The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
SENATOR FASSETT ARRIVES.
r noEsN,T WANT TO BE COLLECTOR
"N y.yTIL NEXT MEEK.
III. Ch,rper senstorship Manner rns os
Auer Ills Interview win INC s.s.s.
,,.r,,.ou's Letter 10 Collector Erhsrot.

s.,.torship Manner Put or
III" n.. III. Interview with the Pres'"ent
,,..,.,.ou.s Letter 10 Collector Erhsrdt'
s.,o,or Fassett, Collector Erhardts success
arrycd at the Fifth Avenue hotei iast
eV, irtle auer II o'clock. He had been
ne. ,,, President most OF tho day. lie was
.arv .lrcl. and he did not look iike the chipper
sara,o, from Chemung county. he see"eu "
T.. iur,,ssed with the responsiveness vi lib
w,lace. A couple OF hunareu 'o,oernns
and very many letters hwa'eu A'i "
t,nsrS reporter. he said:
-, ~, roinp down to the Custom House to-
,rrow. and | am going to ask Col. Erhardt
~ Nv -, Ii,,le indulGent with mo. l have re-
raws TIM my wife Is sick. and would
W. r,,, on TO Elmira Snd see her. cannot
.'m rhan /. will be possible for me to take the
.o,oo have as yet filed no bonds
on. senator could not toll whom he would be
- 10 taLe tho chair. He thought possibly
. ia I ready some day next week. Dur.
~. ronys satio n exactly forty-one report
NJ wste around him. one OF the more
,.o.t;ous asked him what the President had
said TO HIM.
Sam or Fssse,t. and that's all that could %
cot out OF him as to his lhterVle" Win 'no
psss,d.n, nj CAPE May yesterday. Another re.
mr. AL
:. md only temporarily accepted the appoint
Nv NV, ~ collector Of the Port. and that in due
.,n,. bs would TURN the place over 10 Police
Justice Patterson.
"Iudee Patterson is a enc man." replied the
s.ra,or and that's ull that could be got out OK
him On that subject. Indeed tho new Coilec-
Tor wes very uncomniuniGhtive. ,,
fs sss Sasnts and Lie aord He had been easy
o. 40 inr The Office Of ollector he shut down.
Tns iresden. empha,ienliy contradictsd last
night rep9r! that Mr.. tassett haa dseiined 70
ee eoIeeior lrhardt remained at tho helm IN
SasGr Fts'f s 'ni :nds hsi frs
81 ths sanaio4 NEW
ner this Etnrd Advertiser.
't Collector Irhard, received in his mornings
mall this letter from the President:
' "cArE MAY polST n. j.. July 30. 1891. )
.g2, 10. k"a1dt ssD Wi = N. -..s,,t =,
3f KIN Port , Of New ork. and advised YOU that
AGAIN. aHnu now accept yoNr r.sispation 70 ,ake
effect upon the appointment and apaiincatlon
ofyopr sue css"r and in doing 30. peg to say
public olllcer in the highest esteem and conf.
dence and had no Other thought than that
Your otiics until the expiration OF its term.
WITH The kindest wishes aud very high re-
cards. sincerely you're Erx,.N,s HAnn,sos."
1t will be observed in this letter that the
President speaks in the past tense when be says
II bog to say that have held you. both per.
s esteem am and sqnadsnse. ma had no oihsr
thought than that you would !; continue to dis
ss ts 81 dus1s 9 @s tx
President turns him out Tor that is practically
what 1t amounts TO.
70 the Collector, Nathaniel Mckay especially.
Some talk was heard a. IT. to the possible az,
mouths nSu 'I 10 succeed Collector fsssett is
Nss S hs 81 eae pp
dsred why Mr.. Fesse't has accepted the place;
H. aRd fpe sSs
place for several months. and ct the proper
tine-saX after tho fall campaisn-rstire In
There has been talk in the last month over
Dobbs Ferry; He IS q democrat The howl
mept it was learned yesterday that Secretary
Foster personally, directed the appointment.
and furthermore that he directed certain OIL her q.
Psw,tt linton Wheeler was sworn in by the
Custom House. There were one. or two 81
movals Of minor importance. besides the big
mst 81 IN or,unates whose salaries expired at
,d There IL some concern as to Mr.: Tasssttss
POLLY he Is Republican OF the PRONOUNCED
rst Certain OF the deputy collectors and
s9 81 dons Ts
Ear bill and the straight ticket idea last fall.
lsnVs IT. WAS said that these fafts stu
anars IN the Custom House. II this s 30.
t msy sst Their wakins papers It + belsyed.
% boss S. Of the Republican party do not propose
s.sot to extremes s.. in satsiyne personal VEN
ssdsss 81 on and sav! % io
III; Ply and
5sy By the nGio IepoIt that hs had
der no circumstances would resign this
ssss II s ii iii. Tss hn; i: as
LEY Ssevs that Is esDiiSis
ut was learned that the Appraiser. through
fsrdtay iE;xaminer Cordner Of Assistant Ap-
ul nit $ row male rlaH that MIR. Plat and Mr.
. n,.fGook expouard the cause Of Mr.. Cooper
Of "Hsn Wbnr 's e. an 1h aasss
s hL snIrsissr close 70 Mr. Cooner not con-
secleary Foster has a list OF seven assistant
Appraisers and examiners who the special
treasury agents. headed by Mr. Tingle AMI
NJ friend. Solicitor Hepburn. Il ink should be
aemov a. t. Is believed that the Appraiser has
Ht'p!sh thrlr suggestions q, to two on the
Vii, y, further tlan that he is unwilling to go
w. W''h me responsibility for the ,Anpraisers'
ss. s,,es ing upon his shoulders Neither Is It
FsIie, ca = ma, Mr. lla,t aud senator Hseock
tSS'1U's IN swseping changes. They are for
va 1.-TWO "ases Q silk undervests and other silk
garments, valued in all at about $4,000. and
;mpo!ted by J. H. Simon 4 Co., were def ain Cd
nnr rrNay a, me stores Tor examination By the
nniprral.er THIS was the Second invsstig cat ION
y, ,me same firms INVOICES direct ed by the APP
HH, vt inc ilrst resulted in tn. suspension
w. lns APPRAISER OF Examiner Wiswall. He
Fas sun.e lrntly reinstatet by Secretary
,,,rr. IN this second case the subject of In
oIislsat,on is tho weight OF silk garments In
co oJ", AZ Two ounces. The goods pay duty &C.
Fiatrs Busy Day In Washington.
wAsHlSGToS. July 81 Thomas G. Plat spen,
epusy day in Washington chiefly at the Treas.
WY and State departments and In consulta.
lint f1I,, Nft NJ;