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Consul Lee on the Ruiz case,
While it does not conclusively establish
the fact that Ruiz was murdered in his
cell by the Spanish authorities, recites
circumstances of such a nature that
Weyler must stand morally convicted
of the crime. From the information
which the Consul General has been
diligent to obtain he makes the deduc-
tions that Ruiz was arrested on a
false charge; that he was placed under
improper jurisdiction; that he died be-
fore the proper tribunal considered his
case, so that he had no opportunity of
proving his innocence; that he was con-
fined in solitary cell and permitted
to see no one except his iailers uD to
the time of his death, in violation of
his treaty rights; and that he died
from the effects of a blow on the head
These are undisputed facts. The Jail
ers who were the only witnesses of his
death, We're not likely to swear that
they murdered him. They say he killed
himself by striking his head against
the wall of his cell. But it is evident
from the tone of Consul General Lees
report that he is convinced that Ruiz
was foully murdered and doubtless by
the order OF WeyIer.
SAN QUENTIN AND WARDEN
HALE.
Santa Rosa Republican: There is a
disposition in some quarters to censure
the management of the San Quentin
prison because Of the recent troubles in
that institution. Certainly this is unfair
and unjust. Warden Hale has managed
that army of criminals with great skill
and tact. In four years of his work not
a prisoner escaped and We have not
heard of one getting away since the be-
ginning Of his second term With a
| handful of guards he has kept those
turbulent fellows in check and has
made most of them in a degree pro-
ductive. Finally they took crazy spell,
just as do communities occasionally
outside of prison walls. A lot of them
wanted opium and rebelled because they
Were deprived of the drug. When the
water was turned on them they soon
cooled off. We have an impression that
Warden Hale handled the rebellion a
good deal better than it would have
been handled by any of his critics either
in or out of printing offices.
THE HOUSE.
Placerville Nugget: Car Reed con-
tinues to rule the House with an iron
hand, despite the protests of the Dem
ocratic members. With the Republicans
it is not a question of which is right
to do, but of what Reed wants them
to do. If Reed should rule that the
Chaplain's prayer was out of order. the
Republican members would proba bly,
almost to a man vote to sustain the
| Speaker-Placer Herald
If q few of the members whom the
Herald is inclined to molly -coddIe had
their way they would transform the
House into such a pandemonium that it
is at least a debatable question whether
ruling that the Chaplains prayer
was out of order would not be eminent
| ly proper. 1t would be blasphe1ny to
call for divine blessing under those cir
| cunlStances.
GREENBACKS.
| Los Angeles Herald Secretary Gage
| has begun to lock up the greenbacks
and treasury notes, in accordance with
i his plan to force the country into Civ
| ing the national banks greater power
and circulation The injustice and un-
wisdom of contracting the currency just
at the time when its expansion is most
needed does not seem to have occurred
| to the Secretary. In any event it would
make no difference to the goldbug Sec
retary of the Treasury.