The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-28
MAKING NO PROGRESS
DR. Congosto Is furposely Delaying
the Ruiz Investigation,
HE ALLEGED CONSULAR C0NSP Tracy
But Promptly kctracted When Ice
Told Him 1t Mas falsehood.
NIX. CALHOUN Is UNDER GUARD
NIX. CALHOUN Is UNDER GUARD
Special Men 10 See Thnt No Harm
Comes 10 Him.

New York. May ?7.The Herald says:
Havana. Via Key West. May 26.--in ten
DAYS the Joint Ruiz commission, Of which
General Lee and DIR, Ccngosto are the
heads has had exactly ore session, which
had little result beyond showing General
| Lee and Mr.. Calhoun how little they might
expect Delay has been caused by Or.
congosto on tho ilniest pretext and the
Spanish representative, by talking rcck-
lessly about General Lee and other ccnsns.
came within an ace OF being told that the
| American representatives would have moth
ing more to do with htm personally or
Officially. 1t came about in this way;
Dr. Congosto was in the Hotel lngIetorra.
waiting to see General Lee, MIR. Calhoun
and others. who were at dinner Finding
| him in the corridor. MIR. Fishbuclt, s.ore-
tary Of the investigating commission, told
| him the Morgan resolution had passed. The
senate. Dr. Congosto became greatly c.
cited and said emphatically; "The is tho
result Of the conspiracy between the imer-
lean consus in this island who have
agreed 10 send in reports nj this time OF
such nature as to mislead their govern
ment"
Mr.. Fishback told NIL those at the dlrnor
table how Spain's diplomatic representative
had been talking and there was general IN
ldiguaRon. After dinner General Lee called
Dr. Congosto aside and gad that any IL
legation that there was conspiracy cf the
consu,s was a falsehood and he wished to
know IL pr Congosto had been foolish
enough 10 commit himself TO such state
mont.
General Lees friend say mat be va-
about to toll Dr. Congosto mat he could
have no further dealings with him. Y hon
Dr. Congosto jumped up and said j re-
tract every thing everything. may haNe
said something Of that sort to Mr.. fith-
bnck, hut was terribly excited by Ills an
nouncement that the senate had passed
the bolligerency resolution
General Lee bowed and withdrew
New York. May GA dispatch to tho
journal from Havana via Key West says
The commission OF inquiry into the Nuia
case has accomplished nothing. When the
lconsul general. accompanied by Minister
Calhoun and Secretary l'ishback, went over
TO Guanabacoa they found everything had
been cut and dried by Commissioner Con
gosto and his Spanish CONDUCTORS here. Tho
prisoners. political and criminal, IN the Jail
where Ruiz mot his death, who are Usually
kept in close confinement, were wiIing
about the yard aud promptly locked up,
IHuNiOua apparently to earn the pardOnS To-
ported to have been promised them 10 per
| jure themselves In SPANS favor, II cplled
to the witness stand by any member u the
commission. ono. alleged to have been a
trusty, doing serylce rs guard before Ruil's
cell was ready 10 swear that he sat silent
lily BY the cell for hours. ana heard ituiz
beating his head against the iron hars.
= hen, he says he heard a dun lhud. looked
ana saw the American lying upon the floor
in the agonies OF death.
Another YVES anxious TO give testimony to
the effect that bis grandmother hnd told
| him that several Of kuiHg ancestors had
been subject to epIleptlc fiis.
| CONCERTO wished TO pass lightly over the
original and IMPORTANT Uoint raised by
| americans tHtL NNtttNtl UilsUt be fnt
manner In which Ruiz met his death his
death occurred while being illegally held
| incommunicado. and make the secondary
question. that of his alleged assassination
the whole issue.
| Supported by Calhoun. Lee opposed this
| in the discussion with CONCERTO. After re-
/ turning to Havana. Lee aud Calhoun sent
a ncte 10 CONCERTO. demanding that the
original evidence. taken nv the civil az well
as the military authorities In the Ruiz
/ case including the written declarations Of
witnesses. called In such preliminary pro-
ceeiings. be supplied to Secretary Fish
back for translation into English for ex-
animation by the consul and counsel be-
| fore the next meeting Of the commission,
| CONCERTO replied that all these original
documents had gone 10 Madrid some time
ago Since this RESPONSE camef 1owevcr.
I By mutual agreement. certSiod copies had
/ been accepted and are unGsr examination.
Rut there is nothing hut the assurance Of
| Judge Vidal and other Spanish court Of
| Gofais 10 show that these papers eupplied
nre genuine and yerbatirS- extracts from
The record and the American delegates
have been offered no opportunity to per-
sonaliy examine the archives.
Friends OF Fonsaeyeia claim that Tejeri-
20. successor M military commandment Of
| the town. has purpa.ely held back certain
papers In order TO screen Marur, the agi-
| iatnr. from possible consure at the COM
| missions hands, for failure 70 comply with
an order alleged TO have been issued by
Fonsdeviela some days previous TO Ruiz's
death, direo.ing that he be released from
| solitary confinement, and permitted to
communicate with his family and friends.
| CONCERTO has opposed the expressed wish
Of the American delegates, that Fonsde-
| yeIa be brought before the commission
He Is absent ard In active field service. II
Is explained and can not we'll obtain per-
| mission TO come to Guanabacoa IT iB be-
lieyed in view OF this that Lee and Gal
houn Will not ask to have any other wit
nesses summoned or put any cross oues-
lions which CONCERTO may call, the doeu-
nentary evidence on hand 6ing regarded
as quite sufficient. after exceptions be
noted, to justify the American contention