Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-04

New York, June A special to the
Herald from Havana, Cuba, June 2 VIA
Key West, Fla, says;
Mr.. Calhoun goes home puzzled. lie
is to sail on the Ward line steamer
Many contradictory stories Of the insur-
rection have been poured into his ears.
He declined TO be interviewed, but your
correspondent has an absolute assur-
ance as 10 the nature Of his views.
Mr Calhoun is for peace, if peace be
possible. and il need be, for war. He
will recommend that the war here be
STONED at all hazards. He will urge
in support Of this position the condition
Of Americans and American interests
here and with more force the frigatfu'
condition Of the country folk, which ne
knows from personal experience. And
so in the long run, Mr.. Calhoun viii see
President Mckinley and win whatever
weight he has as the Presidents per-
sonaI representative here will suggest
that spain be told that war on women
and children in the island Of Cuba must
cease.
Personally Mr.. Calhoun is not in SYM
pathy with the jingoes. DuJ his heart
has been stirred by the woes OF the
vretched. starving recOncentrades. He
has said as much, and when he gets
Mr. McKinley's ear, he will urge that
snain be asked automatically to stop
the war. He will dwell upon the possi-
bilitv of the good offices Of the United
States government. but in the end, Mr..
Calhoun. with the memory OF Matan-
zas upon him. with the memory OF the
diving and the lack of collins, will sug-
gest that President Mckinley use what
means he can TO stop this war OF eX-
termination.
The Americans who met Mr.. Calhoun
and for that matter, the Spanish feel,
that he will tell President Mckinley
what he felt when ne went into a re-
concentration hut at Matanzas, where
man was dying. and learned that the
veaping woman and her children were
not given food because it was reported
that they had relatives among the
rebels.
MIR Calhoun said that while he was
merely counsel to General Lee in the
Ruiz case. he could not be supposed TO
remain with eyes and ears closed. That
means that he is to report on the prog
ress of the insurrection. the condition
Of the country and suggest q possible
remedy for the evils which have fallen
upon stricken Cuba.
The Ruiz investigation is closed. As
predicted. the matter is exactly where
General Lee left it in February last.
At the conclusion Of the investigation,
DR.. Congosto prepared a report which
he requested General Lee TO sign. In
II he said that Ruiz had been treated as
a guest of the nation. had a mattress
and pillows. good food, the attention OF
nurses. and in fact all that any man
could wish. This in reality was based
mon evidence which Genral Lee de-
clined to consider. SO General Lee de-
clined positively 10 sign the report
which DR.. Congosta submitted.
Then General Lee submitted a report
setting forth strongly the fact that Ruiz
was kept 315 hours incommunicado;
that il was known that he was an
American citizen. and that such soil
tarv detention was in absolute disre-
gard of the treaty; that he died while
50 held iucommunicado and that as
these facts are admitted the claim must
hold good. DR.. Coagosta declined to
sign this report.
Then as each had declined to sign
the others report. an attempt was made
10 draw up a report which would mere
y cover the acknowledged acts. This
was done. the report embodying what
EVERYONE knows-that Ruiz was arrest
cd on a certain date and died on a GER
tain date. This both signed, but with
the understanding that each would I'M
mediately report TO his government MS
version OF the investigation.
General Lees report goes TO Wash
ington at once. He says that absolute
evidence bearing upon the manner in
which Ruiz received the blow which
killed him is unobtainable because OF
ruling conditions. but as he would have
been alive In all probability had he
been kept only ~ hours incommuni-
cado. as the treaty provides, the Amer
lean claim is proved That is the whole
story of The Ruiz investigation. Mr.
Calhoun will support General Lee absO-
lutely.
The war for food has begun in Ha-
vana. In Anton Recio street on May
3. four small shopkeepers were muir
dered most brutally. one being decapi-
tated. and the skulls Of the others
crushed with a hammer. The money
was left in the tills. The crimes were
committee for food.
\ captain. lieutenant and fifty-eight
soldiers have been brought here as
prisoners from Campo Florido and con-
anr,ra6 10 no shot hecanse they sold