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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22

of the Pacific Athletic Club tonight in
reference to the use of the baseball
ground during the football season by the
Catholic Club. If secured the aCthollc
Club will present some of the strongest
teams in this vicinity at Pacific Field dur
in gthe next few weeks.
At Princeton yesterday fifty aspiring
candidates were at work for positions on
the Varsity eleven.
Yale began its first football practice at
New Haven yesterday. Twenty-three
candidates appeared in the practice and
showed up well.
The Lafayette Kings Sons hav formed
a strong football eleven, which has had
considerable practice, and will give a
good account of it's line up on the grid
iron. Walter Williams is manager.
The Dayto Field Club is fast getting in
shape, and with the present mode of
practice continued Throughout the season
there will be few teams in this city that
will make much of a showing against
them.
Stevens Institute will begin practice
week. sThe students are beginning
to appear, and as soon as the term begins
the managers will be able to tell the pos
sibility of the school on the gridiron.
The Van Worst Field Club lined up
against the Catholic Club Monday night
in the gymnasium, and although pounds
lighter than the C. c., gave the team a
lively tussle. The Van Vorsts are strong
in defense and tackled well. The line
succeeded in getting through, but the
backs We're finely tackled before they
had travelled far with the ball.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
STILL AT THE BAT.
The Amateur Ball Players
Continue to Roll Up
the Runs.
BERG sMASHES RECORDS
Covers 200 Miles in IA Hours
"a Minutes-Footbal Players
Arc Practicing Hard
Notes for Wheelmen.

The States having defeated the majority
of the clubs in their section of the city,
Greenville, stretched their territory yes
terday and tackled the Johnstown Field
Clu Juniors. This proved a dif1cuit
contest for the States, nevertheless d
came off with flying colors. The game
attracted a large crowd. The weather
was not favorable for baseball, yet the
players were not affected by it. The
team work was excellent, both sides dis
playing a great deal of ability. The
States were first to the bat and in their
opening inning made three runs. The
Johnstowns were not to be denied, ana
made an equal number. The States ac-
quired a lead in the second, and from
that u had the victory in hand but
had to play hard to retain it. The States
did some heavy batting, punching their
hits well. In fielding the home team
had one error the worst of it. Grimm
pitched a mastery game for the States,
finished with a record of II strike
outs. Parle pitched well for Johnstowns,
striking out eight of the States heavy
hitters. The score
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
BERG MAKES A RECORD.
Rode to philadelphia and Return In
IA Hours "a


A few weeks ago Tom Evans of New
Brunswick, a member of the New York
Athletic Club, startled the cycling world
by making a new record between this
city and Philadelphia. He covered the
round trip of $50 miles in IA hours and Sc
minutes, and it was the opinion that this
wonderful performance would remain I'M
surpassed. The result is the contrary.
Yesterday Will C. Berg Of the Defender
Cycle Club, of Hoboken, who had
previously attempted to lower the figures
made by Evans, but was interfered with
rain after having covered more than half
the distance, started again and this time
was successful. There is nj telling what
the figures would nave been had it not
have been for a number of accidents.
Five punctures were received on the trip
to Philadelphia, n at Princeton Berg
broke a pedal and was thrown from his
wheel receiving several bad bruises. He
was retarded considerably by these mis-
haps, but continued on and by hard work
finished his journey two minutes inside
of Evans record. Berg started from the
Barclay street ferry in New York at 6:30
o'clock yesterday morning, and reached
Philadelphia at half past one. On the
return he arrived in New York at 8:44
p. M. He is a remarkably strong rider,
full of determination and has made more
miles on his bike this season than any
rider in HOboken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
THE AGE OF TREPAENING.
Evidences That tbe rustom Was
Practtced In Ancient Times.

The curious custom of trepanning-that
is, of removing small pieces of bone from
IS very ancient and widely spread. In
P Pr deGlnss Bbar.o Munro has devoted a
chapter to Prehistorie T~rspann = 3 g
time Drs. H.. Ma1bot and r. Verneau pub
lished in rAnthropologie (tome vii.) a
memoir on the Chaouias and the trepan-
ming of the skull in the Aures. The
Djebel-Aures, Mountains of the Cedars,"
from the southeast border of the Algerian
plateau; here and in the neighboring
Diebel-C hechar is the centre of trepan-
ming. The natives are carefully de-
seribed; they belong to the Berber stem;
a portior-perhaps one-eighth-are fair;
thus the external. as we'll as the ~eranial.
characters show them to be q somewhat
mixed people.
The method of t%repanning is very fully
described, md a native doctor showed
DIR. Malbot a skull with over a dozen cir
cular holes, two Sits and a large irregu-
lar orifice, all of which has been pierced
when the man was alive! The skull,
though taken from a grave, was kept
hidden, and it evidently was used as an
example by the local doctors. The en-
thusiastic French doctor says: The
Chaouias respect their tombs and on no
pretext will rifle them; the love of science
alone can explain this proclamation on the
part of the trepanner. 1t is the same sem
fiment which has led to our possession of
The specimen"
the specimen which is now in the Museum
d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. The ma
tives have recourse to t~repannlng for
blows or wounds on the head; it does not
matter how long before the blow may
have been given. If only a sick person can
remember that he has had one. The oper-
alton is by no means a severe one, as the
people have a most remarkable upe
tive constitution. A woman, tired of the
conjugal yoke, has been known TO call in
the services of a t~repanner in order TO
procure a divorce from her husband by
procuring a piece of her skull, which she
affirmed had been broken BY his ill-treat-
ment.-Nature.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
GAMES ON THE GRIDIR0N.
The spors VIII soon Begin with she

The New Jersey Athletic Club began its
regular season in football last night when
the members began the regular practice
for positions on the team that will carry
the fortunes OF the N. j. A.. G. on the
gridiron. The grounds were lighted by
electricity the players were 7rilled in
the regular signals and in punting and
falling on tbs ball.
The Paramount and Orion football teams
win start the ball moving Saturday When
they begin their game at West Side ave-
nue..
The Catholic Club will open the season
Saturday, October 2. Manager O'Brien
will confer with Manager Mike Connolly
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
LIBERTY.
SCORE BY INNINGS.

The Osceolas Of New York are no as
strong in baseball as they imagined The
team had defeated every junior team in
the Metropolis, imagining the Jer-
sey clubs easy, issued a challenge to the
ST. Paurs avenue team. ~captained by
Croffofd. This was accepted, and the
game was played on Monday on the Oak
land avenue ground. The visitors opened
up with a rush. and shutting out the St.
Paurs team in two innings made five
run HI later got to work in the third
and fourth, and the honors were even.
Osceola forged ahead in the fifth with
three runs. but st. Pauls went them two
better in the next. and drawing away won
easily. The Osceolas played the best
game in the field. but their batting was
not as successful. The scores were:-
ST PAUL.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22

The final game of the series between
the Imperial and Liberty teams was
played yesterday, and as usual resulted
In favor of the Imperials, who took the
Libertys into camp and won by a good
margin. The team gave a hard reception
to Sullivan, the Liberty pitcher, and
pounded out eleven hits. The Libertys
struggled hard to get a foothold and
tailed in more innings than their OPP
ponents, but not SO often. The game was
very exciting until the last half OF the
sixth inning, when the Imperials won
out. In the first half of this inning the
Libertys tied the score, but five runs by
the Imperials put them on the safe side
and they won by four run The Libertys
fielded badly and had nine errors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22

BOARD OF STREET AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
CONCEAL Proceedings
Regular meeting of thu Board of Street and Water Commissioners, nd on
Monday. September 49, 1897 att w o'clock F NJ.
President Botwood.
F On motion, the reading 81 minutes O meeting held OF Tuesday, September z
der Rule No TO-
OPENING. OF SEALED PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Improvement of Orient avenue from Ocean avenue to Jackson
avenue, fifteen ) in number we're presented as follows
The proposals of Philip Tumulty, JE, John g McCabe nd {. E. Rodma were
rejected as Informal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22

The century run arranged by the Acme
wheelmen will be held Sunday and the
route will be to New Brunswick and back.
The start will be made from the club
room on Monmouth street at six A. NJ.
The Castle Point Cyclers will rave a run
to New Rochelle Sunday.
Clio wheelmen will rave the third run
of the fall series Sunday, the route ex-
tending to a point Of interest on Long
Island.
Ninatic Wheelmen and North Hudson
County Cyclers have announced a joint
century run to New Brunswick on Octo-
Der "a, at which they win have yer 100
starters.
The Hudson County Wheelmen will have
a pursuit race in connection with their
race meet at the West Side track Oetp-
Der 3.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22

Proposals for Improvement Of Fairze avenue from engea avenue to Hpd-
son Boulevard, four AZ in numbe were preented as follows
The proposal of $ n Graydon was rejected as Informal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
Two more games will be played by the
Ioholrans Both win be extra attractions.

Hobokens. Both win be extra attractions.
Next Sunday the Brooklyn National
League team will play on the st. George
Cricket grounds and the following week
Baltimore will play there. The Brook
lyns attracted nearly 1000 people to the
principally through the errors of Terry
at third base, the crowd this week will
Be Just as large as they hope to see the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22

Proposals for Improvement of Beacon avenue. from ummn avenue to- HUDSON
sxteen qD in humble were presented as follows
Proposals. of Dennis Mullins, William j.. Connolly, Charles agne John g.
NcCabe. {. B Rodman Timothy Burke Henry Byrne and + H.. flamTty, IT,, d
4. we're rejected as mfTmaL
On opening proposal of Henry Byrne it vas foun to contain proposal for
in bergen avenue, ant was rejected as informal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
Lesna I. Conadent.

LlIcien Lesna, the famous French cyclist
feels confident that he will defeat Michael
on Saturday next in their contest at the
Manhattan Beach track. Since Lesna's
arrival in this country he has been handi-
capped more or less by incompetent pace
makers. In fact, at the Springfield meet
the critics claim that this alone prevented.
him from defeating Michael. In the
coming race, however, Lesna will be as
sisted by the pick of the ~pacemaking ta-
lent of the country. He has been care
fully watching the working of the men
who have been riding in front of Star
buck and McDuffee, and he has picked
out those who he thinks are well adapted
for that kind of work. They nave been
working at the Charles River track and
will not leave there until Wednesday
evening. Persons who lave been watch
ing the work of Lesna the past few days
claim he has shown a wonderful i'm
provement, and are willing to wager that
he will cover the thirty-three miles in an
hour, SO it will be seen that Michael will
have to make another onslaught on the
records in order to finish in front Of the
Ffrenchman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF
CLERK STREET.

For each and every cubic yard of earth
For each and every cubic yard of earth
For each and every cubic yard of sand
OF STdVel H~IllHS...... $3.50. .,.
For zach and every square yard of
Belgian paving in gutter...............
For each and every lineal foot of new
For each and every nneal foot of reset
curb stone........ ........... .............
For each and every new receiving basin..
For each and every manhole head brought
For each and every square yard of ma
cadam pav1ng.......
For each and every receiving basin re-
built. ..... -. ....... ........-.-.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
osCEoLA.


SCORE BY INNINGS.
st. Paul. ,.....0 O 4 / BIS
OSeeola. -. ~. ....2 3 0 D 3 U U U ziU
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
BASEBALL In ENGLAND.
Americas National Game Is Rapidly
Gsining q FootbOld There.

Americas National Game Is Rapidly
Gaining a FOOtbOld There.
Mr.. A. G. Spalding, the well known base
ball magnate, who has just returned from
a trip to England, says that he was more
han impressed with the interest that is
now being taken in baseball in Great
Britain, and for the first time since its
introduction there it has a promising out
look.
When the American game of baseball
was introduced in England it was utterly
impossible to make expenses, n the
clubs for years were carried on at a loss.
Now the game has a very strong hold
throughout the Midlands and the North
of England. The Derby club, for the
first time since it was organized, has this
year paid all its expenses and can now
be considered a paying venture. This is
indeed gratifying to those who helped
build up the game in England.
While Mr.. Spalding was in England, the
final game for the possession of the cham
pioinship cup was played, the Derby club
winning, thereby becoming possessors of
the trophy for 1897.
While they nave their own association
in England, they play under the rules of
the National League, and follow our regil-9
1ationS in every respect minutely.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22

Proposals for mprovene of Crescent avenue, from Astor place to Benont
avenue nine D in nunbe rwerep presented as follows
The proposal of Charles Wagner vas rejected as informal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
O" $500 s'


oldl0 1855. -.....-..-o =
Johnstown ..............3 0 0 U U 5d
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22


A novelty which is coming in at
the present moment and fast becoming
a success is the fan of fiowers-an ex-
quisite little invention of recent date.
1t is made in any variety of the
woods used for the ordinary article. The
body of the fan disappears in a trimming
of little leaves. ivy, maiden's hair fern,
mingled with roses and peoples.
At the top the flowers open out in
the form of a crown, and at the ter
mination or each RIB is a little tube,
in which single flowers are inserted.
II the 4wearer does not desire to use
natural flowers every day she can em-
ploy artificial blossoms. 1t is equally
pretty with the natural article if duets,
peoples, ETC.. are chosen. But for a
fan with pinks and roses. the natural
blossoms must be chosen. being By far
the most elegant.
when the fan is closed a hold q
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22

Proposals for building a Pinch viuifed pipe sewer in Bergen avenue. from
MYRTLE avenue to Bostwiek avenue; an I-nch vhifed pipe sew from the NORTH
side of Bostwick avenue to BidWen avenue, m a 24inch brick ovalse sewer from
the north side of BidMeI avenue to n onnectng with the sewer in Fulton
avenue n Ill connections to the curb, ten qO in humble were presented as fol-
lowG- 4 &
The proposals of Philip Tumuly, Jr. and ohm +. auuery We're rejected a
Informal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22

I-inch vitriied pipe sewer, per lineal
For Zach md every cubic yard of rock
Fol each and every cubic yard of con-
crete......... ....-.... $3.50 .....-...
For sheathing and lumber in bottom
(crade) per thousand feet (B. M.).......-
For receiving basins and connections COM
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22

For each and every cubic ard q eams s1sS adGn. - 81 81 5 81 g
FOR each m every square yard of asphalt paving -. .-...I I8E l4 lo
For ech I'M every nnealfo OF new cap sone.r ..-. .".-..-i "a I'll "
For each and every squar foot ofn hagging. ... ..-.I IJ La Il
For each an every squar yard of repavng 49,. -. -. -.t..-..s "a FL -N
For each an every Hneal foot of reset curb ne. 49, .-J !H !G t9
For each INT every square foot of reab1H aggng .. - --.--..f1 w vi w
Cor zach md eyevl nealf foot OF ribbng s.-. ..--..-I al ~ 20
For each inc every manhoe lead brought to grade ... - 20 2g 3W
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-20
THE BRANN FEUD.
Two Men Killed and Another one Ser
jOuSIy Wounded.

The w. G. Bran1 feud at Waco,
Texas, has broken out anew and yester-
| day Judge Gerald. swhO has been a
stauuch friend of Brann from the be-
| ginning of ha row, shot and killed the
| two Harris brothers. who were con-
| nect9d with the Waco Times-Herald.
| The account of the affrey, as furn! ed
| by the Associa' ell Press is as follows:
j. w. Harris, editor of the Waco
| Times-Herald, & morniog paper. and
w. A. Harris, his brnther, on One size,
aud eX-Judge G. B. Gerald, a promin-
ent citizen, fought duel to the dea b
on the street tonight ut o'clock.
| w. A Harris was shot dead, J. w.
Harris wounded fatally, his body being
| paralyzed, ana Gerald shot in the sid e
and may Gle.
The trouble is the out 'Ome OF the
mobbing of w. G. Brann, pub Usher of
| the Iconcclast. Gerald was eX-cOunty
| judge aud one of Waco's most promi-
lpent citizens. He had written a bit
ter criticism on Baylor university with
| reference to the recent mobbiug of Mr..
Brann and had fled it with Edi or Ha--
| ris for publication.
Afterwards he asked to Rave his
| manuscript returned and became in
censed at the EDITORS delay in comply
| ing. Bad feeling resulted, and when
| Judge Gerald was crossing the street
"a the corner of Fourth and Austin
| 5 reefs, Editor Harris came out of a
drug store and OPP, ned fire on him.
Gerald imm ediately drew his revolver
| and returned the fire.
Hear the shooting. w. A. Harr is
came up on the scere andtoOk hand
| in the fusilade, shooting Gerald from
behind. Gerald pursued him into the
| drug store, shooting as he ran Harris
| fell to the floor with the words: ''You
shot me in the back " Gerald emptied
| the ramain ng charges in his weapon
| into the PROSTATE form of his victim,
kill ng him on the SPIT. Gerald then
| left the scene.
A Ii tie colored boy who stood rear
| was shot in the leg by stray bullet
Editor Harris was carried into a
| drug store by friends. He was unable
| to move muscle of his body or speak.
| 81 S windpipe had been severed by a
| bullet which injure1 his spinal column.
He was removed to his home but can
not live.
Judge Gerald was wounded in the
neck and side. While serious, bis
| wounds cannot be said to be necessar-
| lily fatal. Excitement is very great
and public opinion seems to be divid-
ed.
Judge Gerald is also an ex-membe Of
the legislature. eX-postmaster of this
city and widely known roughout the
state. He i 50 years of age. He was
| armed with two revolvers. The Harris
brothers eac bad one. The judge is
fearless and noted as man quick to re-
g. Mt an Offepse
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-20
White Oaks Construction.

Messrs. George S. Coca & Co, the
White Oaks r. r. contra ctors, have lei
the ir first suo-contract 10 Messrs. Met
calf & Mepdenhall of this city who
will construct the fir-t two miles OF
road, and start in on Monday next on
the Fort Bliss yard. This work in.
cludes nearly a mile Of road bed be.
fore t. e yards are re ached. 1t will be
several days before other sub-contracts
are let.
The location stakes are driven for sc
miles, so the contractors can point for
the north and ''gO it, The speed of
construction will average twenty to
tw enty-five miles a day. Mr.. Eddy is
to furnish two Southern Pacific engines
and boarding aims for the men, aud
such 9th or rolling stock for the work
as may be nece ssaey.
So the White Oaks road is a sure
go,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-20

E G.. Pew has gone to San Antonio.
MissC. Silberberg has returned from
| a New Mexico visit.
w. n. Cromp returned this noon
from month IS absence ia Virginia.
Harry Smith and his sister, Miss
Fannie, are visiting in this city from
Sabinal.
Mrs. A. P. Goes. who has been away
from Ell Paso for eight months, is now
en- route home from New York.
Mrs. Sol Schultz will arrive over the
Santa Fe Monday from New York on
the return from her European tour.
P. II: Griselle of Missoula, Mont, is
in town en- route to Cardena>, Mex, to
Central.
Rev. ]. T. French, of Trinity church,
has so far recover from his long
sickness as to be able to get out, but
can not preach for week yet.
Superintendent Payne, of the Postal
Telegraph company. arrived in this
CITY today on the Santa Fe and will
look over the busioess of the postal at
this point.
Mr.. Black, manager of the Postal
Telegraph company at Denver, who
has had charge of the Postal in this
city for the past two weeks during
Manager Perkins illness, will leave
for Denver tomorrow or Monday to
take charge of his business there.
Misses Lucy and Eva Kneeland and
Mics Edna Keels left this afternoon on
the T. & p, for visit to Big Springs.
AT Midland they will be joined by a
large party who will spend Sunday at
the springs. The party will return to
Ell Paso Monday and Miss Lucy Knee
lands p city face viii not be absent
from the Postal Telegraph Office longer
than that time.