The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-10
oALHoUN RETURNS
Has an Extended Talk with the President
on RnII's CaIe.

hNl ~ AAAN-AANN ~ NNAA1 NA4N
on RuiI's Case.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 9.-w. J.
Calhoun, the special commissioner sent
to Cuba by President Mckinley, ar
rived from New York yesterday after
noon. He went Immediately to the
state department, where Judge Day
the assistant secretary OF state. was
awaiting hinl, and together they pro-
ceeded TO the white house. They were
shown into the cabiIet room, where
President Mckinley and Judge Day lis
tened 60 Mr.. Calhoun's description OF
the situation in the island and to the
conclusion reached by him. Judge Day
declined 90 be interviewed on the sub
Isct OF the conference further than TO
say It was very interesting. Mr. Cal
houn likewise preferred not TO talk Of
the interview further than TO say he
had reported TO the President what he
had seen and heard.
Mr. Calhoun next paid n visit 10 the
state department with Mt. Fishback'
and was in consultation with Assist
ant Secretary Day for about an hour
and a half, during which time the as
sistant secretary denied himself 10 all
callers. The assistant secretary said
that he was not prepared 10 say that
the printed publication OF the Lee re-
port on the Ruiz case was inaccurate.
which in diplomatic parlance IS about
as far ns n state official can go toward
confirming n statement. The report
itaaf was then discussed by the three
officials. All that could be gathered
from them rs 90 the future action Of
the department in the matter was that
the matter would be held in nbeyance
until the return Of President Mckinley
from his Nashville trip. II Is recalled
in this connection that the RUE case
does not stand alone at the state de-
paumcnt. for although the conditions
81 that were more aggravated. the de-
purtment has had TO complain and seek
rcparatIon in other cases involving the
confinement OF American citizens In
violation Of treaty rights. II Is evil
IDENTITY the intention OF the department
however. not 10 allow this last case 70
go the way OF lts predecessors, but to
press u to a conclusion without It's be-
ing permitted 10 drop out OF sight.
II was learned this afternoon that the
department Of state is in possession or
two distinct reports bearing upon the
Ruiz case. They were brought 10
Washington by Mr.. Flshback. the sec
Tetary to Mr. Calhoun. and handed TO
Assistant secretary Day. One OF these
reports was made by Consul General
Ice and has been fully set out in the
newspapers The other report. really
the original, was a joint production,
signed by Consul General Ice and by
DR.. ConGosto, the Spanish consul gen
cral At Philadelphia, who with Cen
Cral Lee constituted special commits
sion to investigate the conditions sur
rounding the death Of Or. Ruiz. In tins
report the two commissioners went as
far as they could together, which neces-
sarily confined them 90 q mere state
nsnt OF tho facts that are not subject
10 controversy.
Failing TO agree upon n statement OF
the causos which led To Ruiz death,
tho commissioners signed the document
AZ this p0int and then By mutual
agreement made what may be described
~ supplemental reports 90 their own
governments In which they yHctOut state
ments that they could not agree 10 In
Cludc In the original report. The pub
llshcd report Of Cen. Lee was one or
these supplemental reports. ana u y
probable that tho Spl1ish government
has one intended to controyeft Il made
by Or. C0ngOHo. with all OF thls llt-
erature on the subject In possession ~
The two governments the pJVih.l.tlaa
" prolonged negotiations are prumI8-
ms
After hs conference with Assistant
Secretary Day Mr. Calhoun decided to
delay his departure from Washington