The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-27
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Whl nave 20 Import "FrAternity" News
boys From Los Angeles. Too.
TACOMA. Nov. 26-Tspecial. l-There was
considerable commotion on Pacific avenue
this morning. The Newsboys' union
herded the lads who accepted q 81 bribe to
sell Ledgers, and marched them down tho
street with the din Of fog horns and cat
calls in their ears. They made ''sight"
of the non-union boys. Most of the boys
took tho situation good-naturedly, aud
oil but one seemed TO be having q good
time at the Ledge's expense. The
ono boy cried because tho union
boys leased him. and If any of his tor
mentors had any misgiving ~ TO their
conduct, they were dismissed by plenty Of
adults who espoused their cause and told
the little non-nnion tot that he ought to
be leased II he hadn't any more sense
than to try to sell the Ledger and thus act
contrary to the wish of the great majority
of his friends. The boys who teased him
were threatened with arrest by the LEDGER
employees. one Of them being charged with
Shaping the boys face.
Everybody seems to be making ID un-
pleasant for the Ledger. ''Sce that bundle
of papers 2" said railway man while the
rain poured. He pointed TO bundle of
I.cdgers. water-soaked and muddy. ..weli.
IL will remain shere till IL rots before I'll
carry IL on my car"
lie was told that he should not cndan.
GER his position by exhibiting too much
sympathy for the union printers. He de-
clared he didn't care q continental" he
was going to ''help the boys every turn In
the road"
Some street car men refused 70 carry
Ledgers today unless q messenger was sent
with them. An A. ID. T. messenger boy.
who was then sent out with instructions
60 secure the numbers Of the recalcitrant
street ear men, WAS notified by the agent
who received the papers to say nothing or
report nothing. He did as he was bid.
Over ut the headquarters of the Popu.
lists on Ninth street there il a large skull
and eross-bones. with copy Of the four
column paper gotten out by the LEDGER on
the days tho press would not work under
them, and the words;
''THE RAT PAPER"
Every copy OF tho Posr-ISrusIaxvcKx
was gohhled up early in the day. and the
comment. There Is more news in the
fosr-INTkIfiaRscEs than there il in the
Ledger" Was common throughout the
city.
The Ledger is wroth because the news
boys resent its action ia importing non-
union printers - take the places OF cits-
xsns OF Tacoma. who have families 10 sup.
port A street car raotorman who encour-
ages the employment of home labor and
happened TO denonstrafe his wrath by
kicking bundle of Lefsers off his car into
mud puddle especially injured that non.
union SHEET The fsferr in f4tru rafg.
upon the public 20 ia,escede in its behalf.
The Newsboys' Union has elected Magic
Henry president SAM Maxssxassa vice
president and III Barry treasurer. Thew
will not handle the Ledger. Among their
number are:
Nick fshricious. r. fraak. n. Rasksv.
Edward barry. George Hsadsey. Martha
Haadley, Heinseg Nelson. Richard Rfassx.
kenny CeIlneky, Frank Laason, Joe
Iaaxuc, Leo Ioisneky, Martin Hesnric,
Henry Rleem. Frank CFenia, sam kang-
man. Phillip Kaufman. otto Dus-
harran. ole FaT.syesit, Ssdaxy Me-
Iaiu. Thur fsadson, Nat Bloosa,
Lloyd REaden, Henry poSlsne,
James Dowltac. Charlie Plsktae. Carl
karssyesss Peterson. Peter ID. James n
Harry, Eddis l. Il, Willie l. h. E,id.e
Uaxyel. kagolrA Johnson. LAuFeis john
son, Earl BeEsAtnd. Joe Leafs. Joe Adams.
Walter Patterson. Charles fse<lersck, Peter
FFederseksoa sad Romaa Martins.
In erSfer 20 get lss papers cut. tue I<aes-
csssrs boys STA day. turkey dinner and a
ticket 10 abe ;heassr II to claim all the
money the boys take In. While some se-
cept the 81. many dc net succeed in selling
say rasers.
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