The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-05
NOTABLE SCOOPS. !"
How Some Great Facts Got Into the
NewNDUUorS,

Of the long list of important bits Of
news caught by chance in the Journal
istic world none surpassed the manner
in which a New York paper secured the
account of the sinking Of the British
man-of-war Victoria some Years ago.
As may be remembered the unfortunate
craft was rammed in naval maneuver
-yff the coast of Algiers A coasting YES
! sci brought the news to a little station
of Il Dutch cable company, which
/ promptly sent the news to its headquar-
tcrs The European correspondent of
the New York paper caught the tip
from friend in the employ of the COM
pany, and, Fastening to the British ad-
miralty Office, laid the catastrophe be-
fore it. He was laughed at for his
pains. but nevertheless cabled all he
could get on the matter to his paper.
Two days after the thing was world
news, but the London papers had been
obliged to copy from an American con-
temporary the most startling piece of
news of the year.
When the news of Gladstone's in
tended resignation was first published,
few people in all England believed it to
be true. No one could realize how he
could relinquish his commanding posi-
ton However, the premier was in
earnest and confidentially mentioned
his determination to friend at q res
taurant A waiter happened to overhear
him, and, Fastening to tile Office ct a
leading daily, offered to sell his news.
1t is said that he received 81, 800 for it.
When Lord Randolph made mp his
mind to resign his portfolio under Sal
ishury. he drove to the office of the
London Times and made known his de-
cision He had shrewdly calculated that
after being so kind as to bring in such
a "scoop'' in person the paper, although
on principle opposed to him, would
hardly censure his action But the edi
tor of the greatest paper in the world
preferred principle to news. On hear
ing of Churchill's plans his indignation
knew no bounds. He took no pains to
conceal his adherence of the scheme.
''This news is indeed enormously i'm
portant. he said sit will make a great
sensation. But if you choose to have it
so You may take it to some other paper.
and not line shall appear tomorrow
in ours The Times cannot be bribed'
The nobleman left in a towering
rage, and The Times scored him un-
mercifully in its announcement Of his
resignation.
Bismarck himself revealed to NJ. de
Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of the
London Times, a scheme to overthrow
the French empire The German gov
ernment, jealous Of the increasing pow
er of France, intended to pick some
petty quarrel with the other, invade
Paris and level the city to the ground.
The Iron Chancellor had long opposed
the plan, and now, being utterly unable
to cope with his enemies, divnlged the
matter in hopes that England might
interfere England long watching the
growing power Of Germany, did inter
fere. The balance was maintained.
A piece Of information of the gravest
Importance to Great Britain leaked out
at a dinner table The editor of a Lon
don paper, staying when the hours were
small and the bowl had somewhat free
" flowed, overheard the French embas.
sador say that the khedive was about to
sell his shares in the Suez canal. The
journalist left the table Immediately
and FASTENED to Lord Derby with the
news Rothschild, when appealed to,
readily found $40, 600, 000 and the
shares were in week the property of
England. Had the strip OF land COM
prised in the khediye's claim been
transferred to France international
complications of incalculable impor-
tance might have resulted