Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
ROBBERY OF FREIGHT CAR ON
FREDERICKSBURG ROAD.
Annual Meeting of Elks-Popularity
of Sunday Star-General
and Personal
speclnl corresronaence Of The ErenIng s,ar.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, March Is, 1905.
Another railroad car robbery, in which q
freight train on the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac road at Nagles station.
about eighteen miles south of this city, was
attacked by gang last night, was reported
TO the police here this morning. 1t was
stated that the robbers entered the cars
and succeeded In removing large quantity
of merchandise, part of which was recov1
cred. The plan of the thieves, IT appeared.
was TO collect a large batch of goods and
secrete 1t somewhere about the train
in readiness to be landed lust outside the
railroad yard az this city when the train
pulled into Alexandria. The scheme had
almost succeeded when 1t was discovered
by railroad men In the yard here. Special
Officer Hugh Latham arrested n young
man named Harrie Robinson. who, it was
claimed, had been found on the train when
1t reached this city. officer Smith also ar
rested William Whalen on the charge of
being implicated In the robbery. The pris-
oners We're locked up at the police station
and their cases were continued by Justice
Cation in the police court until Thursday
morning.
Sunday Star Popular.
The gratifying reception of the Sunday
Star in Alexandria is being attested by
many cordial compliments from leading
citizens. The paper is declared to have full
filled the best expectations of the public.
The complete and comprehensive character
of the first edition. which took commands
ing place in the local field with contem-
porary publications from the several cities
of the country, is highly praised. The ia
vorable position taken at once by the sun
day Star IN the estimation of the people Of
Alexandria showed that IL needed no fur
Their Introduction than that afforded by
The Evening Star.
The Alexandria Gazette one of the Lead
ing journals of the state. yesterday after
noon published the following complimentary
reference to the Sunday paper: THE Even
ing Star Newspaper Company of Washing
ton issued yesterday morning its first sun
day edition. 1t contained fifty-siX pages
of interesting news and miscellaneous read
ing, together with Sunday magazine. The
Evening Star has for over half a century
been a Washington institution. and by the
enterprise of its owners it enjoys q large
patronage. The Sunday Star is a model
newspaper in every respect and its sue
cess is assured
Annual Meeting of Elks.
Alexandria Lodge, No. 75s. Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks, held its annual
meeting in Elks' Hall, corner of Prince and
Royal streets last night, Past Exalted
Ruler Edward Quinn presiding. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: w. H. L. Kelley, exalted Gulefs LOUIS
p. Shuman, leading knight; Harry Flesch-
mann, leading loyal knight; Frederick p.
Russell, lecturing knight; G. T. Cation, Sec
rotary; Charles G. Geisendaffer, treasurer:
Thomas Downey, tiler; DR. William NJ.
Smith, trustee; Past Exalted Ruler c. c.
Carlin, representative to attend the annual
meeting of the Grand Lodge i'm Buffalo;
Past Exalted Ruler Jacob Brill alternate.
General Matters.
Mr. James r. Cation, candidate for tho
democratic nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor of Virginia. at Halifax Court
House yesterday in the interest of his can
didacy. Mr.. Cation states that he has found
much to encourage him in various sections
of the state.
The remains of Mrs Virginia Emerson,
whose death occurred this morning at the
home of Mr.. Orville Johnson, 461 Pennsyl-
yania avenue northwest, Washington, VIII
be brought here for interment. Mrs. Elmer
son formerly lived here, where she had
many friends.
Mr. Charles Newburgh of Washington
will deliver an address next Monday even
ing before the Alexandria Trades Council.
The subject will be "a Brief Outline of the
Science of Political Economy"