The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-19

has not reported to the war depart
ment any serious situation in Cuoa,
and it is not believed at the depart
ment that n alarm need be felt re-
garding the condition of affairs. NO
advice is given General Brooke, as it
has been the policy OF the president
to clothe the officers in command In the
island with pIenary power to dea with
situations as they arise and hold such
offices responsibility.
Communications that General Brooke
has made to the war department re-
garding the situation are not given to
the public, but the officials understand
that the PURGE Of the present trouble is
that generals of the Cuban army are
disappointed because they are not
likely to realize Is much money out
of that appropriation for the army as
they think they should.
CAPTAIN CARRIERS CASE.
The brief prepared by Colonel Barr,
of the judge advocates office in the
case of Captain Carter and which re-
piled to the brief submitted to the at
torney general by the attorneys of Cap
tain Carter, was forwarded to Attorney
General Griggs today. 1t is expected
that oral hearings will be granted after
the attorney general has had time to
examine the colonel's brief.
NO ORDERS TO GENERAL
WHEELER.
General Joseph Wheeler, who return
ed to Washington today from the south,
said the report that he came in response
to a message from the secretary of war,
% and that he probably would be sent to
the Philippines, was incorrect. He re-
ceived no such message from any gov
eminent official and does not expect
to receive at this time any orders send
ing him out of the country.
THE DEWEY FUND.
The national committee of the Dewey
home fund.- consisting of Frank A.
Vanderlip, assistant secretary of the
treasury; Charles H. Allen, assistant
secretary of the navy; Brigadier Cen
eral Henry H. Corbin; Perry S. Heath,
first assistant postmaster general, and
Ellis c.. Roberts, treasurer of the Unit
ed States, have issued an address to the
people of the United States.
The address sets forth at length the
value of Admiral Dewey's service to
the country and calls on all classes to
testify their appreciation by contribu-
tiOns, however small. Contributions
Sent to Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer, will
be acknowledged.
THE POWER OF THE STANDARD
OIL COMPANY.
Attorney General Frank S. Monet,
of Ohio was before the Industrial com
mission today as a witness in the trust
investigation. His testimony was al
most exclusively as to the Stanard Oil
trust, a. ainst which he has been pro-
ceeding in his official capacity in Ohio.
After detailing the particulars OF the
suits against the Standard Oil Company
brought on behalf the state OF Ohio, he
said the companies comprising the
trust were so distributed as to control
the operations pertaining to the pro-
duction, transportation, refining and
delivery Of the products Of the oil wells
in Ohio, including even it's own tele-
Sldpu SySlClh. lNClCllluS W bAAo Wv
graph line, Mr.. Monet said it had been
developed that it has exchanged bust
ness with the Western Union Company
acting as a common carrier and making
a cheaper rate to the constituent mem
bers of the trust thar to other cuSto-
mers, functions which were outside The
corporate authority of the trust. He
also complained of the Discrimination
in railroad rates in favor of the Stand
ard Oil Company tank oil lines, say
ing that it was equal to 400 per cent
against the ordinary citizens.
Speaking of the earnings Of he trust
Mr.. Monett estimated that the gross re
ceipts were S12O, 900, 900 a year on tn
Ohio product alone, and that all wa!
profit over four cents a gallon on re
fined oil. He placed the value OF thu
earnings of the company per year a
greater than the value of the farm pro
ducts of the state. Referring to tn
necessity of controlling the transporta
ton agencies as an available femeu.
for the evils f which he complained
Mr.. Monet said that no course coul
be too severe if nothing less would pro
duce the desired results. The state
had the remedy of %depriving the rail
road companies of their charters an
this should be resorted to II they talle
to treat all equally fair. While d
thought that for the past two years al
fairs had been moving rapidly toWar'
the control of the country by a few IN
dividuals, the witness thought ther
was no great danger of its going niue
farther, because the masses Of the PEG
pie were thoroughly aroused. He di
not look upon the government contrc
of the public utilities as an effectua
remedy.
In conclusion Mr.. Monet said tina
suits had been begun in the Ohio court
against the brewers, the tobacco an
the tin plate trusts and also agains
the central traffic association.
There will be no more witness befor
the commission until mex Friday.
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
Havana May 16.-The manifest
which General Maxine Gomez is pre-
pairing to issue will not Only review hi