The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-04
Aiabarna's Wealth.

thc South IS furnished by Alabnnn's
treasury, which now contains ain q 8 surplus
accommodating at tho rate or SaV,oO y
year. AS Alabama laws require TINS
money to DO kept in tho trealsurers
vaults at the capitol, forbidding It's BENG
loaned or farnlcd out IN any way, the
lnucstlon Of what to do with 1t Is fast
becoming acute. There Is some tank OF
calling MI extra session of tho ieslsla'
turo in order TO authorize tho retirement
OF state bonds about to mature, ana 10
refund on tho basis Of q lower rate o.
interest a. two per cent. basis IS even
talked OF quite calmly n proposaltt'iAoo.n
which ten years ngo,5no Southern state
would have dared to dream or @
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The quarantine restrictions and dcmor-
a1ization incident to the existence OF
fever Infection in some localities OF
Louisiana have so interferred with tho
usual order Of movement of labor that
decided strngency is in sight, says the
New Orleans Timcs-Denlocrnt, unless
something cum be accomplished very
soon It Is snid that 10000 more day lab
orcrs than are now on hand Will DO
required by the sugar planters of tho
State to harvest the cane crop, The crop
IS first rate this year and prices arc
GOOD, but unless additional labor cnn be
had the farmers will be in q bad fix.
An appeal Is sent out from the Louisiana
Immigration Association. of New Or.
leans. urging the newspapers TO make
the situation known and to mention the
opportunity existing on the sugar plans
tations for employment during consid-E
cradle portion of the cold months.
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The Panama Canal plans Of that distin-
guished engineer, NJ. Bunau Varilla, are
SO bold, original and plausible, that they
have been received with the most flat
stering interest everywhere. The chief
advantages offered by these plans OF
construction are in the direction Of COM
lined efficacy and speed. He proposes to
build and open within four years great
tlock canal capable of receiving ten times
tho tonnage now waiting for the opening
OF the transcontinental waterway. This
done, he contemplates its transformation
to a sea-level canal in the briefest time
nnssble, and this without the slightest
interference with traffic. IA
Without the preliminary construction OF
lock canal, he asserts, the building OF
~ sea-level canal might easily consume
twenty years. There Is no doubt that
+ f. Bunua yarla has succeeded in deep
" interesting the Board Of Consulting
Engineers in his suggestion, to say no.
thing of President Roosevelt.
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The monthly statement Of the govern
rcnt receipts Just issued shows re-
;narkable Increase in the receipts from
customs and internal revenue sources.
For September, 1901, the customs re-
ceipts amounted to s23, 2s036O, and for
tie three months Of that fiscal year.
Sc, ,7S4. For the month just closing, the
rtceipts from customs were s27,24t,l46. and
fer the three months wcr s2IoH,1i6 and
ircrease Of s7,p!3,1s6 for the month, and
so.SsD 793 for the three months. Last year
| a. this time the deficit amounted to Slt,'
| s5A,25G, as against s0,623565 for the quar-
IL, ending to-day. During the last three
months the Internal revenue receipts
| show a gain over last year OF s2,a9l,919.
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Modern journalism hassat last MT Spain
| and she has forthwith made the worlc
| sil up and take notice. Madrid news
Laper has just concluded II vote to deter
mine which prospective bride for Kinl
Alphonso was Imost popular with III
| readers The affair went forward very
much like a Tce-Dce Outing Contest, AM
| resulted in the victory Of Princess Ena
| CT Batenbcrg, with over $1,000 votes
/ Princess Patricia. OF Conausllt. was So
cond, with 10000, Alplonso allowed tn
| contest to taIte place, but there Is NJ
evidence Forthcoming to show that HI
las pledged himself to abide by It's re
suits.
Observation-Disclosures
The Bowling Green boy who shot at tn
minister got only sixty days in jail, tn
1 lIpht sentence being due to tho fact tina
i the lad was drunk, and not that IT Is dc
sgned to make shooting up ministers
poru!ar and inexpensive pnstimc
/ Observation-Disclosures
The youth who beat tho New Yor
hank out OF n few hundred thousand
lust 10 show how easy u was, ought I
sutscribe TO daily newspaper, TN
money kings and Tom Lawson made a
,bnt sort OF thing plain long ago.
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The speed with which Taft hurrie
4 back 10 Washington, suggests that hi
boomlet may need immediate WATERING
UnremIttng wa,chfulncss is the price q
successful boom-growns, Mr.. Shaw
10 plant next February.
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Rockefeller spent a minute or two o
Monday In giving away ten million do