Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-13

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHi
New YORK, January 12.-Special Treas
ury Agents Tichener and Zingle were the
important men at the Appraisers stores to-
day. The departments were all torn up by
thoir presence and by the authoritative an
nouncement this morning that Secretary
Fnirchild, Colonel Jewell, Chief of all the
Treasury Agents; Colonel Montgomery and
otner Treasury Department Vidocqs were
about to assemble in New York and re-
organize the Appraisers stores. The plan
Of reorganization and investigation was
asthoritatively confirmed.
1t was the opinion of many of the depart
p<rtments that the investigation was to be
st!ictly formal, after the manner of the
BJrnes investigation. This is not so. The
Investigation will be more verifcation Of
the Treasury Agents reporting, its reports
affecting nearly all the divisions of the
stores. There are very many of these re-
ports to be examined.
THESE PLACES WANTED AT ONCE.
It may surprise Appraiser Stearns to
learn that the names of Assistant Appraiser
Stdrgis, Examiner Hammill and Examiner
B&rdwell have already gone forward to
Washington, with the recommendation that
they be removed. Special Treasury Agent
Tiehener sent to Collector Magone this
afternoon a report severely rejecting on
Mr.. McMulIen. Mr.. Tichener's report in
cluded two invoices for Sumatra tobacco,
on which the name of Lewis McMullen was
stamped in blue by a hand stamp. Mr..
Tichener was at the appraisers stores
yesterday to ascertain when the stamp was
used. He questioned Assistant Appraiser
Sturgis and others, but didn't get satisfactory
information. 1t was claimed that the name
of McMdllen as appraiser of the port had
been stamped on the invoices after Mr.. Nc
Mullen had been removed. The stamp
register, January 9, 1888, as the day on
which 1t was used. From all that Mr..
Tichener learned the stamp was put on that
day at 1h3O. Mr.. McMullen's letter of re-
moval was received by him two hours before
Mr.. McMullen was criticised for using
hand stamp signature to important invoices,
and the question was raised whether he or
somebody else had used it in this case.
THE JEWELLERS ARE KICKING.
1t is also well known that Assistant Ap-
praiser Stevens, of the jewelry division, is
not to get off free. The printed statement
that his division was all straight raised a
rumpus, and letters poured into the Treas
ury agents charging determinations and un-
dervaluations. The complaints came from
jewellers.
Assistant Appraiser Sturgis was greatly
disturbed BY the report that he was to be re-
moved. Remove me?" said he, Remove
me? Why, I've been here 10 years, and I
am an honest man. l know all about
tobacco. OF course there are many men
under me, but I cannot be held responsible
for them. Besides, | believe them to be
honest"
A special from Washington says: Secre-
tary FaIrchilds will go to New York to-
morrow to make personal investigation Of
the affairs of the Appraisers Office. He
will confer with Collector Magone, Acting
Appraiser Stearns and such other officers as
he may deem necessary. Hesaid this after.
noon that be had not ordered number Of
special agents to New York to make an in
vestigation of the office He declined, how
ever, to speak of what he had already done,
or what he proposes to do. He had made
up his mind he said, 10 one thing, and that
was that he didn't propose to see any news.
paper reporters while he was in New York
if he could possibly helpit. The Secretary
expects to return to Washington Tuesday
morning. E