The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-03
Rio1oUy Little sTnIkERs.
New street. Messengers Attack boys Seat
to Take Their Pisces.

New Street Messengers Attack Boys Seat
to Take Their Places.
When tho cighty-nve boys employed In tho
American District Telegraph ONCE. ut y New
street. as messengers received their pay
week ago last Monday. they got only $3.50
instead OF SAB which they had previously
received. First they thought mistake had
been made. but they relinduished THIS iaea
when they compared notes and learned that
the snmo amount was in every envelope. For
n while they thought II was funny. but after a
day or two they came to tho conclusion that
they were being ground down" They held
whisrorcd conferences in the dark corners OF
tho office and in the street. and agreed that II
n similar reduction OF pay was made again
they wouldn't stand It. 1t camc on last Nom
day, which IL tho regular nay day. and they
held n lot more conferences. at which much
indignation was expressed. They talked with
other uniformed employees OF the company
and were encouraged TO go out on strike with
out giving Manager Banks any intimation OF
their intention. Consequently. there were no
boys in tho office when It opened Mt o'clock
yesterday morning. They were hanging about
the entrance and standing IN groups IN the
neighborhood.
They had boon doing a good deal OF flgur-
ing and had discovered that one days pay
had been deducted. They concluded that this
day was Sunday. and when Manager Banks
ordered them to 20 to work they wanted to
know why they got no nay for Sundays work.
as they did when tho Mutual Company owned
the Office Manager Banks replied that week
meant seven days work. and that they
wouldn't got n full weeks pay II they worked
only six days. The boys refused to resume
work. and Manager Banks sent an eIplana-
ton OF the situation 10 tho main ofilce
About sixty OF the boys employed in deliver
ing circulars were mustered and sent down
TO the New street Office. The strikers had OK
pccted some such 'noye as this. Picke,s were
hastily placed at tho Wall street md Exchange
pen to Se tIo STREET WIN rd the
argue tho matter with them. hut this method
proved Intellectual. and 1t wasn't very long I'M
strikers formed lines OF bait and booted and
!rsered the nov boys and raised such racket
th M n ali iMS ane
out to sec the fun. superintendent Smith OF
tho Office at ney street sent, some BOYS
good deal Of tho bull and boar spirit. and when
they wore h9oted and abused they hooted and
SHssa S"ik S"a %G and them so s
ton sent policeman to the street to, keep or
D.iMuldoon. Il years old. who had becn sent
t!om another oi,icY started up the stsIs OF the
at tho top Of the steps BY several OF the strik-
ers. who sseized. him and threw him violently
bnck into the basement. Albert smith, an
got n block away from tho office with mes;
sage. when striker, met him and PUNCHED
aPby e afs K ayss caSnte
fthe strikers. They let him get block away.
and then they SURROUNDED hin and yer" beat;
asssailnnt. At the romts ,sadcla was fined 81.
aged men. ConllIent that their years and
size would protect them they boldly started
out At the corner Of Exchange place dozen
SnS q the men as1 Tut The osher a. james s;
enough. lie was kiciad. scratched msh 'T and
punched pune 3D., and bis clothes we're torn Hewould
Eaton arrested Peter Brend II years old. a
n mcsssenEer whe Wns on his way from the Man
street. wi h 800 shares, OF stock valued at
s g ro AM IT, Trend was held at tile TOmIs in
strikers started to organize a parade. Tho
Si sssye% 'o DID, iPfSfdf far M arss
1t Tena aysnps sn sf # sss
A group Of strikers surrounded the reporter.
TThsy weTs to tell their
bad he New street once they received pay for
Sunday even II they didn't work on that day.
They asserted that there was much ground
for complaint in all the, Offices whore messen-
ger boys are employed. In some. offices tho
boys got pa cents q message il the message
W., delivered: II. however. t was not posi-.
their work Now. that tho trouble was
started. they predicted it would spread
the 1000 odd boys employed in the various
offices Of tho company would GO out on strike.
The boys employed in the main office of tho
company will hold meeting, on Wednesday
next. when. perhaps. good deal Of trouble
will DO arranged for. Some Of the things tho
bows want are shorter hours. pay for an an
swer to n message whore the systcm Of pay is
BY the piece. and better treatment at the
hands OF the boys placed over them in tho
Office. One OF the strikers said yesterday:
We're bound to wiz because we're willing
to take q rest. A week $ vacation will do no
good. Whenever we ask for a day off some
body throws hook at u.s. We're called names
ind kick about like anything. and we mint
IuSt going 10 stand it any longer. that's NIL"
Manager Rankin OF the main Office said that
the company was not Mt all Aforementioned by
the strike. He did not seem to fear a general
strike among the messengers.