New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-16
THE AXE BEGINS TO FALL
TWO HEADS ROLL MIRO THE BASKET.
MR.. HOWARD AND A. O. EEMsEN REMOVED By
APPRAISER srEARNs-DANrEL s. MOORE

GOES BACK A PEG
Secretary Fairchild went back TO Washington yes
teiday on the 40 p IN. train nom JERSEY o''y'
Early In the day he held an extended cohereh.o
with Collector Magone at the Everett House. ~ Is
believed that tho work of cleaning out the Republicans
n the Appraisers stores having been got wen under
way Mr. Fairchnds next undertaking Will be to rake
the Custom House from cellar to roof Naval oncer
Burt a Mugwump 1t Is said, will be the hrst 10 ~.
over in the Laight-st stores the Official axe fell
twice and two heads rolled into the Spots pasAo',
while third, though not completely severed was
badly mangled by the blow OF the executionef. Inc
first act of Appraiser steasns on reaching the ONCE
WA IN discharge Mr. Howard, the private secretary
Of ex- Appraiser McSfulien, and John Mcdonald was
annonted In his place. Mr. Howard was Democrat
and mis- Office was worth $1,000 year Inc oni'
reason given for his removal was the fact that MI
stcsrns did not want one who had borno SO mtlma'o
. relation TO his predecessor In ONCE 10 remain vi
the pay roll
Mr. stearnss second act was to remove Abraham
q, Remsen. an examiner in the sugar division ana a
Republican who had been twenty years III INC
department Mr.. stearns said Remsen was remo'eo
for causes and the Boston Appraiser grow reo IN
the face when Hpolticss was suggested 10 MN as inc
cause ana declared hotly that he knew no ponucS
In the conduct OF the Office; that he was running
things ON business principles The third act Oh
Mr.. stearns was to displace the Tammany Democrat
Assistant Appraiser Daniel S. Moore from his position
At fhe head of the sugar division with salary OF
10 500 and to put him In charge OF damaged goouS
with a salary of 81, 800 Thomas Il. Tice, an eA
amlner of personal effects, formerly a Brooklyn
teweller and Democrat was promoted TO Mr. MooreS
place at the head Of the sugar division.
Mr. steains would doubtless have slaughtered
few moro offenders II t had not been that it was
the date for the quarterly conference OF Appraisers on
uniform classification and he had to slacken up III
his work of reformation in order TO CONFER WIN Ap
prascrs from other points who were here 10 ASSIST az
the conference. Appraisers Getchen, Oh bunaio
yoodman of Portland, and Assistant Appraiser ~ r
Curran Of Boston, took part in the conference. 10
Az or tamorrow. when the conference is ended,
q reforms will 70 on apace under the business
management OF Mr.. stealns
lust wait TIL my head Is cut off," said an ASSIST
ant appraiser who is Republican 10 repor.o,'
and III talk. Just now we are all upset over .hi'
investigation which nothing but secret inqulSitoi
Every man IN the building has been shiitea arouna
and the whole place is upset and nobody KNOWS "ha'
e solne 10 happen before the next sunrise III was
a shame 10 remove Remsen. He was meek omcia'
who NIT ,p with all sorts of insults quietly put IN us
twenty years Of service I'll stake my NE .na' h1
never aid dishonest act But he was hepupncan.
II Is believed that Mr.. Fairchild wiz NOV "".
lang after his return to washington before the name o
Nv Mcyulen's successor VIII be announced. lie
saw and conferred with several more importers ueioo
leaving the city yesterday on the subject "a W.
whitney, who participated in Mondays eonIeren1o a.
the Everett House. said that he did not thnk tne pus
ness men Of this city would sagges 1hat the
ssPry Of the position DO raised to At least ~ O90 Was s
sdonfed As the Secretary is believed 20 iasg ava n
Will be selected by the importers TO be sent on 20
Washing this week John NJ Constsos' Sa Aa ad,c
importers on the sublect. 49,. .rro,,tad in the
ate in the day Mr.. Stearns appointed y, sn uar
,.,aee ~ Mr. Rensen Examiner McElwee former
prsm,ner who was dismissed nom the service py Nj
xfcni,,iicn two wears ago but who was rensateo ~
sncrptery MAYNARD at the request of Congressman
MnhnneY.