The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01
Wide Scope of Present
Investigation
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED.
The Attorney General,s Report VIII
Call Attention 60 This Latter Fact
Recruiting New Regimenu-The
Rush for Commissions In Them.
Treasury Statement for First TWO
Months Of Riscal Year-The Cuban
Census.

Washington. August 29.-Attorney
washington tomorrow, but it is possible
that ne may not reach here until next
Monday. No one here knows when the
attorney general will make his report on
the Carter eourt-martial cas- to the
president, although there are persistent
intimations that 1t will be made soon.
There is some ground for the belief that
the attorney generals report. when 1t
is forthcoming, will be much broader
than has heretofore been intimated. 1t
is said in some quarters that it will not
only deal with the case OF Captain Car
ter as shown by the record, but will
point out the connection Of others with
the case and direct special attention to
them. This, if it proves true, will &C
count for the long period the attorney
general has given to the consideration
OF the case. The record is exceedingly
voluminouS and the labor and time in
volved in its examination, simply in it's
bearing on Captain Carter alone, would
be immense. Following out it's ramifi-
cations as to others YOU require much
additional labor and time.
Although recruiting for the ten new
volunteer regiments has not yet active
ly started in all parts Of the country,
2,764 men nave already been secured
for these regiments, including 157 en-
rolled yesterday.
TREASURY MATTERS.
The treasury today received 50, 210, 600
from the sale of the Ole custom house
site in New York city authorized by
congress-. The receipt OF this money
:: makes quite a change in the aspect OF
the treasury statement. 1t brings the
receipts of h day up to 4,579,3 1896, and
as the expenditures were $532, 900, this
gives a surplus for the day Of $4,047, 1896.
Yesterday the statement showed a de-
felt for the month of August Of $1,144,-
600. One change in the days receipts
makes a surplus for the mont so far
of 1903, 1896, and reduces the deficit
for the two months of the fiscal year
to 1888, 900.
/ With abOut 100 commissioned places
yet to fill in the ten new regiments I'M
der organization, Secretary Root finds
himself overwhelmed with applications,
| even greater in number than the sum
total Of those received at the beginning
of the Spanish American war. 1t is said
at the war department that the large
majority of the men who held COM
missions in the volunteer army in that
war, are again applicants for service
in the Philippine campaign, reinforced
by nearly all Of those who held non
! commissioned places. This same will
lingness to re-enter the service is said
to be observable among the enlisted
men and the officials cite as a case in
! point Colonel Bells regiment, the
TWenty-seventh volunteer infantry.
made up of 4S per cent. of men who
served as volunteers in the Spanish
American war and 9 per cent who were
in the regular army in that war, Or a
total of 81 in one regiment.
Secretary Root has resolved to enter
tain no personal applications for com
missions and insists upon all being pre-
ferred through the regular channels.
OBJECT OF THE CUBAN CENSUS
I: It is understood that the presidents
proclamation relating to the taking OF
the ems Of Cuba will be made public
at Havana very soon. Although it i.
we'll known that the taking Of the cen
sus is a preliminary step to the estab'
lishment of a republican form Of gov
eminent in Cuba, it is positively stated
! at the war department that there Il
nothing in the census proclamation t.
justify the assertion that the United
/ States intends to give immediate indie
pendence to Cuba. The taking of tn,
census will be followed by municipal
elections and the Inauguration Of au
tonomy in localities where it is de
monstrated hat it is practical n ex
pedient
The Pen and the sword