The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
CALHOUN HAS ARRIVED
Back From Cuba on His Special
Mission TO That Country.
HE HOLDS HIS OPINION.
He VIII Not State His Views About
the Huiz Case Tells What the
Commission Did-Ls WI
Make the Fihal Report.

New York. June WIN. J. CAL
houn. who was sent 10 Cuba az a spe.
cial commissioner 20 investigate the
circumstances Of the death lr prison
OF Dr. Ruiz. an American citizen
reached this city on his return today.
lie was accompanied by George w.
Fishback. hls secretary. and Charles
N Pepper the Washington neggpap.f
correspondent. who went 20 Cuba with
the commissioner.
Ramon o. Williams. formerly United
states consul general Of Cuba. came on
the same steamer Mr. Calhoun SAID
the commission held three sitilngs be-
tween May 20 and June /. at Havana.
Tho RCgulus and Gunnaboca papers
examined iu the case were chiefly mil.
iary records The Gnm report VIII
De- made 90 Washington by General
Lee Mr Calhoun declined 10 give Die
opinion on the case.
"Ai session OF me commission" Mr
Calhoun said. ln response TO o..
porter questioning. we examined sew.
oral witnesses but when you ask N, %
they were plentiful I can only say thcy
dii nat wu after us. and we had tC
l.e uo force 90 keep them ava. They
we're composed OF sgau.afls and ca.
bans Spanish witnesses and ln fact
all % those who testified. were s0 aur.
rounded with safeguards that it wsf
Impossible 90 g,t at the naked truth
one pcuuu. DO We would have liked
20 heard could not De- found ThI
was Fou'ayclla, who commanded the
spanish in Cuauablcoi territory. a.,
disappeared and % was impossible O.
md llm Captain General Weyief
dit not put in an appearance ~ the 10.
y'susat.0u We inspected ne jau %
Guaulhaoll and when We were there
10 was Hlsp'cilusly clean"
I'VE learned that Dr. RUIZ vas ar.
rested 0u reh 9. charged With HAVING
som" connection iu the assault which
took place on the railroad train De-
tween Guanahacoa and Hly1Ul Itt
WaH placed ln solitary confinement 90
af 10 iH known there. De- was incom
uur.c.l0 Thirteen tlys later De- uai
taken uut no Die con uu account 90 bis
mental and physical condition. It wac
then found BE- was suffering FROM o
severe wound on the head 1nd D.,
died two Hours after le hli been ro.
leased from The cell ig which the sa.
crct no hlF injury Wgs buried Tho
cue 'uu uf the deceased d0ciOrf
American citizenship vas never lt
MED The autopsy showed ha died of
congestion 1f The brain us temaius
were iutguprd 40 Gulnahacol We
had 90 positive 0r direct proof ~ any
assault whatever. and the conclusion
arrived 40 must be based un detailed
evidence Co.. the report oi Consul Gen.
cral Lce. which o. nov on 90 Ely O.
washington mysclf vii make nc
report and ] prefer not to say ANY.
thIrE Hs to my idea 10 the affair until
thc report has been made public by
the proper authorities 40 Waehlugtln
] shall go to Washington 40 once"
Mr Calhoun said that he had been
treated c1urtcously while 90 Cuba hy
al ,hos, with whom hc came iu con.
tact Tie visit was a very pleasant
one. but owing 20 bad wca'htr which
prevailed during hls stay. be- vas un.
able Co visit ih5 interior
Mr Williams said he had been trav.
cling through Mexico and had very
enjoyable trip when Informed that
his name had been mentioned f7T tho
Spanish mission be expressed surprlft
and said he had not received lhr urrr