St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22

ing in age from
twelve to eighteen years, and has one
or two leaders who plan all the deviltry
that is carried Oh and are at the head of
all the schemes that are worked. The
majority of these little scampS are
homeless Migrants, so to speak, and are
more apt to sleep in the hallway of
But some are the sons of respectable
people, whose knowledge of the down.
town affairs of a city after O'Clock is
decidedly limited. The boOtblacks and
newSboys furnish many recruits for
this small criminal army, but it must
not be thought that all the "newsies"
or "shinerS" are crooked, for among
the boys who greet you on the street
every day you will find some so honest
that they would not steal pin or
work off an old paper on an up
SuSpecting customer. But the gang of
which this article treats, is not troubled
that way, and the more the various
members can steal the brighter they are
of young man named Singer or Worth
ingtOn, on a charge of running
fence" where the boys brought all the
goods they had stolen to be disposed of,
created something of sensation among
the boys, and since that time their dep
relations have been fewer than
usual. A favorite resort of these boys,
who are fast becoming dangerous GRIM
inals, is the top floor of big publishing
house, near the central portion of the
city. The big house is warmed by
steam, and the place furnishes nice,
coy resort for the gang. Some even 60
so far as to sleep there, but this prac-
tice is being broken up by the occu-
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meet at this publishing house,
and there sit and play seven
up OF whisky poker for 10 cents
corner all day. The youngsters are
the most inveterate gamblers in the
city, and will bet their last cent with as
| much readiness as they will attack a
square meal. Some weeks ago the vari-
Gus newspaper offices and Offices in the
same buildings suffered considerably
through the depredations of midnight
visitors. In many cases articles that
would be useful to small boys only were
taken, and much speculation was in
dulged in as to who the thieves could
be. 1t has just come to light that it was
this gang who did the work. If tran
| som was left open one of the smallest
boys would be hoisted up to it and made
to enter the room. The goods so OBJ
tanned were disposed of at Singers
'fence," it is said. These boys are
taking the most approved methods of
becoming as dangerous criminals as the
| country has ever known, and it would
be we'll if the police would give the mat
ter little attention.
Speaking of free trade and protection
reminds me of a true story which
heard recently: "To show you one OF
the abuses of a protective tariff" said {
| prominent business man of Minneapolis
81 have an uncle down in MaSSa
chusetts, who discovered an emer,
mine on his farm few years ago. Aftel
spending fortune in developing it, anC
introducing expensive machinery from
England, he found that he could moi
sell his emery in competition with the
Turkish article, which was superior il
quality, and could be laid down Oh this
side for about 5 cents pound. Well
he spent another small fortune i'm lob
Dying a bill through congress that put &
duty of 2 cents pound on the foreign
variety, and, of course, shut the I'M
ported goods out of this market. Now
what was the result? Why, simply tina
several hundred thousand American
mechanics, and more than million
prices for all the emery that is used il
order to enrich one little New England
manufacturer, and give employment t,
about ten men,"
There has been no outcome as yet il
the Tribune difficulty, if difficulty it cal
be called. The HaSkells and Blethel
have been in executive session for hour
at time, but the problem is still un
solved. Those who know say the Has
kells own either three or fOur-ffthS O
the concern and Blethen the remainder
and that the present difficulty is between
father and son, and not the gentl
Blethen. Will Edwin wants to be sol
boss and proprietor, and the sterl
father does not exactly give in with thi
view. 1t is said Blethen has offered t
sell out without bonus, but Haskell
pere, has not made up his mind tina
such course would be desirable. ]
can scarcely be said that Blethen i
popular about the city, but, at the SAM
time, the general expression is that tn
paper will not be benefited by his with
! drawal,