in The World it was cabled 20 Lon
don with instructions to cable it back with.
out the alteration of a single word. Thus
the fraudulent Bismarck interview crossed
the ocean twice within twenty-four hours
and when it was safe in The World Office
that newspaper challenged The sun to dc
its worst.
Another collateral issue Of the investiga
ton was the discovery that a third copy
righted 'cable," relating to the affairs oil
the Hansard Publishing union and printed
last April in The World, was written in THU
city by gentleman who has made affidavit
to that effect.
The Sun Of this morning prints a detailed
history of what it calls the whole infamous
attempt TO swindle it out Of $1,000 through
a conspiracy that is a disgrace TO American
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