Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-17
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Owner Lawg0n'ss Probable Course
With the independence.
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COMING CONVENTION NEGRO BANKERS
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New East River Bridge Disturbs
Delaney Street People.
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Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, July 16, 1901.
1t can be said on the highest authority
that there Is every probability Of the Bos-
ton n1nety-footer Independence participant
Ing In the annual squadron cruise Of the
new York Yacht Club, which is to begin
July Y at Glen Cove and extend to New
port. The element Of doubt which exists
In some quarters as to the ability OF the
two Herreshof boats, Constitution and Co.
| lumbia, to defeat the Crowninshield model
Is authoritatively stated to have caused the
owner of the Independence not to stand In
the way Of the future of that craft, and
to accede to the New York Yacht Club reg
ulations that he charter the racer to
member of that organization to make her
eligible for competition in not only the an
nual cruise. but the trial races to pick
defender to meet Shamrock II in the Amer
ica's cup races 1t Is stated that Owner
Lawson had announced his intention to
charter his boat to Charles H. w. Foster of
| Boston, the former owner of the Barbara,
| who now has the steam yacht Hanniel and
| who Is member of the New York Yacht
Club. The last showing Of the 1ndepend-
| erce In the close. reach to the first mark
| after she lost her topmast and much time
in sending the top hamper over the side,
and her creditable windward performance
| the day before, are known to nave I'M
pressed Owner Lawson greatly, and his
| friends have succeeded, so the statement Is
| made, In convincing him that IN the IN
terest Of the boats future, it would be
most proper for him to accede to the de-
mand of the New York Yacht Club rules.
| Convention of Negro Bankers.
A call for a national convention Of negro
bankers to be held at Buffalo, September
| g. q and %, has been received by some
| of the New York banks. Financiers are
naturally a little uncertain as to the num-
| Der Of negro bankers in this country, and
are not informed accurately of the infiu-
| ence they WELD in the monetary world,
| but they nevertheless, welcome any adj
| vancement the colored men may make in
| the fields Of finance. Novel as it may seem,
| it Is very probable that one or more emf
| nent bankers from this city will be present
| to deliver an address before these colored
men, who are to talk about banking meth
| DDS and banking development. 1t Is not
generally known but it Is a fact. that
| there are seven state banks In the United
States owned and managed by colored peo-
pie entirely. Some Of these are prosper
ous-one very prosperous. Most of them,
| naturally, are located in the southern
states. What the negro bankers will I'M
dertake to discuss at the coming conven-
ton no one knows as yet. They are, how
ever, very enthusiastic over it, and declare
that 1t will be a success. An organ Of
the colored people, run by colored banker
In Philadelphia, argues that at least one
bank to every TO- Gao negro citizens should
be organized A visit to Wall street from
some of the colored fnanciers may be ex-
pected before long.
Cycle Competitions at Buffalo.
During the August fortnight Of cycle rae
ing at the Pan-American exposition there
will be the greatest gathering OF experts
awheel ever seen in this country In the
national amateur championships, which
will be held during the week Of August 8,
the list will include riders Of from every
state of the country wherein cycle COM
petition has foothold. The Pacific coast
will have the Downing brothers as It's rep
resentatives. and from the middle west will
come several others to try their speed
with the record-breaking fasteners. Dem
ny Of Buffalo is now in Berlin competing in
the worlds championships, and If the Bison
wins against the best European riders his
appearance at Buffalo will be attended
with more than usual interest. Hurley Of
Boston, Sullivan of New York, Gardiner Of
Philadelphia and many other notable ones
Will ride on the fast quarter-mile track
which will be erected specially for racing
in the Stadium. The amateur champion
ship Is decided by a system of point scor-
ing and the rider obtaining the greatest
number Of points at six different distances
will be adjudged the champion. The dis
tances range from quarter Of mile to
five miles. The amateur middle-distance
championship will also be decided an hour
unpaced race will be- run, and the tandem
pairs will provide a national event Be-
sides the championships there will be sew
eral handicapS. The second week will
bring the appearance Of the great profess
sional riders, and the amateurs will also be
scheduled in a substantial manner
Women in Foreign University.
In view of the fact that many Ameri-
can women have had privileges in foreign
universities for which they were not fit
ted, and that, consequently, the standing
|
dents has suffered, the Association Of Col
legiate Alumnae has issued the following
notice:
The Association Of Collegiate Alumnae
desires to aid trained women in gaining
opportunity for study abroad. and to this
end has prepared % a certificate with the
seal Of the association, testifying to the
character and high scholarly aims of the
applicant, and (2) German circular let
ter explaining the standards and aims of
the association. 1t Is believed that the
presentation of these documents, together
with the college diploma, will definitely aid
the student in obtaining admittance to lee
lures and other academic privileges and It
is hoped that all graduates intending to
| study abroad will avail themselves of the
good offices Of the association by obtain
ing certificates.
Maltby. Ph.D. Of Barnard College as
chairman Of council made up from
the association and an advisory coun-
Gil of professors and persons inter
ested in higher education, which ex-
| amines the record Of any woman
graduate Of any American college, or Of
any advanced woman student, and deter
mines whether it is Of the standard gen
orally recognized for admission to foreign
universities.
Summer Social Statistics.
| The following Summer social statistics
have just BEEN made public: OF the 6,s13
families whoss country, foreign or floating
address has Beer, registered. s,oo3 are at
inland resorts and 2, 4O4 are at the seashore,
very large increase of the latter at the
dred and tbtrty.six are on the Jersey 70 oo ma
sos on Long Island, Of which 1873 are at the
Hamptons Three hundred and fifty-one
are on the Horth shore of Long Island
| sound, and 634 are the New England
i coast of which 200 are at BAR Harhor