The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-21
ArRo-1arnnIoAx NorEs.

mp over the closing OF the Lexington Savings Bank,
and the LOCKING MP OF $50. 900 Of ;hotr money. will
no good prospests OF finally recovering II. tn,
bank was started In May. 1905. with q capita
stock OF 10000. Everett J. warlnG was tn,
moving spirit in the enterprise, and was selected
as the President and cashier OF the bank. The Bal
timore ACro.Amerfoon says OF Mr.. warlnTi 18th,
missing President and cashier OF the bank wal
the nrst colored lawyer admitted to tho bar ir
Maryland. on Oct. 10, 1888. He was born II
Springfield, o., May 29. 1859. his father being 4
prominent educator I'm that state. He was edu
Gated at Columbus, o., graduating from the hiEf
school In 1877. In May, 1878, on the death of hii
father, he was made principal. and served in that
position until 1889. when the schools were mixed
and the coiored teachers dropped. Ho subse
quentiy engaged in Journalism. In 1899 he wa,
appointed . pension examiner in Washington,
studied law, and. graduating from tho Howard
University Law School, was at once admitted &c
the bar IN the Supreme Court in the District OF
Columbia. He was admitted here on his credcn,
tials. He has practisod Jaw here ever since. Mt.
Waring 10 married and has four children. He has
boon estimated to DO worth from et6, QUO to SEQ.
o0o." Dir. Warning lays claim TO having intro.
duced tho term Afro.Amertran. He Is a man OF
very strong Intellectually, and n wide circle OF
friends and admirers regret that he has failed In
his bank venture.
Talking about bank failures. I, Ia q sad fact that
the Afro. American has never recovered the conn.
denco he loSt In the failure OF the old Freedman'n
Savings and Trust Company. A good story Is told
OF an Old virsinian who deposited his money In
thu Washington bank. Whom the storm came the
white President resigned, and tho directors ss.
lectod Mr.. Frederick Douglass az his successor.
The old Virginia depositor crossed tho Long Bridge
and cautiously approached the bank building on
PernsyiVania avunna. opposite the Treasury bui'n.
Ing. He pianted down his pass book and said to
the teller, the day before the bank closed,
II wants dem depoisets."
"All OF en- l' asked tho teller.
IAN on EN- responded the dvpositor. "Yshs
sah. all on EN-; s5v2. ga"
The teller undertook TO reason with the deposit
tor. advising him TO leave his deposits where shoy
were, assuring him that they were IS safe Of de-
posts possibly could be.
"Gi' me dc depoisets.' insisted the dcpositor.
Tho extent OF his balance was passed over to
him. he carefully counted over tho big roll of bills.
When he was satisfied that It was ell right ho hid
it away.ln a bag, and turned to tho teller and saidi
~ heah you done 'lect Mistah Fred Douglass do
Prusordent OBJ dis bank. Am dat so7'
"1t H." responded the teller. rubbing hfs hands
with satisfaction. He IL the bet and STRONGEST
man your people have"
'Dnt's so.'' said tho deposition, scratching his
head. "w'te man. 1 wants to tell you something.
I done md out wen or white man turn loose de
Preserdeut ov or bank. or any udder good t'ins,
an put er black man In he place. dero's bound ter
be er hole in DO blanket, sab. Yer can't fool me.
sab. Dere's or hole In dis bank somow'ere. sure.
sab, an OATS de rason 1 takos my depviseta, an
OATS do rason I swine ter keep EN-"
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There Ia to he . reunion Of the old Abolition
Guard in Boston April z. Mrs. Josephine st. Pierre
Eunn. the editor OF the Woman's Era, appears to
he engineering tho important event. IL ought to
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or a few petty positions. put up bad men for onice.
Repuolican'sm Is hoomed forever N the South.
Respectable men VIII not follow the lead Of drunk.
ards ana blacklegs even theash they are Repub.
.lcans.' The fact is i..t the Repnoiisan party In
the SCUM has GOT 10 ne reorSanilod. That Is AZ
nhtted on all hahds. but now Is II 10 Dc done'
NO plan has go Tar been suGsestei which merits
consideration. The Democrats VIII control the
s''iiA IS ioog ~ the Repolican PARTY there re mains
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hnn. Howard called him into the work of the
Fresdman's Bureau. He was long dean OF the law
dt pertinent or Howard uriversity, acting al the
same tll'e IS . member u tie Board or Heath
OF The District or Columbia, for which he was also
attorney. Mr.. HAYES appointed him Minister Resi-.
dent and coGsui- General to Hayu, as the sue
crssor OF Mr.. T. D.. Bassett, which 1oat he heia for
eight years, submitting his eeatKnEtion whom Presi-