The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-06-08
OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES.
LATE NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR
NATIONS CAPITOL
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES
The Treasury Statement Shows = De-
felt Of $2,96O,122.00 for the Month
of May, Though There Was De-
crease in Expense for the Last Elev-
en- Months.

i OF the Government receipts and ex-
penditures. shows that for the month
OF May, 1905, the total receipts were
$43,57S,933 and the expenditures $780,
7l9.O55, leaving a deficit for the month
OF $2,96O,122 AMI deficit fer the eleven
months of the present year Of $40, 649,
$50. 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,-
987; for the eleven months the in
crease was 1914 ,489. Internal reven-
ue, $19,960,74S; an increase of ST.
303,616. For the eleven months the
increase was $9SS,651. Miscellaneous,
81, 1894; decrease, $4O,711. For
the eleven months there was an in
crease Of $1,210,711. The civil and
miscellaneous expenditures amounted
to 81, POS, 1853; decrease as compared
with May, 1904, Of about $4S, OOO,O00
The expenditures last May included
$49, 100000 paid on account Of the Pa
mama Canal. The expenditures on &C.
count Of the War Department amount
ed to $780,, 765; a decrease Of about
81, 100000. On account Of the Navy.
SO, 43S; 800; an increase Of $4,000.
The total expenditures during the last
eleven months were $500, 122, 1853; a
decrease as compared with the cores
ponding period last year Of $13,449,-
300.
The following bulletin on the con-
clifton 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 IS, to be about 2S,120,O00 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
% was 77.2 as compared with SO on
May 26, 1904; TAI at the correspond
ing date in 1903 and a 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, 8; Mississippi, u;
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 Is, was as follows: Virginia.
81; North Carolina, SO; South Caro-
lima, IS; Georgia, "a; Florida, So;
Alabama, 81; Mississippi, 70; Louisi-
ana, 10; Texas, So; Arkansas, 70;
Tennessee, Sc; Missouri, 81; OkIaho-
ma, 8S; Indian Territory, 81.
Charles j. Bonaparte, the new ap-
pointee as head of the navy, will be
defendant in 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 II for part Of a
park about the new custogn house.
Bonaparte, who Is manager of the
property, asked $4,000, then $47 900.
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 employee Of the general
land office, was indicted by the grand
jury Of the District Of Columbia op
a charge Of abstracting and selling
thirty land warrants, worth about
$4,000. Smith was employed in the
Land Office from July I, 1901, TO July
6, 1904, and it was during this time
that the warrants were taken Smith
confessed.
It is announced at the War Depart
ment that Lieutenant General Chaffee
Chief Of Staff, and Brigadier General
William Crosier and j. Franklin Bell,
will represent the United States at the
manenvers Of French troops. The
invitation 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
.o..ox, .houc thof at f3,n elisa IF hrci-