The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-14
TOLD EN- ALL
ABOUT THE FUNDS
Giles Addressed the Freedmsn's Bank
Claimants.
HOW TO GET THE MONEY
lsnlogics OF Senator Daniel aud hcp-
rcscntativc Lamb from The stand
point of Negroes Who Had
Thanks to Tender
HOW TO GET The MONEY

Jackson Ward. 20 gcl WNtl iit'' N'
could be HAD on thc question oi "Aeh'
where and how much they were toins
- recover from their deposits which
.isa ppcarei from their control when the
l-roedmcns Savings and Trust Company
went up the spout .n i>iL
The meeting had been called Tor SOD
O'Clock. but coioced. people who haNo
'obs as walters. cooks nurses and bar
t,ers are q triaiug slow iu getting together
at massmecting 90 veuua.e personal
views ami adopt resolutions and SO II
was after o'clock when The meeting
se.tled down Go business. III couid ne s'e>
al "a glance that many ot those present
hoped to get some money from old de-
posts. Tor they listened with ass much
Interest as though the topic for discus
son were Georgia Watcrmc.ons Tree on
charge.
/ reached tho church q little late my
self nlI upon going mp the Nesuoulc
steps Giles Jacks0n's voice broke through
che door. lie occupied % place ON mo
r0s,rum with Eev. g.. s. Holmes, who
presided with dignity and degree OF
refinement seldom cNcoArd in mass
meeting whore dollars and cents are the
issue at stake
TOLD 'EM ALL ABOUT IT
Isckson.s tongue ratified away win
,-l,.f activity. He had his iacls t HIS
fingers ends. and appeared 10 Mo"
much about engineering plls 'i,t'Ue''
Congress as he did about ueieHui,e
clumsy cr9p-shoOtcr iu the court gu
august arbitrary dispenser o' ~.
Ue tod i'm glib fashion just Wht' wy
so, John Warwick Daniel on 'ho
old state % Virginia, the Hon. l"oii'"9
80 pIaft of the great and mighty state
az View York. and the Hon janus
Burrows Of the rising o'dte OF -'i' |
,an the home Of Kalamazoo celery ana
80 ne celebrated family statesman ana
.a.~iot ,bc Honorable Potato Patch Pm
,.reo had each done for The interests wee
fa~e and material progress of me nesi
,sco I'm fre south by way OF putting ln
some influential lick for the fieeu-
mans dopositOrs.
-r..d tnat." said Giles with flourish.
ra-sine over letter 90 one or inc laN"It'
few on the rosfrum. and that lndiNluual
,srr-ef the communication whicn vas
from The Honorable John W. Ianicl hiii.-
Sen ana advised Giles that ihe tIee.-
,,er-s biI bad worked it's way throosn
h,fh branches az Congress ana Only
awaited the Presidents signature TO be-
come iaT. $3.50. ,,...,.,-
II feel proud OF dat letter femme 'f',
George White. of N0rth Ca Una de Only
niger in de House. WIZ a dom an De
,or'd fur De hin but DE couldn 90
nothin' = an wld0ut Senator Daniel
'Thon tho strYnp-lunred lawyer proceed
Oh 10 explain just how The original de-
rositors could got Che oincrent amounls
Dine them "AH Won got 10 DO IS 10 iotch
you books and claims to de- true re
formers Hqll and dey VIII be sent ON
10 Washington and paid on order. No
Twin soul 'cept yousef can sit de money
elise Jackson muy Kick and raise cain.
but faint TO uee Dat bin for S.Hnov
suiue 10 go through hoth houses. femme
tell f0f Ifs cw.ue 60 pass. Now dth
what's DE- objection OF eirin' Giles jack
SON jes' hity cents to pay ehnenses +nu
helm him fur h.a services. twas Nlles
Jackson and Co. hon MI. Daniel and de
Pom. John lamb what got de- blu
through Your Iittic prayers might
went un 90 Congress from now tlll King
dom come am ucy wonuilut % had no
more show % n mosquito. now hily per
cent of .0u folks what claims 90 had
money fla DO Freedm1u's Bank an.t
rvIuo 90 git "a cent. Dem depoe tors
vrrre dun lost dee lo k- and amt
never draw'd n0thin gw.ue to ei' sixty
two por cent. ~ any oi you use Co belong
o. aar society In connection wild Do work
81 gtuu' dc money back why den All
SOU GOT to DO ie 90 giye dc name of de
society. and Giles Jackson hissef would
20 right up to Washington and look
after 30 claims I'D right
Rrr HOLMES realized DE fact that
warm debate was brewing. He suggest
cd that they uu let tosethcr 90 prevent
anything being said that might create
sharp feelings and cut each other.
THANKS ARE CHEAP.
Tho1 Fdmhoroueh Archer conspicu-
Gus member az the Fifth street Baptist
church moved thar "a vote Of thanks be
unanimously auu without further delay
rendered Hon John Daniel Hon. John
Lamb and Giles Jackson for their work
an showing the Frcelmans BIN through
Congress despite an the snaes encounter
ed he gave as his grounds for tender
ing thanks thar thanks would cost the
deporitors nothing Thanks are cheap
he said.
Then n small yellow negro tried 10
mako a eo.cch but several depositofs OF
mo defmct bank cried ont for him TO sIt
down Moderator Holmes declared he
wished fo be courteous and the small yel-
low uecro Nvas allowed 90 proceed lie
spoke only "a short time before Giles got
back into The argument and said that
some of the claimants might send their
books and claims 90 Washington by mail
Others might take Thorn 30 90 the Capital
CITY ir person. and or course some would
turn over th,lr claims 20 Giles Jackson.
This situation was scarcely explained
when a youthful depos.tor from Mauches
Ter started lrr0 "au.orils Senator
Daniels" he said "the silve~-tongued
inus-rous orator whose c'oQvcnce spread
from tne Lakes 10 the Gulf and clean
across the ocean"
Az AGED SPEAKER
An o'd anfe-lerum darkey who walk
cd bent over on Dis cane protested.
'Taint BOO Umc fnr dem c-'umsios now"
be declared sam I wants to offer my
supposiuon 90 de speaker what's clean
out of order Dar Amt 100 use talkin'
nufhin' 'faH bout dem side movements
round de Congress and SIGN like --."
IIe was Interrupted by the man who iu-
sisted 0n paving "a meteoric tribute 20
Senator DWieI and just then The Ola
darkev with gray fringe on bis chin Zee
slmcd hs scat 10 was 9ilis o'clock. and
pat Smith entered The room AS "a late
corcr BE wore "a high striped collar.
bur west ana cloquently speaking trous-
ere a 'arze cane and tan gloves justi-
led the dignity that marked h.s demean-
or Hair "a hundred eyes were icveled
on Pat smith when he took his seat
A speaker wanted Giles Jackson 10 get
FIVE Per cent of che refunded deposits
for his services apd q j. Hp one per
cent This was suggested as simple
business proposition but the aged darkey
with cray fringe on hts chin interrupted