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Show HEGR0E8 LOST t WASHINGTON, Dec. G Manv aged negro men and women gathered In i, i r,otunda of lhQ capital today, each &htly gripping a musty bank book by which they expected to gain restitution res-titution of losses incurred in the collapse col-lapse of the Freedman's bank here In the early 70's. "Where do we get tho money?" they eagerly asked. "What money?" replied a capitol policeman.' "The Freedmen's bank clainir. This Is tho day Jwr, are to get alf the money baLr-botwoen 10 tefl -3 o'clock InMLotunda." ffl. Thov3xKnt was due to'pf;mis-underataJMn to'pf;mis-underataJMn church anWunce-raentiNjHrniinfsters anWunce-raentiNjHrniinfsters in clufclie? TKWaojjWdvIsod theiKvconErega-tIois;thatmnilttee theiKvconErega-tIois;thatmnilttee Md heen appointed ap-pointed $B Spoake. Clark today i &, VBeWMLiegijMlon for the $i&9iH thousands ' tho collapso of the Tjank which waf started Just after tho war. The com-mlttco com-mlttco lator saw tho speaker. Tho nankr with branches at Baltimore, Balti-more, Now Orleans, Jacksonville, and other southern olllos. had more than 70,000 doposlpus when a board ol commissioners took over affairs In July, 187-1. The liabilities wero more than $2,870,000. The affairs of the bonk vfoTQ In n badly tangled condition con-dition and congress provided for the handling of all its funds by tbo treasury treas-ury department. oo- |