The herald., 1898-03-30
continue her admirable patience an6 not
play into American hands"

continue her admirable patience anu not
play into American hands"
MERRrTTs BODY FOUND
NEW YORK, March sO.-A dispatch to
the journal and Advertiser from Key West
says: The Bache brings news from Havana
Of the finding by one Of the American div-
ers Of the body OF Engineer Merritt 1t
was jammed between torpedo tube and
some wreckage.
The body, which was identified. had not
been brought to the surface at the time OF
the sailing of the Bache.
CRUISERS COMING HOME
LONDON. March 29.--Ensigns Robertson
and McMorris, U. s. N. who have been
studying naval architecture at Glasgow,
and who recently have been assisting Lieut.
Commander Colwell, United States naval
attache, have been recalled by orders from
Washington. They sail for the United
States Saturday.
The United States cruiser San Francisco,
which, with the cruiser New Orleans, sailed
from the Thames on Sunday last for the
United States. is proceeding at n nine-knot
speed, owing to a defect in her engines.
Agents Of the Spanish government kept
watch on the San Francisco and the
New Orleans while they were in the
Thames.
1t IL reported here that the United States
government is again negotiating at Athens
for the purchase of three Greek cruisers.
MOVING ARTILLERY
Ell RENO, o. T., March 29.-Twelve
pieces of field artillery, mostly 12-pounders,
three gatling guns and six Hotchkiss guns,
with q small number Of artillerymen. were
moved from Fort Reno today and are now
en- route to the South Atlantic coast, pre-
sumably Mobile, Ala. The detachment was
shipped from this point over the Rock Is
land road. Company A, Capt. Barrett, and
companies F and H of the Tenth infantry
and two troops of the First cavalry, Major
Eskridge, about 600 men in ALL are reported
for movement tonight or tomorrow. 1t is
also reported here that several other COM
panies of the Tenth infantry and several
more troops of the First cavalry have been
ordered from Fort Sill to Mobile. No alb
solute confirmation of this report can be
obtained here, however. AS Fort Sill is 60
miles from railroad, such a movement
would necessarily be slow.
THAT UNKNOWN FRIEND
WASHINGTON, March 29.-An interest
ing feature Of the published report of the
Maine testimony issued from the govern
ment printing Office today was the famous
anonymous letter mentioned in the testi-
mony of Henry Drain, clerk of the Ameri-
can consulate at Havana. The letter was
received by Gen. Lee few days after the
Maine disaster. 1t was dated February IS,
1898, and signed, "An Admirer." 1t was in
Spanish, written by fairly well-educatsd
person.
The letter stated that at dawn on the
day Of the Maine disaster a sman boat
was seen cruising about the Alfonso .1III
and the Maine, in which were three harbor
thieves. These men were charged with do
ing the work to bring on the explosion, for
which they were said to have received S6OOO
WHITE MAKES DENIAL
BERLIN, March 29.-United States Am
bassador Andrew D. White denies the
statements attributed to him by the Sun
day Special Of London, which quotes its
Berlin correspondent as saying he had
learned from Mr.. White that Emperor Will
liam had expressed the belief that the
Maine was not destroyed from the outside.
Mr.. White. according to the correspondent.
said he was Of the same view, which the
ambassador also denied.
SHIPS AT KEY WEST
KEY WEST, March 29.-The Montgom-
cry sailed tonight for Hampton roads. The
Iowa arrived tonight from the Dry Tor
tugas, after coaling. Provisions for the
Cubans, which arrived here two weeks ago
tomorrow, still lie useless in the naval sta