The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
THE RUIZ CASE.
so Tar the Commission HAS Accomplsb
ed Nothing.

over 10 Guanablcoa. they found every
thing had been cut aul dried by Com
missioner Compost 10 aud DIS Spanish
coadIwors here. Tho prisoners poilt-
Zeal and criminal ln the Iall where
Ruiz met his death. who orc u-ualiy
kept ln close confinement were walk
Ing about the yard. agd promptly lined
up. anxious. apparently 90 earn the
pard1ns reported 90 have boon promls.
cd them 70 pori1n themselves 10
splil's favor % called I0 the witness
stand by any member at Lo commits
sion
One. alleged 20 have been trus'y.
doing service as guard before Ruiz
cell. was ready 90 swear that ho slt sl-
lenuy by for half ON hour and heard
Ruiz beating bic head arlinF, the iron
door. then. he says De heard o. dun
thud. looked. and saw he American
lying upon the n0or in the afonIos OF
death
Another said be- BAD known the de-
ceased for years and never regarded
him as being altogether ln DIS right
mind
a third was an1.orr 90 r.Fc tcsumo-
ny 20 tho effect tlat DTS grandmother
had toid him That several or Ruiz an-
cestor bad been mH'g., 90 epIopue
ats
Coag0sto wished t1 pass lightly over
the original and principal point raised
by the Amsr.canr t0 tre effect that
whatever mirht be tbe manner lu
which Ruiz mc' h.H death Dos end
came while Illegally and secretly held
incommuI.rlio in o. military prison
beyond tho limit specified by treaty
and therefore iu violation 0f the srmo
and make the recorday question. that
Of BIS alleged aFas u1u1u uo whole
Issue
Supported by Calhoun. Dec opposed
this. tac discussion with C1r-1s,o and
bis counsel becoming quite heated Dee
fore Che meeting was closed
After returning t0 Havana. lee and
Calhoun sent note ,o C1reastl De-
mandIns that original evidence taken
by civil as wen as military authorities
Ia The Ru.- ease. iuc'ed'Hr tte written
declarations of witnesses called In
such preliminary prors.l.urs. be slp-
piled Co Secretary f.lurg flr tfars-
latIou into English tlr examination by
consul and counsel before the mex,
meeting ot the commission.
Conros'o replied that 600 these orIrI-.
nal documents bad gone to Madrid
some time aro. Since taa response
came however iy mutual aercomsat
certified copies have been accented ard
are under examination Uut there o..
nothing bu' ho assurance 90 Judge
Vidal and other Spanish court officials
90 show that these papers supplied ere
genuine and verbatim extracts from
the record. as tho American delegates /
have been offered uo opportunity toI
personally examine taG archives
Friends of Fo1slryIt'a claim thatl
Tgcr.ro Dts successor as muItrrv come |
m1ndant off the town. hss rHrposslyI
hold back certain papers Iu order toI
screen N1rur. tlo ag.tat0r from ross.. |
Die cenaurc 90 the olmm.ss.ors hands,
Tor failure t1 comply with au 0rIer al. I
legged 90 have been issued by Fonsde. /
yica some days previous to Ru.zs|
death directing chat tr te released
from solitary confinement and permit.
ted 90 communicate with ht family
and friends
Conr1s'n has opposed ,he expressed /
wish of tte American DELEGATES that
fonsdcyIoh o. br5ught before mel
commission ne is absent and u active
field service. 90 IS explained. and cane
not wei obtain permission ta come
20 Guluabacoa 10 is believed Iu view /
Of th.s that Lee and Calhoun win not
ask 90 have any other witnesses sum.
moncd or rut ans cross questions to|
Others which C0uso.i. may call. he|
documentary evidence on hand being
regarded as quite sufficient ans- cxcop. /
lous bo noted tO Justify tho American
contention us to nlEuut violation oil
the treaty and warrant I.ees ORIGINAL
assertion that tlc prisoner lI.d from
harsh treatment while WoUlly iucom. /
munic1lo.
IansAt.Ous being ready strong
formal meeting Uf tho commission has|
been arranged Goo ths afternoon at|
the Hotel luglatora. when thc oNcap- /
tions oi opposing counsel uII No uuteI|
and trivial points ai Issue amilablv| /
dIrlu Dd a third meeting may bel
held 'n Guauahlcla tomorrow Them
ihc Inquiry will le closed and reports
bo drawn un
aff. AN..".'A hH MN' A|'||" .N INMNN| ]
Saturday for Wash.ue,ou ,a Tampa. /
will probably ho tbc bearer oi mpor. I
taui dispatches from Calhoun. CAL
houn Win linegr here until Thursday OF
next week and return per some dIrcet|
New York steamer
llav1nJs now governor thh Marquis
De Palmoro'a O. determined that mo-
harm shall come to Mckinley com.
missioner here. Asa rrcclut.0n Police
inspector E.cllautC sul halle "a dozen
secret service men W citizens clothes
dog Calhuup's footsteps all dly long
and watch bis hotel 10 n.eht People
seen talking with him arc likewise
spotted. their names obtained lul thc.
gist OF their conversation. 90 those gov.
crnmcnt spies Do ohlo to cltch 90. are