The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-21
WAR TO The EDE:ATH
Noosies Hold Secret Session
on Ice Company Dock
and Plan Campaign.
DANNY DWYER IN THE SWIM
Mickey Doolan, Slim Jim and
Foxey Alec Denounce
Yellow Journals.


The newsboys' strike IS still on at the
Pennsylyaaia ferries and the lads are
confident that they will win and peat lhe
4tirty aents profit movement OF the
New York yellow journals.
win, said sThe News informant
who although small in stature has risen
to be a ringleader. '.it's easy, dead easy
Wos dey selling der papes terday! Wen
I guess not
He graciously informed "The News
man that the boys held a meeting early
this morning. They had first thought OF
asking Mayor Hoos to grant them the
use OF the Assembly Chamber in the city
aan. bnt some objected on the ground
that when Messrs Pulitzer and Hearst
heard of it they woald send over people
to pack the meeting and where would the
boys be2 After a lively talk at the back
of the Traction Company's car shed It was
decided to hold the meeting al the Hud-
son River les Company's dock at the foot
of Morgan street, that place possessing
twofold advantage. The boys, beg pardon,
the men, could refresh themselves during
the heat either of the sun or the debate
with chunks of Ice and at the same time
dump overheard any scab.
A rush was made and in ten minutes
later the boys were sitting on the string
piecs OF the dock. Superintendent John
Smith of the Hudson Rixer Ice Company
humorously welcomed the visitors with
becoming graciousness and the meeting
began.
Mickey Doolan, OF Essex street. by right
of having been pinched "oncest' was
unanimously made chairman. and he sat
on stray box secured from Wander
beek's lumber yard Now for a secretary!
Jim Hennessy, known as Slim jim was
nominated. lie was elected, but when it
was discovered that Slim Jim had neither
pen. ink or paper and couldn't write if
he had them. the motion for a secretary
was reconsidefed. and the services of
secretary were dispensed with
Then the little man, who so graphically
told the story in THE News last night
about the strike, jumped up to talk. He
is James Francis Turner Haggerty of
Provost street. a bright, amusing chap
known among the boys as Foxy Alec. =
He began
'sBoys. dem guys" jerking his thumb
towards New York, ''tink dey'll do us.
We didn't join to be done dirty by dem
Holsters If dey send der wagons we'll
punch de stuffin out of dem. Wid tirty
cents for hundred we amt going to be
Hastors in a week. Dey needn't be jeal-
Gus. We amt kicking agin the Joisey
city papers. DENIS all right. Any boy
wot buys de others we oughter TO plug
'ern. and I'm game fer one" cloud cries
Of me. too Oats right. Foxy "Ain't
he a bird?" during which the orator re-
sumed his seat9
One of the boys in the enthusiasm
caused by tie last speakers efforts, ap-
splauding too vigorously. fell backwards
over into the dock. and the meeting sud
denly broke up 10 watch Danny Dwyer's
natatorial display. The water was so cool
and nice that he swan about. His COM
panions. forgetting all their grievances
for the moment. peeled off and in jiffy
were beside him. A strike, like a quar-
rel, can be taken up at any time, but the
opportunity for plunge isn't always "
ing around loose. Nearly an hour was
thus spent and then they donned their
clothes and raced back to the ferry for
the first unlucky wagon from New York.
THE News's representative encountered
Foxy Alec at the ferry, and from him
received an account of what had taken
place at the meeting. The little fellows
face frightened when he said that the
"men'' We're firm and meant to stand out
until the yellow journal papers allowed
them sufficient to make decent living.
Il seed" he said, "dat de News had
me in it. Well, We can put piece in de
pape tonight dat Wen win, and don't ye
fergit it,
Il won't forget. I promise you; but
what is the next mover"
Lay low. an when de wagons come.
soak EN- he. replied with a burst of
laughter, and then the next minute he
was yelling al the top of his voice, IAN
about de strike"