Evening star., 1899-03-24
ANACosT4A HAPPENINGS.
Fire OF Suspicious Origin - Police
After TraHps-Briefs.

A fire of suspicious origin occurred last
evening about . o'clock in an unoccupied
two-story frame house, the property OF
James w BARLEY, local merchant, ara
situated near the Morris road. Inc dls-
covery was made by the family or MI
Barnabas Bryan, who lives near by. he-
membering the house immediately auJolulhs
the blazing building was occupied, they
hastily gave the alarm to the occupants
who were all asleep. Engine Company NO.
IL was summoned from Anacostla. ana the
adjoining dwelling was saved. Mr.. bart
Iey's house was damaged to the extent OF
fully $500 partly covered by insurance
Maicr Sylvester chief of police, sent spe-
cial Instructions to the Anacostla station
Iatelv about having the officers pay atten-
tion to the freight yards and look after the
tramps who infest the neighborhood. Al
ready the work of the police Is peslnniiS
to have its effect, and the number OF tell
tale WaySide fires along the Iaiiiodu u"Sh8
is diminishing
EnCs f. Pumphrey, a resident OF Mea-
dows Prince Georges county, ND, Is lying
at the hOms of his brother, .. >. humphrey,
an Monroe street, Aracostia, severely III
from the effects of injuries received in
runaway accident in the city q few days
ago Mr.. Humphrey was driving along II
street U+han his horses became frightened
at an elec tric car and dashed on, running
ir.to a lamp post at 9TH and II streets
northeast the driver being thrown OH IN
the collision. He had three rlbs ana an
arm broken. and sustained many bruises
After being treated at hospital ne was
removed to Anacostia by his brother, and
is receiving medical attention from TWO
physicians. This morning the injured was
was said to be improving
Ii is understood that laborers will be at
work by the lst of next May establishing
the underground electric system of propul-
sion on the AnacoStia railway, and, once
started. that the work will undoubtedly be
finished in Il short time, owing TO the large
force it is intended to employ
In the first reports of the Windsor Hotel
fire in New York appeared the name of one
/ r. Rose of Chicago. H.. who was stated
TO he among the missing guests. The name
was Immediately connected with that OF }.
r Rose of Chicago, d former Anacostian,
and whose relatives live here A telegram
of inquiry sent to Chicago has brought the
Information that ]. f. Rose is not the man
referred to in the dispatches.
1t is stated that in a short time there is
to he a new inspector from the health ONCE
detailed for duty in the territory about An
acostia.
Mr.. Fl. w. Emo has returned from Buffa-
10 n Y where he was summoned last
week by the serious Illness of his brother,
Charles B. Emo, whose death occurred soon
after the former reached him.
Mrs Sadie Poates, formerly organist at
the Church of the Epiphany, whose recent
severe Illness has been noted in The Star,
is with her parents al their residence, cor
ner of Washington and Adams streets, and
not much improSed.s
Miss Ida Ramsauer of st. Elizabeth is vis-
Ting at her home in uoucolnton, n. C,
Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, former pastor
Of The Anacostfer- Baptist Church. has been
visiting friends in Southeast Washington.