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MIDNIGHT PR0WLER.
Mrs. Ada Ads Sterke Of Santa
Barbara, California,
IL Addition to Facing a Severe SEN
tence for Criminal Libel
Must Answer for the Attempted Murder Of
Attorney Grant Jackson.

Santa Barbara, Cal, July 10.-Mrs.
Ada Ads Sterke, who was to be SEN
fenced in the superior court, today, for
criminal libel, must now answer a
charge Of attempting to murder Attor-
ney Grant Jackson in a sensational
manner.
According to Attorney Jackson, Mrs.
Sterke stealthily entered his bed room.
some time during Sunday night. cut
ting the screen from the window. She
had with her two pistols, a 4-ounce
bottle of chloroform and bottle Of
prussic acid.
The attorney awoke, detected the
fumes of chloroform and saw a figure
sitting on the floor pointing a loaded
revolver at him. He asked. who Is
that" and Mrs. Sterke replied, de-
handing his pistol and as she had the
drop on him, he gave up his weapon.
She told him not to stir or she would
shoot him if he did, but later she or
dered him to take the mutilated screen
from the window as she feared that
some one would think that burglary
had been committed and come in to in
vestigate.
She followed him with the pistol, but
as he returned he seized a favorable
instant to seize her and after des-
perate struggle disarmed her. One Of
her pistols were discharged but the
bullet went through the floor.
Mrs. Sterke, who was once pOpu-
lar newspaper writer, claims that she
went to Jackson's room only to plead
with him to clear her Of charges
against her. She says she always car
ried a pistol and used chloroform for
heart trouble. ~
She was recently convicted of writ
ing scandalous letters rejecting upon
the character of prominent physician.
She is now in TAIL
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f. c. Fransen and DR." c. Carlson,
two Of the men alleged to be RESPONSE
BILE for the death Of Mary Mclaughlin
of Charlestown, Mass, were arraigned
before Judge Cotton in the Charles
town municipal court, Monday, and the
cases were continued till July IS. Miss
Mclaughlin died at her home in
CharlestoWn, last Thursday, as a re-
suit of an alleged criminal operation.
Just before she died the young woman
made a statement duplicating Fransen
by whom she had been employed, Or"
Carlson and DIR. Taverner of the Cen
trail Dfspensary Charlestown. The po-
lice have not been able to locate Tav-
ernPr.
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THE TEACHERS
Close Their Institute OF Instruction at Bar
Harbor. for the Season.

Bar Harbor, Me-, July 10.-Thc last
DAVIS session of the American Institute
of instruction was opened. this morn
ing with a large attendance. The
speakers at the forenoon meeting were:
President Eliot of Harvard University,
who took for his subject Recent
Changes in Ideals of Education up to
49, President Eliot was followed by
J. Eliberty Todd of Philadelphia, who
spoke on Art and Manual Training in
Public Schools" Miss Mabel Emery
of Boston. spoke on "A Study of Pic
lures"
At the afternoon session Madison 5.
Stone. state superintendent of edu-
cation of Vermont. was made president
of the institute and the present remain
ing officers were reelected.
The institute closed its sessions by
passing reolutions regarding the intro
duction of the English language in the
schools in Porto Rico as follows:
"ResoIyed that the educational pal
lev of our new possessions be 50 shaped
that their educational interest may be
entrusted and educational affairs ad-
ministered by recognized educators;
that the schools be kept alienated from
all scctarian influences and con-
troll: that the principles Oh
free and democratic education be oo-
served: that the English language be
introduced and become the common
language of schools. bat in as friction
less a manner as possible that all funds
approDriated by the government Tor
schools Of instruction shall be given on
" to those schools which are free ana
public. in which the English language
is taught and used and which are an
solutely under the control of the gov
eminent: that appropriations for eau
cation be in proportion to the 1mpor-
lance and value of the subject as COM
pared with all other interests.
THE convention also voted that the com
mittee of one from each New England
state be appointed to urge the LeSisla
,ures TO adopt laws for compulsory schoo
attendance during the entire school year
between the ages of and II; for the
oo,oIization of conditions by which, with
| a doqree of local effort, rural towns ma!
nonoi7.o such assistance from the state "a
In arohle them to secure good teachers
| WA WA n~nvile good buildings ana equip
| ,,an+i for the requirement. OF Il minimum
Qualification of teachers by when goo
! ahoracter. high scholarship anu plo.es
sional ability will be as9uiou 49, nrn
:s.,;ns Of ali teachers: for compulsory p LTi
$50 .sti;,oa1 si,neryision either by muhiclpdi'
it :'1i o d;Str;cts composed OF one or more
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MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington, July 10.-George w. San
ford has been appointed postmaster at
Bridgewater Center.
The following star service has been dis
continued in Maine: Route 1916. Riley to
Jay. From July Is. 1899.
The following star schedule change In
Maine is announced: Route 1866. Char
lotte to Cooper. Leave Charlotte daily
except Sunday. 11.30 P. NJ. Arrive at
Cooper by p. NJ Leave Cooper daily
except Sunday at $50 p. NJ. Arrive at
Charlotte by =. NJ.
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AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK:
ORGANIZED 1S4S.
Banking Rooms 235 water
Street.

rp1rsTEEs-J. H. Manley, L. e. Cor
n,sh. Lendall Titcomb, b. r. fairo''
iT Eeyyosits are placed on interest the mrs
~ Eehruary, May, August and No'ein-
Der. ,ooredited on account
an srat Wednesday of February ana Al
s1Bs enos,ts are exempt by law from an
taxes, and accounts are strictiy coi'i"e"-
'1 Vn:pecial privileges afforded to Exeo9-
tors. Administrators, Guardlans' irus-
ices, married women ana ,m mih EV Trsss.
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Weather Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. July 10.-Threatening
weather and showers may be expected
in the Rocky mountain and Lake reg
ions, showers in the east Gulf states
and generally fair elsewhere. Light,
southwesterly winds will prevail on the
north Atlantic coast; light variable
winds on the middle Atlantic coast and
light to fresh northeasterly winds on
the south Atlantic coast
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owing to the caving in of the en-
,,,,n,ent of a canal in the mill yard
,ha entire plant of the York Corpora
'iie ~ Saco was idle. Monday. 1t is
e c, that the mills will be able t'
start again, "Wednesday.
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Washington Forecast.

Washington. July 10.-For New Eng
land: Fair, Tuesday and Wednesday,;
light, southwesterly winds.
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FAIR WEATHER.

Boston, July 10.-For Tuesday: Fair
weather and generally fair for Wednes-
day; moderate temperature and varia-
BILE winds.
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AUGUSTA. MAINE. MORNING. JULY H. 1899.
MONEY TO LOAN.

We loan IS to $500 on Household Furnl-
ture, Pianos, Bicycles, Live Stock,
Watches and JeWelry
BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL.
THE COLLATERAL LOAN COMPANY,
Opp. Cony house, Augusta.
dec27, eodtf
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The Australians. i'm the cricket match
which began at birmingham, Eng, Mon
day. against an eleven representing the
midland counties. were all out in their
first inning for 1872 runs.
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MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington. July 10-The following
pension changes in Maine are announced:
Additional, George ii. Cunningham,
West Washington. Sc to s.. Increase.
Thomas r. Kenney. East Newport, 81 to
$l2; James Asher. Detroit. ST. to $50; Pat
rick Stanton, Chelsea, to $40: Reissue
and increase, Charles ii. Goodwin, Lewis
ton. S. to $40. Original, widows. Laura A.
Light, Winslow Mills. $l2; Nancy r.
Chase. Portland, IS; ElZana l.. Winship.
Biddeford s12; Sarah NJ. Norton, Port
land, IS.
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Fancies in Laces.


by Rev. Robert Fitzgerald of Hart
ford.
Conductor John Carroll, 1871 Stratford
avenue, will be the last, and his funer-
al will take place at II o'clock, the re-
QUEEN mass being celebrated by Father
Mill.
The funeral of Osmer B. Wells, one of
the victims, will be held this afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock at his home on North
avenue, opposite the Mountain Grove
cemetery gateway.
QUESTION OF DAMAGES.
Now that the discussion of the Ilorrcr
of the trolley accident, Sunday, is
ahaiing the public mind is turning to
the responsibility of the road for the
deaths and injuries sustained, and it's
financial liability. In this connection
much is said as to the future of the
road and its ability to stand the heavy
damages which, it is generally accept
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car was going down the grade, only
that it was going at such speed tha
he was frightened and he prepared tt
get out. 1t seemed to him that none OF
| the other passengers realized their dan
ger as they were all absolutely quiet
He thought the reason the car bounded
so high was that the bridge was more
solid than the approach to it. He like
wise gave much minor information rel
ative to the trip from Bridgeport.
Through some misrepresentation the
| motorman was not in court yesterday
| afternoon, but it is expected that he
| will tell his story to-day. William Kel-
| ly of Bridgeport, who claims to have
| jumped from the car into the mud be-
low, will also be called upon to testify.
and a representative of the Berlin
Bridge company has also been sum-
moned.
LAST BODY IDENTIFIED.
The last body has been identified as
that of Michael Muloy of Waterbury.
but who had been working in Bridge
port for a short while. He was a wild
over, about fifty years of age, and had
two sons residing in Waterbury, who
identified the remains yesterday after
noon.
INJURED RECOVERING.
The injured are getting along very
we'll A popularity in connection with
the affair is that not one of the injured
have any recollection of the accident
While they can remember incidents up
to short time before they went with
the car down the steep abyss beyond
that their minds areblanks.
The inquest was continued until S
o'clock yesterday afternoon when adj
Journment was taken until 10 a. m. to-
Gay. 1t is believed that a verdict will
be reached some time to-day.
A TRIBUTE TO MR.. COGSWELL.
The board of education Monday night
adjourned its meeting after taking APP
propriate action on the death of Henry
G. Cogswell. Resolutions We're adopted
and 1t was voted to attend the funeral
in body
WAS AN EMPLOYE OF THE SAR-
GENT FACTORY.
The death of Howard r. P. Baldwin
of White street in Stratford is par
ticularly hard one and many of the in
cidents of it are heartreuding. Mr..
Baldwin was one of the most unfortu-
nate of the victims of the trolley acct
dent as his death was not instantaneous
and he suffered for hours after he was
taken to the hospital He was employ
ed by Sargent & co. of this city and was
a faithful and industrious worker. Mr.
was held in high esteem by all
his fellow workmen at Sargent's.
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ed, it will have to pay That suits Will
be brought is foregone conclusions.
The New York papers state that al
ready the officials are making tenders
of settlements which are being refused.
This could not be confirmed.
The Ansonia Sentinel says: As to the
action the road will take on paying
damages, the general talk is that it will
not try to avoid them, although it is
expected to look for the smallest posi-
BILE amounts. President Radel is reput-
ed to be worth million and half and
Judge Kruger Of New Jersey at six
millions, so that the road in all proba-
bility will not be embarrassed to secure
funds At any rate it is safe to
predict that the road will run as here
tofore, with the improvements in SER
vice to be expected as the work on the
roadbed is completed and experience
dictates. For year or more the tracks
will settle more or less on the fills, but
this will be gradual and will not make
travel unsafe, except in case of a wash
out
Most of the gentlemen interested in
the Shelton road are connected with the
Bridgeport Traction company, although
the corporations are entirely separate.
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WE'RE ON THE NEXT CAR.

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip j. Handel of Mer-
ioen witnessed the awful catastrophe
Mr.. and Mrs. Handel went to Shelton
Saturday to spend Sunday with friends
and in the afternoon the party started
for ride over the new road to STRAIT
ford. The car they were on was wait
ing on the switch for the car that went
over the bridge with its load of human
freight. Their car was on the east side
of the bridge and would have been the
next to cross. The people in the car
We're wondering why the other car did
not come along, when man in car
rage drove up and said that a car had
gone over the trestle. The car which
was waiting was run UP to the bridge,
and the passengers got off to render
what assistance they could.
The sight, Mr.. Handel says, was one
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| generally used on steam roads; there
| are guards between the rails; these Were
| ordered last week.
| Major Starr could not explain why il
was that the guard rail on the bridge
did not hold the car; could not say what
the distance was from the end of the
bridge to where the car went off The
distance from the bridge to the bottom
where it landed, is thirty -seven feet.
DENNIS A. BLAKESLEE.
D. A. Blakeslee the New Haven con-
tractor who had charge of the construc-
ton of the road bed, testified that he
went over the road Saturday.
ION a new fill" Mr. Blakeslee said,
there will be more or less vibratio
due to the loose condition of the earth.
| considered the road perfectly safe l
stood near the abutment late Sunday
night as cars passed. / saw there was
a slight giving, but nothing out of the
ordinary. A track guage placed along
there Monday morning showed the
track to be in perfect condition. The
guard rails are those usually used. If
this had happened on curve I should
have said an inside steel guard rail
would have prevented 1t, but this was
on piece Of straight track
"How do you account for the fact
that this guard rail didn't guard?" the
coroner asked.
Because Of the speed; the Roadway
this car was under. OF course l didn't
see it, but my judgment of it is that
this car was going very fast. If this
guard rail had been close to the rail the
wheels bounding as they were would
have come down upon top of the guard.
The rail is placed about a foot from the
track for this reason
JOSEPH MOORE.
Joseph Moore Of Stratford, boy who
was with Fanchers was called. He was
standing on the track when the car went
Off the bridge. He couldn't tell how
fast the car was going. Moore said he
saw the motorman on the front of the
car. He couldn't tell what he was doing.
or whether anyone else was on the front
platform. He didn't see the motorman
]ump' put he saw two people jump Off
the car upon the bridge.
JOSEPH YATES, JR.
Joseph Jates, Jr., another Stratford
boy, testified that he was standing at
the signal box near Webb's house. This
is several hundred feet from the end of
the bridge Yates said the car stoned |
at the signal box and the conductor set
the lights. He was looking into the box
after the car left. Another boy called |
his attention to the car after it had |
Jumped the track. He saw the car ton
pie off the bridge.
JOHN w. FANCHER.
John w. Fancher of Stratford was
at the other end of the trestle work
Sunday and saw the accident. He saw
he car jump the rails and totter for
and then go over. Mr.. Fan
her couldn't tell what the motorman
vas doing or where he was He saw
wo men jump off the bridge In reply
o Juror Gable. the witness said he
couldn't tell much about the speed. He
vas on the abutment at the Shelton
nd Of the road, and the car was COM
ng directly toward him.
Attorney Seymour was asked where
he motorman was. Mr.. Seymour ex-
,lained that he saw the motorman yes
erday morning and Hamilton wanted
o tell his story, but he would rather
ONE little later in the hearing. Mr..
eymour explained he would rather
ave the motorman come in voluntarily
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A Five-Cent Handkerchief.

In our Church Street store we have
about 400 Ladies White Embroidered
Initial Handkerchiefs and also 200 ia
ponette Silk Initials.
Five Cents.
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Coffee and Tea.

It's pleasant to know something about
things we eat, especially coffee, because
it is so easy to be defrauded in this ar
ticle. The brand we sell is grown on
the mountain districts in the richest
and most fertile region in the world,
The bracing climate and delicate odors
of the wilds seem to have entered the
plant itself, and in every cup one feels
strength and enjoys peculiar richness
of flavor. In order to avoid any chance
of adulteration our goods are securely
packed in air-tight cans; these serve
also to keep its vjgor and life.
Perhaps the most interesting part of
our description is the list of prices. We
have made them moderate, even lower
than the cost of limitations. The differ
ences do not mean that one coffee is
purer than another-they are all pure;
but one kind may be more difficult or
costly to grow.
Pound Cans at 10 Cents.
Pound Cans at % Cents.
Pound Cans at 30 Cents.
Some day we will tell you about our
Tea. AT present we can only say that
all brands of 70-cent Tea sell at
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F. J. WHEELER SAW THE ACCT
DENT

! F. J. WHEELER SAW THE ACCT
DENT.
Another Merden man who saw thu
accident was F. j. Wheeler, the Yves
Main street hardware dealer. Mr.
| Wheeler owns the Peck's mill pond, ant
was stopping near the scene of the acct.
| dent.
| When the car went over the trestlt
Mr.. Wheeler was only 100 feet away. He
saw the car come down the hill before
it got to the bridge and the people were
all laughing and singing. When the
car got on the trestle, Mr.. Wheeler says
it was rocking frightfully. The front
wheels finally left the track and then
the car went over the trestle to the mud
flats below.
Mr.. Wheeler saw the motorman jump
from the car.
FUNERAL IN MILFORD.
The funeral of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Elias c. Bradley, who We're among the
victims of the trolley catastrophe on
Sunday, was attended from Plymouth
church, Milford, yesterday afternoon.
The Rev. Mr.. Epson officiated and many
relatives and friends of the deceased
were present. Delegations were pres
ent from the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution and the Afternoon club,
of which Mrs. Bradley was prominent
member.
SEVEN IN ONE PARISH.
All Of the Catholics killed in the ac-
cident who resided in Bridgeport were,
with a single exception, connected with
st. Mary's parish, rather singular
fact. Suitable arrangements were yes
terday completed for the final rites over
the, remains of the dead in that edifice
to-day. At first it was thought that
perhaps one solemn requiem mass
would serve for all, but as the friends
of the several victims desired special
services their requests were needed. All
Of Monday and yesterday decorators
from the D. M. Read company were at
work on the interior Of the church. The
edifice will be draped in deep mourn
ing from last night until after Sunday.
The programme for to-day is as fol-
lows
Double funeral Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
rick McDermott of Pembroke street at
:; solemn high mass, with Rector John
F. Rogers celebrant, Father Lynch, dea-
con, Father DUNCAN sub deacon and 2.
McGra tn master of ceremonies. At the
of the services the bodies will
repose in the rear of the church until
noon, when they will taken to the depot
for shipment to Auburn, n. Y, where
Mr.. and Mrs. McDermott formerly re-
sided.
Funeral of Mrs. Ellen Brennan of Og-
den street at a. M. high requiem mass
by Father Lynch.
Funeral of Peter Ring at S;45; high
requiem mass by Father DUNCAN.
Funeral of Bessie Toomey at $3.50;
high requiem mass by Father Teddy.
Funeral of John Flynn, 80 Read street.
East End, at 1915; high requiem mass
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SO cents.
Shoe Department.

SHOE DEPARTMENT.
Our great Shoe Sale continues to at
tract at6ntion from economical buy
ers. Aside from the many other bar
gains, we offer this week about 70 pairs
of Ladies' Brown Wei Kid Silk Nesting
Top, Laced Boots at SLIGO. They were
from $2.4S to $500, If it We're not for
our crowded space the price would new
err have changed.
Bargains in Children's Shoes.
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Health for ten cents. Cascarets make
the bowels and kidneys act naturally,
destroy microbes, cure headache, bilious
ness and constipation All druggists.
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Mems or Ladies' Wheel.
70HetG00ds at Cost.

Royal Ermine Face Powder &c.
Large bottle Machine Oil Sc.
Perfume, sprinkler top, 10c.
Ashes of Violet Powder &c.
4Sc Imported Violet Water 25c.
Bottle of Finest Sachet Powder Sc.
McINTYRE'S SALE.
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than to have him subpoenaed The
lawyer said he thought he could have
Hamilton present this morning.
An official from the Berlin Iron Bridge
company will be on hand this morn
ing.
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he will never forget. The dead and
wounded were all stretched about in
the mud flats below. The dead We're
being taken out as fast as possible and
carried up a steep embankment The
bodies had to be taken UP the hill in
blankets and four or five men would
take hold of hands and pull one another
up to the top. Those that were injured
were placed on the side of the bank
awaiting the arrival of doctors from
Bridgeport.
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Toilet Paper.
Superior quality,
Nicely packed,
Medicated.
I cent Package.
McINTYRE'S SALE.
Mems or Ladies' Wheel.

Notions at Cost.
Large spool Linen Thread lie.
Vienna Hat Elastic 1c.
Spools of Crochet Silk Sc.
Pearl Buttons, 2 dozen, SC.
Macrame Cord, for 9, SC.
Whisk Brooms sc.
15c Light Dress Shields &c.
McINTYRE'S SALE.
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Sale Price 1915.
Odds and Ends in Wrappers

We can't say much about them-there
are so many different kinds. Perhaps
you can appreciate what they'll be like
by their former prices, which were $1.00,
SIPS and $1.39.
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Indestructible Bags.
OLD IN BASEMENT.

SOLD IN BASEMENT.
We have on exhibition In basement bags
customer may jump on them or try to in
lure them in any way. The price Is less
than leather, the appearance is like leather,
and they wear forever
TELESCOPE BAGS
DRESS SUIT CASES,
NESTS. etc