The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-08

impossible to get at the naked truth.
One person whom we would liked to have
heard could not be found. This was
Fondesvella, who commanded the
Spanish in the Guanabacoa territory.
He disappeared, and 1t was impossible 10
find him.
Capt. Gen. weyler did not appear at
the investigation. We inspected the Jail
at Guanabacoa. and when We were there
it was suspiciously clean. We learned
that Ruiz was arrested February 4,
charged with having some connection
with an assault which took place on the
railroad train between Guanabacoa and
Havana. He was placed In solitary con-
finement Thirteen days later he was
taken out of his cell on account of his
mental and physical condition. 1t was
then found he was suffering from a Sc
we're wound on the head, and he died
two hours after being released from the
cell in which the secret of his injury Is
buried.
1.-THE deceased doctors American citi-
zenship was never denied. The autopsy
showed he died of congestion of the
brain. His remains are inferred at
Guanabacoa- We had no positive proof
of any assault whatever. and the con-
clusion arrived at must be based on tho
detailed evidence in the report OF Consul
General Lee, which is now on its way to
Washington. l myself Will make no re-
port, and I prefer not to say anything
as 10 my idea of the affair until the re-
port Is made public by the proper au-
thorities at Washington. / shall so TO
Washington tomorrow morning"
Mr.. Calhoun said he had been treated
courteously while in Cuba by all those
with whom he came in contact. His visit
was pleasant one, but owing 10 the bad
weather which prevailed during his stay
he was unable to visit the interior. c..
w. F'ishback. who is Mr.. Calhoun's Sec
rotary. was reticent when spoken to In
reference to his trip. but he made one sig
nificant statement. I'VE did not go with
in the insurgent lines, but the insurgents,
however. are not all within the lines"
In a later interview Mr.. Calhoun said:
1.-The island OF Cuba IS rapidly being de-
vastated by a relentless. cruel and bitter
civil war SO that In g short time ii will
not be worth anything to any one.
"It is difficult TO get at the exact sitUa-
ton there In the first place there is a
severe censorship OF the press and those
papers naturally friendly TO the Cubans
hardly dare to cypress their views and
opinions.
.'Furthermore. the adherents OF both
sides are exceedingly intense. They tell
their stories Just as they want YOU to be-
ueve them. From the Spanish point Of
from, that of the Cubans the insurgents
never were in such excellent shape as they
are now
',9'a you go to the interior OF the ISL
and?" was asked.
ayes: went from Havana to Matangas.
While both are on the sea coast. stsll TO
30 from, one point 10 the other takes you
through a large part OF the interior coun-
try. 7 also made several short trips from
Havana IN other directions
What is the condition OF the country"
cit seems TO be entirely 6epopulated.
and there are TO signs OF any buildings
standing. except at the railroad stations.
These by the way are practically forts. I
was generally informed that the same con-
dition OF affairs exists throughout tho isl
and from Havana 10 Pinar del Rio. except
81 the extreme eastern end There IN
where the CubaBs get their supplies and
their cattle. They control that section