The herald., 1893-11-16
THOSE HEADS IN THE BASKET.
The Police Commissioners and
Their Hornets Nests.
The Solid Three Combination Is Still
d Mystery.
CoDjectares az to the Reasons for Its
Formation-An Offensive and De-
fensive Alliance to Run the
Whole Works.

Inc action OF the ponce commission
in their summary dismissal of eight
members of the police force was the
talk OF the city yesterday.
Nobody understands it except the
combination which effected it.
Mayor Rowan and Commissioners
Weldon and Stern maintain discreet
and exasperating silence abou. what led
up to the action taken by them at their
Tuesday's meeting.
There were as many conjectures about
the reason for the combination yester-
day ae there are about the Hawaiian
question.
What strong motive for an alliance
between the Republican members OF the
commission and Mayor Rowan WAS the
mystery which no one seemed able to
solve.
The commissioners who joined forces
to make the dismissal make no pre-
tence that there were any charges
against the men dismissed, come of
them among the most efficient officers
on the force.
When asked about it they only look
wise and say nothing.
Mayor Rowan was asked yesterday II
he would MAKE any statement, but said
he had very little to say. He could not
say that it was just thing to dismiss
the men without giving them hearing,
but said it was a precedent established
by the commission at the beginning of
the year.
Referring to the time when Mr.. Tufts
a million mil coin fha M
said that he, Mr.. Bosbyshsll and Mr..
Bradish combined and discharged II or
Is men in batch, and among them
were six friends OF his. He asked for q
hearing, but it was denied, and what
was good enough for them then ought
to be good enough now.
When asked about a rumor that the
new com mbination proposes to let off ad-
ditional men the mayor retired into his
shell like turtle, and said he had not
heard anything about it.
Later reporter saw Mr.. Tufts about
the dismiasals from the force at the re-
ginning of the year. He said that that
wanted to reorganze the force. The
chief reported the names OF the men he
wanted dropped, and the commissioners
dkICCu upOn uiS ICCOA-
mendations. He and the Messrs. Pos
byshell and Bradish had no more to do
with it than Mayor Rowan himself, VINO
offered no objections.
There was very serious talk yesterday
afternoon among come members of the
city council in regard to an attempt to
bounce the entire police commission.
One member, who was very outspoken
s-,% ha AoA . Al.
commission in dismlssing the men with
out charges or hearing was disgrace,
and he would vote to retire the gentle
men with the greatest pleasure. He
thought he could count four councilmen
who felt as he did, and If there would be
any chance of getting fifth vote by the
time of the next meeting of the council
an attempt would be made to decapitate
the commission as -snm marily as they
had done the police officers.
The action of the commission is rails.
ingsa hornets neat around their ears
andthere will be lively times from now
on.
The combine of the solid three adds
one more TO the list of solid bodies
aroudd the city hall. There are hints
that three gentlemen have entered into
an offensive and defensive alliance, to
run the hole works, and in Just such
manner "a plesses them.
1t is also rumored that it will not be
long before another effort is made to re-
move Chief Glass, and that the action of
Tuesday is the first step in that direc-
tion. The chief processes the utmost
ignorance OF what is going on, and did
not even know that the official ak was
going to fall when it did.
Tha most diiigent inquiry about the
six new policemen nominated at Tues
days meeting fails to reveal any start
ling amount OF ability or experience
amongst them. One or two Of them
were on as specials during the summer,
and others have not previously had any
experience as officers.
The ordinance passed by the Council
to put 10 extra officers on for four
months from November goth had not
reached Mayor Rowan yesterday after
noon. He was non-committal as to
whether or not he would approve it.
In case he does not there will be no
more appointments to make except two
that the mayor reserved. In view of
the dig list CT applications already in
for these places, it would cause a gre at
many heartaches should he fail to af-
Tx his official signiture to the ordinance.
A STARRING AEERAV