Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-26
News of the Day.

George Brehm, 70 years old, the we'll
known brewer, died at his home in Bal
timore Yesterday, caused by exposure
while watching the great fire.
Aided by strong English markets
wheat for May delivery in Chicago yes
terday jumped % cents above Wednes-
days closing figure, touching sl.O9 a
bushel
The seven-masted schooner Thomas
w. Lawson, which was aground of
Point Breeze, Va, was foated yesterday
and passed of the Capes apparently I'M
injured.
1t is reported in st. Petersburg that
Russia has had an understanding with
Germany that the latter would aid Rus
STA if she became involved in war with
several countries.
The towns of San CristObal and Bani,
Santo Domingo, have been recaptured by
men from the Morales gunboat Presidente.
Another government force was sent to
attack the insurgents at San Pedro de
MacOris.
Ex-Governor w. Murray Crane, of
Massachusetts, will not be chairman Of
the republican national committee. The
President, it is said, has decided thas, in
view of the opposition manifested, the
selection would be unwise,
Through an agreement between Sena-
tor Foraker and Senator Blackburn,
reached yesterday, the nomination OF
General Leonard Wood to be major gen
eral will be taken up by the Senate on
Monday. The death of Senator Hanna
has weakened the opposition to Wood,
and his confirmation is almost certain.
William Jennings Bryan has arrived at
New York and is stopping at the same
hotel with David b. Hill and Norman
E. Mack. 1t is said they are trying to
induce Mr.. Bryan to support Judge Par
ker's candidacy in opposition to Murphy
for Cleveland Mr.. Bryan insists that
he is not favoring any particular candi-
date at present.
The House committee on elections
No. Yesterday agreed in favor OF Liv-
ernash, social democrat, the sitting MEM
Der, in the Hahn-Livernash contest from
the Fourth California district. The
committee also decided the Gudger-
Moody contest from the 10th North
Carolina district in favor Of Gudger,
(dem.), the sitting member, AMI the
DAIMLER Lever contest from the Sth
South Carolina district in favor OF Lever,
the sitting member.
Failure of the most strongly backed
plan yet advanced to save the COnsOli-
dated Lake Superior Company was an
nounced Yesterday. A syndicate OF
capitalists, headed by John Pitcairn,
which had Offered to underwrite IS, O0O,-
900 needed to rehsbilitate the wrecked
concern, abandoned its project. This
leaves the corporations fate in the
hands OF Speyer & Co., New York bank
ers, who hold all the company's prop
critics. These they acquired at
forfeiture sale for the non. payment
Of loan of So, $50, 600 in October last.
A warrant was issued yesterday for
Wallace II. Ham, Boston agent Of the
American Surety Company, charging
him with the embezzlemenl OF SlO4, 900.
1t is alleged that Ham has appropriated
the sum named by converting to his own
use various amounts during the past
year. The warrant was issued by the
Municipal Court on information fur
nished from the headquarters OF the con-
Germ in New York Ham learned that
a warrant had been issued for his arrest !
and when. the inspectors called at his
office had disappeared. Later, however,
he returned and notified the police that
he was ready to answer any charge |
against him. He was then placed I'M
der arrest, later was given hearing and |
held in $50, 900 bonds. When Ham
was accused he made full confession to
the auditor.