Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-28
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for the EVENING STAR.

GAME Law CoNvIcTIoNs.-The true sports
men of this city are congratulating themselves
that there has been an active enforcement of
the game laws this year. Next week the field
will be opened to every one without regard ito
race, color or previous condition" and the en-
deavor OF a few gunners to get ahead of law
abiding sportsmen is so generally condemned
that entire neighborhoods have become inform
ers and several violators of the law have been
made to feel its penalties. Thomas Arlington
was arrested by Fairfax Offcer Bowden and
Alfred Owens and Timothy Ryan and some bows
were arrested by Officers Hayes and Nightengale
of the city police force. 1t appeared that the
offenses of the gunners against the game law
have been committed outside the range Of the
city jurisdiction and they were taken before
Justice Pullman of Fairfax county and con-
vlcted. Thomas Arlington was fined $40 and
his gun and skiff were forfeited under the state
law, and the others were fined a each and
their guns forfeited. As it was found difficult
to prove the killing of any species Of birds the
conviction was made under the law which for
bids unlawful hunting on anothers lands"
CLERICAL Cause.-The annual changes of
the Society of Jesus will this year include the
transfer of Rev. Father Heating, ST., aspirant
pastor Of st. Marys church here, to another
station in Maryland. Rev. Father Broderick,
ST., recently Of Woodstock college, will take
church. Rev. Mr.. b. is quite young priest,
recently ordained: The change will take place
early nexth month.
MORE .'KIcKEBs"-A republican meeting
was held in the third ward last night, Mr.. Jack.
son in the chair, and resolutions were adopted
repudiating the Norfolk nominations and en-
dorsing the action of the first ward meeting.
MONUMENT DEpIcArIoN.-Lee camp of Con-
federate Veterans met last night and resolved
to attend the unwilling of the confederate
monument at Manassas on Friday next The
camp will carry about forty men and will en-
bark alout 8.A5 nm fha Midland road The
veterans will wear dark clothes, light felt hats,
white gloves and will carry canes. II is expected
that the occasion will be most pleasant one.
NoTEs-A meeting Of first ward republicans
has been held in front of Mr.. Graves store, on
Franklin and Fairfax streets, and resolutions
were adopted declaring that as the voters Of
that ward were refused representation in the
Norfolk convention they do not consider them
selves bound by its actions and will not support
its nominees.-The new dynamos are now
being put up and geared in the electric light
department at the city gas house, aud the
stringing Of the wires is more than half COM
pleted.-Mr. H. Englehart has had COW
killed by the railroad train on the west edge Of
this city.-Miss 8. A. Schofeld, one Of the
public school teachers, who has made q vaca-
ton trip to Europe and spent some time at the
Paris worlds fair, has returned home and will
resume her duties next week.
Adonijah Prescott of Chesterville, Me-, pen
sioner OF the war of 1912 ard the oldest man in
that neighborhood, is dead, aged ninety-6ve.
Henry Drout q farmer living near Richland
Station, NY, was gored to death by Holstein
bull belonging to q neighbor yesterday after
noon. He had been at work in the field and
was sitting on q log eating his dinner when the
bull attacked him from behind
At Madison, Wis, Mrs. Maggie Miller was
last week convicted Of forgery, mainly on the
evidence Of her father. She was sentenced 70
one year in the penitentiary, but Gov. Hoard
yesterday committed the sentence to thirty
days In Jail