The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-06-08
OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES.
LATE NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR
NATIONS CAPITOL.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES
The Treasury Statement Shows De-
fcit of $4,000, ,122.oO for the Month
of May, Though There Was a De-
crease in Expense for the Last Elev-
en- Months.

penditures shows that for the month
of May, 1905, the total receipts were
$43,57S,933 and the expenditures $46,-
719.055, leaving deficit for the month
of $2,960,122 and deficit for the eleven
months Of the present year of $40, 6,649,-
ESQ., The receipts for May from the
several sources of revenue are as fol-
lows: Customs, $19,659, ,1S9; increase
as compared with May, 1904, of $S07,-
9S7; for the eleven months the in
crease was $274,4S9. Internal reven-
ue, $4,000, ,74S; an increase of 81
303,616 For the eleven months the
increase was $SSS,651. Miscellaneous,
81, 1873, ,794; decrease, $4O,7l1. For
the eleven months there was an IN
crease Of $1,210,711. The civil and
miscellaneous expenditures amounted
to $11 ,209, 1858; a decrease as compared
with May, 1904, Of about $4S,OOO,OOO.
The expenditures last May included
100000 paid on account of the Pa
mama Canal. The expenditures on ae-
count of the War Department amount
ed to $S,967, ,765; a decrease of about
100000 On account Of the Navy
$9,43S,3 ,399; an increase of $4,000
The total expenditures during the last
eleven months were 32,122, 1853; a
decrease as compared with the cores
ponding period last year Of $13, 49,
300.
The following bulletin on the con-
dition of the cotton crop was issued
by the department of agriculture. Re
turns to the chief of the bureau OF
statistics of the department of agricul-
ture show the total area planted IN
cotton in the United States up to
May 25, to be about 2S,l20,0O0 acres,
decrease Of about 100000 acres or
ia per cent from the total acreage
planted last year. The average con-
dition Of the growing crop on May
25 was 77.2 as compared with S3 on
May 26, 1904; 74.1 at the correspond
ing date in 1903 and ten year aver
age of S5.3. The percentage of decreas-
es in acreage in the several states, (the
comparison being with the total area
planted last season. is as follows
Virginia, 13; North Carolina, 10;
South Carolina, IL; Georgia, IL; Flor
ida, 10; Alabama, s; Mississippi, 12;
Louisiana, IA; Texas, II; Arkansas,
Is; Tennessee, 10; Missouri, IA; Ok
lahoma, IL; Indian Territory, 10.
The condition of the crop by states
on May 25, was as follows: Virginia:
81; North Carolina, SO; South Caro-
lima, 7S; Georgia, "a; Florida, 50;
Alabama, 81; Mississippi, 73; Louisi-
ana, 73; Texas, So; Arkansas, 73;
Tennessee, Sc; Missouri, "a; Oklaho-
ma, sS; Indian Territory, 81.
Charles J. Bonaparte, the new ap-
pointee as head of the navy, will be
defendant in a suit in the Treasury
Department has asked the Attorney
General to begin. Mr.. Bonaparte is
part owner Of what is known as the
Peabody property in Baltimore. The
government wants it for part of a
park about the new custom house.
Bonaparte, who is manager of the
property, asked $4,000, then $4,000,
but the treasury was willing to pay
but $4,000, this being on about the
basis charged by another owner OF
property near by purchased by the
government for the same object. Fin
ally, Mr.. Boneparte withdrew all offers
and the Treasury Department is in
sisting on condemnation proceedings.
An early beginning of the action is
expected.
Louis R. Smith of North Carolina.
formerly an employe of the general
land office, was indicted by the grand
| jury of the District of Columbia oD
charge Of abstracting and selling
thirty land warrants, worth about
$4,000. Smith was employed in the
Land Office from July l, 1901, to July
6, 1904, and it was during this time
that the warrants were taken. Smith
confessed.
| 1t is announced at the War Depart
fnent that Lieutenant General Chaffee.
Chief of Staff, and Brigadier General
William Crosier and j. Franklin Bell,
will represent the United States at the
lmancuvers Of French troops. The
yinvitation to send United States Army
officers was extended to Secretary
Taft by the French Ambassador.
! The monthly circulation statement
issued by the Comptroller Of the Cur
rency shows that at the close Of busi-
ness May 81 the total circulation Of
| national bank notes outstanding
amounted to $4SS, ,327, SIG; an increase
for the year Of 42,33S, ,S51, and an in
crease for the month, Of $7,082,571,
The circulation based on United States
bonds amounted to 1856, ,239, ,096; an
| increase for the year Of $6,621 II, and
la decrease for the month Of $3.50