The Spanish Warship Located After ‘near Couta and Tarifa. RE TIRING From Business. Stock must. be sold at once. I‘AFT BROS, Wall Street. * in. v. ,Whole N0. 1072. .‘Iorwalk, Conn, wedncsday Evening, March 20, 1895. I ”‘9 «a; ‘5 .‘l . in. raw I l ,- t 1 . . ”P3, «Hangs—2:75 ‘ .' .ViI- t l: 6‘ , ... 2 “ if: . V ‘1 -l .v‘ : “Equal and Exact Justice to all Men 0/ Whatever State or Persuasion, Religious or P0liti0al.”——Jeferaea a}. .' I"; .;--,-‘ -3«Se[ling 011i? WINI ER CLOTHING, at less than cost, . Retiring from business: 5— - ‘ TAFT BROS. 4 Price One Cent. an m—A—e EEINA EEGEEI‘lSUNK. She Had Foundered. fr.- ALL PROBABLY PERISHED. She Carried 420 Men, Officers and Crew, and There Is No Ground For Hope That Any One Escaped—The Lost Vessel Was a Very Fine Craft. CADIZ, March 20.—-The Spanish cruiser Alfonzo XII has returned here after a search for the missing cruiser Reina Re- genta and reports having found the latter vessel sunk near Bajo Aceitanos, not far from the straits of Gibraltar. Only 80 inches of the Reina Regenta’s masts were above water. The Alfonzo XII has returned to the scene of the wreck with a number of di-- vers and diving appliances in order to re- cover the bodies of the crew of the sunken warship. The Reina ,Regenta was reported miss. ing on March 13. She had just conveyed from Cadiz to Tangier the returning Moor- ish mission to Spain. The cruiser left Tangier on March 10 for Cadiz and her whereabouts had not been definitely aScer- tained until today. Pieces of one of her boats and semaphore flags were reported to have been picked up along the shore She carried a crew of 420 officers and men, and all hands are believed to have perished. Seeking the Missing Ship. 80 soon as the reports of the disaster be came current a number of Spanish and British warships put to sea in search of her. A French steamship, on March 14, arrived at Gibraltar and reported having seen a big vessel, supposed to have been the Reina Regents. ashore in Aceitunos bay (probably Bajo Aceitanos). The command- er of the French craft added that he was unable to assist the warship on account of heavy weather. On March 15, the steamer Mayfair ar- rived at Barcelona and reported sighting a vessel, believed to be the Spanish cruiser Reina Regenta, on the morning of March 10,. between Tarifa and Cape Espartel. The warship had lost her funnels and bridge and was laboring heavily in the high seas and fierce gale which prevailed. Although she was apparently unmanagea- REINA REGENTA. ble, the cruiser did not ask for assistance, and, therefore, the Mayfair did not offer her any. But the captain of the Mayfair added that he was of the opinion that she could not long have survived the storm in the condition in which she appeared to be at the time he saw her. Later. the Spanish cruisers Isla de Lu- zon and Alfonzo XII returned to Cadiz after having searched the Spanish and African coasts and the straits without any news of the missing warship. Deputy Diaz Moreu, who was formerly an officer in the Spanish navy, in the chamber of deputies, during the evening of March 14, read the statement of a former commander of the Reina Regenta, in which the writer described the cruiser as a vessel unable to weather a heavy storm, owing to the increased Weight of her ar— mament. - In the senate, Admiral Bcranger, for- merly minister of marine, said that the Reina Regenta was one of the best ships in her class. 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You’re cured by Its mild, soothing, cleansing, and healing properties, or you’re paid. believed she East have collided witn ans other vessel or have gone ashore. Subsequently, in an interview in regard to the statement made by Deputy Diaz Moreu. in which a former commander of the Reina Regents alleged that she was top heavy, Admiral Berangcr said that the over- Weight ofthe cruiser’s deck guns was rec. tified two years ago by his orders, when he was minister of marine. . Great Excitement In Madrid. The uncertainty as to the fate of the Reina Regents caused great public excite- ment in Madrid, and the government was accused of keeping back news of the ship and of having ordered the detention by the censors of all telegrams giving infor- mation about her. But when a number of flags, a compass box and other wreckage known to have belonged to the Reina Regenta Were washed ashore at Tarifa, she was given up for lost. - In Cadiz and Cartagena, where most of the 420 officers and men of the lost cruiser belonged, there have been great anxiety and excitement, from the moment she Was reported missing. The Reina Regenta, about two years ago, was at New York as one of the Span~ ish squadron which escorted across the At- lantic the Columbus caravols. The Infan- ta Isabel, now reported to have sunk an American schooner off the coast of Cuba, and the N ueva Espana, were the other ships of the Spanish squadron. The latter arrived at Fortress Monroe on April 21, 1893, the Reina Regenta having the cara- vel Santa Maria in tow; the Pinto. was in tow of the Infants. Isabel and the Nina was towed by the Nueva Espana. All three of these Spanish warships took a conspicuous part in the great Columblan naval parade in New York harbor on April 27 of the same year. The Reina Regenta was launched in 1887 and was one of three second class deck protected cruisers of the same build. her sister ships being the Alfonzo XII and Lepanto, all of 4,800 tons, 12,000 horse- power and expected to steam 20 knots. The wrecked cruiser was 320 feet long, had150 feet 6 inches beam and a draft of 20 feet 4 inches. She was propelled by twin screws. Her protected deck was 4% inches thick on the slopes, hen conning tower had five inches of armor and her gun shields were three inches thick. The armament of the Reina Regents. consisted of four 9% inch (Hontoria) guns, , one on each side forward of the central su- perstructure, one ,on each side aft; six 4% (Hontoria) guns in' broadside, the forward and after pair in sponsons, middle pair in recessed ports, and 15 rapid fire andlma- chine guns. She was also fitted with five torpedo tubes. '- ' ' FINANCIAL AND COMIMERCIAL. . Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK. March 19.—Money on call mod- erately active at 9.792% per cent. Prime mer- cantile paper. 4@5}§ per cent. Sterling ex- change steadyiwith actual “business in bankers’ bills at $4.89%@4.89% for demand and at 34.87% @4.88 for 60 days. Posted rates. 34.88%; and $4.90. Commercial bills. [email protected]}1{. Silver certificates. 64' sales, $10,000. Bar silver. 62%. Mexican dollars. 50. Government bonds firm. State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds strong. Closing prices: Atchison .......... Bur. & Quincy.... 73 0,. C.. C. & St. L. 38% Chesapeake & 0.. 17%; M; New England..... 34% N. J. Central ..... 94 North American. 4% Northern Pacific. 3% Chicago Gas ...... 71%; Do. pref ........... 15% Cordage ...... . . . . . 5% N. Y. Central. . . . . 95% Cotton Oil ....... .. 25% Omaha. ............ 91% Del. & Hud. . . . . . .128 Ontario & West. . 16X: Distille'rs’ Trust.. 12% Pacific Mail ...... 22 Erie ............... 9 Reading ........... 9% General Electric. 31% Rock Island ...... 64M Hocking Valley.. . 245.4 Silver Bullion. . . . 64 Lackawanna ...... 161% St. Paul ........... 57% Lake Shore ........ 137 Sugar Refining. .. 97 Lead ............... 30% Texas Pacific ..... 9%; Louisville & Nash 50% Union Pacific ..... 9% Missouri Pacific. . 21M Wabash pref ...... 13% Northwestern ..... 92 \Vestern Union... 89 , General Markets. NEW YORK. March 19.—FLOUR——State and western quiet. but steady: city mills patents, [email protected]: winter patents. [email protected]: city mills clears. [email protected]; winter straights. [email protected]. , WHEAT—No. 2 red opened lower under for- eign selling. weak cables and rains west. but subsequently rallied partially on big local ex- ports: May. 60%@61}§c.: July. 00 13-16@I51lgc. RYE—Nominal: carlots. 550.; boatloads.55@ 660. CORN—No. 2 opened easier, but recovered and advanced sharply with the west; May, 51% @5l%c.; J uly, 50}é@50%c. OATS—No. 2 quiet. but steady; May, 83léc.: track. white state. 37®41c. PORK—Quiet: new mess. $13®13.50; family. [email protected]. LARD—Easier: prime western‘steam. $6.95, nominal. BUTTER—Firmer: state dairy. 10@lSc.; state creamery, old, 10@15c. CHEESE—Steady; large, 8@11}éc.; small. 8@ 120. EGGS—Lower; state and Pennsylvania, 12% @13c.: western, 12%@12%c. . SUGAR—Raw steady; fair refining, 2 11-16c.: centrifugal, 96 test, 3c.; refined quiet; crushed, 4 9-16@4%c.: powdered. 4 8-16@4%c. TURPENTINE—Firm at 36%@37c. MOLASSES—Firm: New Orleans. 33®380. RICE—Steady: domestic. 4%@6%c.: J apan. 4%@4%o. ' TALLOW—Firm: city, 992.: countrY. @49fic. HAY—Steady; shipping. 50@550.: good to choice. m75c. - Wholesale Burglars, Etc. BRIDGETON, N. J ., March 20.——Clarence Hogan, aged 23 years, and Frank Cham- pion, aged 17, both of Millville, were ar- rested today and confessed to having been inplicated in '15 burglaries in this city and Millville within a few weeks. In sev- eral instances they attempted to fire the buildings. Charged ' With Rifling Letters. WASHINGTON, March 20.—The postoffice department has been informed of the ar- rest by Inspectors Morris and Jacobs of Robinson, the superintendent of letter car- riers at Yonkers, N. Y., on a charge of rifiing letters. Afflicted With Rheumatism. Mr. Geo. A. Mills, of Lebanon, Conn, says: “I was afflicted with rheumatism in my back all last winter. It was so severe at times that I could not stand up straight, but was drawn over on one side. I tried different remedies without receiving an relief until I bought a bottle of Chamberlain 3 Paul Balm. After using it for three days, according to directions, my rheumatism was gone and has not returned since. I have smce recommended it to others and know they have been benefited by its use. For sale by Gregory & Co. .-__. A...— no IS CROSSMAN IIIIONG? A Naval Oliicial Says His Chart and Aflidavit Do Not Agree. ALLEGED DISCREPANCIES. The Vessel That Fired on the Allianca Definitely Fixed—Her Commander’s Humorous Excuse—Ex-Secretary Whitney Denounces the Act. WASHINGTON, March 20.——-Oi‘ficers of the navy regard the report that the Conde de Venadete was the Spanish cruiser which fired on the Allianca as correct, and point to the assertion of her captain that the A1- lianca was only 1 % miles from shore when sighted as confirmatory of the investiga- tion which they have made of Captain Crossman’s chart and affidavit. ' Said a prominent naval ofi‘iccr to a cor- respondent today: “Captain Crossman’s course, as indicat- ed on the chart he forwarded to the state department, contradicts his affidavit, and his affidavit contradicts itself. I do not question the fact that a Sp iish gunboat signaled him, and on his xfigure to heave to, fired solid shot. I “(16' question his as- sertions that he was outside the three mile limit, and that the shots were fired at the Allianca. “According to Crossman’s chart, he was fully eight miles off Cape Maysi light; ac- cording to his affidavit, he was only 4% miles east of the light. He also shows by the chart a distance of over 20 miles from the point where he was signaled at 7:15 to his position off Cape Maysi light at 7 :52. Twenty knots in 37 minutes is, of course, ridiculous. So his chart may be dismissed as unreliable. Crossman’s Affidavit. “Now, we come to his affidavit. He as- serts that at 7 :15 he was signaled, at 7 :20 the first gun was fired, that at 7 :52 Cape Maysi light was due west 4% miles and that his course was north northeast to north by west. Take the chart and lay off 41/; knots due east from Cape Maysi light. Then lay a north northeast course up to it. On the thirty-second minute from the time the first gun was fired to the time the Allianca was off Cape Maysi light she would have made 7 knots. as the cap- tain has said she was making 13% knots an hour. “Now lay off seven knots down from the Allianca’s position oil Cape Maysi ,Light, and you will find her off Quemado point. But Quemado point bears farther east than Cape Maysi light fully a'mile. The slant, then, of the course of the Al- lianca would, as you see, bring her well within the three mile limit off Quemado point. But Captain Crossman says that he was fully nine miles offshore at the time the first shot was fired. Evidently his statement cannot be accepted when his afiidavit is so contradicted. “Now, the Spanish cruiser’s captain says the steamer he signaled was only a mile and half offshore. It looks as though he were much nearer a correct statement than Captain Crossman. ” \Vhitney Calls It an Outrage. NEW YORK, March 20.—William C. Whit- ney, ex—secretary of the navy, was asked his opinion of the Allianca affair. Mr. Whitney. who is in Naples, replied by ca- ble as follows: “NAPLES, March 18.—-—I reply to your dispatch as follows: In considering what should be done concerning the outrage per- petrated by the Spanish man-of—war, in firing on the Allianca. one fact should not be lost sight of. It was deliberate and with full knowledge of the character of the act. It is certain that no person in command of any war vessel in the world would be ignorant that firing upon a Inor- chant vessel of another power on the high seas in time of peace would violate the law of nations. There isn’t a subordinate offi- cer of any man-of—war in the world who hasn’t been sufficiently instructed to know that. It is therefore a case of willful in- sult to the American flag and people. I do not recall so wanton an outrage as hap- pening to any first class power in 50 years. An apology scarcely wipes out such an af- front. The truth is, we have happened to come in for a piece of the general brutality and ruifianism that hold Cuba. The thing is a. relic of the middle ages. It is a dis- grace to us that lies at our doorstep. It makes my blood boil, for one. Of course they will apologize elaborately and disci- pline the officer. But when we are looking toward him. the general terrorism which holds -. Cuba. down while they suck her blood will have been substantially in- creased at our expense. You can gather what my opinion is. What the govern- ment should do is another matter. The president in such matters is generally a safe person to follow, but as you ask my opinion, there it is. “W. C. WHITNEY." \Vhat Crossman Says. NEW YORK, March 20.—Captain Cross- man of, the steamship Allianca road in this morning‘s papers the report made at Havana by the commander of the Spanish cruiser Conde de Vcnadcte that he had displayed the English flag when he had signaled that ancient warship, and as a result when he reached the deck of his vessel today he was not in avery pleasant frame of mind. He went into his cabin and made an affidavit which he intends to send to Washington. In his affidavit the captain swears the flag he raised and exhibited was the Amer- ican ensign, and that it was the only flag used in such salutes. “Had we saluted with the British flag, ” said the captain, ‘.‘the Spaniard would never have fired on us. The commander of the gunboat when he says we were a mile and a half from the coast says what is not true. We were not nearer than four miles. 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