The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-15

C'ihiH btS Sl-SUUUt DHlLliuoTc sun
$4,000.
Following tho meeting Of tho day tho
gentlemen were teudCred II banquet to.
night at tho Grand Pacific hotel. Tho
representatives OF all tho papers pres.
ont attended tho banquet. Among
them wore c. II. Taney, of tho Wheel.
Ing Register, and John Frcw, OF tho
Wheeling lSTELLlGENCER.
JUST LIKE ORDINARY MORrAIS.
1t was n rather entertaining spectacle
to 800 the men whose business 1t has
been to record the doings OF others get
down themselves to tho task OF slowing
away edibles and having their own do
ings spread out for tho delectation OF
the public.
The tables were arranged in tho form
oil square opcn at ono end, and with
contre p!oco extending down one end.
Opposite tho eastern terminus OF this
ccntre piece was the head OF tho table,
SO far rs it had any head. and At this
point was onsconcod Mr.. William Penn
Nixon, OF tho Chicago Inter Ocean, tho
presiding officer oi tho enter
tainmcnt. Then followed the pass
ING OF tho loving cup. After tho
loving cup had been passed
around General Manager Stone pro-
posed the health OF james Elverson, ir.,
OF ths Philadelphia Inquirer, in these
words:
Mn. PRESTDgSr:-There is ono triond
OF tho Associated Press, ono who is very
near and very dear to alt, who il lying
sick nt the Auditorium Hotel tonight.
He would hav. been here had it been
possible. ask this company 10 Join
mo III Que round to the health OF
Jimmie Eiysvson, the brave manager OF
the Philadelphia Inquirer. LChcers.
You al know what loyal, brave heart
our afflicted friend bNars in his bosom.
1t is hardly necessary, knowing him
as you do, that | should say anything
in Commendation OF this superb
quality which he possesses, but
l cannot refrain from mentioning an in
cident which occurred lataly in his ex-
periencc which illustrates the steUdfast-
ness with which he clings to his
friends. When the threat came to him
one night that he would be cut Off from
4 certain New York paper ii he dared
to go to the Associated Press. on tho
following morning ho printed at the
head OF his editorial page: "ThIs paper
is 4 member OF the Associated Press"
This evidence Of loyalty to the organ
ization was received with hearty cheers
by the company.
Tho toast proposed by Mr.. Stone was
drank standing and many expressions OF
sympathy for tho sufferer were ex-
changed among tho gentlemen present.
During the progresH OF the banquet
the proceedings were enlivened by
classic music rendered by the -GomaZ
mandolin orchestra.
After the bountiiul feast had been
dispoEed of. President Nixon raped for
order and announced that the intelleC-
tual end OF tho banquet had arrived.
THEREBY HANGS A TALE.
Frederick DriscoII, OF the Pioneer
Press, Mt St. Poul, presented rcsolu-
ton which was unanimously adopted.
1Ic said:
"Nnar!v ono year ago, after the Asso-
ciated Press held its annual meeting on
the first of March, durin. the dark
days when wo did not know what the
future was 10 develop, tkc board OF di.
roctors OF the Association elected 4 GEN
cral manager, and among the first in
structions he received was to take
Il trip to Europe. The executive
committee not lon. before that had
boen TO New York and felt the cut
OF the lash when We were ordered
to pay over 81, 900, one thousand miles
from our treasurcr's Office, within one
hour and half, or have the dispatches
cut oil from all OF the papers OF the
west and south. We then made high
resolve: That rs soon US it was in our
power, wc would never allow the papers
OF the wost and the south, or any part
OF the country, to be under the power OF
ono man in that regard. Applause and
cries OF "hear, hear" Tho vice pres-
dent, then OF tho United Press, I'M
modiately wont to Europe after
serving us with this treatment that
l have recorded, but like great many
other astutc men, he did not proceed
directly to do the business which he in
tended to do when over there; he took
4 pleasure trip to Nice. We sent our
manager direct to London. He went 10
London and he made contract or
agreement with Herbert 3. Reuter-, on
behalf OF the English Company,
tho French News Company and
tho German Nova Company. As
Herbert B. Reuter- kopt his word and
executed the contract with our general
manager, and established the Keystone
OF our independent news service before
Mr.. Latiin arrived in London, IMP
plauscl | therefore move that greet
ings be sent-thAt the president be di-
rccted to send greetings Of one hundred
members OF tho Associated Press, in
banquet hall assembled, to Herbert B.
Reuter-, in London, with our compli-
ments." Applausc.
After Mr.. Driscoll had concluded his
remarks, General Felix Agnns, OF the
Baltimore american, arose and said
ME. CuAiEMAN:-lt seems TO me that
the number is too small-one hundred.
l am satisfied il We have at least q
thousand members OF tho Associated
Press [applausel, and l second tho mo-
iion, ii somebody will second my
amendment. Laughter.
The motion was put by the president
and unanimously carried.
TWO CADEGkAMS.
The following cable messages were
sont tonight from the banquet hall;
In ns Euft
One hundred and ono members oil
the Associated Press from tho banquet
table send greetings to Harbort Dc Rcu,
ter, their faithful ally and friend.
Signed WuILHM Pens NIxoX,