Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-23
WHOLESALE DlSMIssALS.
Nine Men Of the New York APP
praiser's Department
GET THEIR WALKING PAPERS.

rhe Special Agents Say the Men We're
Guilty OF Unfair Discrimination in tho
Performances of Duty-stin There's More
to Follow.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 23--Secretary Fairchild
passed through this city yesterday, leaving
small sized whrlwind behind him, which
swept through the appraisers department
and created general CONSERVATION among the
employees. Precisely at o'clock the official
guillotine was dragged from its closet and
sent nine heads tumbling into the basket.
The dismissed men are:
Abraham g, Remsen, sugar examiner,
recently suspended, peremptoriy dismissed
| He had been in the customs service for
twenty years, and was receiving salary Of
g., 800,
Nicholas J, Flocken, sugar sampler in the
Eighth division, four years in service, salary,
| 81, 300
Peter Twomhly, sugar sampler in the
Eighth division, salary. sl,s0O, has been in
,ervice ten years.
Patrick w. Cole, sugar sampler in the
Eight division, salary, ST. 200, and nine years
Il
in service.
William G. Spencer, clerk and veriher
in the Tenth division, salary, $1,000 ten
years in service.
Roberts Il. Bovine, an examiner in the
Eighth division, ss.ary, $1,000; twenty-fOur
years IA the service
II. L. Bardwel, an examiner in the wool
iivision, salary, $780, eighteen years in the
service.
w. ID. Davis, sugar examiner In the eighth
division, salary, $1,000; eleven years in the
.ervice Rodney Smith, examiner.
Each man received the following note:
"SiR-In accordance with Instructions con-
tanned in department letter dated Jan 81
YOU are informed that your services will be
dispensed with from to-day Respectfully,
"a. b. STEARNs, Appraiser"
Each one Of the nine asked Mr. Stearns for
further information. Mr. Bardweli was told
hat his dismissal was because the acting np-
praiser did not feel that his work had been
,xnctly or correctly performed Mr., Davis
allied 10 obtain any satisfaction, while the
ennainder simply learned that 1t had been
lecided that their services were OF no further
ise TO the department; In fact, Mr. Stearns
considered them as surplus help and could be
dispensed with.
Not one word was uttered concerning any
irregularities, though it was learned IRON
y ither official sources that all the removals
we're made by Secretary Fairchnd on reports
, received by him from certain special agents
yho have for weeks been engaged in in
- iastigating the past conduct Of nearly every
\ ndy ia the appraisers office Mr. Fairchil'
repaired the department letter before leav
y I'VE Washington on Monday evening, but h
p M not deliver IL to Mr. Stearns until he ha
4 iad a long conference at the Everett hous
\. With Collector Magone, Special Agent
N hchcnor and Tingle and Appraiser Stearni
The reports Of the special agents were to th
feet that the nine men dismissed had bee
i, guilty Of unfair discrimination and fraud
I. examining or appraising merchandise pas
=, ing through their hands.
y IL was announced at the collectors ofliS
y that Assistant Appraiser Samuel J. Sturg
"a md Examiner Hamill Of the Tenth division
n would receive letters OF dismissal to-day froi
Washington. These letters viii be signed
'e Assistant Secretary Hugh n. Thompson, al
,ouncing that their services are no long,
,al 'equired. Though no reason will be give
' t is well known that both Sturgis an
~ Iamlil are accused by special agents Of ha
~ ing made Determinations IN favor Of carta
'O importers Of Sumatra tobacco.
-, At a conference held yesterday afternoC
- | Il was decided 20 recommend the dismissal
i, Assistant Appraiser Moore, of the DANA
~ allowance division This action is based
\. ~ reports made by Deputy Collector Niece
bo and paper showing where damage allo
IN, ances have been unfairly made by Moore, a.
w., ,ther allowances denied where they shou
nj. lave been granted,