Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-30
STATE HOUSE.
illegal Killing Of Moose More
Prevalent Than Ever.
Many Cows and Calves Have Been
Slaughtered This Year.
No New Developments in Smallpox Situation
al st. John.

killing Of COW and calf Moose sal,
Chairman Carleton, Yesterday. .Ihi
year than eyer before: at least since
have been connected with the d.part
mont II may he that with an in
creased warden service, which even
now j. not 8" perfect as it should be
owning 10 lack Of funds. We hear q
more cas,-s Of violation of the law tina,
formerly. Bu, ut all events. the fact; i.
known that there bave been many COW
and calf moose killed this year
II i,av. Just received a telegram from
Game Warden NJ l.. Woodman a,
| Nest Schools who informs me tina,
| H." is on his WHY 10 Bangor with a COW
moose and the man who shot il. Gam.
| Warden Pollard has been up in thai
| territory for q few lays past AMI he
! writes that he heard Of a COW moos.
having been killed near West Schools
/ viii h may be the on. Woodman j.
| bringing to Bangor. He also says tina,
| he heard o. another on. over Whitney
| ridge way. III. started out on snor
| shoes Ia find il. He found that two
COW moose had been killed. not a great
| distance from tIc track Of the H. Il a
| and hardly six rods apart The meat
had been taken away and III. heads
! and hides left tn"rc. He tried ia trace
! the matter. but thus for has not sue
ceeaed in doing SO.
Game Warden George NJ t.st-\ II
Eangeley. has Just written a letter in
which he says that the body of Il Cow
moose was found On kennebago stream
near the upper falls. 1t was thought
that the COW might have died from dis
ease Of SOM" sort. hut when the ami
mai was skinned 4 bullet hol,. Mas
found in the body.
Down in Washington county. III ad-
dition TO the recent killing Cf a cow
and calf moose near Columbia. there
was a COW and q calf killed somc
months ago. III blCcbcrryinc time ".
think We hay" pretty positive evidence
against the man suspected of i;illing
the animals near Columbia for wn
found hidden IN his hay NOV tn. hid.
OF the calf. 1t seems that NJ, shot Il
Who'll" family-the buck. COW and calf +
MI. carleton Is very mach Interested
in the coming meeting Of th. Mhin-
Sportsncn'S Association. which Is To- u"
held ut city han. in Bangor on Tues
Jay. january !. At that time the prin-
cipal discussion viii BE- tn. question 1f
imposing tax or license uron all non
residents who come into th, Stat" 20
hunt big game. IN the evening Il great
public meeting Will De held which will
b" addressed by prominent gentlemen
Of this ana Other states who are intol-
sc t1i in Of
Arrangements ar. being perfected"
said Chairman Carleton. for 4 great
meeting. Words Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
have been received from n large num-
Der of gentlemen who are coming ami
are going 10 bring their wives with
them The City hall in Bangor mas
been engaged for thc day and evening
of January !. and it will be finely dec
Grated with all sorts Of specimens Of
the birds. fish and game az Maine, s.
cured from n Bangor taxidermist Th,.
Wrl;-knoWn male quartet nf Bangor
the Apollo. will furnish vocal music
and instrumental music viii also II.
procured
There has been a decided change IN
the sentiment of our members on this
question Of taxing hunters from
abroad. Many gentlemen who hay,
Heretofore bean opposed 10 the PROPOSE
ton are now IN favor OF the plan
When Senator Macfarlane was down
here from Cfrecrvil'e. this week h.. said
that the feeling about Moosekead had
undergone a remarka bic change. SOM
of the leading and most influential men
up there who, in the past has been
h,,, u.
says, are now earnestly in favor Of the
same. In Bangor ana other places
there has been a reversal Of opinion on
the subject. ana | confidently expect
that when the Bangor meeting is i.ei,l
the expression of sentiment will b" tire
mendously Favorable to the project.
With a good public sentiment to back
IN the Legislator" Of 1903. there can
be no doubt hat the law will be, 1n!" -
positive fact"