Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-16

Reported for THE EVENING STAR
to "Observe the habits OF Congressman" The
ferry boats and cars afford easy access from the
Capital, and the suggestion Is made to the Ser
call OF the house he include Alexandria in his
tour of summons.-A Washington setter dog
with points" was brought here last week. On
Sunday its owner did not appear at church,
and on Monday he sent the dog back to WASH
ington. Within three days the setter had ',set"
on Ia,h ham the genuemans wardrobe torn the
DIR. Dinwlddie, OF the Second Presbyterian
church here, has gone TO Chicago to attend the
been most diligent student OF the scriptures,
and bis prophetical utterances founded upon
bis views OF scripture are among the notable
three junior representatives Of the LIST ward
who aspire to become railroad engineers lifted
the brakes on some Midland cars that stood on
decline near the tunnel and went on down
grade to the river. The youthful engineers
were more skilled in starting cars than In stop
ping them, and when the cars ran out on the
Jerry slip they cried down brakes" but failed
10 stop the cars. Then one halioed "down,
boys" and they jumped down on the track In
the rear, while the five mail cars went over
board.-Yet more steel rails are being I'M
loaded here for the Midland road. This time
263 .ons from the schooner A. c. Buckley, at
Shoots wharE-President Eichberg has tenn
porariy succeeded President Downnafn who
al interim, succeeded Mayor Smoot in the
charge of The duties OF the mayors Office al the
Clover, Jesuit missionary among the slave
ships arriving in South America during the
last century, is the occasion OF special services
in the churches Of fathers of that society. Sol
emn services took place on this account at st.
Mary's church here last night.-The officers
have succeeded in capturing Scott and Ran.
dolph Butler and Dave White. who escaped
into the marsh last week, after Officer Bremen
bad fired at them They were brought to the
mayors Office and fined -. so tor unlawful gun.
ming and 30 for resisting AN officer.
Two Haman Lives Against . Dogs.
THE MAINE GAME coNsrABLEsK KILLED 10 SAVE
HOUND.
A dispatch from Machias, Me-, dated yester-
day, says: An arrest has been made i'm connec-
ton with the killing OF Game Wardens Niles
and Hill, near Fletcher's Brook, q week or more
ago. As James Mcfarland q Yankee hunter,
who has the reputation Of being a poacher and
smusgler, was attempting last evening to leave
since told his story Of the tragedy. His COM
panion, Graves, did the killing, he says. He did
1t to protect his hound. The arrested man
tor. The statement that the killing was done
in defense Of q dog, strange to say, influences
IN o. 10 shs
member of the family, and It's owner will not
sell it at any price. AS fox skins are not worth
sumptive evidence that when a hound is outon
q track followed by huntsmen he Is after deer,
and the wardens have made u practice Of shoot
ing them at sight In order TO save the life of
his dog Graves, according TO McFariand's story,
shot the two wardens. The prisoner was
brought here TO jail to-day, and, in spite OF the
ceesory, the people turned out and gave him o
reception that was lAttertng to . man under
arrest for murder. He says that Graves 10 In
naD: nna a. be x sno
vile and Sax children.
A NEW LIBEL SUIT EVERY DAY.-The De-
troit Free Press company brought suit for
$50, 900 against the ECening Nescs on last FRI
day, alleging libel because Of an article in the
Nes0s attacking the business standing OF the
E. Scripps its chief proprietor, brought suit for
$5O,OOO against the Free Press, the alleged
libel consisting Of an attack upon the course of
S IN n hs sS tSe sen
founder OF religion ITSELF" II was announced
Sunday that Mr. scripps, on every day Of this
week. would begin against the Free lrsss new
ever has been said in the Free Press against
him for years, and these clippings win be used
o. q base for the successive suits.
MURDER IN 4 MAINE LUMBER CAMP.-James
Young was murdered In what ID known as the
Big Camp, In The Mocsehe.d Lake lumoer sec
ton, Of Maine, on Sunday. The murder was the
result Of q sudden burst Of passion. Young, It
r. said, was forced to tight, and knocked down
his opponent. who. sprinying 70 his feet caught
had but just risen and with IL struck Young
terrible blow In the throat. Young had time
only 10 say, That finishes met" and was dead
FrRx IN THE Smoke was dis
covered In Two rooms Of Col. George r. Fear
fng's villa on Narraganset avenue, IN Newport,
r. L, sunday night There was every appear
oped the TACT that the insi6es OF two telephone
trankmitter8 were on IRE. IL Was subsequently,
learned that high wind bad swung an electric
as matter Of course, became a. once the CON-
0uctor for the heavy electric current