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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
John Marako Held In Police
Court While the Girl
Awaits Him in
Church.
TOO ATTENTIVE TOA MARRIED WoMAl
Justice Potts Postpones the Case
in Time to Make the Pole
a Benedict.

While John Marako was in the First
Criminal Court this morning to answer to
a charge of being intimate with the wife
of Simon Siminski, of No. 155 Morgan
street, bride was awaiting him in the
Polish Roman Catholic Church on Sixth
street. Marako was kept over long in
the police court and nearly prevented the
wedding. The bride, Marie Marinesca.
and the priest grew tired of waiting and
were about to call all arrangements off
when Marako rushed in and claimed his
bride She accepted him in spite of the
serious charge which is hanging over his
head.
In order that his wedding might not be
delayed Marako had his case put off for
two days. On Wednesday he will appear
before Police Justice Potts for trial on
the charge made by Siminski Marako is
twenty-nine years old and lives at No. 40
Sussex street. 1t was there that he was
arrested by Detective Larkins on Satur-
day night on warrant secured by Sim
inski. Siminski and his wife separated
several months ago, signing articles in
which they agreed to live apart. Siminslzi
has since paid money regularly toward the
support of his wife, He therefore OBJ
The secret of the whole matter
seems to be that Siminski is many years
older than his wife, and she prefers the
company of younger men to his society
Siminski retained LAWYER James Man
ming to push the case against Marako.
Last night Marako called on Mr.. Manning
and asked him to defend him. This he
could not do, so Marako engaged Jarvis
N. Atkinson. Mr.. Manning in court this
morning said he did not care to take un-
fair advantage Of Marako and would con-
sent to an adjournment if he did not have
his case ready. When Lawyer Atkinson
appeared he asked for an adjournment on
other grounds.
1--WE would request an adjournment un-
til Wednesday" he said, ''as my Client Is
to be married this afternoon"
''What?' asked Justice Potts in aston
ishment, knowing the nature of the charge
against Marako
"Oh,' replied Atkinson, "he don't pro-
pose to marry Mrs Simnski"
. 81 hardly thought that replied the
Court, .sas she is married woman. Who
will marry him?"
ssI don't know her name, but he as
sures me that his wedding will be de-
layed if he is held here this morning for
trial"
Lawyer Manning consented to an adj
journment and Marako hurried away
with a man who, it subsequently de-
veloped, was to stand up with him at
the wedding.
The entire party hurried to the church.
where the bride had been waiting for
nearly an hour, arriving just as the Rev.
Kwaitewski was about to declare the
ceremony indefinitely postponed. The
couple were married without delay.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
WHAT rs THE MATTER, WITH
Question That Led To Martins Arrest
for Assault.

Hermann Martin of No. 200 Hudson
street, Hobozen, was arrested last night
on a charge of disorderly conduct by Off
Ger Harry Harrison.
Martin obtained quite some notoriety
about three weeks ago when he had to
face charge of assault and battery pre-
ferred by his cast-off lady love, one gold
en-haired Hannah. Since then Martin
claims that Harrison has been continually
guying him, asking How is Hannah?'
and telling him that he is "a good thing, =
and "a soft mark This gliding was re-
peated last night, and upon Martin re-
senting it and intimating that Harrison
had better mind his business he was ar
rested
This is Martins side of the case, but
the policeman's story will be heard to-
night, when Recorder McDonough will
hold the examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
IN THE HOUSE OF DEATH.

NEW YORK, Feb. q, 1S9s.-In the little
Bedell cottage at Hampstead, l.. l., since
Friday, known in the neighborhood as
..the house of DEATH lies Annie Vollmar,
a middle-aged woman, on the verge of
death She hanged herself to beam in
the cellar last night and was cut down in
the nick of time. In an adjoining room
lies the body of Mrs. Charles Bedell, her
sister, who killed herself Friday.
The death of little child unsettled the
reason of both women. They brooded for
four weeks over their sorrow, and then
both. decided to commit suicide. The love
of both women was centred in the little
life of Baby Bedell, just eight weeks old
when she died.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
NEWS FROM KEY WEST.

IBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 21, 1S9S.-The
survivors of the battleship Maine, who
are at the Barracks and Marine Hospital,
are doing nicely today.
The torpedo boat Ericsson sailed this
morning for the Tortugas, with mail,
ETC., for the warships there.
Admiral Sicard is negotiating with the
Merritt Wrecking Company for the ser
vices of the tug Right Arm, which arrived
here yesterday to tow leaking vessel
north.
The Maine court of inquiry will prob
ably be at Havana one week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
THE SEXTON FORGOT.
Queer PredfcaaneNt of Pastor Luhrs
and HsridaJ party.


The Rev. Mr.. Luhrs, of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church at Summit avenue and
Graham street, made an engagement to
marry a couple yesterday. He notified
the sexton, who promptly forgot all about
it. When the morning services was
over, the minister went to the vestry
room to await the coming of the bridal
party while the absent minded sexton
straightened out the cushions in the
pews and locked up the church, locking
the minister in.
At twelve o'clock the couple who were
to be married arrived. They Were H. J..
Hartmann. of No. 44S West street. West
Hoboken, and Miss Anna Steiner, of No.
S16 Highpont avenue West Hoboken
They found the church locked and were
about to go away when they saw the
dominic crawl out of large window in
the rear of the church.
He explained matters to them and get
ting a key from the parsonage opened the
door and performed the ceremony with
out further mishap.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
WARLIKE DESPATCH.
IBy Gable to The Associated Press ]

agency says:-"The 'ImparciaP publishes
despatch for which it must assume full
responsibility, as it does not accord with
the relations actually known to exist be-
tween the Spanish and American Gov
ernments. 1t is dated from New York
and reads
Great military preparations are being
made.A The ports are being re-enforced
Three hundred artilllerymen have been
sent to Sandy Hook and the Naval Re
serves have been ordered to hold them
selves in readiness. The gun cotton and
smokeless powder factories are working
night and day and it is generally believed
that great crisis in the relations be-
tween the United States and Spain is i'm
minent.' "
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
BOMB IN HAVANA.
Latest Explosion Takes
Place at a Mardi
Gras Dance.
SAD WORK OF THE DIVERS
Very Warlike Talk in Madrid
Newspaper Washington Of
fciaIs Just Waiting.
SAD WORK OF THE DIVERS
IBy Gable to The Associated Press

by Caple 10 Inc Associated 1FeSS.l
HAVANA, Feb. 81, 189S.-At about mid
night last night, while a masquerade ball
was in progress at the Irijoa Theatre,
bomb was exploded on the second floor,
destroying window blinds and the roof
and wounding lawyer named Pou and
his father, and slightly injuring two 9TH
er persons. The explosion caused great
confusion and many of the masqueraders
abandoned the theatre. Others, however
continued dancing.
The divers today continued the work of
trying to recover the bodies of victims of
the disaster to the battleship Maine.
There is no truth in the report that
another explosion has occurred at the
wreck of the Maine, as might have been
inferred by the reports which reached
Key West on Saturday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
THE SOUTH COVE GRANT.
The Street and Water Commissioners held

The Street and Water Commissioners held
a conference with Corporation Counsel
Blair and Attorney Douglass this morning
to discuss legal matters in connection with
the South Cove grant. The plans for the
utilization of the grant, started by the late
Chief Engineer L. D. Fowler and completed
by Acting Chief Engineer G. A. Van Keu-
rem, were brought into requlsition.
The conference was III the nature of a
general inquiry, and no conclusions were
reached The city's property has no 'front.'
age About three hundred feet is filed in
between the grant and the bulkhead of what
is known as Broadway channel. The filed
in portion belongs presumably to the Cen
tral Railroad Company. The city wants to
have its grant extended to the bulkhead on
Broadway channel, or have the bulkhead of
said channel set back to the line of the city's
grant
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
MONEY FOR SEARCH.
Vote Of $4,000 Passed by
Congress Departments
Waiting for Facts.

WASHINGTON, Feb. q, 1S9S.-The gal
leries were filled today when the Senate
convened, the crowd of spectators doubt
less attracted by the probability of fur
ther debate on Cuban affairs or matters
connected with the catastrophe to the
battleship Maine
The joint resolution providing for the
recovery of the bodies of the officers and
men from the wreck of the battleship and
for the recovery of valuable property on
the ship, which was passed by the House
of Representatives last week, was pre-
sented to the Senate and passed. 1t car
ries an appropriation of 100000.
Mr. Allen CNeb.) introduced the follow
ing resolution
Resolved, That the Committee on
Naval Affairs and it is hereby direct
ed to make a thorough inquiry into
the destruction of the battleship
Maine in Havana harbor on the 18th
instant and report to the Senate"
The resolution was passed Immediately
without word of comment.
Several reports came by, telegraph to
the Satte and Navy Departments today
from Havana. All of the naval tele-
grams, however, bore date of yesterday,
while that from General Lee to the State
Department probably was sent late last
night. though marked as received this
morning. None of these messages throw
any light upon the cause of the Maine
disaster. and in fact the officers in the
Navy Department have about resigned
themselves to the belief that nothing def
mite on this point can be known for sew
eral days to come. Their reason for this
belief is that the operations of the divers
upon the wreck of the Maine are being
confined a present to the recovery of the
bodies of the dead still entangled in the
wreck, and the recovery of valuables,
neither of which can be neglected, while
the other parts of the work, namely, the
investigation of the cause of the disaster
may be properly left to- the conduct of
the court Of inquiry.
General Lees despatch was as fof=
lows
Great need of divers. to. get effects
and bodies from the wreck Two are
now employed. but twelve or fifteen
could be used. One hundred and forty
three bodies have been buried. Very
few were found today, but over one
hundred are supposed to be confined
in the ship The sailors now in the
two Spanish hospitals number eleven.
Visited them yesterday All will re-
cover, except two. They are comfort
able and well cared for.
Acting Secretary Day made the follow
ing answer Immediately to this cable
gram
Have called attention Navy Depart
ment to your request for divers. Same
will be complied with.
The department believes that the scare
s7;x,a,.v oo,,, MI i1,ad of hy Ganaral
Lee probably has already been overcome,
but the arrival Of the Bache with force
of divers from North Atlantic squadron
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
GOO GOO REsoLUTEs.

Mayor Hoos this morning received a
copy of resolutions adopted by Good Gov
ernment Association No. l, Feb. II, con-
cerning the publication of the Passaic
River, and the contemplated improvement
of the Hackensack waterfront. Both sets
of resolutions were published in full in
.sThe News at the time of their adoption.
Mayor Hoos said he would answer the
communications as soon as he could find
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
CUT HIS THROAT BY A FALL.

AUBURN, N. Y, Feb. 81. 1898. Shortly
after midnight Sunday morning, Isaac
Brown, man over seventy years of age,
fell down a fight of stairs in Frederick
the glass top of piazza door, cutting and
lacerating his throat so badly that he died
from loss of blood at the hospital five hours
later. Brown and his daughter had just
left Mr.. and Mrs James Percy, with whom
they had passed the evening.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
Mr.. WBLLBS A SUICIDE.
[special to .orhe Jersey city News."I

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."J
PLAINFIELD, Feb 21, 1898 Somerset
County Physician Wagonor today decided
that it was not necessary to hold an inquest
in the case of former Police Commissioner
was not responsible for his act on account of
Welles was shipped to Brooklyn today. The
razor with which Mr.. Welles cut his throat
was found today close to where the body
was discovered On the handle of the razor
was the former Police Commissioners name.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
MISS wILLIARD's FUNERAL.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21. 1S9S.-The body
of Frances Willard will be taken from
the residence of her nece in this city to-
day and will leave on the 9:15 P. M train
on the New York Central for Churchville
N. Y. Rochester will be reached at 9:15
A. M tomorrow and the funeral party
will change trains for Churchville
where services will be held over the body
The journey will be resumed from
Rochester at 2:55 P. NJ. tomorrow and the
funeral party will reach Chicago shortly
before eight O'Clock Wednesday morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
F. F. MULLINS CLUB BALL.

The annual ball of the F. F. Mullins
Association was held Saturday night at
the Avenue House. Some fifty couples
took part in the grand march. which
was led by F. F. Mullins and Miss H.
Thornton. The officers are:-T. Dough-
erty, President; T. Hilliard, Vice-Presi-
dent; j. ]. Hilliard, Second Vice-Presi-
dent; J. Desmond, Third Vice-President;
M. Kelley, Financial Secretary; ]. Dunn,
Recording Secretary; L. Buckley, Cor
responding Secretary; w. Elliot, Treas
urer: NJ Kneer Sergeant t-at-ArmS; A.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
A PATRIOTIC Y.

In his mail this morning Mayor Hoos
found the following letter enclosing So
To His Honor Mayor Hoos:-
Please accept the enclosed five dol
lars as a contribution to the fund for
the surviving families of the sailors
of the battleship Maine.
From
JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
PRINOELY ELEVATOR BOY.

IBy Gable to The Associated Press
LONDON, Feb. 81, 1S9S-The Pail Mall
Gazette announces that the bankruptcy pro-
ceedings against Prince Franz Won Auers-
perg have been concluded The Prince, it is
alleged, squandered an immense fortune be-
fore he was twenty-six years of age and dis
appeared from society. 1t is reported, ac-
cording to the Pail Mall Gazette, that the
Prince is running an elevator in a big New
York hotel
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
PRIMARY TEACHERS UNION.

The Primary Teachers Union of He'd
ding NJ E. Church on Montgomery, will
meet this afternoon in the parlors of the
church Miss E. Cairns will explain the
lesson. warning an invitation" and
Mrs. J. Hoffman will lead the discussion
of the topic Importance of Keeping
Promises
The members extend cordial invitation
to all interested in Sunday schools to at
tend their meetings, which are held every
Monday afternoon at the church
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
CATHOLIC CLUB DINNER.

The fifth annual dinner of the Catholic
Club will take place this evening at the
handsome clubhouse on Jersey avenue.
Judging from the large number of tickets
sold the attendance will far surpass all
previous events of this kind given by the
club. There will be a fine array of speak
ers to respond to the toasts, among them
the Rev. Father Kelly of ST. Mary's
Church Hoboken, and Rev. Father Sulli-
van of ST. Aloysius Church
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
RICH STRIKE ON THE YUKON.

DAWSON, N. w. T., Jan. Is, via San
Francisco. Feb. q, 1S9S.-News has
reached here of a rich strike on American
Creek 1870 miles down the Yukon River.
Tonight seventy-five men left Dawson for
the new diggings, which are on American
soil, twenty-five miles across the boun-
Diary line.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
MRS. soUDDBRs SLOW RECOVERY

The condition of Mrs. John L. Scudder,
wife of the pastor of the First Congregational
Church, who has been ill for the past month
with pneumonia, has improved very much
during the past week and she is now wholly
out of danger DR.. Parsons, who has been
IN attendance since Mrs, Scudder;s illness be-
gan, says she is very weak and will be unable
to see visitors for at least two weeks. Mrs.
Scudder; sat up for while yesterday and
she is regaining her strength.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
MRS. TRAPHAGEN RECEIVES.

Mrs Henry Traphagen gave an infor-
NAL reception Saturday afternoon at ner
residence, No. 307 varick street She
was assisted in receiving her guests by
her daughters, Miss Annie Traphagen
and Mrs Albert Irving Drayton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
CHURCH GUILD MASQUERADE.

masquerade reception will be given this
evening at Bank Hall, Grove and Morgan
streets, under the auspices OF the st. Matt
hewss Guild connected with ST. Matthews
Church in Sussex street. The proceeds will
go towards the benefit of the Guild
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
GRIGGs GOES UP A LITTLE.
Passaic Attorney Admitted TO Prac-
sfce In the Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, Feb. q, 1S9S.-Hon. ].
w. Griggs, the new Attorney General, to-
day was presented to the United States
Supreme Court for the first time, but not
being a member of the bar of that court,
he was first admitted to practice. This
was done on motion of Solicitor General
Richards. who said Mr.. Griggs was a
member of the bar of New Jersey and
otherwise qualified under the rules of the
court. The Solicitor General also pre-
septed Mr.. Griggs to the court. This GER
emony was brief and informal, the Chief
Justice merely remarking that the court
was happy to meet Mr. Griggs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
PETER AND MARY ARE ONE.

A wedding ceremony was performed by
Mayor Hoos this morning for William
Finley, "a years old, of No. 8 Rector
street, New York, and Mary Conroy, 70,
of Franklyn, N. J. The witnesses were
Mayors Clerk James Collins and Mayors
Messenger Peter Golden.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
MG7. DI O0NOILIO ILL

Mgr. Di Concilio, rector of St. Michaers
R..C. Church, has been quite i'll for some
days with rheumatism. It was rumored last
night that his condition was alarming. It
is denied today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
D|uGLEY RECORD,

(From This Mornings "Tribune.')
The United States Treasury received last
week from customs $3, 242, TIA; from internal
revenue s2,SSosl6, and from miscellaneous
sources s29s, ,913, making total of s6,37S, Z
sos, against ss.151, ,616 in the preceding
week. Receipts for the month to date, $780,
900, ,7o5; expenditures, s22,695,o0o; excess of
expenditures. $2,6O4, ,295.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
DIED TOGETHER. /,

NEW YORK, Feb 21, 1S9s.-Jacob Dillen-
burg, 81 years of age, a plumber. and his
wife Annie, 70 years of age, committed
suicide at their home on Chrystie street
today by turning two gas jets on in their
room. They Were dead when found.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
ToNEY MURRAY sPLIOED.

Anthony Murray. familiarly known as
''Tony'' among his downtown friends, has
become benedict. He recently married
Miss NJ Casey of Passaic. The wedding
took place in that city. Daniel Hickey
was best man and Miss Maggie Dough-
erty the bridesmaid.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21

SANDY HOOK, Feb. 21, 1S9S.-At eight
o'clock this morning the wind veered to
the east from the southeast, where it had
been at $50 A. NJ, and lowered to mod
crate breeze. The weather was cloudy
and still hazy off shore, but movement of
vessels passing in and out could be OBJ
served. OF the shipping detained in lower
bay by the storm there passed out the
Hook this morning a large number of
steamers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
PERSONAL TAX ARREARS.

City Collector Smith this morning post
ed notices of five sales of property for
personal taxes in arrears, to take place
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, next
week. in the vicinity of Bergen and Sum-
NIT avenues, and are down town next
SATURDAY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
FIRED BOT MISSED THE THEFT.

The watchman at Theodore Smiths iron
works, at the foot of Essex street, saw
man attempting to enter the shop
through the fanlight, at three O'Clock this
morning. He fired a shot at him, but
missed. The thief escaped. Patrolman
Egan heard the shot and ran to the as
sistance Of the watchman. They searched
for the stranger, but could find no trace
of him
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-21
DANFORTH ON HILL.

NEW YORK, Feb. 81, 1s9s.-Elliot Dan
forth, chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, said today: II doubt if Senator
Hill will be a candidate for the United
States Senate next year, but if he is, he will
be elected