Kicked Out

Reports vvero receivd from Washington yestordaymorning announcing that Pi-es. Cleveland had removed Prof. Harrington from the head of the Weather Bureau. ïo those who had faith in President lleveland'a civil service reform ideas, this' report came as a great surpriBe. Tt has been known. however, by many, that for some time the relations between the Chief of the Weather Bureau and Sec. Morton have boen strained. In regard to his removal, Prof. tl-trrina-tOQ said when interv;iwcd by an Associated Press Reporter: "The main reason, I think," he replied, '-was the fact that I declined to permlt the scientific corps of the bureau to be sacriflced for the benefit of the spoilsman. When a bureau of the soi't over which I presided comes under the spoils syatetfl it is no longer a desirable billet for flrst-class men." "Do you acknowledge that Seeretary Morton attemptod to till your office with incompetent men?" was asked the professor. "I do not care to discuss that question unless the neoessity for it should arise," he answered. "You can, however, see," he continued, "that before the bureau was placed under the classilied service a number of men unfit for the duties of the office might have received appointments and under the eloak of civil service hold them for a considerable tima. This is what I objccted to." "What have you to say as to the charge of extravagant management?" "Somedays ago I had a statement prepared as to the relative cost of conducting the pffice during its four years as a civil bureau, compared with ïts cost for ten years as an adjunct to the military establishment. This was prepared because I knew that I was to be removed. as I desired to have the official figures to set against any reporte of that kind. "ïhis statement shows that during the laat ten years of the existence of the woather bureau as a branch of the War Department the average annual costof maintenance was $924,060, while during the four years of civil administration the aveaage cost has been only $849, 522. " "Has the work of he office diminished in proportion to the decrease in cost'" uOn the contrary the exact reverse is true. In 1887 the total number of her maps and erop bulletins issued Was 181,500. This was increased to l,237,O0Q in 1891, the last year of military supervisión. In 1892, the first year of civil administration, we issued 1,860,000 maps and bulletins; this year the total up to last Sunday night was proximately 3,738,000." Mr. Barrington denied the report that he had not been on speaking terms with Seoretary Morton for two years and statas that he could not have continued in office under such cireumstances. He admits, however, that their i'olations have not been cordial. ) ames F. Oook, who has been designated as achting chief of the bureau, is also a Michigan man. He was a sehoolmate and peasonal friend of Ex-Senator Thomas W. Palmer. During the gentleman's term in the senate he was employed in the upper house. Later he was Mr. Palmer's rig-hthand man at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and after the close of the fair he was made chief clerk of the weather bureau.