The leader., 1898-01-12

oOME r00miHENt NEoh1I@
Nnmes of Americas Sons Of Ham "a
nsiIfar 10 the whole Country.
II In each city q roll should be made
Of eminent colored men who have at
tanned TO national prominence. Wash
ington would present larger list than
any other city in the union. All OF
these distinguished citizens formerly
resided In various states, and with but
q few exceptions began their residence
there in the capacity of government Of
iicials. Some have abandoned their for
mer abodes and have become a part Of
the capitals permanent population;
others still retain n residence in the
states, and when their terms of of
fee expire will return to their homes
again to take up the labor they left
in the cities or towns whence they came.
II you want to meet some of the men
that are known throughout the ma
ton, we can readily find them in a
mornings stroll.
Let us stop in this building and go
10 the front room on the second floor;
this is the law Office of John NJ. Lang
ston. There he sits bending over
law book. He is at present actively en-
gagged in the practice of his profess
sion. He bears with becoming dignity
the many honors which have come to
him during his eventful life. He does
not look 6s years of age, does he? For
several years he was law lecturer
and dean of the Howard university law
department. In 1877 President Hayes
sent him as minister to Hayti. He Is
the only colored man Virginia ever sent
to congress. AS scholar he ranks
among the leaders; as an orator, he Is
the prince of the platform.
If we step down the street two
squares we will be at the city hall; right
this way and in here. The gentleman
writing at that large desk is FL. p.
Chatham; he is affixing his signature
to the recorded deeds. Twice member
of congress, he is now recorder OF
deeds by President McKinley's appoint
ment. Now, we will go one square
south of here on Four-and-a-Halfs street.
This is the Colored American building
The first door leads to the press and
composing rooms, this next one to the
offices. The man at the farthest desk
is +. f. Cooper, the first negro in the
history of the race to publish an Illus
trative journal. For four years he was
proprietor of the indianapolis Free
man, and at the head of that sheet COM
manded national attention. He organ
lied and has for more than four years
controlled and edited the Colored Amer
lean. With this paper, which reaches
the race all over the country, he has
the possibilities of negro
journalism, and has risen in the rank
of editors until he stands among the
leaders of the foremost few.
Let us walk around on + street. This
large yellow brick building is the Cap
ital Savings bank. Come upstairs to
the front room on the second floor. This
is the Office of Lynch g. Terrell, attor-
news at law. The man seated at the
desk with mustache and hair two-thirds
gray is John r. Lynch. For many years
he has been before the public eye, at
tracing attention by bis successful ven.
lures in politics. He was speaker OF
the house of representatives in Mis-
sissippi, a member of congress, chair |
man of the national republican conven- |
ton in 1883, and fourth auditor of the
treasury under President Harison's adj
ministration. He is now practicing
attorney and president of the Capital
Savings bank, the wealthiest banking
institution of the race.
Out we go and up the street three
squares. Now, a portion of this build
ing is an annex to the government post
office. Look in the rooms as we go by
all are white faces, Ell? Well, step in
here and notice that colored man die
tating letters to that white stenog
rapher; that is John p. Green, of Cleve-
land, o. He was state senator for three
terms in Ohio. He is now chief of the
stamp agency and the head of this of
fee. Every stamp issued and distrib-
uted by the government passes through
his bureau.
Three squares and half and we shall
be at the office of another prominent
man.. This large stone building is the
Ohio national bank. Well take the ell
eVatoT, stop at this hooh, tniS "uy' SIP
in here. This is the Office of b. X. Bruce,
ex-senator, ex-register of the treasury
and ex-recorder of deeds. He is now
real estate agent and broker.
Let us walk to the west. That is
the white house, and the man leaving
is George H. White, the only colored
representative in the Fifty-fifth con-
gress. He has probably been to the
president urging the appointment OF
constituent.-Odd Fellows Journal.