The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-24
EDITOR Pc NUNS SCOOP.
4 CHINEsE PAPER FIRST TO TELL OF
DEWEY'S VICTORY.

Believe His News, Though, and So Ho
Won't Publish Any More War Cable
Dospatches-MRkinE n Chinese Paper
sAN Francisco. July 17.-Mtrn Ree. the lead
ing Chinese paper Of San Francisco, announces
with commendable frnnkness that 1t will print
no more war cable dispatches. Pc Nun. the
editor. points with pride to the record his paper
hos made and proves that he has scored q beat
OF the greatest Importance. Men who write
funny paragraphs for the American newspapers
have mentioned Nun Ree as tho least enter-
prisinR newspaper in the world; 1t has now
shown what II is capable OF.
Just before the war began Pc Muir sat In his
office on Dupont street every night, paint brush
in hand. writing editorials telling his sub
scrlbers that war was imminent. China had
had a war, and Pc Nun knew Of no reason why
America could not have one also. So. whilet the
editors OF tho big papers downtown were init
mating that the conflict was q long way of, Pc
Nun was preparing his readers to expect an
other conflict like the battle OF the Yalu. Pc Nun
comes from Canton. but he has a friend who
works on a Chinese newspaper published In
HonE Kong. A long letter full OF queer Chi
nese characters WINS sent across the Pacific to
the Hong Kong newspaper man. instructlng
him to cable to Nun Ree ten words Of cipher
about the 6rst battle.
When Admiral Dewey left Hong Kong to find
and destroy the Spanish feet many JUNIORS
were circulated among the inhabitants OF that
metropolis Of the Orient. Chinese are in
veterate gossips. One who is not acquainted
with their character cannot understand how
quickly they transform an unsubstantial rumor
into what purports to be an absolute fact sur
rounded with interesting details.
On the Sunday on which the battle Of Manila
took place rumors OF a naval conflict were
plentiful In Hong Kong. They finally crystal
lized to such an extent that Pc Nuns Hong
Kong correspondent believed himself justified
In sending q despatch to the San Francisco
newspaper. When Pc Nun got the cableEram
he had no doubt OF it's truth. The Chinese
editor had no means Of ascertsining It's truth
or falsity even II he had beon suspicious
ss'' he " re @,iEetd L TOY he 0 sega true the AS 9orf s0G q
RRe Pr n t 7, tS SRd t RSsinEE m sS%IsshinEg O q a nd Dstf riot
greatest yI taSf d nIofsrEHH tim %so Alter Efe his his
paper had been printed he went downtown to
course. to get ali the details Of Che battIe. Pc
Nun reads English very well. and 1t did not
newspaper "a 81 had G no news ' from M %a AmsFif His
sommercial instincts at once, asserted them
count S9Snte SA reeovsF Sd9Y irons sne RRGf1G am %sa HSnl1 at the
some news he explained to Pc Nun that no
Who Visited 6hinsttoT q. saw the M Ta5iS %Gs
ssttandinS around in ltN+e crowds and heard
t they oo snlnieS spS ON th sss er wdTi ye of{h sm 6biak as
OF course Ho Vow, the Vice Consul. and other
S%fnsa fst,s c aaBisRfam did bp P2 81 5% PgPRS d5d P fs i
the M9ngolians were sure it was true. especially
when Pc Nun personally ,vouched for the ac-
VtTsfiins ! lesson sson' from his his White 5hRS5 S Bra + %sac, Pc
s dap in each sSa , sSfSG ,TSi tSd Issue o Of hM Nun 6 I sI PR,
on sunday at Manila, and that the Xmercans
t hHs s w0 per a xont91ST tbat %THtG G g9v He He T yIne1Gtei
Th;e American nj neS si5s sis' heard e 9dt y tbs RH 't and
When Ho Vow frankly confessed that his only
source Of was Nun Kee the re,
It was quite natural that he should place ere
dence in the paper published by his country
him know ali about the fight when It actually
took place they went back to. their offices. and
$ Ne awhile ffE o Nun, T tRsopu a!2a f the %ed mn16S 81
Gbio osatory and abdn hS ne 9beWsbP o per kept telling the
ACCOUNT Of Q3ewey,,s victory the Chinese sub
In re affairs q the Chinese everything seems
enterprise would have been on immense value
to an American newspaper, but It nearly caused
MN Zee TO suspend publication. The. editor
RSeh islt h in n thss ts splsHiEhtedn'SSssss q sn his hf Hon sc
Kong correspondent. that he instructed him to
victory. Manifestly it was Impossible for tho
SorTehsPonnde IN to comply. and Pc Nuns tele-
per that he was compelledd to aSnoGn ce that ans he
would print no more war cable dispatches.
the i" managing . editor dItineS and do ReRs Editor SSnS wh9 IS Is
necessarily translator Of English, and as many
r news and g as ARE as sf tSe pap to gather 6as r%oS such fd n l9Gal
The mechanical department in its entirety is
1 Who pfi IS inSariaB PiEss the o9 9Esr s X fh9 P %orE%an
employed. There are no type cases., no ma;
Ghin nTint mo iim m P 3 aSra stones On no ad; alleys; and
date Chinese journal. Several hours before the
time the he payer s;o, is e appear on the stree. the
required size and rules It into columns with a
COMMON steel pen. using a peculiar kind of
aceocmplisRmepS; which q G china IA on must 81 t ace
S ndrs,b BeefGrs hs s can hope TO assume the re-
t6S1l ,nff and f'' the 'P fitIs 9 81 the f%sF0 sReyyt, P %sins
Then, he tacks this finished form to o a s i
t 4ESalFa' and S9m Tstires to 6efEsi% ken 6ssEe to an 5vS SIEtc ad@I1s
queries from his assistants. The news edItor.
}stS.i ssd FeHd all If TIE TIE t sslefgfRP HEN news I I1,, ne
the chic, items Of intereat. putting, each into
the bTietsst possible form: These he lays be;
I @nis si1 a o a9ss " xf iRe sE Kssa t 81 each aRp a4tia 5su faIi nns
III Fhs sq ns%S saiso inst sbl how yd much h e make Of II;
article as he comes to it. carefully foiioWinie the
Instructions n9 a;s Of thc m1a1asi9g editor as to the
while the reporters OF the paper are securing
the Chinese quarter for news. and as each one
to the of1ce. By this time the news editor has
finished hiis task and the reporters take their
counts Of the happenings OF the day as they
have heard them Two reporters usually work
the only two pages which the finished paper
will have. After all the news is written IN the
IL. not all taken up he nils it, probably VIE II
what, by white people would be termed edi-
torlal matter.
Here the pressmap takes charge Of opera
lions; He removes the form to his department.,
II does not. happen to be In the same room.
those used by American photographers. Then
with a soft sponge he vets the back Of II thor
his hand and pressing IT. When the paper is
completely soaked through he takes it BY one
face Of the stone. The paper Is now q blank. all
the, written characters having become loosened,
then laid In q water oath, and being porous II
becomes thoroughly saturated. It Is carried