The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-17

CURRENT COMMENT.
J We call attention 30 IN, fact that the
United States government has paid 10
the Spanish government tho immense
sum OF {,oo0o.ooo without the necessity Of
shipping abroad ono ounce Of gold There
was no handling OF money IN this trans
action. The whole affair was arranged
by bills OF exchange. This IS ono OF the
best Illustrations that we have ever seen
or tho contention OF The Times that 10
this day there IS less and less nooa ~
actual money In the great transactions
OF lie.
"some Of the Southern newspapers"
remarks the Springfield OGass) Republl-
can. care inviting tho attention NJ North
crn people 10 another Georgia incident
Frank W. Mccarthy. a coiored man, died
AZ Albany. Ga. the other day. and his
funeral was attended by IAN immense
-concourse of both whites and blacks
The town has q population of about s.oo.
and every store and office in IT, was
closed during the time OF the funeral 200
honor OF the dead man. Mccarthy was
the most influential negro iu the county.
industrious. honest. respectable ana Do
never dabhlej in politics which is sup
posed 10 explain. in part ~ least. me oX-
tent 0f the regard Doc bad won from The
whites. 30 SIS certainly Is most refreshing
ana encouraging incident. such honor as
that is rarely won by white men in any
part Of the country, Jet alone q olack
man."
There IS stil another interesting Incl
dent iu THIS connection A drunken white
, man in Georgia went 20 the residence Of a
respectable negro and offered 900 insult 70
the neer0's wife. there was % difficulty.
and the white man was shot. Justinahie
homicide was the verdict OF the coroner's
iury. Tho people Of tine South will treat
the negro with a1l the respect and con-
sileration that De deserves. Moreover.
they viii uphold him always i'm defending
the honor Of his family
4 correspondent ot The Memphis Com
merclal-Appeal rises to a correction fin the
Whistle controversy. Tie says: "Au Bap-
lists VIII be- @astounded 90 hear that any
member Of our denomination. and par
ticularly a preacher in SIS pulpits. or a
teacher i'm ITS schools had ever doubted
for one instant that baptism 10y INNER
sion was instituted 10y the Saviour. and
has been observed by some of his follow
crs from the time of His baptism until
now. know that Dr Whistle believes
This with AN his heart. just as do ll Bap-
fists. and ] have often heard him $50 eX-
press himself. We nay not bee able SD
| establish its steadily connected ohserv-
ance bv closely connected proof historical
and documentary. but 30 is held and bee
licyed bv AN Baptists. The controversy
which has finally Ted to- DR. whistles
resignation was his published article
stating that the English Baptists did
nor begin The practice of immersion tli
the year 1t1-that is. they did not get
fully organized as a Baptist Church tll
then 10 was the beginning OF tho English
Baptist Church. and that alone. az which
he was writing
That Is 90 us q new version OF The case.
II will be awful If somo OF our eminent
Statesmen" should really ave their lives
doubled Joy the Emphatic glands OF young
goats.
A great many people would vote FOR
Dewey 10 go 10 the White oHuse who
win not contribute ID cent toward giving
him a mansion in Washington.
The Cuban army IS suffering from a
bad case of chronic generals"
Mr.. Carnegie has retired 10 skiba Castle
TO escape the army of mendicants" who
| beg from him. A little advertising as a
philanthropist goes a long way.
Colonel Watterson win probably have
no objection to furnishing the plans and
specifications FOR Doweys new house.
Hon. Billy Mason viii be sure to find
those glands OF goats 20 be adulterated.
The French woman who helped her hus-
band 20 commit suicide was determined
to make him happy at any cost.
The slze Of Simpsons prize money con-
| tribution to Dewey's house has not been
mentioned.
Yerkes is 10 pun out Of Chicago with
| $4,000 That is If he does not run up
J against that Board Of Aldermen again be.
fore he goes.
It would probably De best after all
for this country 90 get some reliable
| brand OF hammock ana locate Gomez per
manently.
II may be that General Brooke Is over
looking q good thing in not getting
| Madam Desperdes to handle those funds'
SOUTHERN NOTES.
Rev. Peyton a. Hoge. OF Wilmington
y. c.. who has been called to the pulpit
| Of the Warren Memorial church. IN LOUIS
| Vile. preached his first sermon before mat
| congregation Sunday morning. but mas
| not yet given answer as TO whether or not