Show The Scheme Chicago 24Special from New York The recent purchase of tbe Evening Express Ex-press is thup explained by a gentleman who has had some connection with the Express establishment It is part of a scheme to get control of the Associated Press It is known the great capitalists and monopolists have bought three of the seven papers in the association It is said the fourth will soon be gathered in Then the speculators will have it in their power to control reports of markets sent all over the world by means of the associated as-sociated press They also control other main lines of telegraph and tbe public will be entirely dependant on them for news There may be some force in this statement It is said Jfhn Kelly just before the election of the directors ot the Express got somo stock transferred upon which money had been lent The matter was hotly contf fled in the courts and Kelly finally settled the thing by buyirg the three shares of stock in question ques-tion for 30000 There are 1000 shares and the capital stock is 250000 The intention is to merge the Mail and Express Ex-press and publish penny evening paper pa-per |