The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
IT'S DEATHBLOW.
The United Press as a News
Gathering Concern
Has Nets It's Waterloo, After
Long Contest.
BIG NEW YORK PAPERS
Go Over to the Associated Press
in a Body.
Only the Sun and the Journal
Are Left.
BIG NEW YORK PAPERS

New York, March 29.-The United
Press received it's death blow as a news
gathering organization Saturday when
it was deserted by the Herald, Telegram,
Tribune and Times in New York, and
the Public Ledger, Record and Evening
Telegraph in Philadelphia.
These papers followed the Boston
Herald's steps of a few days ago, and
made a 80 year contract with the Asso-
ciated Press.
This leaves the New York Sun and
Journal alone among the larger of the
dailies of the city in the United Press.
There is jubilation in the Associated
Press offices, on the fifth floor of the
Western Union building, tonight, but
two floors below no songs are being
sung. as the United Press men there
are confronted with painful situation
Salaries have already been cut to the
lowest notch, and now that the heavy
weight contributors to the strong box
have withdrawn, release of more edit
ors and operators is inevitable. This is
the distressing feature of the Associated
Press victory after a long siege.
The fight of the two press associations
has been long and Vindictive. When the
United was in the ascendancy, Melville
T. stone began the struggle to regain
lost ground for the Associated Press.
The magnificent coup at Chicago, in
which he captured the great papers of
Nne west, was IDllOWSQ instantly by Ine
exclusion of the United Press matter
from those offices. Following this he
carried the war into the east. New York
was the battle-ground, and today's
events is the sequel.
Handsome offices were opened here by
the Associated Press when the struggle
began, and in opening them there start
ed a little side fight the elimination of
which is being celebrated tonight.
Minor attaches, especially in the de-
livery departments of the two concerns,
took a personal interest in the fight
and have bitterly and most amusingly
carried it on ever since. Now that the
Associated Press boys believe they have
''downed" their rivals, they are happy
The New York Sun and New York
Journal, with it's San Francisco cOnnec-
ton. the Examiner, are still with the
United Press What their policy will be
is not fully known. Mr. Dana of the
Sun has been president of the United
Press, and has fought the Associated
Press viciously. 1t is hardly possible
that his paper could obtain an Associ-
ated Press franchise at any price.
It was in the Associated Press until
recently when it withdrew to the Uni
ted Press in order that the evening edi-
ton of the New York Journal could Sc
cure franchise. 1t may have trouble
in getting back. When the United Press
made this deal the Mail and Express of
This city withdrew to the Associated
Press
Following this the Herald, Tribune
and Times tried to have the United
Press managers meet the Associated
Press to talk over the possibility of end
snR the fight as losses had been grow
ing, so it is alleged. They were haugh-
ty and the notes came to naught. Then
the papers mentioned began negOtiat-
9ng themselves. This incensed Mr.. Da-
ma, and in a vigorous editorial he de-
Hounced the entire affair and served no
aice that the Sun would leave the United
Press and collect its news by itself The
next day truce was alleged to have
Sbeen effected and the fight dropped out
9sOf sight until a few days ago, when the
Boston Herald went over to the ASso-
what that meant, as the New York Her
aid and the Boston Herald are closely
rzllied. The landslide Saturday was
greater than had been expected as the
aPhiladelphia papers had remained
7 quiet. Their action showed that they
a7vere allied with the New York papers
and were ready to jump when they did.
Youngstown, O., March 29-The
Youngstown (Ohio) indicator has join
Led the Associated Press.
Boston. March 29.-The Lewistown,
ME, Journal has signed a 90 year con-
tract with the Associated Press, and at
fsthe same time sewers all relations with
the United Press.
The Bangor (Me.) Wing and Courier,
the Lewistown (Me) Journal and the
FRockland (Me) Star have signed 90
Press. abandoning the United Press
The Rockland Daily Star of Rockland,
Me, has signed a 80 year contract with
the Associated Press and discontinued
the service of the United Press. The
Star and every other morning daily in
Maine will begin the full leased wire
service of the Associated Press tonight.