The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-26
GREATEST NEWS AGENCY.
The Associated Press in Touch with
Every Locality
AND READY TO HANDLE WAR NEWS.
Talk with General Manager stone
Relative 10 Certain Unreliable
Special Service.
D READY TO HANDLE WAR NEWS.

| special Correspondents Atlanta Journal.
Chicago. April 2l,-This great city, Will
manifestiy interested in the war, Is no
| going wild about it, Tho only case o
that kind observable WAS that OF tn,
Evening journal, which at 1880 o'clocl
| Tuesday night issued an extra announc-
ing that the president had signed tn,
| Cuban resolution.
| The people here have had so much oil
! this sort OF thing that thcy look first al
| the beginning of a dispatch to see wheth-
er IL is credited to the Associated Press
kr 10 some special correspondent AS
usual the Chicago Journals story ema-
mated from special correspondent
The Philadelphia Ledger, considered the
most reliable newspaper In the United
States. was imposed upon in the same
way. This does not mean that the Ledger
correspondent meant to do wrong, but that
he was misled. The resolution was signed
next Cay.
On this subject had an interssting talk
with Melville e. Stone. general manage,
OF the Associated Press.
There are two things propose 10 es-
tablish," said he. zone is that the Asso-
ciated Press deals with its members in
absolute good faith The other is that II
is accurate In all statements, of fact.
'In these days of war ando rumors OF
war. we have 10 exercise the utmost dill
gence to sift the stories that come TO us
and separate the true from the false.
There are scores Of rumOrs afloat every
day, some of them put out In Washing
ton, some OF them started on Wall street
and Others coming from unknown sources.
We have TO be especially careful about
Washington news. and when our Wash
ington correspondent quotes a high au-
thofity without giving the name, he is re-
CURED TO append a cipher that we may
know the author OF the statement. Re-
Gently when bulletin came from Wash
inglon to the New York office announcing
that the report of the board of inquiry
would find that the explosion on the
Maine was due to outside causes, Horace
White OF the Evening Post came over to
Diehl's office. He could hardly believe It
was true, but when he was shown the
cipher on the bottom of the dispatch and
was told what name il stood for. he went
back to his office and printed the dis
patch under display head"
Mr. Stone quoted he name on the cipher,
which / am not at liberty to repeat, but II
was hat o. a menbsr OF the cablret.
IL is needless 10 say that the Associated
Press, serving 500 daily papers in all parts
of the country and ia touch by wire with
every important place on the globe, has
more prestige in Washington than any one
paper or correspondent could possibly have.
N III, ,tn+lr Iy,.-
for the PRONUNCIATION OF any information
which he desires to go to the public, and
this ~ more often done anonymously than
with the use OF his name. In return for
this he shows the Associated Press ali pos
sible courtesy and consideration.
In this connection It il interesting TO
know that the tug Dauntless. with tts
corps of correspondents. Is but a small part
OF the provision which the Associated Pres,
has made to cover the war. Mr. Stone ex-
planned these arrangements TO several OF
us who represent papers In different parts
OF the country. and while we are not per-
mitted to disclose these plans 1t may be
stated with confidence that no gaps are left
down, and that land or naval actions will
be reported az quickly as steam or horse
flesh can carry the correspondent to the
nearest wire
The Associated Press is outstanding Its
resources for the large expenditure neccs-
sary TO cover the war, and some idea OF the
sum will have to be sent may he formed
from the statement that expenditures for
1897. an ordinary year. were million and
q half. The association has $4,000 niles
OF leased wire. with an army OF correspond
ents, operators editors and messenger boyz
sltit
Censor Retrliatcs.
Havana, April 2i.-Delayed In transmits
sion. via Key West, April 25.-As the gov
eminent OF the United States will not allow
Madrid and New York kilograms TO come
to Havana for the press. the press cenor will
not allow correspondents here to wire the
New York press.
tThe above message Is from Havana and
the first one sent from bere.)
Bishop burke Opposes War.
ST. Joseph. Mo-, April 25.--Bishop Burke
has created a mild sensation in Catholic
circles here by declaring war between the
United States and Spain unnecessary and
that It Will he calamity to this govern
ment and forever blot on our Nations
character