The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-19

The Bureau OF Labor has issued
bulletin on the cost of living of work.
ngmen's families, shown that OF
1861 families in States from whom
data was obtained the average income
per family was 1927, 10, average OK
penduture for all purposes, $768.54i
average expenditure per family for
food. $4,000, and the average size Of
family, 5.31 persons. The last figure
is seven tenths above the avorege Of
private families In the whole county, as
shown by the census OF 1900. The
expense is more than 40 IL per cent
of the expenditure for all purposes
An extended investigation, covering
the years 1890-19O2, shows that the
cost of food reached It's highest In
1902, the average then being 1919 per
cent above the average for the ecade
of 1890 1899.
The secret service officials have an
nounced the discovery of new 500
national bank note on the Fourth Ma
tional Bank of Boston, Mass. check
letter A; series 1888; Tillman, regis
trar; Morgan, treasurer. A poor
photograph printed on two pieces of
thin paper with few silk threads dis
tributed between them and yellow
water color has been smeared over the
silk, almot obliterating the design.
The panel containing the charter num-
Der on the back of the note is black
and brown instead of green.
Colonel Robertson said after con-
ference with bis colleagues and the
Senators opposed to the treaty, that
there would hardly be thirty votes
against the treaty in the House. 1t
looks as if the opposition cannot agree
on any plan to fight the measure. The
minority members of the Ways and
Means Committee conferred, but did
not reach any conclusion.
Speaker Cannon has announced the
Ways, means Committee which will
takeup the Tariff Bill. The democrats
are to hold caucus to define their at
titude towards the bill. Mr.. Williams
says enough votes have been assured
from the aiority to add the amend
ment doing away with dihferential on
refined sugar.
Western Congressman and Senators
are fearful of the results Of rapid alb
serption of public lands by these who
will hold them ia large tracts, and a
bill was introduced in the Senate prac-
tieally repeating the Ti,ober and Stone
Act. Senator Gibson, OF Montana,
had conference with the President
on the subject.
Charles E. Magoon, of the Bureau
of lnsular Afflirs, has filed answer TO
the suit of the British corporations
asking for the return of 1852, 600 of
duties paid on goods taken to the
Philippines to the United States.
Senator Cullom introduced q reso
luton in the Senate asking the Preii.
dent for official correspondence in re-
gard to the Panama revolution.
The report of Acting Adjutant Gen.
eral of the Army deals at length with
the Dick Militia Law, and the opposi
ton to it in the Southern States.
Postmaster General Payne he's sum.
maFily dismissed four clerks in the st.
Louis postofice for conspiracy to have
the Postmaster removed.
Congressman Dick wants q Con.
gressional Investigation OF the suffrage
question in the South, and introduced
resolution in She House.
The Cuban Tariff Bill was intreduc.
ed in the House by Mr.. Pnyne.
The nomination of General Wood 10
be Major General Is still held up,
Ticket Forgers Run Down.
Chicago-H. L. Kaines, alias @. 81.
Miller and FL. l.. Scott, said to be two
of the cleverest railway ticket forgers
in the country, have been arrested
here. Stamps, chemicals for altering
tickets, and blank order slips were