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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
DEL Pillar KILLED,
He Falls in Fight With Major
MaTch's Battalion
WAS FILIPINO LEADER,
Commanded AsuinaldO'S BOdy-Guard at
Time Of His Death.
RATED AS REMARKABLY CLEVER
Said to Have Been Graduate of a
European University-NeGros Up
rising Reported ms of Minor Impor-
tspce-Bishop Potter Mt Mnniia'

MANILA. December 9-6I5 p. Mech
eral Gregorio del Pillar commanding
Aguinaldo's body-guard, was killed by
Major Peyton c.. March's battalion, Of
the Thirty-third Infantry. in fight
eighteen miles northwest OF Ceryantes,
December 81.
According to reports which General
Young obtained from escaped Spanish
prisoners at Vigan, several days ago, Ma
ior March left the coast, whore no was
pursuing Aguinaldo. and encountered
General del Pillar on the fortified trah'
They fought for four hours. during which
time seventy Filipinos were killed or
wounded. The American loss was one
man killed and six men wounded
The Spaniards report that Major March
is still pursuing the insurgents.
A VETERAN, THOUGH YOUNG
Del Pillar was ono Of the leaders OF the
present and Of the anti-Spanish revoiu-
ton. lie was a mere youth, and was re-
ported 10 have graduated at European
university.
! Professor Schurman met him rs men,
her of the first peace commission, ana
rated him as remarkably clever.
The Americans have occupied Bangued.
nroyjnce OF Abra General Grants eNpe-
| dition has visited Orani and several west
ern towns, meeting small bands. his men
! killed several OF the rebels and captured
a considerable quantity or munitions Oh
| wa. ~. vi.
bishop Henry C. Potter. OF New York.
has arrived here, on brler 'isl'' "
study the Philippines.
| PURSUIT OF FILlPINOS.
! WASHINGTON, December 9-The war
| Department has received the following
| from General otis:
.NTanila december 9.-Dispatch from
| Young at Vigan yesterday says; ESCAPED
| Snanish prisoners report four hours en-
| osgement Sd instant between his troops
| aud AguinaldO's guard, near CerVah'eS'
dftv miles southeast OF Vigan, with heavy
Ioss 10 enemy. who is being pursued. our
loss one killed, six wounded. lnhabi-
tants of own accord join troops IN re-
! nairing trail and carrying subsistence.
| Have pushed column TO san Jose, south
| Of Bangued Howses column on reai
trail. Bachelors battalion, OF tue IWen
| ty-fourth, out OF reach nortn Oh bayoni-
hon1 evidently descending river Natives
ren@rt fighting occurred twenty miles
north. Navy reaches APART tomorrow
Column OF MacArthur's troops, twenty
6fth Infantry reported near Iba' west
coast Zambales Grants column near
| subig bay. Lawton in Bulacan province
to-day, with sufficient troops TO overcome
opnosition and scatter enemy"
IL is probable that the troops Whlch eh'
aaged Aguinaldo's guard are hare com
mand as ne was reported TO De close u
the insurgent leaders rear.
NEGROS OUTBREAK MILD.
General Otis also cables as follows re-
parding the revolt ia Negroes:
information received that Nesros re-
volt IS of minor importance. Byrnes II
rapid pursuit OF disanected party. HusHes
in mountains Of Panay' en- route io'
| cant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
RECIPROCITY TRADE TREATIES.
OF This Country With
britain and France.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., December O.
The reciprocity treaties negotiated be-
tween the United States and France, and
between the United States and Great
Britain. during the past summer the
terms of which had been carefully guard
ed. have at last been printed. They We're
transmitted to the Senate on Tuesday
and will be taken up for consideration
Inv the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations at the first meeting of that com
mittee, which will probably be held next
Wednesday.
The treaty with Great Britain covers
the dependencies of Jamaica. 'Dermuda.
Barbad dos. British Guiana. and Turks and
Caicos Islands. The French convention
is made applicable TO Algiers ana It's
products, as well as TO France and ITS
pr0uucts.
The general terms of all the treaties are
practically the same. the stipulation be-
ing in most cases that lin case either OF
the contracting parties shall, during the
continuance of this convention, Increase
the duties upon the importation OF mef-
chandise, the increase shall be without
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
BRITISH TAKE A HILL.
BOLD sortie from Ladysmith--Boer
Guns Destroyed.

ROER HEAD LAGER, LADYSMlTH,
Friday December S-The British troops
made a sortie between l and o'clock IN
the morning. They crawled up ravine
and stormed and carried Lombards hop,
which was held by the Beers, ana Oh
which had been placed Creusot gun ana
a howitzer These guns were destroyed
with dynamite. The British captured d
Maxim gun and then retired.
The I.ancers. Hussars. and GUARDS
made a sortis west of Ladysmltn AT gay
break. under cover OF heavy artiliery
fire which the Beers returned briskly.
The British afterwards returned 10 Lazy
smith. The Boer losses are reported 10
have been slight.
A strong Burgher column has crossed
,ba Tueela river at Colenso, with the OBJ
| iect OF attacking the British Estcourt
column.
Major Erasmus and Lieutenant Malah
will be tried by court-martial in connec-
ton with tho loss OF the guns.
RUII.ER REPORTS SORTIES.
LONDON. December 9.-The War once
IN night ISSUED the following dispatch
| from General Butler, dated frere camp
December sth. afternoon:
| ..,rhe following was received from Gene
raj White to-day: Last night sent Gen
oral Hunter. with go Natal Volunteers,
- povnston. and 500 Imperial Light
TIorss under Edwards, TO surprise gun
/ 81, : hin The enterprise was admirably
| carried out. and was entirely successiui
| the hill being captured and o-inch gu
and howitzer being destroyed Wlth gun
| cotton by Captain Fowke ana Lieutenant
| Turner. A Maxim was captured aho
,',n,1oht m Iadysmith Our loss was one
4
! pattalion OF the Argyle Highlanders
wounded. c.,oo, py,o,
so,yed the hill. one squadron OF the Nine
| taa,th Hussars rode round Pepwortf
| AN burning kraals and cutting the Boe
taIeeraph lines. They had no casualties
sORTIE FROM KIMBERLEY?
LORENZO MARQUEE. DELAGOl
| RAY. December "a oispatcn rom fTe
toria dated to-day. says:
..Renorts have been received here
eohtirg early this morning In the yicinit
- schaItz Mex, the British attsckin
GENERAL cronie. Fighting is also reporte
- have occurred in the direction of Kin
7, IS presumed this is another sortie.
The Dutch-German ambulance corp
has been enthusiastically received, an
viii be divided between Natal and IN
Free State frontier.
BRITISH ADVANCE ON EoLEsBURC
| LONDON, December IA special di:
patch from Pretoria. dated Friday. ID
cember Sth. says 1900 British troops. PR
ceded by an armored train. are advancin
on Colesburg from Naauwpoort.
BOERS CROSS-CUTTING BULLETS.
CAPE TOWN, Thursday, December 4.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10

credentials from his personal friend.
Henry Clay. and also from Daniel Web
ster. Colonel Wood spent some months
I'm England. and established undisputed
relationship 10 the deceased James Wood,
obtaining authenticated copies Of the will
and other documents. now I'm possession
OF Mr. Wood Colonel Wood employed
Lord Lyndhurst. an eminent lawyer of
England, and expended a large amount
out OF his personal means in prosecuting
his enquiries. The matter then dragged
along until the war between the States.
and nothing more was heard Of II until
about 1870. when some enterprislng law
yer advertised for the heirs, and the
matter was again looked into, but with
out results.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
IBaZAAR At THE ARMORY.
a strong List OF Attractions rms
Wee,s-Orphnn Uoys To-MorrOw.

The bazaar held by the German Ladies
Aid Association. at the Regimentdi
Armory. is a very great success
Tomorrow evening Mrs GilFs boys as
sisted by Miss Virginia Talbot, will ap-
near in q selected programme. NO. l..
Look out for The Hoo Doc Doc Nan.
eoio and chorus by Picaninnies. Coon
hollo0 carers Cake-walk. The judges
viii be Samuel 3. Witt. y. c. Richard
SON. Justice John. and Frank Cunning
ham. .
bv the best talent Of Richmond.
Wednesday night Madame farley
waX-wOrks.
Thursday night. one-act farce.
Friday night, marches ana dances
hypnotism
Saturday night, grand auction sale,
where every article viii be disposed Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10

A hundred men OF the Naval Brigade pro-
ceeded 10 the front tonight
1t is known that the Beers have cross
cut the ends Of their Mauser bullets. thus
producing an effect similar to that OF
dum-dums.
Halse and Warren and thirty men left
the camp at Carnavon to-day, and when
four miles out sighted a patrol OF twelve
Beers, who sought cover. Two OF the
Beers were wounded. Halse ascertained
that tho Beers were in strong force I'm a
lager. and retired to his base.
This is the first brush Of General Gaia
cre's force. and all the men are eager 10
follow 1t up.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
DEATH OF ELEAZAR FOSTER.
Division CouDseI for the Plant sys-
fem OF Railways.

NEW HAVEN. December 9.-Judge
Eleazar Foster. of Gainesville, Fla. died
at the hospital in this city last night.
Judge Foster came North for his health
about a week ago. On Saturday last MS
troubles became serious. and he under
went a surgical operation. He was IS
years Of age, and was a son Of the late
Judge ]. f. *. Foster. the head or one
OF the Oldest families In New Haven: re
graduated in the class Of 1865 rom ~,
At mo time OF his death he was division
counsel for the Plant system OF rail-
ways. president Of the Board OF Trustees
Of the Agricultural College at Lake Cley;
the South at Sewanee. Tenn. one time
he was a circuit court Judge in South
Florida and was member OF Governor
Bloyham's Cabinet. He leaves widow
one son. and two daughters; brother In
New Haven. Or. j. y. X. Foster, and an
other brother I'm Buffalo, ~ I.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
MANY ORDERS FOR LOCOMOTIVES.
The Richmond works Crowded be-
Yond Their Capacity.

The Richmond Locomotive-Work are
TO be considerably enlarged, TO meet the
pressing need which has sprung out of
the large number of orders that have
lately been received. The Southern has
lately ordered forty-one locomotives the
value of the contract amounting 10
$500 900.
Colorado. ordered eight freight engines;
the Elgin. Joliet and Eastern railroad,
five engines: the Mississippi River and
Bonnie Terre railroad, two Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad fifteen heavy locomo-
tives: two heavy passenger engines for the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
a small engine for Mr.. S. B. Hitchcock
81 suffolk: twenty freighters for the At
Gibson. Topeka and Santa re- Twelve
compounds for the Canadian Pacific, be-
sides the Finland order. one OF the loco
motives being built for Finland will be
sent 10 the Paris Exposition.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
Personals and Briefs.

Ex-senator Thomas y. Williams, Of
Mecklenburg, was in the city yesterday.
0. A. Lynch left on Thursday for the
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington,
Va.
Congressman John Lamb has appointed
Mr.. John G. Page. Of this city. his prl-
waite secretary.
Mrs. George Washington, OF Charles
town, w. Va, Is visiting her sister Mrs.
w. Chase Morton.
Superintendent Of County Schools John
X. Russell Is improving rapidly. He is
able to walk about now.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lane Emo, Of New
York and Mr. Arthur +. Warde. son OF
the eminent tragedian, are at the Jelfer-
son.
DR.. Thomas p. Corwardln. Of London.
England, will reach the city this morning.
and will be here some time on visit
home.
Miss Lucy Nicholson OF Pulaski, - the
guest Of Miss Sue Tyler. Miss Belle Tyler
and Miss Lily are visiting In Southwest
Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Decatur Axtel, who have
been at the Hot Springs several months,
hayo returned 20 the city, and taken ~
their residence for the winter at the JEFF
ferson.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
Elizabeth X. Lee and Mr.. II. Jeter Jones
Of Norfolk The marriage will occur De
cember iith at the home Of the bride, II
| Norfolk. Mr.. Jones Is brother OF Mr.
! / Hervey Jones, Of this city.
The fremen az No. 3 engine-house. OF
| BROAD street. found a regular-size soap
nov securely nailed and tied with A rope
| norkeS Mrs Jennie Thomas. Amhcrs
county. Va" in front OF the engine-hous'
Yesterday morning.
The Industrial Chapter OF All Saints
| church will have doll and needle-worl
sale at the parish building, corner o
| Grace and Madison streets, Tuesday, fron
| ~ NJ. 10 L. NJ. a Jack Horner pie vii
be served to children.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
DR.. Cunnineham's Tight Squeeze.

Dr. Cunningham. in charge of the city
ambulance, had a tight squeeze yesterday
afternoon. 1t was given him by crazy
negreSs.
at St James and Hill street, and found
Georgiana Peasants. a young cOlored
woman. suffering with acute mania on
the subject OF religion. He succeeded
I'm partially pacifying her, and getting her
into the ambulance. But she soon be-
came as violent as ever. and the Doctor
had a hard struggle with her before he
could quiet her She Is at the almshouse.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
In the City Courts.

ron,itv Court ended yesterday afternoon
many many chsncery and common law cases
having been disposed Of. The December
term will open at II o'clock tomorrow.
The entire docket will be called ana cases
eet for hearing All lawyers interested
ohould not fail to be present. The jury
summoned for the term Will meet on
Tuesday morning.
The suit Of Mrs. Blankenship against
trial i'm the Circuit Court. IT will proba-
biv be concluded tomorrow.
The suit Of Grayson Burruss VS.. H. Il.
Tatum. in the Circuit Court Of Richmond.
for 1905. noted In the Dispatch OF Friday,
Is contested.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
discrimination or prejudice against the

discrimination or prejudice against the
products OF the other"
The British treaties provide for the az
mission to this country Of cane sugar
and molassss from jamaica, Barbados.
and Guiana. at reduction of Eh per
cent. Jamaica, Bermuda. Barbados, ana
Guiana admit free OF duty cottonseeo
products from the United States; Jamaica
admits cottonseed-oll and cotton cloths
at a reduced duty; Bermuda. BarbadoS'
and Guiana admit cottonseed-oi ana OH
cake free OF duty. Sponges and sisal,,
grass imported from Turks Island ana
Caicos are admitted TO the United states
at reduction of l2i1 per cent. OF duty.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10

NEW YORK. December 9.-Transfers OF
valuable and extensive coal and other
properties TO new hands were signed IN
his CITY to-day. Fred. c. Dunn, OF Chi
cago. carried the negotiations through.
The properties comprised in the deal are
those of the Woodstock Iron Company
consisting Of two well-equpped and mo
dern blast furnaces, 800 acres Of iron
and coal lands the adjacent lands OF the
Gurnee Land Company-20,O00 acres. fur
naces. etc, in Admission. Ala, and the
completed Aneta Coal Company's plant
of coke-Ovens. 1900 acres Of coal lands,
etc. located I'm Tennessee.
The consideration is more than N,VvO'Vo
and the properties pass into the hands OF
strong men. financially. who will imme-
dlateiv put the furnaces into blast
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
Cattle Quarantine order.

WASHINGTON. II. c.. December a.
Tho ANIMAL quarantine order against tho
area where splenetlc-feyer exists among
cattle will be issued shortly by. the De-
partment OF Agriculture, TO take enesl
tiallv like that Of last year.
The quarantine area will consist OF
r,lor,da Mississippi, Alabama, Kansas.
Georgia. South Carolina, part OF Iennes-
80 Texas. oklahoma, and California;
;rhe houndary lines may be modified
slightly later, with the cooperation or
ctote authorities.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
nnnhIr EntnI nuel 10 Mi.sissippi.

GREENSVILLE. MISS, December 3
4 diiei was Fought here to-day, which re-
suited i'm the instant death Of J. G. Con,
nerly. a lawyer Of Lake Village. Ark, aud
Alfred B. Duncan, general manager or
the Red Leaf Plantation and stores, VINO
lived near Sunnysde, Ark.
The tragedy Is said TO have been the re-
emit Of a business misunderstanding.
Roth men were prominent In the district
i'm which they resided.
Connerly received six bullets In different
parts OF his body, while Duncan was
struck but once-a load OF puchsho' e"-
terinG the left breast.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
WANTS 10 SELL Us ISLANDS.
Denmark Offers Her West Indies
Price, S3,0OO,OOO.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. December O.
The Post will say tomorrow: 1.-THE Dam
ish Government has made another effort
to sell the Danish West Indies TO the
United States. The proposition was laid
before the State Department by a repre-
sentative Of the Danish Government, and
the matter Is now under consideration
The American embassy in London is as
sisting in the negotiations. Three million
dollars Is the price asked for the islands
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
cot,ou-Gin Combination.

MEMPHIS, TENN. December s:-lt Is
stated here that all OF the big cotton-gln
Saarnfacturing concerns Of the country
viii form a combination, or have ALREADY
formed one. Among the concerns which
are said TO have entered the combine are are
tho Munger Company. or Texas, the
i tnv in the world: the Worthington-
M Nh Gin Company. OF Birmi NJ
bam Ala. and the Daniel Pratt Gin
T'omnany. Of Prattsville, Ala.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
Engages Barrows &c Co.

Manager Wells last night secured as a
feature for this weeks Bijou bill James
o Barrows and company In their mill
tary comedy act, Tactics claimed 10
bo the hest act I'm the vaudeville pro-
fesslon An effort is being made to make
The bin an unusually strong one with
view OF having a show that will draw
large crowds and thus enable Mr.: Wells
10 give a neat sum TO the CltlZens henei
hssnciation as the receipts of next Fri
dav NIGHTS benefit for the poor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
FLORIDA CENTRAL & pENINsULAR
"S through Trains Await Compile
tion OF Seabonrd Link.

SAVANNAH, GA, December g-There
mas been much speculation regarding the
arrangements that would be made by
which the Florida Central and Peninsular
railway might continue It's through SER
VICE from New York and Washington.
toHo"lng the severance OF relations be-
tween the Southern and the Florida Con-
srai ana Peninsular. by which the latter
mas BECOME part OF the Seaboard avs
tenn. II transpired to-day that satisfac-
tory arrangements had not been made
with either tho Southern or the Atlantic
coast Line for through service, neces-
stating the suspension by the Florida
Central and Peninsular OF its through
trains until such time as the Seaboa rd
system can complete its connecting link
or track between Cheraw, S. c., and Co.
lumbta. The Florida Central and Penin-
sular trains, however, will make close
connection with the Southern at Colum-
bia. The Columbia-Ch link is near
Ing completion, when through trains 10
Washington will be resumed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
CHARLES BANKS ~ CUSTODY.
Under Indictment for Grimes Com
mItted I'm Cuipeper.

ROCHESTER. n. Y, December g.
Charles Banks. a negro under indictment
for the shooting Of Roland Amlinger and
a woman named Frances Sutton, In Gull
pepper county. Va. was located and ar
rested I'm Wheatland last night. and after
a preliminary examination was commit
ted 10 the Monroe county jail 20 await
officers from Virginia. who will take him
back to the place where the crimes were
committed.
The crimes Of which Banks is accused
were committed I'm Culpeper county, Va,
October 90 1899
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
"Iend Me Your Wife,

Roland Reed closed his engagement here
last night with a presentation Of the
farcical play, Lend Me Your Wife" The
piece is somewhat rOllicking, and the
audience entered into the merrimont I'm
a most hearty manner. Mr. Reed. as the
clustering Captain Abner Tarbox. was
capital. and his company rendered HIM
good support.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
WILL BE MARRIED. HERE.
Miss Parker Denies Tha; She ana
Mr., Lambert VIII Eiope.

The engagement Of Miss Florence
Parker. Of this city 10 Mr.. Marion Lam
bert. of ST. Louis. was announced in the
Dispatch some time ago The date for
the wedding has not been fixed but the
Dispatch is assured that the young couple
will be married here despite the pub
lished rumOrs that they would elOpe 10
Washington.
date for our wedding" Miss Parker said
last night. when we do our friends
will be apprised of II. and YOU can rest
assured that the ceremony will take place
i'm Richmond. We have never Tor an III,
slant contemplated an elopement ana
the publicity given us has been very pam
ful TO both Of us"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
n,..h,raes Were Granted.

Judge waddnl, in chambers, granted
the following discharges In bankruptcy
,astcrdav. Andrew AntOni. Albert >.
fIaryev Richard Baxter Wilson. Jaw Per-
E En- william T. Day, all Of the city of
nnIahnnrd and Joseph w. Giles Of Farm
liz prince Edward county. This Is the
larocst number Of DISCHARGES granted In
any one day since the law went into Ell
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
,ox,n House Destroyed.

,SrINGTON, December s.--Early to-
az totally destroyed the yelling
Gay sion lon in this city. The loss upon the
r r,sI was $4,000 and on the contents
DR. DR. II. l.. French occupied the residence,
and with his servants escaped from 'he
nn,,i,dine lust as the roof iell In.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
uERscmEL V. JOHNSON ARRESTED.
Not a Member of DISTINGUISHED
Georgia Family OF His Name.

SAVANNAH. GA. December s.-Her-
schel V. Johnson. postmaster az Claxton,
ca. was arrested to-day and brought
before United States Commissioner Levi
shon on the charge Of embezzling postal
money-order funds OF his office. lie gave
bond.
Although bearing the same name. tho
accused postmaster does not belong 10
the family OF the distinguished Georgian
who ran FOR Vice-president Of the United
States on the ticket with stephen A.
I1ouelae I'm f40
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
WILL NOT QUIT PREACHING.
DR.. Kerr Has No Iden OF Giving ID
the Ministry for Literary Work.

Rev. DR.. Robert p. Kerr the honored
pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
has no idea of giving up the ministry 10
engage in literary work, as has been per-
sistently reported of late.
The popular minister 30 assured Dis
was called 10 preach the Gospel SAID
DR.. Kerr land ] shall continue to preach
until the Lord stops me. ! have repeat
edlv refused to accept offers from bu-
reaus to go on the lecture platform even
between Sundays. Ny only literary work
is to write religious books"
Or. Kerr has delivered many lectures,
and very fine ones. too. but he never re-
cniXes nav for thenl.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
VILE. OPPOSE PAYNE's Plan.
Objection to Reduction of southern
REORGANIZATION.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, December a.
Judge John Mcclure has been named as
proxy for General Powell Clayton, Am
bassador to Mexico, to represent the lat
ter at the meeting of the Republican Ma
tional Committee I'm Washington. Gene
raj Clayton being the Arkansas member.
Judge Mcclure IS instructed to lead OPP
position TO the proposition of Committee
man Payne OF Wisconsin, for a reduction
of representation from the Southern
states in the Republican National Con-
vention. Judge Mcclure left tonight for
washington, to attend the meeting Of the
committee.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10

The Fire Department was called out at
1913 yesterday by an alarm turned in
from Box a. at Laurel Engine House
The fire was I'm a wOOdhouse In the rear
of a residence on Cherry street between
Cary and Cumberland streets. The dam
age was trifiing.
An alarm was turned In shortly before
6 o'clock due TO a small fire on the
Twelfth-street dump. No damage