The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-11

in Minneapolis ever since. 1t was not
until this was all over that any one In
Minneapolis discovered what was in the
wind. Then it was announced that the
Tribune had been sold to the Pioneer
Press company, and the Mail purchased
by the same crowd. The rivalry was then
as fierce between st. Paul and Minneapolis
as at any time in history. Minneapolis
rose in her wrath. The census row Of
1890 wasn't a marker to the excitement
which prevailed. A body of the business
men took possession of the Tribune Office
by force, and refused to permit Mr.. Dris-
coll to assume control until a contract had
been made to sell the morning franchise
within a certain term Of years for slip
ulated price. Then the Mail was sus-
pended, and the Tribune converted into an
evening paper, with David Blakeley as
the editor and manager and the Reas still
in the editorial room. Within year Mr..
Blakeley took the Tribune for his inter-
est In the Pioneer Press company and be-
came in fact as we'll as in name a resi-
dent of Minneapolis. During the excite
ment incident to this gobbling up Of all
the daily newspapers in Minneapolis by
the Pioneer Press crowd, Harrison &
Smith retained possession of the Mail for
about two weeks. as I now remember.
Charley johnson used the Mail to stir the
feelings of his fellow townsmen, and the
paper went out of existence burning red
fire. Charley had nothing to expect, and
naturally as the only other member Of
the staff engaged in getting out the pa
per, while johnson was leading the mob
that took possession of the Tribune, was
persona non grata in the Tribune office.
I was invited to take a walk, and did in
1876 doing work for time in Chicago and
finding it exceedingly fortunate part OF
the time to be able to stand up to the
case and set type.
But I was back in the fall, and that
year established my right to q place by
doing "Bill"N Kings fair to the satisfac-
tion of Mr.. Blakeley and then making
reputation as war correspondent in the
chase after the Younger brothers and the
rest of the Mortified robbers. ! remem
Der now chat had about three weeks OF
as hard work as I ever had known, and
furnished about 100 columns OF matte
for the Evening Tribune and the Pioneer
Press which were still under common
! ownership. There had been no such ex-
| element in Minnesota since the Indian
| outbreak, and everything that could be
! written was eagerly read. l wrote every
! thing could get hold of, think of, mag
inc or conjure up in every form. I got
| back to Minneapolis about as tired a
| war correspondent as ever sat in sad
die and hunted robbers day times and
wrote copy at night. My matter had filled
| the front page usually and had been
| eagerly read. It was all signed matter
| Imagine my disgust then to have nearly
! every man I met ask me to sit down and
| tell him about it.
! Later events in Minneapolis journalism
are recent history. Suffice it to say that
| followed the fortunes Of Mr. Blakeley
| through the Tribune and to the Pioneer
Press succeeding him in charge of the
Minneapolis department where l con-
tinued until saw fit to edge my way into
| trade journalism where I have been ever
! since.
j. Newton Mind