\ "9 5" . ' VICTIM F VIOLENCE"; Commissioner - Calhoun Learns the ' Cause of Dr. Ruiz’s Death. NAKED FACTS OUT OF, BEACH. Impossible For the Commissioner to Se- cure Proper IVitnesses—General \Vey- lér Carefully Remains Away-LEnd of the W'ar 'Not In Sight. ‘- New York, June 8.——-After spending three weeks in. Cuba investigating, by direction of President McKinley, the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr. Ricardo Ruiz, the American who is supposed to have been murdered in a Spanish prison by order of Colonel Fonsdeviela, Special Commissioner. W. J. Calhoun has arrived in this city aboard the steamship Saratcga. Mr.’ Calhoun’s mission to Cuba was a grave one, being of extreme importance to both Spain and this country. His work in the l‘tuiz matter was a failure so far as securing proper testimony was con- cerned. ‘ImpOrtant witnesses were not produced, and those examined dared not tell the truth. The ' had been coached in their tes;imony, which they recited like a schoolboy reading a well learned lesson. . The Jailf_\‘$’.ll_ere~R11iz Died. Fonsdevicla, uifdler'whose orders, it is' said, Ruiz was'rfiurdered, did not ap- pear, and his whereabouts was un- known to the commission. That is the story from the American standpoint. The Spaniards paved the way bea‘tItir fully for the commission to proceed with its work. The jail where Ruiz died was suspiciously clean when the commission arrived and the attendants were laugh- ably polite to the unfortunate prison- ers. The result of the investigation, however, has been to convince General Lee and Mr. Calhoun that Dr. Ruiz met a violent death in the Spanish prison. This decision was reached despite all the efforts of the Spanish authorities to prevent the truth from becoming known. “Ruiz died in a cell,” said Mr. Ca1- -h0un, “after having been incommuni- cado for some time. He remained there until his death, and no one saw him save a few Spaniards. When his body was taken out of the cell, it was seen that there was a bad wound on the head. You‘can readily understand that all the facts in the case were con- fined to that little cell where Ruiz passed his last wretched hours.” “Were the Spaniards aware before the death of Ruiz that he was an Amer- ican citizen?” was asked the special commissioner. The lll‘essage on the Chair. “There was no question about that point. They admitted from the begin- ning that he was an American.” “Did you see the chair upon which Ruiz wrote his farewell message ?” “Yes, I saw the scraped message, and it looked sad enough too. Witnesses did not run after us', I can assure you. It was impossible to secure proper wit— nesses, although the Spaniards, to all appearances, tried to be fair. After a few days I came to the conclusion that it would not be possible to get at the naked facts. Indeed, we could not ex- pect the witnesses produced to speak openly. General Lee’s report of the circumstances of Ruiz’s death will be in Washington tomorro'w. In the mean- time I would not care to forestall it. I have no doubt that it will be satisfac- tory to the American people.” The Ruiz 'case was not Mr. Calhoun’s only mission to Cuba. First of all, of co'urse, he was to determine if Dr. Ruiz was murdered; if so, who was respon- sible, and if American citizens are now detained in Sp‘anish prisons in violation of treaty rights. It was proposed also to have the ex- isting state of affairs on the island in- vestigated for the information of Presi- dent McKinley to guide him in forming a. Cuban policy. Speaking of his inves- tigations of the condition of the island, Mr. 'Calhoun said: - End of the \Var Not In Sight. “There is no end of the war in sight. The Spaniards tried to impress me with the fact that it was over, but the Cu- bans with whom I talked expressed great confidenpe and a determination to carry on the fight to the end. The Span— iards claim that the Cuban army is rapidly diminishing. The Cubans deny such statements. SO there yOu are. It seems to me that there is something about the atmosphere down there that if the truth were sent forth naked and unadorned the people would not recog— nize it.” Regarding American ' prisoners in Cuba, Mr. Calhoun said that he visited a number Of them and found that they were being well treated while he was in Cuba. . “General Lee,” he said, “is taking very effective measures for their pro- tection. In fact, he is looking after the interests of all Americans- down there with remarkable zeal. No man could be more loyal or more patriotic in this re- spect.” Mr. Calhoun said that he found very few native ,bmericans in Cuba who were in actual want. There was a con- siderable number of naturalized Ameri- cans there, and General Lee was now looking after them. General \Veyler in no way took per- sonal cognizance of the special commis- sioner’s presence in Havana, although Mr. Calhoun was there as the personal representative of't'he president. The Devastation Terrible. Weyler, with apparent premeditation, remained away‘during Mr. Calhoun’s presence in Havana, but a few days after the American commissioner left the captain general slipped into the capital from a nearby town. ' Marquis Ahumada, Mr. Calhoun said, treated him with marked courtesy. The devastation of Cuba, Mr. Calhoun dc.- clared, was terrible. Unless the war was quickly terminated absolutely noth— ing would be left of the interior. £5,000 For Her Teeth. New York, June 8. —.Miss Mary Hughes of 254 \Vest Thirty—eighth sireet is suing the New York College of DentIStry before Justice Booksmver and a jury in the supreme court to re- co'ver $5.000 damages for alleged in- . juries to her teeth. Spragnn For. Commissioner. Haril‘czd. .lune 8. -— Governor Cook has appointed i‘filliam B. Sprague of Andover ccn"-r-I:-te-.icner on domesic an- the king, a A HIGHWAEMAN ROUTED. Cyclist Uses an Ammonia Syringe and ‘ ‘ Gets Away 111‘ Safety. Lynn, Mass, June 8.‘—George L. Nicholson of this city reported t3 the p'olidc an encounter with highwaymen on the Salem road. Nicholson started to ride home on his bicycle shortly after 11 o’clock p. m.- At a dark place in the road a. man stepped from behind and thrust a heavy cane against Nicholson’s wheel. The rider nearly fell off, but in a moment began to pedal furiously. As he scorched along, a stone hit him be- tween 'the shoulders and he heard’ a. whistle from the man who had at- tempted to stop him. At the sound an- other man, accompanied by a bull dog, jumped from the roadside directly be- fore him. The dog leaped and hit the front wheel of the bicycle. The man at the same moment seized the handle bars and ordered Nicholson to get off and shell out. ‘ _ Nicholson dismounted and made a. pretense of getting out his pocketbook, but instead he hauled out a. small sy- ringe filled with strong ammonia, which he has successfully used to drive off annoying dogs while riding. He quickly discharged the contents of the instrument into the highwayman’s face. The man howled and put both hands to his face. Nicholson snatched the wheel, jumped into the saddle and pedaled at top speed toward Lynn. The dog chased him, but more ammonia fixed the brute, and the wheelman escaped further trouble. . FALL OF AN ELEVATOR. Six Men Seriously Hurt. In the New York . Postoflice. New York, June 8.——Six men were seri- ously injured, several perhaps fatally, by the falling of a freight elevator in the United States postoffice at 11 a. m. The men were coming down in the ele- vator, which was loaded with cement in bags, when the cable parted and the elevator plunged down to the basement. The men were buried under the mass of cement and had to be dug out. It took nearly 15 minutes to get the men out of the cement. The injured are: _ Joseph J. Cox, examiner in foreign department; both legs broken and in— jured internally. , Joseph Luffler, elevator conductor; right ankle broken, severe internal in- juries. Frank Birdsall, ankle broken, internal injuries. George W. Daly, postal clerk; right leg broken, internal injuries. John Murphy, postal clerk; internal injuries. Thomas McGovern, postal clerk; ternal injuries. The fall was a long one, for the space between the floors in the postoffice is great. The elevator was smashed to in- bits, and there is hardly enough left of , its frame to show that there had been an elevator there at all. Prince Eui \Vha In America. San Francisco, June 8.——Prince Eui Wha, who will probably succeed to the throne of Korea on the death of his father, the reigning king, has arrived here. He is only 20 years of age, and has come to America to finish his edu- cation. He is accompanied by two Koreans of noble birth, Pak Yong Kiu and Sin Sang Koo. The first named who was charge d’affaires Of the Ko- rean legation at Washington for three years, has been commissioned by the king of Korea to escort the prince to America. and see him comfortably es- tablished in some eastern institution of learning where he can take a.three years’ course in English branches. Prince Eui Wha is the second son of but is expected to succeed his father, the crown prince being an imbecile. Jesse G'rant as an Explorer. San Francisco, June 8.——The schooner Emma and Louisa has sailed for Guay— mas, Mexico, on an exploring expedi- tion for Jesse D. Grant, son of General Grant. Some months ago Grant ob- tained a concession from Mexico to ex- plore all the islands of the gulf of Cali- fornia lying north of the twenty—ninth degree of latitude, he to have all the guano and minerals discovered, the Mexican government to receive 10 per cent of the proceeds. The twenty-ninth degree divides Tiburon island, which is inhabited by the man eating tribe of Ceris Indians, and it‘is proposed to prospect the northern half for minerals. The island has never been thoroughly explored. Captain Leonard to Be Protected. Urbana, 0., June 8.—General Axline called on Mrs. Leonard and assured her that Captain Leonard would be pro- tected. There is no feeling against the members of Company D, the people generally believing that they only obey- ed orders, but Captain Leonard has been severely censured for giving the orders to fire on the mob, and it was well for him that he was out of town while the indignation against him was at its height. The declaration of General Ax— line that he would be protected is ap- proved by the majgrity of the best peo- ple. Sheriff McLa’in still comes in for considerable unfriendly criticism. Death Hover; Over This Postofiice. Palmyra, N. Y., June 8.——A1exander P. Milne, the newly appointed postmas- ter, died suddenly here. The postmas- tership of Palmyra seems to have ill luck hanging over it. This is the fourth postmaster that has died in office. Jo- seph W. Corning held it but a. short time and then passed away. D. B. Har— mon was appointed and after fixing the Office suddenly died. His wife, Mrs. Harmon, was appointed to fill the va- cancy and, after serving six months, dropped dead at her home. Bounties For Wolves and Coyotes. Topeka, June 8.——Cattlemen of west- ern Kansas. have'offered rewards for the scalps of wolves and coyotes. Hun- dreds of calves and sheep have been killed by these pests. A bounty of $12 for grown wolves, $5 for Whelps and $1 -for coyote scalps will be paid by the association. l . Passed a. School of Whales. New York, June 8.—The steamer El Rio, which arrived from New Orleans, passed through a large school of sperm whales south of the Delaware breakwa- ter. Neither Captain Quick nor any of his crew did any harpooning. Benham Murder Trial Postponed. -Batavia, N. Y., June 8.—The Benham ‘ murder trial has been postpOned until imals for two years, beginning today. I June 21- BADGER IN CUSTODY. ' Tho lndian Slayer of Ranchman Hoover Taken to 'lIIiles City. , _ ' Miles City, Mon, June 7.—-Stock In- spector Smith, having in charge Bad- ger, the Indian who killed Sheepherder Hoover, has arrived here. When the .train arrived, the depot platform was crowded. Special 'police and deputy sheriffs were on hand to protect the prisoner. Badger exhibited no signs of nervousness. His face was streaked with red paint, and his blanket was drawn tightly over his shoulders. Bad- ger was escorted to the railroad by a. company of cavalry. ; County Attorney Porter learned that there are ten Indians impli‘gated in the murder of Hoover. are known to the officers. Warrants will be placed in the sheriff’s hands, and all who interf'erewith the Officers in the discharge of their duty will be arrested as long as the sheriff and posse are able to do it. Agent Stouch will not allow the' sher— iffs on the reservation, as a letter dated June 3 to W. D. Smith, deputy sheriff of Custer county, will show. He says: “I consider that the presence here of yourself and other sheriffs or deputies at this time, pending my investigation of the case in question, would be a source of irrifation and disturbance to the Indians under my ’charge and to a great extent hamper me in conducting : the investigation and in managing the ' Indians under authority. I now direct and order that you and all Other sher- iffs or deputies leave the reservation without delay and remain outside the limits of the same until you can come provided with duly executed Warrants of a specific nature." .The warrants were for "John Doe,” and Indian Agent Stouch objected to them on that account. It has just been learned that Matt Winter, deputy sher- iff, who left the reservation to watch the suspects, has been forcibly ejected from the reservation by the Indian po- lice under orders by Agent Stouch. THE CONTEMPT CASES. Suits Against the Newspaper Correspon- dents Now Ready For Trial. Washington, June 7.—It is announc- ed that the trial of Mr. John S. Shriv- er, the Washington representative of a New York paper, indicted in 1894 for having refused to answer certain ques- tions asked him by the senate’s Sugar trust investigating committee, will be proceeded with on Monday. Mr. Shriver’s trial will be immediate- ly followed by that of Mr. E. J. Ed- wards, the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, who stands similarly charged. r Upon the conclusion of the trials of Messrs. Shriver and Edwards, District Attorney Davis will proceed with the cases against Broker John W. Macart- ney and Allen Lewis Seymour. Messrs. Macartney and Seymour, Mr. Davis contends, were asked almost identically the same questions which Mr. Elverton 'R. Chapman refused to answer and for which refusal he is now serving a term of 30 days in jail. Counsel for Messrs. Macartney and Seymour have under advisement that their clients shall plead guilty, with an understanding respect- ing the sentence, but no conclusion has been reached in the matter. Alleged Counterfeitcr Held. Watertown. N. Y., June' 5.—George Mashaw, the other alleged counterfeiter of Gouverneur, has also been held 130 the United States court. ‘ Uataloguus Free. Furniture, Carpets, Oil Cloth and Linoleum Parlor Suits, ; Chamber Suits, iron and Brass Beds, Baby Carriages, ‘ Refrigerators, BEDDING, RUGS, MA TTINGS. Send for lllustrattd Catalogue of the kind of goods you want. Prices guaranteed to be the lowest. T. KELLYMW 104-106 W. 17th St.. N. Y, HAIE’S BALSAM /' ”zscs. \ Ask Your Driiggist HERE’S YOUR UIIMIUE. A fine building lot on Wilton ave- nue. If,you intend to build, look at this before purchasing. Water, gas and sewer on the avenue. Will be'sold at a Bargain. W. H. BYINGTON, Real Estate ' and Insurance Room I. Gazette,- B’l’d: THE MUTUAL urn: lsuuluc The names of six . . , _ - -' OFNEWYORK. _ ,RIGHARD A. McC'U'RDY, Presidefit. Statement for lhe'Ye-ar bindint December 3lst, I39 According to the Standaird» of,the Insurance Department of the State Of New York. INCOME, Received for Premiums . - , _ _ From all other Sources - , Is 39,593,4l4 2o - , I0,I09,28I0'l ___._—_._ ‘ j ' 3 79352.69!» 21 DISBURSEMENTS, , ' To'Pclicy-holders’ for claims by Death - - — To Policy-holders for Endowmens, Dividends, clc. - - - For all 0 Ir r Accouns - .. - ASSETS. nilcd Slates Bonds and other Securiies - _- -. - Firs I ic n Loans on Bond and Morgage - I - '- Loans on Socks and Bonds - Real Esac .- 22,161,555 60 a... inll'ans and Trusi companies - -, - - - 12.680.390 00' Accrued In cres, NeTUeferrcd Premiums, elc- -‘ - - ' \ 6,535,555 :05 ' -- , uni—MEET: Reserve for Policies an do her Liabiliies - - - 1 - 205,0“).633 12 Surplus - V - - ' SENSEWE Insurance and Annuities in force - - - S SIR—698,338 4—5. s I2,595,ll3 39 I2,842,456 u I0,‘IBI,00 " sfiifijfii—m s I 16,125,”. I4 1|,543,929 c4 II,I)9I,525 no I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLESA. PRELLER, Auditor. From the Surplus .a. dividend will be apportioned as usual A * Report of the Examining Committee ' Office of the Mutual Lifelnsurance Company of New York To THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or .TRE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE UOMPAIIY OF NEW YORK ‘ ,The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twenty- third clay of December, I896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and to verify'the same, respectfully REPORT That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at. various dates between the date of the said reference and the date of this Report attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer, the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together With the the respective aSSIstants or such ofiicers, and have care. fully gone over all the items contained 1n the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the price at which the same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations and find the same not exceedmg such quotations—in fact, in many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company, and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuatlons of the Company’s holdings of real- estate and have verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the l r. _ CaShAefid the ommittee certify that all the books, papers. documents and evidences of, title of every description necessary in such eXamin tion have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants, and that the same are accurate, in good-order and well kept. - .. . _ And thefiCommittee further certify that the Investment-s of the Company are of a high order, and that the system and methods adUpiZed by the Company in recording Its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation ROBER'I‘ OLYPHANT J. HOBART HERRICK ‘ JAMES N. JARVIE CHARLES D. DICKEY, JR. JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. HENDERSON All of who; is respectfully submitted NEW YORK " nuclei? 25, 1897. The I company has issued an order wherebywomen can be insured without the extra charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be furnished by the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp. ., . , Board of Trustees GEORGE ~G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR.t GEORGE S. BOWDOIN THEO. A. HAVEMEYER WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROCKERELLER JAMES N. JARVIE CHAS D. DICKEY JR. ELBRIDGE T. GERRY: HENRY H. ROGERS JNO. W AUCHINCLoss THEODORE MOREORD WILLIAM BABcocR STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R GILLETTE . H. WALTER WEBB FREDEBIO CROMWEI.L J ULIEN T. DAVIES ROBERT SEWELL S; V. R. CRUGER CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W.,PECRHAM J. HOBART HERRIOK WM P DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNIss ROBERT A GRANNISS Vice-President. WALTER. R. GILLETTE, General Manager. - . . ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. HENRY E. DUNCAN, JR, Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EASTCN, Secretary. ' ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary FREDE RIC CROMWELL. Treasurer. . JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer JAMES .TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. - EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant—Cashier. EMORY‘MOCLINTOCK, Actuary. , JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. ' CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. , WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller: C. CLIFFORD GRETSIN GER, As~istant Auditor. . HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller. JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. ‘ EDWARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. , MEDICAL DIRECTORS: ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D' . 'GRANVILLE‘MAWHITE, M b. SAMUEL D, BABOOCR RICHARD A. MGCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN ' HERMANN C. VON Pos'r LEWIs MAY OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPHAN'I GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY Otco'r'r GUSTAVUS S. WINSTON, M, D. General Agent for... -. . Slain oi connccllcul .JOHN w- NICHOLS llcw Raven, a local lgen'. '\'. ’ .[,'|. . me” i4
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