The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-10
REPORTS IN PLENTY ON RUIZ.
CALHOUN, LEE AND CONGOsTO ALL
ON RECORD.

Ahc EFchtbtuFe IuOlcAtiOH or Lees
supplemental Report Unfortunate
For This GOvernment--The Com
sui General and DIR. CongOstO Sign
Joint Report on the Facts as Far
as They Cnn Agree on Them ana
Make Separate Reports on the
Points ON Which They Disagree.
Washington, June 9.-Mr. Calhoun. the
special commissioner to Cuba had another
conference with President Mckinney. this
morning. Owing to the fact that Mr.. Nc
Kinley was to leave at noon on the trip to
Nashville, Mr.. Calhoun went to the whita
house a $3.50 o'clock by appointment. He
was accompanied by his secretary. Mr..
Fishback. They remained with the Pres
dent about three-fourths of an hour.
Neither Secretary Sherman nor Assistant
Secretary Day was present at to-day's
conference.
Mr.. Calhoun next paid a visit to the
| state department with Mr. Fishback and
was in consultation with Assistant Secre-
| tary Day for about an hour and a half
during which time the assistant secretary
| denied himself to all callers. The report
| on the Ruiz case, which has attracted so
much attention. was brought to the de-
| partment by Mr.. Fishback and delivered to
| Judge Day, who saw the original twenty
four hours after 1t had been brought to-
| his attention in the press. The report
was thoroughly discussed by three off,
| cla,s All that could be gathered from
| them as to the future action of the DEPART
ment was that It will be held in abeyance
until the return Of President Mckinley
from his Nashville trip
| It Is learned that there are two distinct
| reports bearing on the Ruiz case. They
were brought to Washington by the secre-
| tary to Mr.. Calhoun, and handed to AS
/ slstant Secretary Day. one of these re-
ports was made by Consul General Lees
| and has been fully sent out in the news
| papers. The other report, really the orig
| inal. was a joint production, by Consul
| General Lee and by DR.. Congosto, the
/ Spanish consul at Philadelphia who's
/ with Gen. Lee. constituted a special CONF
mission to investigate the conditions sur
/ rounding the death Of DR.. Ruiz. In this
| report the two commissionersswent as far
as they could together which necessarily
| confined them 20 a mere statement of the
| facts subject to controversy. Failing to
| agree upon a statement Of the causes
| which led to DIR. Ruzs death the COM
| mssioners signed the document at this
| point and then by mutual agreement made
| what may be described as a supplemental
| report to their own governments in
| which they set out statements that they
could not agree to include In the original
| reports The published report OF Gen.
Lee was ono OF these supplemental reports
| and 81 is probable that the Spanish gov
| ernment has one intended to controvert II,
| made by Dr. Congosto. With all this lit
| erature on the subject In possession OF
| the two governments, the possibilities OF
I paupflaffonf "a rrarniefnn
| After his conference with Assistant Sec
| retary Day, Mr.. Calhoun decided to delay
his departure from Washington, and in
| stead OF starting for his home In Dam
| Vile this afternoon, he will not go until
| tomorrow. This VIII afford time for fur-
| ther discussion between the assistant Sec
| retary and the special counsel concerning
| Cuban affairs. The publication of the Lee
| report In advance of its reception at the
state department. has given much annoy
| ance to the officials, and probably Will be
| made the subject OF inquiry, inasmuch as
It Is believed that the position OF our
| government In the negotiations that are
| sure 70 follow with Spain Is weakened by
thus putting It's case In possession of the
other side 1t is recalled in this connec-
tlon that the Ruiz case does not stand
alone at the state department. for al
| though tho conditions in that were more
aggravated, the department has had To-
| complain and seek reparation in other
cases involving the confinement OF Ameu-
can citizens In violation OF the treaty
rights.
This was true in the case of Scott and
Tolon and although the claims for Illegal
imprisonment were preferred, they were
pigeon-holed and never heard OF again.
In the case Of Delgadoes, the Spanish gov
eminent settled by the payment OF $4,000.
which satisfied them for the assault on
his person, but there was no record of any
apology for the incident. 1t is evidently
the intention of the department however.
not to allow this last case to go the way
OF its predecessors, but to press II 20 a
COZ clusion without It's being permitted Ia
drop out Of sight.
New York, June 9-George w. Fishback.
secretary Of the commission appointed to
investigate the death Of Dr. Ruiz Ia Cuba,
arrived here tonight from Washington.
| In an interview with a representative OF
the Associated Press regarding the work
Of the commission and reports Mr.. Fish
back said: Gen. Lees personal report
needs no comment. i would like to say,
however, that had absolutely nothing 10
do with this premature publication. Tho
statement that the report was given into
my personal charge although true might
lead TO some misapprehension as TO my
| connection with this matter The fact Is
that Gen. Lee read his report to Mr.. Cal
houn and myself on June 2, In Havana and
sealed IL up with the consulate seal. That
seal was broken for the first time to-day
by Judge Day. / had no copy of the re-
port. therefore, Il would have been Inn
possible for me 10 furnish what was, with
the exception OF few trlhing details, an
exact transcription"
"Mr. Calhouns report practically en-
bodies the same conclusions as those In
Gen. Lees personal report. It could not
do otherwise after an impartial review Of
the case.
| saR4r Cafbot,pfo convaraatiof .,ffh t,ro.t
dent Mckinley to-day was confined al
most entirely TO verbal explanations OF the
Ruiz matter. Mr. Calhoun VIII return to
Washington next week and then viii thor
oughly discuss the general condition OF
Cuba with the President"
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