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ART TREASURES COMING HERE.
James w. Ellsworth TO Remove Els Collections
from Chicago 10 New York.

James w. EIID"Oftn tO hemOVo htIb COlIocttonu
from Chicago TO New York.
To friends in this city James w. Ellsworth of
Chicago. whose art collection ana library are
among the finest In this country. has announced
that he will soon take up his residence and re-
move his treasures here. Ono of the chief
reasons for the change is that the atmosphere
of Chicago is SO vitiated with gases and pen
etratinR dust as to BIO seriously damaging not
only to pictures but even to books. His col.
lection will be the second which has been
brought here from Chicago. the other being that
of Charles 7. Yerkes. In whose house on Fifth
avenue 10 an art gallery unsurpassed In this
country as an exhibition of the Barbizon school,
and containing. besides. many fine specimens OF
the older painters. Like Mr.. Ellsworth. Mr..
Yerkes found that the Chicago air was dam
aging his pictures. Mr.. Ellsworth will not give
IN his citizenship in Chicago.
The Ellsworth collection will be q notable ad-
dition to New York art treasures. He has the
famous Portrait Of a Man" by Rembrandt,
considered by many critics TO be the equal of
the famous Rembrandt "Gilder." Vollon's
pumpkin" n noted ~stilllife picture. Is another
Of the William H.. Fuller pictures. just com
Rletesd, NJ: Ellsworth f6G 6 sSg 665 THE ,sy cn,, Ic3%s
| Including twelve OF the best specimens OF
George 1nness's Landscape work. which he
Ceramics Mr.. Ellsworth has a number OF
| good Oriental and Grecian specimens. His
library, which is a large one. the collection of
many Years. Includes among other rare speci-
| mems OF the printers art. the famous and valuable
Gutenberg Bible. Besides his pictures, books,
and ceramics, he has many tapestries. bronzes.
iects is valued at upward Of 81. 900. 900.
It IL probable that the paintings will be hung
in a gallery which will form part of the house at
purchased for $75. 900 from Mrs. Nathalie Alex
ander. The house will be practically rebuilt, 80
Transferred TO this city. Mr.. Ellsworth has also
bought a summer place at Hudson. N. Y. He is
| est coal dealers In the country. Until recently
no was President of the Union National Bank
On Chicnun-
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other armorOd vessels and not protected

and other armorcd vessels and not protected
cruisers are wanted.
The attitude OF the House leaders in regard 10
the Maine affair was shown to-day in the ad-
journment of the House until Monday, after the
Naval Committee had decided to call up to-mor-
row the bill for the relief of the sufferers from
the disaster. 1t 10 said hat the leaders, while
not opposed to the bill. do not want to give OPP
portunity OF agitating tho subject Of the catas-
trophe at this time.
with somewhat surprising patience Congress
IL keeping its hands of the Cuban question In
Difference to tho wish Of the Administration,
pending tho Investigation Of the Board Of In
curry. No attempt 10 made to force the ques-
ton TO the front in either house. notwithstand-
ing tho overwhelming sentiment OF Senators
and Representatives In favor Of some kind OF
intervention. The President intends 10 act
vigorously when the Board OF Inquiry shall
report, and IL he desired not 10 do 90 no would
undoubtedly be forced into action by Congress.
Mr.. Mckinley had hoped to celebrate the
closing Of his first year Of administration by an
nounolnE his Cuban policy and putting 1t into
effect. Final and decisive orders were unavoid-
ably postponed by the calamity in the harbor Of
Havana on Feb. Is. Tho truth must be learned
about that deplorable event before the question
Of Cuban independence can DO settled. Tho
verdict Of the Administration Of Congress and
of the people on both questions may be rem.
dored at tho same moment, and at an early day.
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SHIPPING BIG PROJECTIL Es.
A Lot or Them Have Boen Handled or Late
at Governor'a Island.

A Lot or Them Have Boen Handled or Late
at Governors Island.
The chief activity on Governors Island Is con-
fined to the ordnance department. With the
putting in Of the new big guns In a number Of
forts along both the Atlantic coast and the Pa
cifc has come a demand for the new projectiles
which these guns carry. They are armor-pierc-
ing projectiles. composed entirely of steel. and
are specially chilled and hardened at their
points. The hardening process Is a trade secret.
and there are just three firms that possess 1t.
The three are Eastern Arms. and all their prod.
uct is distributed from Governors Island.
The last batch of one lot of 12-inch projectiles
contractedf for was landed at the or~dnancedock
two days ago. Each projectile OF this size
weighs !, 900 pounds and is packed In a wooden
case. The cases are about sixteen inches
square and nearly four feet long. and are made
OF heavy plank, held together by screws. The
wooden cleats. but II one OF the cases Is dropped.
even II only a few inches, there Is play enough
TO tho big weight inside TO break the case omen.
The distributing for the Ordnance Bureau Is
done by tho QuaTtermaster's Department. and
one OF the Government tugs has been detailed
The work of distributing ammunition has been
hurried a little during the last two weeks, and
nearly all tho guns now In place are supplied
with proper ammunition, which In many cases
they have not had before. There 10 still q large
supply on hand at Governors Island, and with
ammunition to a given point II can DO got under
way in a hurry. All heavy shipments are lot out
20 regular contractors or freight lines, and many
consignments have been forwarded recently.
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REBELLION IN CHINA.
Two vIceroys ma n Governor Decide TO Rule
without the Emperor.

Two vIceroys ma n Governor Decide TO Rule
without the Emperor.
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.
SHANGHAI, March 4.-The Shanghai Mercury
publishes a despatch from Kin Kiang, a treaty
port on the Yanghse-Kiang River. in which its
correspondent asserts upon the authority Of q
high official that the Viceroys Of Marking and
HUI Kuang and the Governor Of Human have en-
tered into a compact to direct the affairs of the
entire Yangtse.Kiang Valley ahd the surrounds
ing territory from Marking. disregarding the
authority of the Emperor. This action is taken,
the despatch says, as the result of tho determi-
nation of the Viceroys and Governor not to allow
tho Emperor to have any voice in the direction
OF the central and western provinces. 1t is sup
posed that these officials have been moved to
this course by the action of the Emperor in Civ
ing the likin, or inland customs, as security for
the recently contracted loan, thereby affecting
their perouisites,
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COAST SIGNAL STATIONS.
They Will Soon Bo Established AionE the At
lantic and Pacific Coasts.

lantic and Pacific Coasts.
WASHINGTON, March A system of coast
naval signal stations. including carrier pigeon
cotes for communications with the shore and
fleets. will now be established, all difficulties in
the way having been removed by the willing
ness of the Lighthouse Board to cooperate with
the navy in maintaining them. Semaphores
have been designed, consisting of four arms,
and are to be the means Of signalling to vessels
from the shore in the day time. These are to be
erected near the principal light stations. and.
when worked under ~clear-woather conditions.
messages should DO read between ten and twelve
miles ut sea. From the ships to the shore carrier
pigeons will DO used. At night flashlights and
the usual night signals will be displayed both
by the shore and ships which can be easily in
terpreted fifteen miles distant. Tho light
houses where stations will DO located are Cape
Cod, some other northern point on the New
Navcsink Ligts, south Of Sandy Hook; Barnegat.
possibly Cape May, Cape Henry. Jupiter Inlet,
Tampa, the entrance to Mobile bay. Port
Eads. at the mouth Of the Mississippi, and
four stations will be established-at San
Francisco. San Diego. at the. mouth Of Puget
Sound and some southern point OF California.
At all these stations pigeon cotes will be estab-
lished. The birds have been secured from some
ofthe finest specimens abroad and are now being
instructed at several navy yards. including Nor
folk, and at Key West and Newport. Where
naval reserve organizations can take charge OF
the stations they will be placed in controls; 9TH
erwise the direct management will devolve on
to carry out the plan will be asked Of Congress
shortly.
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SUNEz ON THE MAINE D1sAsrER.
re Says weyier Mined the Hnrbor and tho
RnttIeship War Blown Up.

Ituttttnhtb wa ~
PHILADELPHIA, March A.-Gen Emilio
Nuhez, who is in charge Of tho Cuban Junta's
department of expeditions and who Is just back
from Cuba, where he landed an important cargo
Of arms and ammunition, declared here to-day
In an interview that tho Maine was blown up
In Havana by the Spaniards by one of the mines
placed In the harbor by Gen. Weyler.
According to Gen. Nufez. Con. Wcyler mined
Havana harbor two years ago In expectation Of
war with the United States. He brought from
Spain o corps Of engineers, a number Of heavy
cannon for Notifications and n great quantity
of mine shells. Tho dynamite which filled
those shells was brought to Havana from New
York on the steamer Ciudad Condnl Of the
Spanish Transatlantic line. On that trip tho
Condal refused all passengers.
The junta made an Investigation ana discov-
cred the project Of Weyler. The harbor was
mined and the keys to touch Oft each mine
We're placed i'm a department to which only six
persons had access, the Governor.General. the
General Of engineers, and the four Goyernors
of the castles. Gen. Nufiez says one OF then
or one OF their confidential employees touched
the key and destroyed the Maine:
Gen. Nuiez added that the Cubans 90 hot
Cuba wants to be free by Its own efforts.
What we want and have asked repeatedly
Of rhe United States" he said, sis friendly CO.
operation, and for that war between America
and Spain ia not needed. unless spain. fnrcts
It. II the United States will recognize our
belHgerency. We will DO FULLY content Inc roS'
Gen. Nuhez said also that his last expedition
nut into Cuba 700, 900 rounds OF rifle ammuni-
ton for the patriots.
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GAS COMPANY Err.

Amended Agreement Ratified by the Stock
holders OF the Three Concerns.
At meetings held yesterday the stockholders
of the Equitable, the Fast River, and the New
Amsterdam gas companies confirmed the action
of their several boards OF directors in approving
the amended plan of consolidation by which the
New Amsterdam Company takes over the two
other companies. The merger having been com.
pleted. the new securities will now be deliver
able to holders Of Central Trust Company re-
celpts Issued against deposits of the stock OF the
old companies. The new securities are all ready
for exchange. All the stock of tho Equitable
consolidation except 300 shares. but 900 shares
were subsequently, Withdraw when the plan
Was amendsa; iSeV.ng th ..1Ny ss. h Rirsr shsrns
WERE Deposited. and It 10 understood that none
was withdrew. -
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HAMLET BILL IN THE HOUSE.
Bailey withdraw His Opposition ana the Com
uittee on Ruics Will Allow It TO Gene ".

Bailey witharaws His Opposition ana the Conn
mittee on Ruies Will Aiiow II TO Gene Up.
WASHINGTON, March AT an informal con-
ference of the Republican members Of the Com
mittee on Rules this morning the Hawley bill.
authorizing the enlistment Of two now regi-
ments of artillery, was considered, and an un'
derstandinR reached that the bill should have
a hearing in the House at an carly day, prob
ably Thursday of next week.
Representative Bailey this afternoon an
nounced the withdrawal Of his opposition to the
passage of the bill. His opposition to IN in.
crease of the army in time Of peace, Mr.. Bailey
says. is still unabated. but considering that this
is a war measure. he thinks 1t should be passed.
The fact that at least thirty Of his Democratic
associates refused to follow his leadership in
this uatter, and stood ready to support the bill
when it came before the House, may have had
some influence in leading Mr.. Bailey to change
his position.
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RODGERS BREAKs HIS SILENCE.

A San Quentin Prisoner Speaks for the First
Time In Seven Years.
s FRANCISCO. CAL. March A stage rob-
Der In San Quentin prison serving a thirty.year
sentence has just broker a silence which has
lasted for seven years. He is Big Foot Bill
Rodgers. In 1891 he had trouble with Officer Of
the Yard Mclean. and declared he would never
speak again while Mclean was in charge and
punishment were tried. but Rodgers defed
everything and finally was left as incorrigible.
He refused to utter a word until q day or two
ago. when some one mentioned In his hearing
that Mclean had resigned. Then. he broke ST.
lence and has been talking ever since. When
Rodgers held up the stage he found the treasure
box empty. and all he got was some tobacco
from the stage driver.
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II. O. HAVEMEYER SELLS HIS SEAT.

Tired OF Paying Consolidated Exchange In
surance Assessments
The Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Eek.
change has lost one of its wealthiest members.
President Henry o. Havemeyer OF the American
Sugar Refining Company having sold his seat.
Few members OF the Consolidated Exchange
rectory appears the name "H. Q. Havemeyer.""
with the date Of admission. Aug. IL: 1887
and the address. Care d. NJ. Swaney. III Wall
street" The number is that of the building Of
the Sugar Company. Mr.. Swaney. who Is one
Of the company's employees. said yesterday:
President Havemeyer bought the seat about
ten years ago, but has become tired of paying
the Insurance assessments upon it.
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BRooK1YN "CENrRAL" BURNED.
No ..HeIIo" Answers To-day for 500 or Moro
Telephone subscriberH.

The South" central telephone station at
Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street. Brooklyn.
was burned last night, and more than 500 sub
scribers of the New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company were cut off from tele-
phonic communication, and engine companies
!, 20, %. 80. 40, Al, AZ, and AZ, and hook and
ladder companies o and ls of the Fire Depart
ment were also cut of from the telephone SER
vice. This, however. does not interfere with
the regular Geographic service between the
various frc houses and Fire Headquarters.
At 7:30 o'clock a blaze was seen at the top
of a telegraph pole just opposite tho telephone
office, About tho same time Charles Farley
and John Walsh, the operators in the tele-
phone office. were startled by seeing electric
sparks shooting In every direction on the switch
board, and in "A moment the switchboard was
In flames. The two operators hastily left.
The building was q one'story frame structure.
In fifteen minutes II was destroyed. IL Is be-
lieyed that snow and ice on the telephone wires
caused them TO sagsso that; they came In con
tact with an:electrlc light wire. and that the cur
rent set fire 10 the switchboard. The damage
to the telephone plant IL estimated at IS. 900.
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THE VIEWS TRUST LITIGATION.
An Arrangement S1nde whereby an Appeal IL
to he Taken In Chicago.

~ Eo bhhen u ShiChkos
CHICAGO, March 4.-Judge Waterman to-day
entered the order denying the application Of the
publishers of tho Inter Ocean for an injunction
against tho Associated Press. To make a short
cut to the final settlement OF the litigation, tho
attorneys for the Associated Press made con-
cessions that enabled the Inter Ocean to take an
appeal. and the case is now closed in the Circuit
Court. Judge Prendergast and Judge Jameson
Of counsel for the Inter Ocean asked for an APP
peal and will secure q hearing In the Appellate
Court in October.
Judge Waterman dismissed the Inter Oceans
bill for want Of equity. The attorney for that
paper met Attorneys John P. Wilson and Low
Mayer. representing the Associated Press. in
conference and suggested that since Judge
Waterman had denied them the relief asked, 1t
would be impossible to get a favorable decision
bill. Messrs. Wilson and Mayer assented to
their request to have Judge Waterman's ruling
considered final and the appeal was Immediately
entered,
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PACIFIC COAL FACILITIES.
Admiral kirkland Ordered to InvestiEnt'
Them mt Once.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.-Admiral kirkland.
In command at Mare Island. to-day received
orders from Washington to investigate the coal
ing facilities of the coast and report as speedily
as possible. He named Lieuts. Stoney and
Hughes and Pay Inspector GrifinE, all sta
toned in Frisco. as the Investigating board.
and has ordered them to obtain from merchants
and mine owners the extent Of stocks Of coal
and thor ability to deliver fuel at various ports
on the coast. They are also to ascertain how
many ships and barges may be secured for de-
livering coal. These vessels. it Is stipulated.
"must not be subject to attack by q hostile
n%ation.' This clause is interpreted to mean
that the Government will not employ American
ships in case of war. San Francisco's ability to
furnish transport ships will also be reported.
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WHAT ONE CUBAN CONSUL KNOWS.

walter barker. I'm saEuR La Grnnde. Reports
O Persons starVisG.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March 4-Dr. G. II. Combs
of San Marcos, Tex, has received a letter from
Walter Barker. United States Consul at Sagua
La Grande, Cuba, in which he says:
81 have certificates of the Mayors Of the
larger cities and towns In this largo district
going to show there are over $4,000 persons
starving. cannot believe your American peo-
pie are uncharitable. They Just do not realize
the restitution and desolation of the people in
this island"
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GOV. BRADLEY SUSTAINED.

The Kentucky Senate Refuses TO Override His
Veto or tho AcChord niii.
FRANKFORT. KY, March 1.-THE Senate of Ken.
lucky to-day defeated the McChord bill giving
the Railroad Commission the right to fix freight
rates by sustaining the veto of Gov. Bradley by
a vote of 81 to II. A joint caucus on the bill
had Just previously been held, In which "a OF tho
lO2 Democratic members participated and
passed resolutions declaring. II a party measure
of the 81 Democratic Senators participated in
the caucus. Ten refused to be bound by the
action and voted with eleven Republicans TO
LIN tho hill
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A English Sheer That '.souae Day the United
States May Have 70 FiEht.n
Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun.
LONDON. March 4.-The Daily Mail refers 70
the United States as being thrown into o sud
den panic" by the report that Spain has bought
cruisers. and adds that /" they would have done
better had they got ready for war before talking
SO much about it. Some day they may really
have to fight"
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Can't Build n RattIeship In Less Than Is
MOnIhR-

WASHINGTON. March 1.-The Senate Commit
tee on Naval Affairs has received a reply from
the Navy Department in answer to the resolu-
ton OF the Senate inquiring as TO the feasibility
OF building a battleship to, be named the George
battIeshIp in The world, within one year. Tho
department incloses copies of the reports of tho
RESPECTIVE bureaus to whom the matter had
been referred. by which II appears that the least
time such a vessel could be constructed would
DO eighteen months. and that at an expense OF
probably Is, 600, 600.
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MORE TROUBLE FOR SPAIN.

Another Revolution Brewing in the Phiitps
pine Islands.
Special Cable Despdtch to THE Sun.
Hone KONG, March At is stated that the
chiefs who were recently exiled from the Philip
pine Islands for their participation in the insur-
rection there. and who are now here. have re-
ceived a letter from Malina soliciting their sup
port in another rising against the Spanish Gov
ernmant
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their trial trips yesterday. and q preliminary
report OF the official trial board received to-day
says that the Gwin made an average speed OF
100 knots and tho Talbot oil knots against
the contract requirement OF 20 knots. Tho
Columbia Iron Works of Baltimore informed
tho Navy Department to-day that the torpedo
boat Mckee would DO launched tomorrow
afternoon. This little vessel can also DO made
serviceable in q very short time.
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sI,soo.ooo FOR THE FERNsEHER.

szczepnnik Sells the French Rights for Its
TcleopticaI InSsntiOn.
ssscfai Gable Despatch to THE Sun.
LONDON. March 4.-The Daily Teie0rdph's VI
emma correspondent says that SzcZcpanik, the in
ventor OF the Fernseher. an electrical teleopticd
apparatus which enables any one to see an object
in Its natural colors no matter at what distance
1t Is away. has sold tho right for the public
exhibition of the apparatus and all subsequent
rights In France to the directorate of the Paris
Exhibition of 1900 for the sum OF 10000 00
francs ISL, 200, 000).
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WHEAT CORNER IN SPAIN.
Outcry Against the Operntors-Governmeue
Asked to lntervene.

Asked to lntervene.
Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun.
MADRID. March 4.-There is a fierce and grow
ing feeling of indignation in Spain over the dis
covery of a big wheat corner, engineered by
prominent operators, especially in Barcelona.
and the provincial authorities arc clamoring
for a rebate of the import duties. Sehor PUG
cerves, Minister OF Finances. is DESTROYS of
postponing action in the matter until the reas-
semblinR of the Cortes on April 25. but he has
been told that the people already feel the pangs
of hunger and cannot wait.
The returns Of the Department Of Agriculture
show that the crop OF -wheat in 1897 was 2o-
OOO, 900 bushels in excess of that OF 1896.
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Hank Teller coure.sss Embe..lemsnt.

CINCINNATI, o.. March 4.-Sherwood S. Cum
ming, receiving teller OF the First National Bank.
was arrested tonight and locked up on the
charge OF cmbe2zling $4,000 OF the banks
funds. Cunning confessed. He Is married and
has a family. The bank Is one OF the strongest
nnd best known In the West.
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o,a,r,a to the Mlantonomoh.

BALTIMORE. March Chief Engineer Wythe
NJ. Parks. u. s. N. who has been inspecting the
machinery OF the new torpedo boats at the
Columbian Iron Works, has been ordered to
duty on the monitor Miantonomoh at .Philadcl'
phia. He left for his new post last night.
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DUPUY DE LoME's LETTER.
Madrid says Il Was stolen from the Poss
ONCE In Havana.
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUM-.

Special Cable Despdtch to THE Sun.
MADRID. March At is reported here thaU
the letter criticising President Mckinley, writ
ten by Senior Dupuy de Lome to Senior Canalejas.
which led to De Lome's resignation of his posi-
ton as Spanish Minister to the United States.
was stolen in the Havana Post Office by a postal
employee. The thief recognized the Importance
OF the letter and the effect that it might have
upon the political fortunes Of Senior de Lone IL
its contents were made public, and he therefore
tried to sell 1t. Not succeeding in obtaining the
price he demanded. he sent the letter to the
Cuban Junta in New York.
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KILLED BY ELECTRICITY.

Andrew Larsen Caught Hold or . Dangling
Wire and Dropped Dead.
Andrew Larsen. a Dane. 90 years old, em-
ployed in August Swanson's bakeshop at 81
Fourth avenue. Brooklyn. perceived a wire
dangling In the street in front of the shop
shortly after midnight last night. He went out
and tried to pull the wire down. He was killed
almost instantly by an electric shock.