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The sun., 1899-06-29
COMMISSION sWINDLERs CAUGHT
sixteen of tho Species Have Been Trapped
nv the Police This Year.

Capt McClusky's men had under arrest yes
terday two men whom they charged with
swindling many merchants by palming them
selves of as commission men and Offering to
handle their goods In the South American
markets. The prisoners we're Henry Morgan
Of 1885 Southern Boulevard and Robe Klein OF
1870 Norfolk street. They were held In the
Centre Street court in $4,000 each for exam
ination on Friday.
There have been many similar arrests In the
past which illustrate what Inspector Byrnes
meant when he said that the average mer-
chant, shrewd as he thought himself. was the
easiest of all victims and no matcn for even an
ordinary thief. He gave up the minute he
was asked. The method employed recently to
fleece the victims is simple. The swindlers
organize a " nrm." taking the name OF a repu-
table one on purpose to deceive and sticking
to its well-known line Of trade. The hrm y
what they have to offer. and the manufacturers
offer all they have got with absolute freedom.
Jail in tho last year by Detectives McGonville
and Pcppcrted. acting with Assistant District
Attorney Byrne. They we're mem bers OF a
the gang, According to the police, they read Of
They opened an office three weeks ago. at 245
broadway. under the name. OF Lyon 60.
nSFG is ssde % OF nS in the
The new firm sent out circulars and did a
rushing business. They got half a dozen
wheels from the Elkhart Bicycle Company OF
Indiana MS samples of half carload to follow
and two carloads of brooms from the Palmetto
Fibre Company of Fredericksburg. Md. The
Acme Bicycle COMPANY Of MASSACHUSETTS, sent
q carload Of its goods and j. Fl, Estes CO. OF
much more would have been coming there is
no telling had not the police stepped in and
arrested the " firm"
The goods were nearly all recovered and
those en- route were stopped. Capt. McClusky
said yesterday that he sincerely hoped that
these were the last of that lot OF thieves. They
make sixteen in year.
The sun., 1899-06-29
MAcARoNrs TRAGIC DEArH.
He Was Cornelius FurEueson's Pet Spaniel
and Had n Wide Acquaintance.

Every ono who knew Cornelius Furgueson.
the political leader OF New Utrecht, who died
three years ago knew his Italian spaniel Mac
aron Mac" Is dead. He was run over by
wagon In Schermerhorn street. Brooklyn. on
Monday. near the home OF his new master.
Daniel NJ. Furgueson. a son Of the late Super
visor OF New Utrecht. Mac" sitting on the
porch OF the house. saw strange dog go by.
He darted into the street and ran under the
hoofs OF the horses Of delivery wagon Before
the driver could pull up the wheels had run over
him. He dragged himself back to the steps OF
the porch put one paw on the lower step and
the other under his head and died. He was
buried yesterday in n plot in the FurRueson
country property. and provision has been made
that this piece of ground shall never pass from
the family's heirs and that no building shall
Mac " was brought from Europe when pup
by Austin Corbin. who gave him TO Cornelus
eueson Was lust then nj in them the midst Of one OF his
political Nights and the first thing he did was was
to take the Italian pup out cam mpaignla1g, ,ti, ne
hung up his coat without thought Of Mac"
what had become OF his dog, he rememb bered
banging up his coat with the pup " the p2cEett. t
low asleep l, and ID little the H worse for his fast
The spaniel grew UP to be the smartest dog
OF Fgreussons collection which Wps sdaI large npS
hunting. and bred many valuable spaniels.
pointers and settlers When he died he gave
his five settlers. Ned. Tom. Dash. Fan and
Peggy. TO his children and ben shaw, superin-
tendent OF his farm at Ynphank,, They have
all died within three years. These settlers
were bred from thoroughbreds. which the
Supervisor. the late Judge Calvin f. Pratt and
the late Judge Adolphus Gouverneur got on
hunting trips in the South,
guardian OF his masters little daughter. One
day last week when the child was standing on
the sidewalk outside the house and Mac was
in the dining room. a stranger spoke to her.
The, spaniel jumped right through the closed
and Ian led at the chd's side The stranger
had to
The sun., 1899-06-29
NEW RULE ABOUT LISTING STOCKS,
Which Enables the American Steel and
Wire Company to AppIy at Once.

The Governing Committee OF the New York
Stock Exchange at its meeting yesterday au-
thorized the Stock List Committee to put on
the regular list any securities that have been
traded in in the unlisted department for three
months. Heretofore this committee has been
empowered to list only additions 70 issues al
ready on the regular list. The committee will.
OF course. require the usual financial state
mcnts before changing from free TO regular
list.
Wall street is much interested in tho applca-
tion of the new rule. particularly as it applies
to the listing Of American Steel and Wire.
Tho company can now make application at
any time. although the Governors of the EX-
change do not meet again until September. T.
The directors Of the company have already
voted to apply. and now they do not have to
wait until the fail.
The sun., 1899-06-29
COMPLAINT AGAINST GOLFERS.
Members of the jersey City Club Charged
with Playing Ball in the Street.

The threat OF residents OF Mallory avenue.
Jersey City. to complain against the Jersey
City Golf Club for violating city ordinance by
playing ball in the street was carried out yes
terday BY advice OF the police. Mrs. Pauline
Scharfr OF 1863 Mallory avenue appeared before
Police Justice Potts and made formal
complaint She declares that her windows
have been broken and other damage
done. Detective Galagher's report that at
a game on Saturday afternoon eleven out OF
sixteen balls which should have gone all the
way across the street on the drive landed in
front OF Mrs. ScharfTs house was submitted to
court. Justice Potts issued summons for
Albert l. Drayton. President OF the club, to APP
ton said yesterday afternoon that he had not
heard Of u summons having been issued Tor
him, sotd ",b.t T vou,d bs
the last fellow In the world to stand by and see
the residents harmed. The matter WI Ger
tanIy be investigated, and II the ciun Is IN the
perfectly right in complaining II they nave
cause. I should do the same myself Il | re- re.
sided there and vas mt IN dasssE 6pS o. s RnHs
played on that course. and that Is almost
Two yGar have sen o our Poe e,ddss n Te
maimber ImiHibe Nj Mrs, !" scharfr complaining about
Il window being broken sometime ago. at
tended to the matter myself and saw that she
perfectly satisfied when the matter was adjust
ed. Since then matters have dritted along
quietly, and. so far as l know no complaints
MIR. Drayton said he thought it strange that
complaints should be made now, when the
club had been PSSynE on sne the
motive is spite because the residents OF the
and fhsir hn hidsb ab nTs Rns nd ND
out new course adjoining the present one
and will take possession Of it next October.
The sun., 1899-06-29
TO CHARTER MORE TRANSPORTS
Two Vessels to Sail This Week for San Fran.
cisco with Troops for Manila.

WARRINGTON. June 2S.-Quartermaster-G Gem
eral LudinRton is making arrangements for
charterinR more transports for service between
Nan Francisco and Manila The enlistinR Of rec
Inducements for Gen. Otis has made 1t neces-
sary to Increase the transportation facilities to
admit Of the reinforcements reaching tho
Philippines before the end OF tho rainy season.
Four vessels have been added to the transport
fleet within the past two weeks. but Major
Long, superintendent OF the army transport
service at San Francisco. has been instructed
to make special inquiries and report to the War
Department what vessels will be available for
charter between now and Aug. ].
The War Department is also anxious to get
transports to Manila as soon as possible to be-
gin the work Of bringing home the volunteers.
As announced several days ago. the delay In
the arrival OF the companies OF the Twenty
fourth and Twenty fifth Infantry at San Fran
cisco has necessitated a change in the pro-
gramme OF the departure. Of the TRANSPORTS
now at San Francisco. Major Gen. Shafter.
at San Francisco. to-day telegraphed the War
Department AZ follows:
By sending a company OF the Twenty
fourth Infantry and. a company OF the Twenty
fifth Infantry and four troops of the Fourth
Cavalry. now at San Francisco. without regard
to regimenta or battalion organizations. and
completing the loading with about 300 re-
etrud,s 9f7 97o which & there are at the Preside
row and the Pennsylvania two days later l
dc, not think that the troops sent this way
will be as efficient on arrival as IL sent
in battalion organizations. but. the early
departure OF the transports appearing to he
the important consideration, will send them
as / have stated. namely. headquarters and
band and two troops Fourth Cavalry and two
companies of Twenty fifth Infantry on vaen-
cia: band and one company Twenty fourth
Infantry and two companies OF the Twenty
fifth Infantry and about 500 recruits on Penn
sylvania. This will leave headquarters and
six companies OF Twenty fifth and three COM
panies OF rwenty-fourth to go on the next
transport"
Gen. Shefter has been informed that the Sec
retary OF War agrees that 1t would be better
for organizations to go as SUCH but under the
pressing demand that the department get all
the transports to Manila as soon as possible.
hat the volunteers may be returned he directs
that Gen Skaters plan as set forth be carried
out and that the vessels be got under way
@en. Shatter indicated. provided it can be done
Sith good order and comfort to the soldiers.
The next transport to follow the Valencia
and the PENNSYLVANIA Is the City OF Para. and
It is probable that the troops mentioned by
Gen. Shafter as remaining behind will sail on
that vessel. The next regiment to go will be
the Nineteenth Infantry. which Is scheduled to
leave on the Newport and the Ohio, the two
transports now OH the way from Manila to San
Francisco
The sun., 1899-06-29
SUNDAY GOLF PLAYING CASES.
A Nolle Pros to BE Entered in the Trials of
Members OF the Wee Burn Club.

STAMFORD. Conn. June 2S-The entering OF
n nol.c pros in tho cases of the three members
of the Wee Burn Coll Club who were arrested
for playing golf on Sunday and found guilty by
Daricn Justice will take place at the present
session OF the Criminal Court lin Bridgeport
which began on Tuesday. The mon who will
thus be formally acquitted of tho charge OF
break ing he sabbath are: Wilson l.. baldwin.
ono OF tho best golfers At Wee Burn; Assistant
Marion Phelps Each was nned 81 and costs
In tho Dnrien court and took an appeal. When
II came uD in the Superior Court 1t was evident
that the facts did not warrant further prosecu-
ton, SO the arrangement for the nolle pros
was made, This not only disposcs Of the case.
hut virtually is recognition that there is now
ne law in Connecticut against tho playing Of
golf for recreation on sunday.
The sun., 1899-06-29
NOTICE TO ARMY CONTRACTO
They Must Fulhl Their Contracts or Pay
the Penalty Agreed Upon.


WASHINGTON. June 2S.-Assistant Secretary
OF War Meikejohn announced this afternoon
that his recent order regarding the contract
awarded to the briggs Seabury Gun and AM
munition Company was not intendedto enforce
the penalty provided in the contract for delays
in the delivery OF guns.
My order" said Mr.. MekleJohn. applies
entirely to the future. Heretofore the Gov
ernment has not held contractors strictly to
the letter OF their contract with reference to
the penalty prescribed for failure to deliver
guns and ammunition on the days specified.
This order insists upon the strict enforcement
OF the penalty clause. 1t must be distinctly
understood by bidders and contractors that
the department is determined to strictly en-
force the provisions OF the contract which pro-
vide for a reduction in price for failure to
deliver, after time specified in the contract"
order it is not intended by the department to
assess any penalty on the briggs Sea bury Gun
and Ammunition Company because o. the de-
bids for forty. 0-pounder and forty i3-
FOUNDER rapid; fire guns. with thoir carriages.
ammupMi,ion;v At &c., will be issued within a few
notification from tho briggs Company that it
will again bid for these guns. though it is not
improbable that 1t vii do so, Whether or not
lowest bidder. has not yet, been determined
by Mr.. Meiklejohn He said to-day. however.
that his personal opinion was against the
awarding OF any contract to n firm TINT was be-
hind in its deliveries under any existing con-
tract.
Meikejohn to THE Sun reporter. that this
applies not only to ordnance companies but to
any contractor do ing business with the Gov
ernment. and as far as l am concerned nro-
pose to insist upon contractors making dcliv-
cries and completing their work within a speci-
fed time. or else pay the penalty agreed upon"
The sun., 1899-06-29
TRUNK line PRESIDENTS MEET.
Steps Taken Toward Raising Grain Rates
No Passenger Rate War in Sight.

Steps Taken Toward Raising Grain Rntes-
No Passenger Rate War in Sight.
The Presidents OF tho trunk line railroads
and their Western connecting lines met yes
terday at the Office OF the Trunk Line Associa-
ton. 143 Liberty street. The rate situation
was gone over thoroughly The rates on grain
have reached very low figures. The situation
has been aggravated by recent reductions In
the rates on corn and oats from Chicago. stated
to have been first made by the Grand Trunk
That road is also said to have followed with a
cut OF -. cents In the rate on export provisions
taking effect next Saturday. which cut the
other roads have been preparing to meet.
The result of the meeting was thnt sub
committee consisting OF representatives Of the
Western lines was, appointed to meet in Chi
caGo on July q. and it is expected that this
committee will formulate plan not only for
the restoration Of rates. but also for advancing
rates. When il is ready to report a special
meeting Of the Presidents will be called to con-
slider the plan. An effort. it is anticipated. will
be made to have but one rate on grain. whether
for domestic use or for export use.
The Presidents also informally discussed the
passenger rate situation. and 1t was stated
after the meeting that there will be no pas
senger rate war. las had been prophesed By
Romn ntcrestS
The sun., 1899-06-29
Army Order1.
WASHINGTON. June 2S.-These army orders
have been issued:

wAsHINGToN. June 2S,-These army orders
have been issued
First Lieut.. willouRhby Wake. Seventh Artillery.
high explosives Pto,s % Of artillery school ,
Fla.
First Lieut.. Jesse Mel Carter Fifth Cavalry. from
Lieut. Harry I. Iamcs Third Artillery.
AStpS e,. A"Et s%EeTn Roy m 4 won pom FROM
Orders directing Capt John ME-, llyde 10 tempo.
I Iafantry % at Bc"ton Mas s'" are ] cHSl"
Acting Assistant Surgeon Harry A, Barnharlt
from Camp MsaIc, Pa, to Nineteenth Infantry, Tor
Capt Nat il, rhlstsr, First Infantry to Cincinnati.
Engineers. to Duluth. Mimi. are revoked. and he
will report to Chief of Eng neeEs for duty in his
First Lieut. Louis C. scherc' Fourth Cavalry. from
this city to san Francisco.
70 the Adjutant,Gcneral of the army Tor temporary
duty.
to the Fourth Infantry is revoked. lliS assignment
to the Nimth Infantry it announced.
Major Charles Bird, Quaf"'mlStcr, from this city
to New York on business pertaining to til QUARTER
Fort Leayenworth to san Francisco.
Acting Assistant SURGEON Lyman NJ. Cohen. fro IN
Wlllets Point t. san Francisco.
Major George Is. Davis, Commissary Of Suh,ist
Snoe froT this city to chicago, relieving Lieut., COL
sn6S,sn nee as purGhasinE and depot Gommissary
CHIEF conmissary Der ar;mcnt of he Sn''' akts al
Major osGai9@sa a. NJ smith CommlsSary of Sub
Previous orders assigning FTsi Lieut. Georg
Montgomery to Natervliet Arsenal are revoked an,
he is ordered 20 baltimore to relieve I.rst IiCut
will proceed to San F,anrisco.
Major Gen Wesey Merritt, Col. Charles c. Bryne
Assistant surgeon. General; Col. John /. Rogers
Fifh ARTILLERY; Col. Charles A. Woodruff. Asslstan
Mott, seventh Artillery, recorder. 70 form retirpj
Coe, Thirteenth Infantry, ordered before It.
The sun., 1899-06-29
CITY CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
The eNon-Competitive Schedule Abolished by
tho State Commission.

ALBANY. June 2S-At the two days conference
held Monday and yesterday In New York CITY
between the State Civil Service Commissioners
and the members OF the New York Civil Ser
vice Commission. the proposed municipal
rules and regulations drafted to comply with
the new Civil Service law were amended to
meet the objections OF the State Commission
and OF Secretary George A. McAneny OF the
Civil Service Reform Association. The most
important change. which embraces about 900
positions. was in the abolition OF the non COM
petitlve schedule and the distribution OF those
positions between the exempt and competitive
schedules. though most OF them were put in
the competitive list. In abolishing the non
competitive schedule the commission took the
ground that the positions in that class should
either be competitive or exempt and that
those in the non-competitive schedule. where
vacancies occur. should be filed by promotion
from the lower grades The local commission
agreed to the amendments suggested. after
vainly cndeavoring t. hays the non.eompet-
tive schedule retained Mayor Van Wyck has
until July to act upon the anne aded rules but
whether or not he approves them the State
Commission, by affirmative action. can make
the amended rules tho rules OF the city.
The sun., 1899-06-29
POLICY PLAYING IN PHIL4DELPHIA.
A Police Lieutenant Suspended Without
Pay for Not Reporting Gambling.

PHILADELPHIA. June 2S-Consternation was
cnused among the members Of the Police De-
partment, the politicians and hackers OF pool
and policy rooms to-day by the announcement
that Lieutenant Of Police William Harmer OF
the Twenty fifth district. which embraces the
First ward OF the city. had been suspended
without pay for failing to report policy shops
that were doing business In his district and
that he would be called before the Police Board
OF Inquiry for hearing for neglect Of duty.
There are five other Lieutenants who. it is
said are to be suspended for the same offence.
Four men who were charged with conduct
ing policy shops were arrested In Harmers
district last night and o-day were held in bail
for court. They were Harry Strickner. l13o
Emily street: George Huber. pol Tree street;
Walter H. Walker tO5 Dudley street. and
David Jacobs. 1874 South Ninth street.
The sun., 1899-06-29
MILCH COWS ARE DEAR.
Price Goes Up from $50 and $40 to $50
and S75.

Mich cows that formerly sold in this city for
$50 and $40 cost $50 and S75 now. The new
quarantine law regarding cattle is in effect.
and all COWS brought into the State OF New
York are 1uarantned until they have been
thoroughly examined by veterinary. 1t has
been the custom of dealers in fresh milch
cows in this city to purchase cows by the car
load in other States and bring. them, here at
the risk OF the purchaser. With the new
quarantine law in effect the venture is too
unce ertain.
Fresh milch cows are very scarce" said
Leopold Well large dealer. whose main office
is in Williamsburg Cows that came with a
guarantee OF twelve quarts OF milk day have
sold for $50 and $50. nut any Kind OF cow
that | can scarcely fl orders. Dealers are
shipping cows to Cuba. and this has also helped
to make them scarce In New York State"
The sun., 1899-06-29
u. AND O. REORGlNIZdTIO
An Increase of $50 900 900 in Stock to
Bring About Necessary Changes.


BALTIMORE. Md. June 2S-The stockholders
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
to-day authorized the directors to issue addi-
tional preferred stock to the amount OF S2O.-
100000 and additional common stock to the
amount OF Sl0.OOO.00O. By this action the pre-
ferred stock will he increased from 100000. 900
to 500 OOO.O0O and the common stock from
35.OOO.O0O to Si5.00O.00O. The increased
capitalization will he used for the purpose Of
carrying out the plan OF reorganization OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Hallway
Company.
Tho Baltimore and Ohio owns the stock Of
the latter corporation and guarantees princi-
pal and interest on it's mortgages. The prop
erty is now operated by receivers. but Will be
sold under foreclosure on July TO- The Bati-
more and Obi" " i'll buyit in and rcorganize it
as part of it's system, Ihe Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern will lose its IDENTITY after it il
absorbed by the baltimore and Ohio. The
meeting to-day to Increase the capital stock
was merely a formalty, provision having been
made in the plan OF reorganization for it.
The sun., 1899-06-29
SOLDIERS DIE OF YELLOW FEVER.

Four Victims in Santiago and One in Puerto
Principe.
WASHINGTON. June 2S.-The following death
report has been received from Gen. Brooke at
Havana:
"Santiago-Acting Assistant Surgeon Fred
erick W. Fabrcuis. Privates James McCasley
and Charles E. Rogers Company g.. Firth
Volunteer Infantry. all yellow fever Private
John 4. Cassidy. Company A. Fifth Infantry.
Jensen. WAGNER. Company Is. Eighth Cavalry.
yellow fever"
The sun., 1899-06-29
Threw Boiling OIL in n Fight.

During dispute on tho steam lighter Hope.
lying at Martins stores in Brooklyn. on Tues
day. Otto Meyer threw some boiling oil at
Samuel Hanson. burning him severely on the
face. chest and arms. The doctors at the Long
Island College Hospital. to which Hanson was
removed. said that luckily the oil was carbo-
lated and would thus help TO heal the wounds
il made. Meyer was arrested.
The sun., 1899-06-29
PARK SUICIDE 4 yArAA MUSICIAN.
Was on the Cruiser New York in the War,
but Lately His Eyes Had Failed.

The body OF the man who shot himself Tues
day in Central Park was identified yesterday
as that OF Otto Scaale a musician OF $50 East
Sixty-fifth street. Scaale. it was said. had
been q musician on the cruiser New York in
the war. but had been compelled by his failing
eyesight to leave the ship.
Scaalc told his landlady last Saturday that he
was going to San Francisco to accept Il place
as a teacher OF music in n school there He
also said that he was engaged to be married to
a young woman in Orange, \. j., and that the
wedding was to take place in two months He
left his boarding house the same day. and that
was the last seen of him there
The sun., 1899-06-29
Consular Onicers Appointed for Ports in
Spain.

WASHINGTON. June 2S-The Secretary of
State yesterday signed the commissions of
Consular officers appointed to ports in Spain
and her possessions Nearly all the old Com
sus were reappointsd. Tho only changes are
the appointment Of Horace Lee Washington of
Texas. to be Consul at Valencia. and Julius g.
Lay Of the District Of Columbia to be Consul
General at Barcelona. Mr. Washington Is the
present Consul at AleXandrettR. Egypt There
was a vacancy at Valencia when the war with
Spain began. Mr.. Lay. who Is the present Con-
sui at Windsor, Ontario. will succeed Herbert
q. Bowen Of Connecticut who has been an
pointed Minister TO Persia.
The sun., 1899-06-29
CONFEDERATE DEAD At ARLINGTON
Major True Says Their Graves Are Cared
For the Same rs All Other Graves.

For the Same rs All Other Graves.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-As the result OF the
recent publication stating that the graves OF
Confederate soldiers buried in the Arlington
Cemetery were utterly neglected. an invcstga-
tion has been made by Major T. +. True. the
Depot Quartermaster in charge OF the ceme-
terry. In his report. Major True says there are
1876 Confederate soldiers and civilians. State
prisoners. now inferred at Arlington National
Cemetery. OF this number l2G are known and
10 are unknown.
These dead" he says, are buried with
other honorable dead in the cemetery their
graves are known and recorded. are marked
with headstonss, very similar to those marking
name. but not the regiment. company
or, State. as in the case OF Union
soldiers and are well sodded and cared for,
according to regulation. precisely as tine graves
Of all the other dead in that cemetery are cared
for. In short. tho Confederate dead are hon
orably inferred and honorably cared for. 1t is
hardly. PROBABLE that they would he so well
cared for in any other than a national ceme-
terry,