The sun., 1893-08-01
JUDGE KILBRETH DROPS IN.
COLLECTOR BEyDRICKs WAS MIGHTY
GLAD TO SEE INN.

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nroohIyr Wants TO Know who II Going 60
he Surveyor. and whether the rre.i-
servs Trip will BrsnE Htn 60 the Mas.
Collector Hendricks came to town from
| Syracuse Yesterday morning. put on his best
| pepper-and- salt suit. and his newest polka
dotted tie. and his latest straw hat. and was at
the Custom House in Wall street. & an ,, hour be-
| iore 'ne "en saee. S,, euu ,ueh IN
| stituents were around. collector henoricEs
had read In the newspapers that Mr.. Kilbreth
had started rom sou.hamp'Vn .he nisns Se-
Tore. and ne sent pleasant llttie note 10 hr.
Kilbreth's law office asking him to come down
and sar when he WAS ready to becom o Collector
Oft Of the 81 Port. Word was returned that Mr XII
| breth would call on Mr.. Hendricks at $3.50
o'clock.
busy with the affairs Of his onhce. BY 2:3o
the main otnee OF tne ool,ec.o. haa @ n..ea up
with newspaper men and customs officials.
In the were .ashef ,h W. H.
DepuS CuLeei ~ So W, " s',o
Custom House; Deputy collector Charles A.
Burr Deputy Collector John Il. Gunner, and
friva'e secretary .larence ~. smith son
ins cleps RobInsoo and I the % ms..sD.
s.r. s,tt.s in ana opt The visit ~ n nav Col.
lsc.or is a very important affair in the Custom
| House. Some Of the en- ployees have a peren.
nlal idea that they are to be- retained no mat
Mr.. kilbreth entered the Collectors main
Office on time. He wore a dark gray suit.
swung straw hat and was exceedingly tawny
I,ts mar Who tnew what he vant.d and
wasn't afraid to ask for it. The messenger
who accompanied him escorted him directly TO
Mr. HendricksS private ONCE. Inc Colector
was SIos presepts sDte'' anu MS ple ''en'N'a'a''
How do you do Mr: Collectorf said Mr..
drickss Gls pfiva.s ."'d desk. and Mr hendricHs.
rising from his swinging chair, said:
Am mighty glad to zee yop now; 81. down and
II They icy talked Tor fifteen minutes and coifee-
tor hendrieks asked MI hti6seth Tor MS auto
e9 the be ass nsse IN tho sssssr
then Nj: Hendriek;;: as has been e the euss1m -,
NJ klbreth sSaof SsDds and sal4
New Yorf e1 for nave ssH yesT Sa e e
NEE meet you; In al the twenty years M that he, have We
been treatee with courtesy and accuracy. and
haven't the faintest doubt that in my new
to v Ia1s se M ss
possible Of the duties of his office He desires
to quit the place and naturally m ! s9uld like to
the sSs reporter; toSatd obtaisiPs the aesss. S
amount"
Yes. ! have. replied MI; kiihreth; but
Of Of s sad sfs out
there DPsstSg Q, you5 being able
Z ia % good deal
ton. and / must then receive my eommission.
hss T he T ss dss ea a ii s 1hS
lieve" =,
n9%Ss Of DeGDn S tried to NJ
There was pile OF mail waiting for him at the
Offices. IS Broadsay. way but he had no 'i time n to to
look at it. There are ten deputy collectors.
f The ' new ] Appraiser % Of the Port. Walter II.
Bum. didn't appear at the Appraiser's Stores.
He can take the ofice at any time It is not a
Com missioner Shields. The office Is vacant
since the resg1ation Of Mr. Cooper It has
if he wants to be sworn in that way. can be
iector kSreth. M. BUM has ia Practically H the the
appointment OF ten assistant Appraisers-that
Is. he recommends their appointment; and II
The great question now is. who is TO be sur:
veyor OF the Fort. with his vast patronage. and
who Is to be Naval Officer? There is pEac-
ticaily little patronage to the Naval ONCE.
but the surveyor once Is rieh In It
Mr.. Frederick Cia!latfn. through his repre-
sentattyes. applied at the Custom House yes
ssrday Tor the papers OF the steam yacht Almy.
the port OF destination being New Bedford.
Mr.. GaIlattn's representatives told tho Gus
toms officials that the Al my was to proceed to
20 taxe on Presidsnt Grover Cleveland
for cruise. Naturally the politicians
IN and ahoCt the custoni Rouse heard OF the
book al 70 al from IN tha Jnnk " tha prnoLIpn