New-York tribune., 1899-07-26
"NEWSIES" STANDING FAST
TRICKS OF MEN WHO REPLACE THEM
TO AVOID HARD WORK.
PAPERS THROWN AWAY AT A PROFIT
MR.. BLINK's BUSY DAY-A Pa
RADE TONIGHT

There was no let up apparently In the news
bows strike yesterday although the advice OF 'ie
leader at the mass meeting. against violence, VIC"
generally followed. With the prolonging Oh '~, ~
strike the boys seem to- be gaining conhoeHoe -
the issue and they declared yesterday that 'ne
opnosition to their demands could not CONTINUE
much longer. -.
"say. dem fellers amt printin' papes Ter oer
heait'" said one. OF the urchins. IAN guess uey
secs now dat wot we says goes. All tinss coine'
to de blokes wot waits. an, say ives eoou " "
all right / guess we'll get wot we wants,
kid" Blink was in a pacific frame Oh Hli''u yes
terday. and he was busy most of the day Impress
ing his peaceful doctrines on some ol 'ne 'io'1
riotously inclined strikers.
I'm tinkin erbout calm a peace confrance'
he said. same like what de boss what runs husher
done Say how's dat fer skeme. hey? wen de-
eide Just how many de little feilers has er right
20 tackle one dem big scabs. an wen gun
lot erbout de Nv sticks an stones In de strike
Dat kind o. ting don't go no more in dis here
strike OATS wot tole em at de meetin an It
goes!'
HIRED MEN NOT ENTHUSIASTIC
The rain yesterday dampened the ardor Of the
hired men somewhat. and their efforts TO sell were
by no means marked with exertlon. There is one
feature incident TO the strike for which long
suffering public ought to be thankful. The babel OF
leather voiced sellers OF the latest sensation Is no
longer heard and in Park Row, Nassau-st and
other sections, where day and night have been
made hideous by the cries of "Uxtra," the quiet
at times Is such that almost hear one sself
think Some Of the men who were engaged TO sell
papers at s. a day. with 40 cents additional ior
each hundred sold hit plan yesterday ny
means OF which they could earn the greatest amount
of compensation with the least amount of labor
man would take fifty papers. go up a side street
and throw half of them where they would not
be seen Then he would sit on the remaining pa
pers until an inspector came. when he would eX-
plain that he had sold twenty-five papers ana was
on his way to get more.
The man would soon succeed in throwing away
about ninety papers and selling ten When evening
came the "newsboy" handed in 60 cents to pay Tor
the hundred papers he had rid himself of and col
ected s..
Say. dis is easy" said one Of them; ITS reg
lar cnch But don't give 1t away. l wouldn't be
dom II but needs de money 49,
number of the strikers who were away from rom
the jurisdiction Of their lynx eyed leaders w saw
an "Evenlng Journal wagon on It's way TO south
a wSrwhoop and the driver was powerless TO re-
sist them The papers were taken from the wagon
KID" Rink called at The Tribune office late last
night and gave the particulars or an NERVE" e I"
which he had with Mr.. Carvalho, OF "Ine journal
He called me in and he said Is dis ting right li
times as much 10 print our papes with all dem nice
picters as it does fer other papes? We iost It"V
pperv an de- man wanted 90 cents fer coffee. Could
yer make him sell It TO yer for ~ cents! - e,oo
'T told him we wussn't talkin ABOUT no coHee
Wot we wuz after was papes scabbooch ne seen ,n
MIR Hearst gettin' into coupy, ana ne t Went up ~
and asked him wot he wuZ gOin' TO do apout IL
He seq he'll 20 outen business and close up de snoP
before he'll give in to us. | reckon OATS wot ne ne u
nnlttee wots me and Jimmie Scaboooch and
Dave Simon. tomorrow.
GIFTS TO THE STRIKERS.
Mr.. Blink also brought information that Charles
RacIgaupl who is known in the I'D Assembly
District as "the poor mans friend, has given SSo
IN the fund and has offered TO the boys. free of
charge a four horse coach and four landaus LOT
use in the parade which is to take place tonight