The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-13
IN THE ARENA AT MADRID.
Fight Between a Lion and a Spanish
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Ruli.
l never remember a scene connected
with tauromachy which called forth sucl{
lively interest as the fight yesterday bq
tween an African lion and a 5-year-oE
bull. High bets were made and nothing
else was talked of for days; it seemed al
II the National honor depended on II
Inc tickets were sold IN no time and
those who were not able to urocure then
n good time mad to pay ten and twenty
times the original price for enc. At two
IN the afternoon q regular migration toob
place across the Alcala street o the
Flazd De Ioros, and this was soon filled
to the last place. several thousand per.
sons could not gain admittance. but ir
yielded, ard about 300 wer 1ae1e4
WitRcut tickets, and the gendarmes H&t
to make free use of the but end of then
rifles to keep order at the entrance. Thu
areronaut Enrich, and Mallen. the lio1
tanaer, tire proprietor OF the lion wt1ieh
was captured il Ssnegambia in loSS,. were
scarcely noticed. Everybody awaited with
Impotence the great moment When the
two animals should try their strength
with one another in the gigantic iron
cage, tairty-nine feet in diameter, whict
was put up in the centre of the arena.
With a tremendous spring and loud
roar, a lion entered first-a splendid
animal, and so avage that Mallen could
do nothing with him and could not make
use OF him in his performances. Only
last year he nearly fell a victim to his
foolhardiness, being dragged out of tbs
beasts claws almost torn to bits, 4
lion having Just before killed a hye1 4
The lion paced around the cage sevA =
times and then lay down opposite
door of the bulls cage. A second BIZ
being rung, this door wa opened and
through the crowd. Like lightning the
bull started up and went straight atA
the lion, which now raised itself an<
ment the two animals seemed to b
one moving mass, then the monarch OF
the desert was seen to fly through the
air. Thundeging applause from the
thousands and cheers for Spain filled
the air, for they evidently considered
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few steps backward toward the centre
OF the cage and awaited a new attack.
forward and rolled his enemy about
in the sand like a ball, till, by a sudde
turn, the hon tried TO get at him behind,
and had already stuck its claws into
the bulls h~lndquarters, when he was
finally again tossed, The lion now gave
tried to escape till he was allowed
SIP into his age. The result was, thel4
fore, quite different from what the lar
bills posted up everywhere had predi
ed by an illustration of the lion fina
devouring his opponent. 1t is true ND
people had not expected such an ISSUE
that the bull would be victorious. They
oased their conviction on the results of
similar fights during the last forty, years.
lions, Bengal tigers and ice bears.
was however, not equal to the elephas
f HIDE ms and aofns %tf eanta R1s p biow from th Is
trunk sqJft1lcsssSS tt9 lay Dim in the dust
$500 Sc I l2.3o night. Fo -
TO 9o0 R;adaSa b Rna EVANS. EAScHE PIER
Decker, hS Ser 5rGSs aS Geoprsse ex E4ap Ben 1 /
Evans. TabeIia SoiudesN Enrs1a E Van
s@ehayier vans sarah [ F Fleming kobeTti
,. VANS. Lottie Evans, his vie: cha siiotss
QnfanD. Archer Evans ~(infant),
You are hereby notified that at a public sale
made by the City Collector Of Jersey City, on
Aldermen of Jersey City purchased for the
sum of nine hundred and two dollars and
estate situate IN Jerssy. City, in the County Of
Hudson and State of New Jersey, fronting on
mated as lot four hundred and Twenty-Five
Q22). IN Block number eight hundred and
nexed to a report number eighty-seven 90.
made by, the Commissioners Of Adjustment
Court coHTt4 81 the 99 County mt sa Il H atSS ny e a oe Garfali
copy of which report and map was filed in the
the 18th day Of February. 1888, said report
and map and said sale being made pursuant
to the provisions of an act Of the Legislature
Of New Jersey. passed March Soth. 1856.
Al Act concerning the settlement and colleo.
ton of arrearages OF unpaid taxes. assess
ments and water rates or water rents In
cities of this state, and imposing and levy
ing a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and
instead of such arrearages. and to enforce
the sale of lands subjected to future taxa
ton and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further, notified that you ap-
pear to have an estate or interest in said land
and real estate, and unless the said land and
real estate shall be redeemed, as provided in
said acts, before the expiration of six months
from and after the service hereof, q deed for
the same Will be given conveying to The Mayor
and Aldermen of Jersey City the fee simpls
of said land and real estate according to
the provisions of the said act.
Dated, Jersey City, N. j., March 16, 1895.
THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JERSEY
CITY.
7 F. WANSER,
CSeal.) Mayor.
Attest. JOHN q. SCOTT,
City Clerk.
(Sale No. 1859
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