New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27
THE COMPLAINING WESTERN PRESS.

1.-THE WASHINGTON EVENING NEWS" AND THE
UNITED PRESS.
,,-oshireton Nav 2s-In the Supreme Court OF the
r,s,ric, ~ Columbia sitting in equity to-day Judge
Cox presiding the Western Press Association SUING
&c the Associated Press asked witt OF lhJuhc-
t,on against 1.-THE Washington News publishing
Counany and the United Press TO restrain Inc
Washington News" from receiving ana the oiii'eN
press from furnishing the news reports OF the
United Press 80.
The pettion OF the complaining company set iortn
that on the nth OF September last the publishers OF
.~rhe Washington News" then known as ne
Evening News" entered into an agreement WIN
them 10 receive the day news reports OF the Assault
a,ed Press for a period OF five years at the rate OF
sooo - ,oeL and that The Evening News agreed
not 70 furnish its special other news TO- or 10 re-
ceive news from, any other person or corporation
declared by the directors OF the Associated fresS "
he antagonistc to that organization. Inc complain
ing CORPORATION averred that on the goth OF April
1891 ."The Washington News" in an editorial made
the Gratifying announcement that IL hau ooii'
into f,,u and permanent membership with the
I-rf,ed Press "the great newsgathering ASSOCIATION
which furnished 1.-THE superb news service ieie'
upon by the great newspapers OF the Audnu1' -
ale and Southern States" and which was equipped
as no other similar organization was Ior se'N'"s
satisfactorily such newspapers
The complaining association asserted thae a' SUI"
az they learned Of this announcement they' on inc
% OF MAY inst, Informed THE Washington NEWS
IT,, tho United Press had been declared by the
poard NJ Directors OF the Associated Press antag-
onistic" 70 the complaining association Ihey there
,ore gave notice 10 THE Washington News mat IL
"should not thereafter receive news from the sau
the United Press nor furnish 10 the said the Ohl'en
Press It's the said Washington News company o.
.oec,aI ar other news" but the complaining COM
many declare that when they served TINS hotce on
tho general manager Of 1.-The Washington News ne
renlicd: well, we shall, continue to receive the
Tinted Press report until are stopped ny some
Local nrocess" Whereupon the complaining COM
many aver that pecunlary damages are anePua'o
N COMPENSATE IT for the loss and damage resulting
ia II from the aforesaid continuing breaohes Vi No'
tract by the defendant 800. ..a.,.
Ia tts answer ''The News said in part: REFER
ring further 10 the inadequacy ana uhsausiiSSeo.
character of the service or the coihpa IN,
"a comnlainant company has It's headquarters IN
,bo civ of Chicago 1t which place It's news 'I.
vice Is directed that. Instead OF tTalsIt.a.is
nous items direct from Chicago 10 the oHoe "
mis- defendant IL transmits the same 10 the Guy ~
New York. from which point IL mus that a..
transmitted TO the Office OF THIS deiehaant, r or
rea ION Of this crcuitous method or diatFlputl"i ~
-, Inc nsufciency OF administration. or from poth
causes together. 1t has repeatedly ana ooIisen ,,
occurred that many interesting ~ ~ news.
,.a nsrs Of New York and which should have pseii
rreceived by this defendant In time TO be puDsnea
i'm lis news columns have reacheu l'H Jill w.
iate for publication In It's newspaper, ana nave hS-
cordinglv been vaueless 10 H. having psth pun
ished i'm the morning papers OF the succeenlhs Jay
that its publication III mn, nnoh sncceadng day
naper In the afternoon or such succteuS "a
Would have been simply the publication OF stare
news ..... .Aous 70 tho court that
tho news service furnished by the complainant 70
III. Ha,sndsnt was further satisfactory In mat
The same has proven on repeated occasions Has-