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The reformer., 1900-01-27
PHILADELPHIA, JAM 5. 1900.

Mr.. Edito1:-Will youplease find
once and ; wkile in
your valuable paper to rlate a few
incidents.
Mr.. r. A. Cooper, anenterpris-
ing young man joined te Nelrose
Fountain 500, On Jan. 3 We are
glad to have him WIG us. Mr..
Cooper is now special q avasser for
the Order, we are quiteere of his
success, as he Is active, ambitious,
full of pluck and perseverance.
Miss Lizzie Read, hs returned
from Tyrone.
Mrs. Alice A. Harris Division
Secretary is suffering froi severe
cold.
Mrs. c. A. Atwell, Satron of
the Home for Aged andInfrmed
Colored Persons, is an acte work
er in West Philadelphia Unas-
suming In her manner, yethrough
her influence helped thcause of
the Order. She is ever eady to
speak in the interest of th United
Order True Reformers.
Mr.. James II. Irwin, on worthy
chief deserves msntioningiso. He
| IL a faithful worker, true the di-
vision entrusted to his q, low
or OF his race and a Chrikn gen
tleman. In his pleasant banner,
he is converting many to I Order.
Successful revivals are bag held
In our city.
Master Harry Irwin, "Re-
former" carrier, was sore disap-
Ipointed when his papers dinot ar
rive last week. If he d the
wings of a dove he won fly to
IRditor Brown and whisper easant
thing. to the journalists e
| A social will be given Mrs.
Wards, Thursday eve, JanBth.
| Mrs. Annie NJ. Willis, tout of
the city In the interest of tlRose-
buds.
Prof. s. G.. Atkins, onef the
prominent educators of Nor Car
olina Is In the city.
Bishop @. w. Clinton, afthelp-
] Ing Rev. Caldwell In his reRl for
a week, has returned to Chotte,
IN. c.
/ True Reformas' canvasss. A.
Cooper, resides at 522 Soul t12th
street.
Mss II. A. NoRWo
| PhiladelphOiv.
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A. c. l., Atlantic Coast Lima
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE MAY 81,
1899,
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND,
(UnGon DepOt.)

u q, M, DAILY Arrive PETERSBURG
Gala, IN. j Norfolk II "a am,
Stops only at Petersburg
WaverIy and Suffolk, Va,
eos q, M, Daily Arrives Petersburg
$50 am, Weldon at II Al
a. M, Fayetteville at II
pm, Charleston 10 20p. m,
Savannah II so am. Jack.
sonville 730 a. m, Port
Tampa 620p.m. Connects
at Wilson with No. AZ, ar
irving GoldsborO 10p.m.,
Wilmington 45 pm. Pull
man Sleeper New York tC
Jacksonville.
11:s0 a. NJ, Daily except Sunday, ar.
rives at Petersburg al
1905 p. m, stOpt at Man.
ch e. ster, Drewysbluff
Centralia and Chester OIL
signals.
36 p. M, Daily Local arrives Peters
burg 4 10 p. III. Makes al
stops.
8 80 p. m, Daily Arrives Petersbure
62Op.m. Makes all local
stops r. and P. railroad.
730 p. m, Daily Arrives Petersburg
S04 pm, connects with N
&W.fOr Norfolk and inter
mediate points. Emporia
910(connects with A. & D.
for stations between EN-
poria and Lawrenceville,
Weldon 8 40 p. H., Fay
etteville / on q. M, Char
lesion & O2 an, Savannah
S06 a. m, Jacksonville /
90 pm, Port Tampa 4t
D. IN.
NEW LINE TO MIDDLE GEORGIA
POINTS.-Arriving Ak
en- z % q. m, Augusta II
an, Macon II a m, Allan.
ia 10 Is p. m. Pullman
Sleepers New York to Viii
mington, Char s t o N
Jacks onville, Aiken, Au-
gusta and Macon.
8 90 p. m, daily Arrives Petersburg
$50 p. m, Weldon 11:20 p.
m. Makes local stops be.
tween Petersburg a n
Weldon. arrives atLynch-
burg 2 Is p. M, Roanoke
4 sop. m, m.- Bristol ~ DC
p. m, 10 40 p. m, Pullman
sleeper Richmond to
LynchbuIg.
10:45 p. m. daily, except Sunday, ar
rtves at Petersburg II 80
q. IN.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
% a. IN. ,kDaily From Jacksonville,
Savannah, Charleston, At
lanta, N aeon, Augusta,
and all points South.
8 Is AN, Daily except Sunday.
Atlanta, Athens and Ra-
leigh, Henderson, Lynch
burg and the west.
SS7A. NJ, Daily, Petersburg Local.
800 A. M, Sunday only, from Allan
ta, Athens, Raleigh, Hen
ders0n, Lynchburg and
the West.
II 06 a. M, Daily Norfolk, Suffolk and
Petersburg.
720 p. m., Daily Jacksonville, Sa-
vannah, Charleston, Viii
mington, Goldsboro and
all points South.
8 65 p. M, Daily Norfolk, Suffolk,
Waverly aid Petersburg.
ss1:S6 P. NJ, Daily except Sunday, from
Petersburg, stop at Ches-
ter, Centralia, Drewry's
Bluff and Manchester on
signals.
8 So p. m, Daily Petersburg Lynch
burg and the West.
I. n. EMERSON, Traffic Manager;
J. r. KENLY, General Manager;
81. NJ. EMERSON, Gen. Pas. Agt.
O. q. CAMPBELL,
DiviRion Passenger Agent
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FIELD NEWS.
Bristol Letter.
R1sroL, TENN, Jan. IS, 1900.

BRISTOL, TEEN., Jan. IS, 1900.
Mr.. Editor = Once again the sun
shines uninterruptedly for two days
in the city of our official headquart-
erS.
Since my arrival here, rain and snow
alternately, with an occasional dash
of sunlight, have graciously intro
duced me to the variable tempera-
ture of Virginia. Tennessee climate
as is furnished by this double-na-
tured city bestriding the line OF the
Ola Dominion and Tennessee. Yes
terday Sunday Old Sol appeared
in the beauty of his golden splendor
making glad the heart of nsk1re
and bhoyant the gloomy spirn 6i
man - Lass, the mud ind
l.s.s {, = ernain. Mad
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York River Line
(VIA WEST PIoHTJ
The Fauo1ite R0Nte NHn'
LEAVE RICEMOND.

4SO P. NJ, No. IS, BaltimOs : |,
tied daily except 5 u D sIiI az
for West Point, there nss' ~,
close connection on Aonu,i
Wednesdays and Friday \
steamer for Baltimore, ,atV ~.
stage at Lester Manor i@ IA
erton and TappahsnnOG5Is q
Tuesdays, Thursdays An'
urdays. ., I'D
25OP. M, No. 10, local eIpi,siTS, T,,ids|
days, Wednesdays ana t.r.l I'D
for West Point and n,'il .' IN
ate stations. Connesa MI
: stage at Lester Manor lOi IN |
erton Tappahannock -, -
West Point with 'tssIII n
Baltimore. Stops o.
500 a. IlOps' NJ, No. 40, Local y ~
leaves daily eze.PSs PSs..ssr
from Virginia Street 80 i..,..sss|
West Point and intI,.Sfs e
stations. Connect g,ga.Iksf|
at Lester Manor, fl
and Tappahannqfk,, k,,CuuOI
TRAINS ARRIVE Al RlChA
8 20 A. NJ, Daily. aFddl
1O:45 A. NJ, "Wednesday az Sunday
TAO p. M, Daily eYcept oatf intef|
From West Point snu
diate stationsi ,,rt Al
Steamers leave West fVn . I'D
P. NJ, Mondays, Wlednesa"S3 m =
days and Baltimore al ct 49,
Tuesdays, Thursdays anu toot I a
Ticket Office al station q ~ M 4 a
ginia street; oRen from y" ~
8 90 p. m., and K99 0P. N, ~ ~
City Ticket q lice sOS esss a.-s,
]. NJ. CU- -
Ee for
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AI q REs Norfolk and
Ia. 2 Western R.R.
Schedule in effect June II, 'ss.
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY
BYRD STREET STATION.

9 90 a. m., Daily, Richmond and Nor
folk VEST1BULE LIMI-
TED. Arrive at Norfolk
11:25 A. M. Stops only at
Peterburg, Waverl and
Suffolk. Second-class tick
cts not accepted on this
train.
9 O5 a. NJ. Daily, THE CHICA G o.
EXPRESS, for Lynchb'rg,
Roanoke, Columbus and
Chicago. Pullman Sleep
er Roanoke to Columbus
also, for Bristol, Knoxville
and Chattanooga. Pull
man sleeper Roanoke to
Knoxville.
z 30 p. M, Daily, for Suffolk, Nor
folk, and intermediate
stations, arrives at Nor
folk at 10:40 P. M.
300 p. m, For Lynchburg and Roa-
noke. Connects at Lynch
burg wit b Washington
and Chattanooga Limited
Pullman Sleepers Lynch
burg to Memphis and New
Orleans. Calf, parlor and
ODbeFNAbIOu Cdr hdulOTu
to Alfalfa, Ala. Pullman
Sleeper bet Richmond and
Lynchburg, q II d berths
ready for occupancy at 90
pm. Also Pullman Sleep
er Petersburg and Roa-
noke.
Trains arrive r c h mOnd from
Lynchburg and the West daily at 6:16
a, M, and $3.50 p. m., from Norfolk and
the East at HOS a. m, and VESTI
BULED LIMITED $3.50 p. Ia.
ONCE: a3s Main street.
JNO. E. WAGNER,
City Pass. and Ticket Agent.
C.H. BOSLEY,
District Passenger Agent.
w. b. BEVILL,
General Passenger Agent.
General Office; Roanoke, Va.
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boom period nor wytAeville villa
its present recoltd fof almost in-
passable highways and sidewalks,
particularly in the colored section
of the town dare hope to surpass
this twin city of the southwest. 1
am, however, advised which is very
comforting to me as well as to the
Oldest inhabitant here, that the city
fathers have begun to devise means
and plans for more perfect grading
and drainage of the streets and high
ways and paving and macadamizing
|of the same; the best wishes OF the
community are already out for their
success.
Bristol, Notwithstanding, is a
4 most beautifully located city with a
population of 10, 900 or more, have
not had time to get exact figures,
wonderfully rich in mineral re-
sources, ample railroad facilities, a
number of Industries in operation
and several more are now being
projected by northern capital. l
will say more concerning Bristol
and Its growth In the near future.
= I have met several of the leading
{ men and by them cordially received.
, Among them, Rev c. H. Johnson
of the Anglo Baptist church, also
, Worthy Master of Bristol Fountain,
Mr.. ]. Wesley Da7is, the leading
: tonsorial artist, Rev. F. r. Howell
/ of A. N. E. Zion church, DR.. E. o.
Woodward the only colored physi-
. clan, Rev. w. s. Mitchell of the M.
&. church, Professor Irwin of the
public school, Mr.. e. Evans CUT
ningham and a number of other
prominent gentlemen, all of whom
seem to be interestet in the onward
n progress of the NegD.
81 I have endeavord to make q
= house to house cailvsSs in the inter
J. est of our noble institution, but the
y Smallpox scare is 1oi yet ended and
p a few more cases stir linger to re.
" mind one that discretion is the bet
ter part of valor. have not slept
on my oars though, and should
ID fall, I will fall withny oars in po
D. sition and my craft mixing for the
port.
n On tomorrow afternoon at Ode
- Fellows Hall tolFountain, un
: oder the leadership f Mrs. Alice
ne Garrett, will rally around the
to standard of True Refrmerism with
new vim and vigor preparatory tc
r. an active and aggressFe campaign
! At night there will bsa mass meet
Us ing of the citizens a the Anglo
ty Baptist church wheH Mrs. Alice
az Garrett and your hi inble servant
lc- will eadeavor to open p to the peo
pie the heauties of thu harmoniou.
workings of the Grad Fountain
10. o. T. R., and th benefits il
store for our race anathe reason.
why every true Negro hould be s
u True~ Reformer.
d would be more th$ gratifed i
& Grand Mastel = Taylor 4lld be here
,e for the series OF meetiEs we have
laid out. n
Ny impression is tNf this is
J. fertile region and tha. from tn'
ID present outlook, although may b.
ir too sanguine in my expectations
your servant will be abk to repor
Substantial progress il the nea
=, future.
I'll Yours for success,
i T. nHRNRY.
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GEO. sst;ss,.,';;' ;
EFFECTIvE Oct. % ,s.
TEAMS LEAVE RICBNox
BROAD STREET sTATnI0SyS b

TRAINS LEAVE RIoHv
BROAD STREET STATION
300 a. N. Daily, with Parlo,c
principal stations M M
news, Old Point, No'. S,s.p
and Portsmouth NOrtOl
meets at Norfolt Cou|
Sunday with Old 6ep 6eaeep
York. i0f NeI
8 AS p. M, Daily, with PuIlm.,
10 Il stations, New %
News, Old Point -NSwp Nop
and Portsmouth bNOfi0I
10 ~ q. In, Day Express
Sunday for .CliTt
= FFo5ge. Connects
Gordonsville for Ors,I
Calverton, En
sas Alexandris and va
lngton; at Union Sts,e
charlottesville, foyS
toTg DTEg' at Basic for fsss,I s
. 10 + m, Daily with Pullman, !.
cincinnati, LouisyiIis.
St. Louis. Stops opIS
important stations 4
meets at Covington S.a G
Tor Virginia Hot Sp,i".
Meals served on Hin3s
Cars. No. 2, Loosl % T..l
except Sunday, foIal
above train from GordO'i
vile to Staunton.
0 So p. m, Accommodation for n,
well, except Sunday
10 80 p. M, Daily, for Uincinnsfi NJ.
4. +. V. Pullman to Hinton " n
q GordOnsville to On
natl and Louisville ~
served on dining S-i
connects at Sta1nr
except Sunday for Wi
chester, Va, and at Co'
iington' IL Va. daily forVirEI
TRAIN LEAVE RIGBTH 81
STATION.
IU 5O q. m, Daily, for LYnehhr,
Lexington and ClifSd
Forge. Com ects .Tos'
Sunday with Buekini
ham, and Albsrf1f
Branches and at CHhol
Forge with No. / for Ci
cinna1I.
500 p. m, Except Sunday. FO
Columbia
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICBhoNI
BROAD STREET STATION
500 a. NJ, Except Sunday from DoE
well.
8 30 a. m, Daily from Cincinnati.
II ~ a. m, Daily. from Norfolk al
Old Point.
3 30 p. M, Daily, from Cincinnati Al
Louisville,
D 6O p. m, Daily, from Norfolk Al
Old Point.
z 45 p. m, Except Sunday, ml
Clifton Forge.
TRAINS A RRIVE EIGHTH A
STATION.
8 40 a. m, Except Sunday iv
Columbia.I
9 20 p. M, Daily, from Lypehb.I
Lexington. Clifton Por
and except Sunday m
New Castle and Ron4
JOHN D. POTTS,
Asst Genl Passenger Agsu.
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70 TIE BR0THERHO0i


To an whom this may eorn.
0rssting:-1'his Csrti6ss thatrn
Anna II. Willis, of PhilAdelphhas
been appointed Rosebud Lsrsr
Of ths Northern Grand DiTiAiond
Mrs.. Rose Thompson has bskp-
pointed Rosebud Lecturer fc6e
Southern Grand Division bba
The Chiefs, Deputies, Messss srs
and Deputy Generals of the Nh
srn and Southern Grand Diviis
ere respectfully requested to Giii
that lie within your ower to-
mote the wSlfars of hess wsv
workers, While in yourt tseveral Il.
it;ss trying 70 build q Z sprea6a
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After, check, postal or express
keza nBusiness Manager or zen
il rhe REEoRNER," 6N NJ Snu
ghesa subscription ends is on tne
'sei a. each paper. When changeo
a orIIater date it is q receipt ror
ZION bald. No other recelpt % Ssn'
sked for.
paper is stopped when suDserlpVIon
not renewed by sending suoScrip
Payments for subscription must be
3 In advance
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SouInorn RAILWAY,
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOVA
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND, VI

II co A. d., ,No.11, Southern E1pr.|
daily for Atlanta, ,AuEust&I a
points South. Sleeper III
mond to Danville, GreensbO;
Salisbury, Charlotte, COIum
and Augusta. Sleeper open
9:30 p. N. Stops at all sta.c
between Richmond and ID
vile to take on and let Of n
sengers.
Connects at Danville, Sal
burg and Charlotte with
Washington and Southwest
limited No, ST, carrying Ls
ers New York to Asheyills,
Springs, Chattanooga Al
Nashville; New York to Nd
phis, New York to New 0rlsGI
New York to Tampa and d
class day coach between Va
inston and Memphis, CONF
tions are made for all points :
Texas and California. Sls.H
open for occupancy ata@R
1901 P. H., No. 8, solid train daily
Charlotte, N. c., connects
Moseley with FarmVils
Powhatan railroad. At KsyNl
for Clarksville, Oxford, HsndS
son, and Durh an, and
Greensboro for Durham,
eigh, and Winston-Salen
Danville with No. IS, UnhE
States fast mail, solid tnI
daily for New Orleans
points South, which car Is
sleepers New York to New
leans and New York TO JatIs
vile. Through sleeper !. J.
bury to Chattanooga, also
man tourist sleeper every
nesday Washington to
Francisco without change
6OOP. NJ, n o. II, local, daily eIs
Sunday, for Keysvills and
termediate points.
TRAINS ARRIvR AT RIcENoN
6 90 A. M,
625 Pm. F rom Atlanta, Ausu
Ashvi!le and Nashville.
8 40 A.M.-From Keysvllle. s
LOCAL FREIGHT TRAiHa
Nos. 81 and so, between Aan''
ter and Neapolis, Va.
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v.V gs,syUARY 27, 1900.
81 - 1.Hf -.s-
EnRTg CSng kAAIN.

The .Nparatr cat bill by an al
nnet ,zaimous vote, passsd d
.he Hoase of Delegates last Wed
The measure is now be-
.e the Senate Committees OIL
~snd Internal Navigation.
10 what the Senate will
gsaftsr Of conjecture Usu-
AZ Ii, dia3e up of nlcn con-
Aiye ia their views, men
study ard act upon those
rsat cucstiors OF Stare from an
rcnonlic standpoint, it is reas-
nahle 70 hops that after care
i consideration OF this measure
xiii be found NOT necessary to
lss the Eppa Bill.
There Is no rcagon nor excuse
It will justify this class Legis'
pn, for the great body OF Ne
in this State are no more
gssgrred' for the actions OF &
Noisy, disorderly members
race, than is the majority
bite peoplefo the disorderly
teir race.
It last werA a white man, {
senger- on a Chesapeake &
tram raised cain on th'
A AID when he reached Rich
6ought conductor and po
till he was overpowere(
taken to the lookup.
I've do not hold that for thi
ievous wrong, all white per
bns should be Inundated. No
the other hand, the ofende
build have been severely pun
Id and the whole people no
uffer.
are more than a third of
removed from SLAYER.
ervating influences.
- Ind us are evidences c
progress; between tn
S,rginia there have bee.
she's; many of the rae
o1itics unhesitatingl
.I Sblic spirited men TO
= although they are know
locrats. No better evidenc
ais is needed, than i'll the hr
kous letter which appeared i
MF's Dispatch, which we
4 by a colored voter to
Acratic member of the Les
pc for whose election he ha
ID and voted.
of this kind are allfoun(
ejudiqe and are not !
NH the spirit of OF
stitutA2us and are sad r
En- upon the>Yealth and II
.nce of the Southern white
u are usually the Produ'
ward politician who b
WITS to humiliate tt
oVg to receive politics
IT for himself.
+, the white press of Il
j great extent champion !
s1re, yet there are i
IL journals which oppo'
we give space to a r
ticle on the measur
scently appeared in Il
Is Valley, published
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ase marx, "persOneL"
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lngcar reservations, etc, apply to
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der Board OF Managers.

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RHbwE, Editor and Financial
pess Manager.
ELLIS, JR., Associate.
LES, Local Editor.
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A 8eaboaTd Air
VI III - Line.
SCHEDULE IN EFFEcT FEB. 2, '97.
LEAVES BYRD-ST. STATION.
S:9c S:9e a. a NJ NJ DAILY.

for Henderson, Arrive Dur
ham daily, except Sunday
Raleigh, Sandford, South
ern P in es, Wilmington,
Wadesboro, Monroe, Char
lotte, Lincolnton, Shelby,
Rutherfordton, Oh ester,
Clinton, Greenwood, Able
vile, Elberton, Athens, At
lanta, Augusta, Macon
Montgomery. New Orleans,
Pensacola, Jacksonville,
Chattanooga. N a hville,
Memphis, Texas, Mexico,
California and the West (via
Memphis or New Orleans
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TRAIN ARRIVES RICHMOND.
S:16 a. m. daily except Sunday 8 "a. In
720 p. N. daily.
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Train leaving at 9:00 p. m, runs
through solid to Atlanta without
change Of cars. Sleeper ready for
occupancy at $40 p. m.
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are more IIldIl d LI4Lu VI
emoved from slavery
ervating influences.
Ind us are evidences of
progress; between the
,,rginia there have been
she's; many of the race
olitics unhesitatingly
bile spirited men for
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z 30 p. m,
300 p. m,
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v. =. MoBEE,I
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09
THE USE OF FIREARMS.
An Amendment to the District Police
Regulations.

After much discussion, the District au-
thorities have obtained an amendment to
the local police regulations which will limit
radically the use of firearms and explosives
in the District The new section is to read:
NO gun, airgun, rife, pistol. or other
iirearm; cannon, torpedo, frecracker, squib,
or other fireworks shall be discharged or
set OFF within the city OF Washington or
the fire limits of the District of Columbia
without special permit therefor from the
Major and Superintendent of Police, nor
within 100 yards of any schoOlhouse build
ing or buildings, play ground. enclosure for
stock. or railroad track outside of such fire
limits for the District of Columbia, without
the written consent of the owner or occu-
pant thereof and special permit from the
Major and Superintendent of Police: Pro-
vided, That this section shall not apply to
licensed shooting galleries, to the discharge
of firearms or explosives in performance /
conducted in or at a regular licensed
theatre or show. and that the Major and
Superintendent of Police may. by general
order, suspend the operation of this regu-
lation for time limited therein"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09
DROPPED DEAD AT HIS DESK.
sudden Ending Of the Life of an Aged
Pension Office Clerk.

Thomas Jernegan, eighty-five years old,
clerk in the Pension Office, dropped dead
at his desk shortly before 4 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon. The remains were re-
moved to Speare's undertaking establish
ment and Coroner Carr notified. Last
night a certificate of death from natural
causes was issued.
The deceased was connected with the
Government service for many years. He
boarded for several years at cog f Street
northwest but recently moved to 421
Sixth Street northwest. No relatives OF
the dead man reside in this city. He is
said to have come here from Wisconsin,
where a daughter and other relatives are
believed to live An effort will be made
today to communicate with them
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09
REPORTED TO TEE House
The Additional Urgency Deficiency
Bill Submitted.
Ii Carries a Total of 81 .439.5so. APP
portIoned Among the Various De-
partments of the Governmental
Large sum for the Naval Estab-
lishment-Items of Local Interest.

Representative Cannon reported to the
House yesterday an additional Urgent De-
ficiency bill, carrying total of 81 iS9, $50,
spportioned as follows:
Treasury Department-Mint at Phila-
delphia, S145, 600; repairs of public build
ings COCO; heating apparatus for pub
lie buildings, $50, 600; vaults, safes. and
locks for public buildings $500. Naval
Northumberland expenses $685., 600;
reconstruction building at navy yard, New
York, $4,000. Department OF the Interior
Government Hospital for the Insane,
s53.OS0. Legislative-House of Bepresen-
tatives, s22, goo; public printing and bind
Ing, s4s7, OO0; total, s1.439.5s0.
Under the head of the naval establish
ment occur the following items: To meet
unforeseen contingencies constantly aris-
ing, TO be expended al the discretion OF
the President SIPS 600; for the purchase
of a water boat for the purpose OF supply
ing ships OF the navy with water, So, 1000;
for the purchase Of coal barges for sup
plying coal TO ships Of the Navy, $3.50, 600;
for the installation of a suitable equip
ment plant In the Philippine Islands.
s30 600; for general maintenance of yards
servation at navy yards and stations,
$4,000; for contingent expenses that may
arise at navy yards and stations, 10000;
for reconstructing building numbered Z,
replacing furniture, mathematical and en-
cheering instruments and stationery. and
providing temporary Offices, rendered nee
essaFy by fire on February H. 1900, $50. 000
The necessity for water boat, II is said
has been greatly felt at Manila. and the
purchase of one has been recommended
by the COMMUNICATIVE chief OF the station
There Is no water 10 be had but rain water
and water company service is unreliable.
A boat is now building, to be ready in
March which, the committee says, can and
ought TO be purchased
Concerning the appropriation for the FUR
chase of coal barges the committee says:
The sum OF $4,000 is set apart for the
purchase OF coal barges for supplying coal
to ships OF the Navy. The commander-in-
chief OF the Asiatic station has requested
new barges TO be supplied. Those at pres
ent in use called 'cascoes,' are very per-
ishsble, not easily obtained, and not very
suitable for the purpose. 1t is desired,
says the committee, to have material pre-
pared nj San Francisco, shipped 10 Manila,
and there put together"
The committee, In explaining the APP
preparation for an equipment plant in