The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-04
CALHOUN IS PUZZLED
The Ruiz Investigation Turns Oui
to BE % Muddled Affair.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
The Matter IL just where Consul Gen
srAi Lee Left II la February.
Calhouns Views ~ the War
Changed War

Herald from Havana, says Mr. Cal
houn goo home puzzled. He .s 10 sail
on the Ward Line steamer Many
contradictory stories Of the insurrec'
tiou have been pouring into his car
lie has declined 10 be interviewed, but
your correspondent has an absolute
authority as 20 the nature Of bis views
Mr.. Calhoun IL for peace. n peace BE-
possible. and n need be for war lie
will recommend that the war here be
stopped az an hazards he viii urge
90 support Of this position the coudl-
tlons Of Americans aud American in
torosts here. aud with more force the
frlghtful condition Of the country folk.
which he knows from personal expe-
Tlonce
And so in the hong run Mr Calhoun
will see President Mckinley and will
use whatever weight be- has as the
presidents personal representative
here will suggest that Spain be- told
that the war on women and children in
the Island ~ Cuba must cgse
Personally Mr Calhoun is not IN
sympathy with the iinFoos. But his
heart has been stirred by the woes Of
the vrctchod. starving recommendation.
He has said as much. and when be- gets
Mr McKlnlcy's ear be viii urge that
Spain be asked diplomatcally 20 stop
/ tho war BE will dwell upon the possi-
| bulues Of the good Offices Of the United
States government. but in the end. SIT.
/ Calhoun. with the memory Of Matanfaa
upon him. with the memory OF the dy-
I inr and the lack Of collins. viii Fug-
rest that President Mckinley use what
means he can 10 stop this war Of eH-
/ termination.
The Americans who met Mr Cal
houn. and for that matter, tie Span
. ish too. feel that he will tell President
/ Mckinley what be felt when De- went
into recommendation house a
Matanzas. where a man was dying and
. learned hat the weeping woman and
F. her children were not given food be-
cause O. was reported that they ha'
/ relatives among the rebels
Mr Calhoun said that while he wal
| merely counsel % General lee in th'
Ruiz case. be could not be- supposed q
remain here with eye and ear closed
/ That interpreted means be o. TO re
port ou the progress of the insurrcc
ton. the condition oi the country an'
suggest q possible remedy ior the evil
which have fallen upon stricken Cuba
The Ruiz investigation Is closed A
predicted. the matter is exactly wh,r
General lee left 90 10 February. las'
A. the conclusion Of the Investigation
Dr. Cougosto prepared a report wh.c
De requested General lee 10 sign. u
| Il BE- said that Ruiz hard been treaie
a. guest of the nation, had a mat
tress and pillows. good food. the at
tentlou ot nurses. and in fact all tha
any man could wish This in realIt
was based upon evidence which Gcnei
al lee declined 20 consider So Gener,
lee declined positively TO sign the n
port which nr Cougosto submitted
Then General lee submitted repoi
setting forth strongly the fact IN,
Ruiz was kept 3l5 hours iucommun
\ cado. that 70 was known that be vas a
\ American citizen. and that such soiiu
~ detention was in absolute dlsrcgai
Of the treaty, that he died while
held incommunIcado. and that AZ the
facts arc admitted. the claim must no
good Dr. Congosto declined to 10
this
Then as each had declined 10 sil
the others report an attempt VI
made TO draw up a report which wou
I merely cover the Acknowledged fact
y This was done the report emhodyli
what everyone knows that Ruiz W
arrested ou a certain date and dl
on "a certain date This both sign,
but with the understanding that ca
would Immediately report TO his 80
erumcnt his version OF the investlg
ton.
General Lees report goes to Was
iugton at once. lie says that absolJ
/, evidence bearing upon the matter
- which Ruiz received the blow viii
killed him is unobtalnable because
ruling conditions. bu, as he would ha
been alive in az probability had
been kept only 72 hours incommuuu
do. as the American treaty proyld
the American claim is proved That
the whole story OF the Ruis iuycstil
tion Mr Calhoun will support Gene
lee absolutely
The war Tor food has begun in Ha'
ma lu Anton Reoio street on May
four small shopkeepors were murder
host brutally, one being tccapi,at
and the skull crushed with a hamu
The money was loft In the tills. I
crimes were committed for food on
A captain, lieutenant and IS soldi
have been brought here as prison
from Campo Florida and condemned
be shot. because they sold arms /,
medicines 10 the Cubans
er, Il Is now said that the selling
cartridges to the insurgents Ia G.