Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-03

PoINTMENr BRIEF ONE.
Secretary Window yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock communicated TO Mr.. John 5. Bell,
chief Of the secret service division Of the
Treasury. the rather interesting intelligence
that he had come to the conclusion that he and
the rest of the Treasury Department could man
age to continue TO do business at the old stand
without his-Mr. Belrs-seryices. In short, he
told the chief in an officially polite way that he
had been selected for separation from the sery-
Ice OF the government" Mr.. Bell was not sur
prlsed or shocked. In fact, he had been an
ucipating something of the sort for many
months
on THE RAGGED EDGE roR MORE THAN A YEAR
1t was over a year ago that Secretary VIM
dom called him into his Office aud kindly told
him that he would not be at all adverse to re-
celvlng his resignation. and from that time on
Mr. Bell had very distinct understanding that
the Secretary would like TO have somebody else
at the head of the Treasury detective force
lhere was no misunderstanding, no unpleas-
antness, no trouble sbou: the matter at all
But Mr.. Bell didn't resign. He kept on as
chief oil the division from month TO month. just
as though nothing had happened and would
give no indication of what he intended
to do. BY this means be managed to
avoid his separation from pleasant berth for
fully year, during which period he drew his
pay ana performed his duties with untroubled
conscience. But all the while the sword was
trembling over his head and the rats of outside
political influence were constantly gnawing
away Its supporting thread, all of which Mr..
Bell knew quite we'll
THE KNIFE FALLS AT LAST.
Yesterday afternoon the cord snapped and
the knife fell, cutting of Mr.. Bells official
head with neatness and dispatch, but never
turning hair of his head He took it calmly
and without any show of emotion, he felt
th"t he had been unduly lucky in retaining
possession of his position 80 long. He did
however, expect that he would be granted
leave OF absence, but in view of the fact that
he had been already practically given a year s
grace the Secretary thought il not unfair to
let the dismissal come unattended by any
favors
ACTING CHIEF.
This morning Chief Clerk John COVE was
designated to act as chief Of the secret service
division and he will probably be left in that
position for some time, the Secretary has
been unable as yet to make a selection between
the various candidates whose applications for
the place have been Oh file in the department
for months past.
A LIST OF CANDIDATES.
These candidates are Capt. Edwin A. Abbott,
an agent OF the service, Cleveland, Ohio; Tnos
Furlong, st. Louis; p. ID. Tyrrell. late of the
service, Kansas; A. l. Drummond, New York:
+. T.. Duherst Baltimore; B. Pinkney Wes:
Maryland; Frank Erskin. Missouri; Henry "
Burnett, New Jersey; Jacob Swivel, New York;
Henry b. Jones, Indiana
number of others have also been named in
connection with the position. including ex-
Police Commissioner French of New York. Ii
Is thought that Abbott, Drummond and Fur
long are
THE MOST LIKELY CANDIDATES.
Abbott is now in the service and is regarded
as an efficient man. Furlong has influential
friends, including, it is said, Russell Harrison.
There are some people who believe that the
secretary would not make any mistake if he
should select Mr.. Cowie for the place. He has
been connected with the service as chief clerk
of the division for upward of sixteen years aud
has acted as chief great many times at long
periods together. His duties have made him
intimately acquainted with every detail of the
work Of the service, and he has a thorough
of the theories and ways and means
of the art Of first discovering crime and then
catching Its perpetrators. He has filed no
application.
EX-cHIsF JOHN BROOKS.
1t is not probable that ex-chief of the service
John Brooks will make an effort to be ap-
pointed, although everybody connected with
the department recognizes his eminent fitness
and ability. He is at present employed in the
special agents service, and Is investigating the
opium frauds at the Pacific ports
Mr.. Bell succeeded Mr.. Brooks IN d very sum-
mary way about two and half years ago. but
Brooks resignation had been in the hands of
the Secretary of the Treasury since the change
of administration.
1t is not expected that an appointment will
be made for some time