New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-13
4 BoW1IYG oRoED or YOUNG TIGERS.
WHEN NEwsBoYs STRIKE THEY DO 1T FROM
THE sHoULDER-AGAINsr RAsEN
DE PRISE

THE sHoULDER-AGAINsT RAsEN
DE PRISE"
@slug de Kid He's dnde" the signal for a
small riot in West Forty sec0nd-st. yesIe'uay ai'er.
noon caused by the raise in thc wholesale proc Vi
The Evening sun" and The Evening Word" irohi
90 cents hundred to 90 cents hundred papers
conglomerae crowd Of boys, ragged ard dilV' win
dshevelled hair. surgcd up and around an " h'oh"s
SUM cart and the subject of the above remafh was
a youngster with a comparatively clean SHIRT VINO
was with a few comrades attempting to get OUT Vi
the crowd with bundle of papers Inc OoS was
cuned and kicked numerically and the papers he
carried were pieces. This petty &C OF y r@h"S
excited the juvenile rioters and with yclls OF oAua-
lion the crowd rushed Oh the wagon swarming all
over 1t, and In a trce / 800 papers were torn up
and scattered over the street and II was with dihodiS
that the driver succeeded in getting away win the
wagon No, single paper did he save
AT Thlrty4thiid-sl. and broadway ana
az Houston-st the same scenes occurred pdS
with less violence. Boys by the huharcd tulnOicu
over one another In their ca6crness to Destroy anu
they all seemed TO enjoy the work immensely regard
less Of kicks and scratches. In Printing HOUSE. square
and PARK ROW the newsboys gathered In knots, ana IN
some instances when descrtcr attempted to ais
pose Of his wares threats of tearing up his papers
were freely made. and IN few instances carried out
A meeting of the NewsbOys' Union Will DO held FRIDAY
night
Business Manager Patteck. of 8" The Evening sum-"
said in explanation Of the strike; Tho whole uOuoie
is over IN the price OF The paper 10 o. d 'e
COPY for all papers delivered above Canalst ny me
Evening sum wagons 10 pay the expenses OF lfaiis'
recreation and a. II IS fair business transaction
the strike Is sure end very shortly
Manager Turner, of Tho EV ening World couid TO,
be seen Late IN the afternoon the neWsboJs anu
their friends had formed into companies, many OF
which were p8iadng the streets with banners hyll5
ard such placa.ds borne al0tt on split laths as Inc
Roycot the sun and World for rasen Their prise
One man bought an Evening WOfd' az Nassau ana
Ann SITS from a y0ungstcT several boys gathclti
about 70 watch the operation OF making change 1Of
nickel and when the mans attention was thus ulleceu
the paper was snatched from his hands and torn IN
pecss. while from capaclous grin on young race
iooldng up into his came Them papers Is toycouen.
bnes Another scene OF confusion was witnessed at
tho BROOKLYN end OF the Bridge entrance, WneIe d
crowd of newsbuys tore 10 pieces 1000 Evening
sllnsp which were being carried 10 Bro0krn.
Tho proxy game oil baseball was not played or The
Evening Wolldr bulletin hOaM. which BY The striking
newsboys was considered victory Tor them, uey
saving that TIE Evening World did not dare play
IT, fearing damage 10 the board and lis mgnlpaia0fs.
Two arrests were made ono for tearing papers ana
one for striking a policeman with CLUB lldncis
Kane eleven years Old, invested In twenty one EVEN
ing Sls7 and started 10 sell them James Badi, also
eleven years Old tore up tue papers ana vas arrested
end taken to the Tomb, Court. ON the way pmcer
Thomson was struck IN the neck by one ol crowd
of POO boys and no arrested Arthur Lut. Both boys
were held by Justice Hogan for examination.
About the time the sporting extras appeared on
the streets the ncwsbOys announced thai The Even
ing sun" had given I'm and gone back TO the Old rates
hui ot The Sum Office this 0enird. and u was
said that the management intended 10 stick to IT'S de
mands and had no intention whatever Oi giving up
the fight
When the papers reached Jersey city such threaten
ing yelling crowds surrounded The delivery carts that
the distribution Of any copies was cHcctuaIy pre-
vented and the agents glad 10 get back T. NOW
York with wh0le skins.