The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-27

| singular Revelations RespectinE Cash In the
Tiu-The News of the Day n Mighty Ex-
| pensive CommodIty-AGree able Prospect.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 25.-Calls will issue the first
| OF next week for q general meeting at Detroit
OF the Western Associated Press. Members
! have been awakened lately into condition OF
remarkable activity by learning OF the with
drawal from the organization Of the Chicago
Tribune and tho Louisville Cowie-JournaI.
| and by the statement so far uncontradcted
that the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette and
| Times and other influential journals had do
| cided upon the snme step.
general desire was at once manifested to
| learn what motives actuated the seeding
| journals and it appears that enough was as
| contained to create widespread alarm In the
| first place 1t was established that the recent
| demand on all members and subscribers for
| the payment OF assessments in advance was
| occasioned by an empty treasury. AS there
was over 100000 on hand whom the present
management came into power this seemed to
require explanation.
Then. too. it was shown that while the as
sessm ents had been heavier than ever before
and tho cost Of the news the same. an extraor-
binary condition must prevail which should
lead the concern to run behind over 100000
in less than twelve months. 1t was said that
the Executive Committee mad been compelled
to spend great deal OF money. that they had
had to travel far and wide. send emssares at
great expense to Europe. and that their per-
sonal disbursement had been heavy. It was
also asserted that they had. by an unfortunate
mistake OF the general manager. Mr.. Melville
Stone, been entrapped into an effort to bolster
UP decaying news agency in London which
entailed a very heavy outlay of money from
which there was no return whatever.
INQUIRY also became very general among the
attended the meeting in Chicago last winter.
toknow what had become Of the contract which
tho Executive Committee had been Instructed
called that upon that contract they had de-
pended not only to secure q permanent news
sonnble terms. but that the Chairman OF the
Executive Committee had assured them that
such contract was absolutely Indispensable
legged that the withdrawal Of the papers al
ready mentioned was due 70 knowledge on
their part that the contract had not been made.
mittee. Col Frederick Driscol OF the st, Paul
Pioneer Press had finally determined that no
Col, Driscoll. it appears has, been for more
than n year past the executive head Of the
Western Associated Press: and has practically
he called on the Hon. Joseph MedilI tho great
editor OF tho Chicago tribune. and demanded
tn hs speeay T o the the
coercion and terrorization Of its weaker mem:
hers. Mr. Medill refused point blank, and said
strument and the demand dishonorahe
one. Then said the warlike nutocrat OF the
" A. p WI aisr0ntiIn nHso the news ser Tr
Medlil is reported to have handed tho Colonel
q copy Of his. great T2prk entitled; one Hun,
dred lophs to she1L ma aHy r@,ei on t ths
United Press.
The general impression Is that the approach
ing meeting ut Detroit will resemble wave
Of great energy meeting an area OF profound
depression aud having fun with tho same.