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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

ICutting Il grade on Tunnel mountaln.J
tional fiat cars and 30 box cars, which
will be shipped to Skaguay in a@knocked
down. condition, to be set up there in
tiino for the increased spring rush to the
soldfelds by gold hunters and tourists.
There are also four more passeng erc coaches
being mado ready for the spring rush.
AT Skaeuay there are now being COM
str1lcted extensive machine shops, which
will ba equipped with modern types OF
machine tools. In fact, thu equipment
Will be- Of such a nature as to make it pos
sibls to build a locomotive in the shops
should occasion require it. BY next June
at the latest the road will be completed to
the lakes, and passenger accommodations
will be such as to make a very comforta-
bic trip from Seattle to tho lakes possible.
From there steamboat accommodations
will make the trip to Dawson lmost a
pleasure
The present terminal Of the road, Sum-
milf. Is bv no means the end of the freight
route, for where the rails end their task
the packers take it up again. And in fact
freight is now billed direct through from
Skaauay to Dawson City. The rate from
Skaauay to Bennett is about IL cents per
uor1d. and about "a cents from Skaguay
TO Dawson City. Packages must be con-
fined to weights not exceeding 1875 pounds
and be- in such forms as to be loaded upon
pack animals.
The scenery along the route of this
farthest north railroad is said to be the
grandesb on earth, and the company an
tieipates that the many hundreds of tour
lists who annually make the boat trip to
some seaport in Alaska will hereafter ex-
tend their Journey to include a trip over
their road. After leaving Skaguay the
line crosses to the west side of the Skagaay
river IL miles above the business center
of the town. 1t recrosses the river and,
to gain elevation, makes a loop up the
narrow valley Of the east fork Of Skaglay
river. AT the exit of this route the line
encounters heavy rock work at o point
seven miles from Skaguay knewn as
Porcupine hill. The elevation at this
point is something over 700 feet above the
sea level, and most Of this elevation is
reached by the road in q little more than
three miles, e.nce for nearly four miles out
of Skagnay the grades are light. From
Porcupine hiil onward the road ascends
rapidly along the steep side OF a
until another loop is made across the val
lev of the main Skaguay river in order to
gain elevation.
AT this second loop the line leaves the
river and ascends toward the summit OF
the pass. AIT q point about 15M miles
from Sknguayt there Is an iron truss bridge
Of $50 feet span. The elevation of the
mass at the summit is 2, $50 fees q the
elevation Of the track {, 800 feet, there be-
ing d cut Of Is feet for q considerableais
talce.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18
THE SELECT FEW" DINE.

The Select Few, a social organization
Of this city. dined last night at the Hotel
Arlington, on the Boulevard and Fifty
first street. Bayonne. Among the party
were Messrs. Samuel J. Blakey, Fire
Commissioner John Brennan, Horace Fl.
Farrier, James Reilly, II. Peckham,
Henry Hauck. Boulevard Commissioner
r. D. Urcuhart. Eroch Smith. Harry
Rose, W.. Il. Hooker, John Howe, w. II.
Thompson, J. Shellenberger. ]. Kelly.
Captain Carroll, Geo. Fl. Quinn, J. Me-
ran and brother.
COMMISSIONER Brennan presided, and
4isfirg the evening sang delightfully."-.
aneeehes were made by every guest. AM
the hotel. sarg ana received a hearty
round OF applause. The repast was served
In the hotels well Known excellent style,
md the diners did full justice 10 the
GOOD things,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18
RAWNsLEY CLUB CHAMPIONS.
Defeats Orient Switchboard Club In
Horne and Home Series.

In the championship home and nome
series of games arranged Between the
Rawnsley Switchboard Club, OF orange,
and the Orient SWITCHBOARD Club of this
city. the former proved the winner, and
is now the champion. They gained the
title by winning the match last night, BY
five points, at Orient Hall, the ~headqnar-
tiers of the local club. This made two
straight victories for the Orange aggre-
cation. They won the first game played
at Orange last Thursday evening.
At $50 o'clock the visitors arrived at the
hall in a special car. There We're sixty
five Of them. and as the whole member
ship OF the home club turned out the
match was witnessed by a very large
crowd It was with difficulty that the
players were given sufficient room in
which to work.
The first contest was between McNfer-
ney and Campbell. The play was at q
points and it required "a frames to give
the supremacy to Campbell. This was
the largest number of frames of the
night. The local man won BY six points,
ard the contest was most exciting.
Sickle and Evans was arrayed against
each other next and the spectators were
on fip toe as these men have been bitter
rivals ct the game. The Orange player
has defeated Evans time and again, but
last night he was defeated BY y points
IN 2eA frames.
slaughter and Hansen then played
against each other. and The first win iol
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18
ALASKA'S RAILROAD
Already Completed Over the
Worst Of the Route
to Dawson.

Alaska's frat railroad has now in op6r-
atioa about IN miles Of its line Already
the rails have been laid over the highest
point Of White pass and are being pushed
into the Northwest Territories Of British
Columbia. Very soon the work must stop
on account of TIE cold weather, but tt
will be resumed as soon as spring opens,
and before the close of another season
most Of tho hardships of the overland
route to the goidaelds around Dawson
City will be things of the past. The fu-
ture argonauts will be spared the terrors
of the Chilkoot, for they will ride safely
and swiftly over the trail where so many
pioneers toiled and persisted, and the loco
motive headlights will flash a challenge to
the aurora borealis.
The White Pass and Yukon railway now
runs from the wharf at S~kaguay, where
land the s5eamers from Setttle, Portland
and San Francisco, to the top of what is
called sthe divide. Thus all the creator
difficulties have been ~surmounted. At the
summit the track reaches an elevation OF
Q, 365 feet above its shore terminus, SO you
can readily believe that these difficulties
have been by no means small.
Compared with some of the engineering
feats which have smoothed for the iron
horse a pathway across the Rockies per-
haps these achievements of railroad build
ing in Alaska may seem small, but it
must be remembered that in order to my
rails over White pass unusual difficulties
lave been met. Far away from mechan-
zeal c~enters, battling with a rigorous cli-
mate, frozen ground and basaltic cliffs,
the engineers have really done wonders.
In order to reach IN elevation OF more
than half a mile in less than II miles OF
trask the line has been carried up on the
sides Of bold bills, through n tunnel 500
feet III length and in some instances
across the very face Of o mountain.
The rest Of the route will be of compar-
ativeiy easy construction, although it Is
sometimes as difficult TO descend from a
grade as TO reach it. The chain of lakes
IN which the mighty Yukon rises will
treatlework will carry the road clear OF
these.
There is no doubt that the ultimate
terminus Of the road will be Dawson City
itaelf, but the company will not wait to
reach this goal before doing business. In
fact, many passengers and much freight
have already been carried to Summit, and
tho northern terminus viii be pushed fer-
ward as rapidly as possible.
Tho rolling stock OF the road consists OF
Eve locomotives, 20 fiat cars, two passen-
ger cars and one baggage car. There nre In
course of construction at Seattle 20 addi-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

Little Marjorie is by no means fond
of going to church, says the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER. She has to sit too stiH, and
ssthe man. talks about things she can
not yet understand.
"What's it for, mammal" she asked
n day. "What do we go to church
for?n
Mamma tried to tell her the reasons.
and concluded by saying:
.And when you can't understand
what the minister g you must re-
member he is talking about good and
beautiful things, and you must make
mp your mind to think of something
good yourself.
That day Marjorie was very quiet in
church, and her mother praised her for
it on the way home.
81 did just as you told me, said the
wee maid. II thought of something
good"
"What was it, dearie:''
"Apple pie!''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18
Golf

The Jersey City Golf Club members will
be. treated to some rare sport from now
until Thanksgiving Day on the links at
Gautier avenue. Tomorrow the mems
championship play will continue and next
Saturday the mems handicap Is holes
medal play will be the attraction. The
winner Is to receive a valuable prize. On
Thanksgiving Day the mems handicap
foursome Is hole medal play, handicap
limited to as strokes, will be the pro-
The winner is to receive a
prize. The men viii play in the morr-
ing. IN the afternoon the fair sex viii
have the links and they will play a handi-
cap medal play is holes with the handicap
limit at IS strokes. The winner is to re-
ceiUe q nrize.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18
billiards.

The third set of match games In the
inter-c1ub championship billiard match,
the Friday Night Club and the
Valencia Boat Club, was played last night
at the Iatter's club house. George Bell,
Of the Friday Night Club, defeated Jonn
II. Miller, OF the vaIencias, and Otto Erik,
Of the Valenclas. defeated ]. Ferris.
Thu billiard committee OF the Catholic
Club will soon start the preliminary ar
= neenaents for the annual tournament.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

In the American national tournament
games rolled last night. at Germania As
sembly Rooms alleys, the Metropolitans
lost ana won a game, the Boulevards also
lost and won a game. and the Oritani
Field Gu came out similarly in the two
games they rolled. FIigll team score fer
the night was made by the Metropelitans,
in the first game against the Bouleyards
It was 913. The scores follow
FIRST GAME.
Metropohtan-Meyer, 2od; Starr. 15Ss KEEL
Ter. Es; Fisher, III; Leuly, 200. Total, 9lS.
Boulevard-Knauf, Ill; Duuble. 159;
MuIford. 22o; Il. Yetter, 211; Darrell. rs
Total S89.
SECOND GAME.
Boulevard-Knaqf, 1T9; pumble 49,;
Total. SSs.
oritani II. c.-van zant. 10; Matte, 1877;
Anaes, 162, Herbert, l52: r S. Bruins, 1871
Total s2l.
THIRD GAME.
MetroPodhtaan-Meysg 49,; Starr 1sa q,a2 ~;
IS ksllsF' - Fisher ~ hs''y' ~ i''Ai'
oritani f. c.-van zant. 1s1; Matte, ISL
Ames, ia; Herbert, 1879; r. S. Bruins, le9.
Total, SSs-
The best bowling that has been seen
thus far in the Morris and Essex League
was hone Wednesday night between the
South Orange Field Club and the Union
Club. ca the iatter's alleys at Haeken-
sack. The scores follow
FIRST GAME.
Union Club-Zahn, 227: Barley, ISL;
Thurber. III; Goodspeed, 15S; Schoon-
maker fls. Total, $50.
South Grange Field c ,s3t 1zss
WiIdey. 10. Total, S43.
SECOND GAME.
Union CIub-Zahn. 2o2; Barley. ISL;
Thuri1er. 20; Goodspeed, 15tt;; Sehoon-
maker, isT. Total, 9s4.
South Orange Field Club-Wright, 159;
Grady. TO; Halliday. 1870; Smith. ITS;
Wildey, 16o. Total, 8S.
THIRD GAME.
Union Club--Zahn. 1853; Barkley,g 12S:
Tnurber. 1853; Goodspeed. 16s; sehoon-
maker, is5. Total. s2S.
South Orange Field Club-Wright, 10;
Grady, 1888: Halliday, 19l; Smith, 2o2;
Wildey, 1871. Total, 500.
The Lady Gut Holz Bowling Club, of
Union Hill, bowled yesterday afternoon on
Haas alleys and made some very good
scores. They were:-Mrs. Weight, 800;
Mrs. J.. Winehmann. IA; Mrs =, Web
Mrs. Rcttman, 100; Mrs. Langel, al; Mrs.
Luckhardt. 119; Mrs. ~Ssroenert, 40; Mrs
Boyer. So; Mrs. Kunst, 104; Mrs. Watson
122; Mrs. OFT, 1870.
The Hudson Gu met at Bergmann's 81
less last night and made these seors -
Buck, 1CG; Koch, $50; c, Peters, 129; Glenn
ents, 90; Schulz. Sc; Urzingsr, rs; Law
renee, 1906; Hughes. 10; Dusef, III;
Schmidt, AS; William Smith, l2g; Goeppe,
116; Belloff. 143; Won Hoiten, 1876.
The Hamilton Bowling Clu met on
Grunwald's alleys last night and made
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

This statement Includes only one-quar-
ter of all employees on all lines covered
by this report, hut the amount paid on
the different lines do not vary greatly.
The figures represent the actual average
Yearly and monthly earnings of the men
employed In the departments mentioned,
and never the actual number Of days en-
Eloyed. The average number of days all
employees were on duty on all lines re-
porting was 5a21s days in the whole year;
G251s days less than the full year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18
SPORTS and SP0RTShEN
Bowling Organizations Put
Up High Scores in Prac-
tioe Games.
RABNSLEY CLUB CHAMPIONS
Defeated Orientsin Close Came
Good Handbal1- Bill
liards---Golf

The Hoboken Club met on s~tappenbeck's
alleys last night for practice and a
rafting good team gam was rolled be-
tween two teams Of eight men each. Veil
was at the head Of team one and the
genial F. J. van9erheyden captained team
two. High score honors were carried off
by Captain HANDKERCHIEF with his total
of zoo. The scores follow
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

Nearly one-half of all employees includ-
ed above receive an average Of from for
ty to fifty dollars monthly, and over
ninety per cent. receive an average Of
from $3.50 TO s55.Ss per month in wages.
Where the wages of Individual classes
of employees can be made reasonably
clear, the amount has been calculated
and is shown below, together with the
number included in such class, and the
average yearly, as well as the monthly
naYnents:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18
POLYNlCE OIL
Imported from Parts, so cents per bottle
Sent on receipt Of price.
DR.. ALEXANDRA,

Orange was scored. The former beat his
opponent 20 points in q frames.
H. Rawnsley and Poole took possession
of the board next, and the latter won BY
IL points in % frames
MeKaig then lost to Mills, and Orange
scored It's second win with a margin OF
ID points in % rames William Rawns-
ley lost to saltau next, and Scanlon suf-
fered defeat at the hands of Dietrich
Garry had little difficulty in disposins OF
Gray. TIL latter was unable to score
more thar two points in eight frames.
One result of the game Is the number
Of Individual matches arranged. The fol-
lowing men will meet in individual games
for $50 a side: Van Sickle vs.. Evans.
Dietrich vs.. Saltau, Garry VS.. Scanion.
There was considerable money bet or
Individual scores last night. The scores
follow
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

There are S0,s63 men rendering service
on the railroads in New Jersey, and
the amount paid them in a during
the last fiscal year was ST., 400, 0sS.7 rs. The
Pennsylvania heads the list. OF it's 1854
employees rendering service in New Jer-
sey, 1882 are wholly employed in this
State, and 1892 render some service in
an adjoining State, either on the section
from Trenton to Philadelphia, in Penn
~sylvania, or on the floating equipment in
the New York harbor On the other
roads, where the lines extend outside the
State, a careful separation has been
made. showing those employed in the
State and the wages paid
In the following table, classes Of en-
~ployment are made, showing the depart
ments in which the men render service.
The average yearly wages paid each en-
ploye in zach class is given and the per-
eentage of the total wages paid in each
class to the total Of all wages paid
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

Championship s'MiEev Ezan Defeats
rs,-.dcr and Jackson Easily.


The Mercer street Court was crowded
yesterday IN spite Of the disagreeable
weather with A. enthusiastic crowd that
appreciated the excellent sport offered.
The attraction was the fact that OK
Amateur champion Mike Izgan was %
meet ID. Brnaer and j. jackson single
handed. These men save defeated very
clever players, and it was thought that
they would push Egan hard if they did
not defeat him. The crack was in rare
form. however, and his training showed
rp wei. His service was excellent aid
badly ratified his opponents who could Go
nothing with him. The series was two Of
three games and Egan won the three
straight. Bruder and Jackson were un-
able 10 score more thar Is points against
their agile opponent, and in the last game
they were allowed but { points.
The sport Of the day, however, was the
series Of ave games which P. Barrett and
e. Fieke won from p Scott and D. Bra-
der. At the end Of the fourth game each
had won two. The scores were very
close ana all the men were about equal in
skill. Tire fifth game was won by Bar
rett and Ficke with d margin of but two
aces. The scores follow:-
P Barrett and E.. Ficke....21 IA q IS q
P. Scott and D. Bruder ....l9 q 10 Il az
| d. Bruder and T. Jackson ..-..-.lS Is 7
J. Silver and A. Whalen. ....-..-2 Is 7
P. Hanlon and j. McCourt --.--.-.H 4 Is
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

After the games were over a sumptu-s
Gus rerast was set out before the clubs
ana President lewis Evans delivered q
few well chosen remarks of welcome 10
the Rawnsley Club. Mr. William Rawns-
lev replied on behalf of his fellows and
told 4 good story. This set the ball roll
ing and FOR an hour a very pleasant time
was enjoyed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

The basis Of the change may be more
material than spiritual. but the change is
taking place irrespective of the character
OF the basis or motive.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
SAVED BY A CAT.
The Strange Adventure That Defesi
1--WE Young Men.

1--WE Young Men,
Two young men kept bachelor quar-
tiers together III a quiet little street in
the-Quartier Latin. Paris. We will call
them Jean and Charles. They shared
their modest apartments with III other
companion, a cat.
In order to economic, the friends
prepared their meals at home on a little
charcoal stove. One evening while Jean
was standing by the stove cooking the
suppe he felt an uncomfortable desire
to sleep. He simply could not keep his
eyes open. His head became heavy and
nodded. Finally be left the work to
Charles, ana, throwing himself upon 3
couch, was soon in a deep sluinber.
Shortly after this Charles also began
to grow drowsy. He blinked his eyes,
shook himself and tried to go on with
the supper. But it wa Of no use. The
force was Irresistible. He was too sleepy
even to reason and see how strange il
was. For the last minute or so he had
been dimly aware that the cat was
wandering around the room in evident
distress and crying loudly, but his brain
had become too stupid to quite compre-
bend the fact. Almost before be knew
it be had sunk into a chair, bis head
hanging limp and his eyes closing.
Suddenly he was awakened by q
sharp puff Of air in his face. He jumped
up quickly, realizing that something
was wrong. A pane of glass in the win
dow before which he had been sitting
was broken. The cat was outside On the
window sill. Hastily pushing up the
sash, he swallowed a glass Of water.
and aroused his friend.
Then the two looked around and be-
gan to understand what had taken place.
The poisonous gas from the charcoal
fire had slowly filled the room, and
gradually, SO that they failed to notice
it, had overcome their senses.
The cat, however, had detected the
danger. Feeling suffoeated. she soughs
means of escape. The doors were shut,
and her masters paid no heed to her
cries. The window, though closed, Of
fered the only ray of hope. In order to
reach it, she jumped upon the back Of
a rocking chair that stood directly be-
fore it. The spring and the weight Of
the animals body caused the back OF
the chair to strike the window pane
with a force that shattered the glass
into fragments. The cat was released
and a saving Whit Of air blew upon the
slespers within.-F. A. D. in Philadel-
phia Times.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

Said she: "Of happiness I never lacki
Clucki Cluckl Cluck,"
sBut what do you do when it ain all
day?
Quackl Quacki Quackl"
81 find a cozy corner, and there I stay!
Cluckt CIuckl Cluckt'
'And what do you do when the sur IS
het2
Quack, Quaeki Quacki''
sMy chicks and 1 find a shady spot.
Cluekl Cluck! CluckP'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

Under transportation is included all
employees not properly ~assignable to the
other classes given, Including general su-
p-erintendents and clerks in the superin-
tendent's office, station agents and sta
ton men, all tratnmen. yardrnen, switch
men and signal1nen. OF all wages paid,
62.3 per cent. are paid to men employed
in this class. Less than on~e-quarter of
the total wages paid is paid to men en-
ployed in the work Of the maintenance
of equipment. and only about one-tenth
TO maintenance OF way.
AS to payment Of wages, the reports
of the different roads do not show great
variations. The reports are, however,
made up on such different lines that it is
possible only to further classify a por-
ton of them so as to show the wages
paid to individual classes of employees.
This portion includes IS, 49, men, or about
90 per cent. Of the total. In the following
table the average monthly wages paid
arc shown and the number receiving
zach wages, with the percentage of each
.fazs IN Tho fnta1--
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18
An odd Number.

Did You ever hear of the popularity
about the number LAP, S57? 1t is not q
recent discovery. hut those OF you who
have not heard of it will findit Interest,"
ing.
If we multiply it by any number,
from / up to 6, we arrive at prod
uots expressed by exactly the same fig
ures as tbs original. Not only 50, but
with the exception thatla different fig
uTe leads off each time, the order Of
the figures is the same.
I42,g57 multiplied by / is the same.
142,S57 multiplied by 2 is 2S5, III.
14sse57 multiplied by Bis 4zs, 81
l42,S57 multiplied by 4 is 81. KS.
1851 multiplied by 5 is ia, 2Sa.
liz, S57 multiplied by 6 is S57. lz2.
The popularity referred to stops with
multiplying BY 9, but another is appar-
ent it we multiply by z, for then wa
have as a result the number 999, 999.-
GolJrr Eo,r--
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

Sand what will you do when you're killed
to be eaten?
Quacki QuackI Quack!"
sTu make a potpie that can't be beaten!
Cluck. Cluckl Clucki"
Our Little Folks Magazine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18
The Hearty Hen.

A happy cid hen met a disconnected duck.
Clack! Claeki Quackl Quacki Qnackt
Said he: 81 always nave the very worst Of
luck.
QuackE Quack. ouackl"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

1t requires patience and time to carry
to a successful completion such individual
touches in the home, but they are OFTEN
more satisfactory than the most expen-
sive pieces of furniture. Another motto,
suitable for fireplace d~ecoration, is this