Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-13
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
FIRE DESTROYS PHOTOGRAPH
STUDIO AND CONTENTS.
Railroad Detective Wounds Man
Caught Stealing Ride on Freight
Train-Court Sentences.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


| graph studio. conducted by A. L. jane
| goods store. All King street, was burned
out by fire at 7:2J o'clock last night.
| The entire contents of the studio. which
| included a number of valuable cameras
and Photographic supplies. together with
several thousand negatives. were totally
| destroyed. Water and smoke damaged the
| large stock of dry goods in the Lozano
| store to the extent of several thousand
| dollars.
| AS soon as the fire was discovered an
alarm was turned in. -Four streams were
| played on the flames. After hard hght
| the firemen subdued the fire.
! No cause can be assigned for the fre.
| Efforts were made this morning to trace
| its origin without success. Both places
| were locked for the night and no one
| 1t is said that the electricity In the
building was cut off. That spontaneous
combustion was responsible. is suggested.
Estimate of Losses.
| Mr.. Jameson when seen this morning
was unable to approximate his loss 1t Is
said he carried an insurance of $500. Mr..
Jameson is making arrangements to open
temporary quarters pending the renova-
ton of the burned studio.
The stock of goods in the Lozano store,
conducted by Mrs. S. p. Lozano, is val
ued at $4,000. Mrs. LoZano this morning
said she carried an insurance OF S15, GOO.
Her loss is fully covered. Business In
the store has been suspended pending adj
justment of loss
The building is owned by Mr.. Haines Of
Accotink, Va The loss on the structure
will be over a thousand dollars. 1t Is
said the loss is covered by insurance.
Firemen say the fire appeared to have
started In the dressing room of the studio
When they broke open the door 1t seemed
to the quantity of inf1amDable material
in the building the flames quickly spread.
William Craven was bitten by a dog
while adjusting fire hose to plug when
the fire started.
Charles E. Petty severed an artery on
his left hand while opening a door Of
the studio. His injuries were dressed at
a nearby drug store.
Blackford and Fairfax literary societies
of the Episcopal High School to hold
their annual joint celebration at Liggett
Hall Tuesday night next. The joint vale
dictorian will be James Wheeler of Ken
lucky, of the Blackboard society.
The officers Of the Blackford society
are: J. Bruce McClelland. jr., OF Texas,
president: Dabney S. Lancaster of Rich
James G. Wheeler. reader. Kentucky;
Claiming w. Daniel, declaimer, Rich
mona; Robert Taylor, jr, debater, Mary
land
The committee of arrangements Is:
Talbot T. Pendleton, joint chairman, West
Virginia: T. r: Pratt. jr.. j. F: S, Duke,
]. P. Kemp, G. L. Carter. A. F. Worth
ington. r. L. Whitehead. tr.
The officers of the Fairfax society are:
Andrew Jackson May. jr., president. Taze
we'll; Basil G. Dabney. vice president.
Charlottesville. The medalists are: Hugh
NJ Nelson. jr.. reader. Virginia; Mann
Page. declaimer Colorado: John r.. Larus
jr., debafer. Maryland. The committee
]. NJ. Wood. ]. S. Hewitt. G. S. Weaver.
S. l. White. Rudolph Turk.
Shot by Railroad Detective.
James McGrath. thirty-five years of age.
who says his home is at Atlanta. Ga, was
shot in the small Of the back at an early
hour this morning near Culpeper, Va. by
a railroad detective. McGrath was steal
ing a ride on freight train and was
working his way to Charlottesville. Va.
McGrath was brought to this city at
6:25 o'clock this morning by Dr. Rixey Of
Culpeper Va, and taken to the Alexan-
dria Hospital. Drs Rixey and Smith
subsequently probed for the bullet with
out success 1t is probable an X-ray will
be used to locate the bullet.
At the annual meeting of Potomac
Lodge, No. 80. Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, last night at Odd Fellows Hall
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Norman l.. Williamson.
past grand; w. F. Risdon. noble grand;
recording secretary; L. NJ. Davis, treas
urer: William E. Latham. financial sec
retary: Edgar Lyles. chaplain. The OFF,
GERS will b. Installed next month.
The sentence of SO fine and ninety days
in iail was imposed in the Police Court
this 1ncrnins on Horace Collinsworth. con-
victed of the larceny Of a watch from
Charles Cash. The accused testified that
he found the watch on porch in the rear
of the old City Hotel and subsequently
pawned it in Washington for 81.
A fine of $40 was imposed on Thomas
Robinson colored. convicted OF the lar
ceny of BRASS from the Southern Railway
Company.
Emily Carter colored. was fined s. on a
Charge of stealing a pair of shoes from
Spencer Lee. cclored.
James Miller. colored. was fined $ for
assaulting and beating Rosa Ford. COL
ored.
Annie Freeman. colored, was fined IS
on charge of disorderly conduct.
In head-on collision at 3:3O o'clock
this morning at the Potomac railroad
bound P, w and B. freight train loaded
with merchandise. six freight cars were
partially demolished. The debris was soon
cleared away. No one was injured.
The Bethany Methodist Protestant sun
day school. of which N. s. Greenaway Is
superintendent will have its annual pic.
mic at the grove at Hume farm. near st.
Asaph, Alexandria county. Friday next.
Arrangements have been made by the
young men composing the Bible class
conducted by Miss Penn Of the Methodist
Protestant Sunday school to have a lawn
party on the grounds of the Golf Club
Monday evening next at O'Clock.
The young men will have as their guests
the members and friends OF the Methodist
Protestant Church.
Samuel Dreifus. forty-two years of age,
son of Julius Dreifus of this city. died In
Washington yesterday. Mr. Dreifus was
| a resident of this city. Besides his widow
several children survive. The remains
will be brought here for burial.
Members of Mount Vernon Chapter.
Royal Arch Masons, last night paid a
| fraternal visit to Mount Horeb Chapter.
Washington.
| Rev. DIR. w. V. Tudor and Mrs. Tudor
of the Virginia conference o. the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, who have
been attending the Sunday schoon conven-
| ton here. are guests of Rev. c. D. Bulla.
Rev. DR.. Tudor will preach at the morning
| services tomorrow at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South.