The sun., 1893-06-14
COOPER REMOVES HIMSELF.
SAYS HE rs Appraiser NO MORE, AND
GETS OUT BODILY.

The Last Straw Was an Order TO A.
sign Rasse,t TO Duty Again-Hendricks,
Weiies. and Lyon VIII Not Appear Re-
fore the Commission = Wondering why
Their Successors Are Not Appointed.
| no longer Appraiser OF the Port lie packed
his bag and baggage. containing his private
| papcrs for the last four years. and had them
carted away from the Appraisers stores yes
| terday to his apartments in the Union League
Club. MIR. Cooper began to pack up on Sntur-
day rs soon as he knew that his letter OF resig-
nation was In Washington. He did not finish
moving out. though. until he had ascertained
| that President Cleveland had received his ros-
ignation. Mr.. Cooper said last night at tho
Union League Club:
L am no longer Appraiser Of tho Port.
| will not go back to the Appraisers storos.
left there to-day for good. l consider that
have given President Cleveland rsasona-
bio time to accept my resignation. In my
letter to him last Friday asked that my res
iRpation be accepted im medintely. Tho Pres.
ident has had four days to consider my
request. and that, In my estimation. Is
reasonable time. I do not see why should
be asked to hold on to an Office from which
have resigned and which do not care to hold
any longer. My term OF service under Presi-
dent Harrison's appointment expired on
April 81"
As Mr.. Cooper spoke he pointed to number
OF hugo packages which had just arrived from
the Appraisers stores. These packages con-
talned his private letters and many docu-
ments relating to his four years OF service as
Appraiser.
The last straw with Mr. Cooper was n letter
received by him from Secretary Carlisle ycster-
day morning. Tho Secretary directed Mr.
Cooper to assign Stephen W. Bassctt. tho old
confidential stenographer OF tho stores. to duty
with the Fairchild Custom House Commission
Mr.. Cooper wouldn't do it. Mr.. Bassett tcsti-
fled before the Commission that Mr.. Cooper
asked him to perjure himself rs to how Sccro-
tary Fosters letters got into print. Mr.. Cooper
denied the charge in the last testimony he gave
before the Commission. Tho following day he
refused to give Bassett any work while lie was
Appraiser
Mr.. Bassett will he a very valuable man for
the Farchild Commission. He has q great
bundle OF papors containing all tho secrets OF
the Appraisers stores for the last twenty-five
years. Ho has been exceedingly vigilant at
oil times. and has abundant stenographic
notes. He has transcribed these notes. and it
is said they would make unpleasant reading
for certain people, Bassett Is the man who
tain batch Of papers they would annihlate
Tinele." Now that he has been asscned to
Mr.; Tinglo will not he annhilated
met at the
tack Appraiser Cooper : again % Tfs The Commso comm
sion's room Is but u step from tho Appraisers
allee t;1na The TN G%ommssion GO waited "a rsasonaklo
and learned from Deputy Appraiser Cyrus A.
and would not return. Mr.. stevens however
was not prepared to announce Mr.; Cooper's
Mr. Cooper says that he has taken nc no steps %
WITHOUT the advice OF able counsel He says
that he did not instruct Mr.. Stevens to make
that Mr.. Cooper, was not at his office to re:
tirement Mr. Stevens is now M acting oSp %ppraiser ser
The Commiss ion examined number Of tho
assistant appraisers and examiners as to their
made that the assistant appraisers appointed
pointed for political purposes, Eben Demo
Of Jacob Nj. Patterson and Ge"rgs Wanmaker,
testified as to his knowledge of wood pulp and
has been an assistant appraiser only two
years. he was well UP in l, his answers. Dem
Mr. Pratt mas recently been in conference
Etn Mr. Wagons m ana ra,. other members Of the
compelled to fle his resignation. TO be acted |
on at any time his superiOrs thought 1T. Ho |
says his sureriors accepted 1t to make Il place |
for Dem crest. and that persons whose habits |
were not as good "a his were retained In the |
service. Mr. Prntt is not the only dissatisfied |
ono under the Harrison Administr ration who |
proposes to give Mr.. Magone and his asso-
ciates steer or two.
Tho announcement was made last night that |
neither Collector Hendricks. Surveyor Lyon,
nor Naval Olllcer Willis will appear before the |
Commission, Collector Hendricks sent his |
Official terms OF Mr.. Lyon and Mr.. Willis have
about expired. Collector Hendricks is wading
the trout streams OF upper New York. and has
his house in Syracuse with the ex-
pectation that every day he would be relieved
from his office. Surveyor Lyon rented Offices
In the Mills building two m onths ago also with
the expectation that he would be relieved.
Naval Officer Willis has taken UP his business
in Brooklyn. having believed for tho last two
months that his successor would be named
The Democrats have been Just as e1peotant
The delay has not been especially conducive
to the good OF the Offices.