The herald., 1894-07-06
THE NEWSBOYS' FIGHT.
THEY SIT DOWN VERY HARD ON
THE TINES.
But Two Boys Try to Sell That Paper.
A Big Dinner to Over 200 of
the Boys Last Nisht-A
Great Time.

The present labor trouble has at las
eliminated in disturbance. Early yes
terday morning riot broke loose on the
street. and there may be necessity fol
calling upon the independent military
reserves" to put down the insurrection
The element which has broken loose ID
not the railroad men, however, but q
large number OF sympathizers, in the
shape OF the Los Angeles newsboys. In.
dividually they are not very numerous,
but collectively they are as overwhelm-
ing in their outbursts as the most san
guine labor agitator could wish for.
Their creed is to down tyranny, and in
the present instance they have taken up
the cudgel against the Times for its at
titude in the present railroad war. They
determined to organize a union, and,
after that was perfected, they at once
put Pullman boycott on the paper.
Any boy who was found to have the
Times for sale was promptly eet upon.
Yesterday morning was the second
day OF this great boycott, and it ap-
peared to be working with the utmost
success. In fact, it was most complete
'tie-up," with not even a local on the
line.
Along about O'Clock in the morning
avery large number congregated in front
OF the HERALD, all bearing badges bear
ing LOS Angeles Newshoys' union"
and after a few ringing cheers for the
HERALD, "the friend of the laboring
clssses,' one boy little larger than the
rest, with stick in place of sword, mar
shaled his followers into line, and with
a command to ''tall in, fall in-march,"
led the triumphal procession around on
Broadway to the Times building, where
the greatest uproar was made.
''Scab Times, scab Times" was
yelled by hundred throats, and the
street was soon black with struggling
humanity, the most of whom were
yelling derieiyelv at the paper upon
which they look as an enemy to their
friends.
They soon scattered over the town
with their bundles of HERALDs. and it
WAS war OF the most pronounced char
acter upon all who showed copy OF the
Times. In one instance paper was
boldly taken from a man riding along in
buggy and torn to bits. He wag made
to square the offense by buying copy
of tho HERALD.
The Typographical union at the turn
of events gave out word to the boys that
they would start off the Inauguration of
the new union, by a dinner, and gave
an invitation to the boys to meet at s
O'Clock last evening at the New York
Kitchen. Promptly at the hour named,
the boys formed at the Council of Labor
hall and marched down Broadway and
along Second street to Spring, and then
up Spring to the restaurant. AS they
passed the HERALD, cheer after cheer
was given and hats waved frantically,
the boys enjoying to the utmost the
great uproar they were making. There
were over 200 OF the youngsters, and in
order to keep them in check at the
restaurant three or four policemen had
to be placed on guard. The little fell
lows were all finally seated at the tables
and provided with an excellent meal, to
which they did great justice. The crowd
on the outside blocked the street from
curb to curb, all eager to get glimpse
of the rare fun in progress.
The committee for the union having
the banquet in charge was composed OF
F. B. Culver, @. L. Smart, ]. B. Liven-
good, Robert Parker and H. W. Mshar.
After the meal was finished the boys
marched down to the HERALD and gave
a few more cheere and dispersed