Show i > TEni mi n TTITH U OJ NAM nn Spnlord Did That the Cashier VVo FI to Itesanit New York Feb IIt Is I now known on the highest authority that the real l7 etlth reason for sending the United State torpedo boat Cushing to Ilarnnn wa that the Spanish authorities have been tnmperlne with mall sent to the battleship battle-ship Maine In laana harbor saj the Washington correspondent of the Herald This resulted In Capt Bills bee of tho Maine Bonding n protes to Washington vUlh a suggestion than tha-n regular rervlcc Ile established lc tween Key West and Havana by meuin of torpedo boat On the strength of this protest the Gushing was die patched to Havana Although It has been frequently reported re-ported thnt offidal mall has been tampered tam-pered l with In the pot Secretary Long ald last night that ho had received 110 reports from Captain Sll1hco saying that the Spanish authorities had Interfered I In-terfered with his letters In nny way Tho dispatch of tho pushing to Hn varlm ho continued wa In line 1th the departments netlon In sending the Maine on a friendly visit to thit port nnd tho Montgomery to Santiago de Cuba I expect she Is now on her way back to ICy West |