The Globe-republican., 1895-06-07

NO DOUBT REMAINS THAT GRES-
HAMS PLACE IS FOR HIM.
Gray Not Avallable-Long List Of Possible
Successors to Olney-The ChinsJapan
Treaty.

longer any reasonable doubt that the
president has fully determined to ask
Attorney General Olney to accept the
state department portfolio.
Senator Gray visited the White House
undoubtedly in response to a telegram
from the president. who it is believed
would not hesitate to offer Mr.. Gray a
place in his cabinet were it not for the
fact that his retirement from the SEN
ate would almost certainly result in the
election of a Republican as his success
sor. It Is thought that up to this time.
the president has not definitely de-
cided upon Mr.. Olney's successor. A
long list ON names are being discuss
ed. but everything in that connection is
purely speculative. Ex-Postmaster
General Don NJ. Dickinson, it is said,
would be very likely Of appointment if
he would accept. A possibility is Mr..
Holmes Conrad Of Virginia. the pres
ent solicitor general. He has the reSsu-
tation of being a man of brilliant legal
attachments and enjoys the high regard
OF the members of the United States
supreme court. The fact that Mr. Con-
rad comes from Virginia. however, may
operate against his appointment, but
in case he is selected it is believed that
Mr.. Uhl, the present assistant secre-
tary. would be candidate for the va
cant solicitor generalship. Mr.. Uhl was
a candidate for this place at the time
Mr.. Maxwell was appointed, and 1t Is
believed the change from the depart
ment Of state to that of justice would
be most agreeable to him.
Richard Olney. who is now in all
probability to be advanced to the first
MI iy,T 4 T.;
has thus far endered the president on
has thus ia rendered the president on
all the more important question that
have engaged public attention since
the present administration began. Dur
ing the great strike at Chicago Mr..
Olney's services We're particularly no.
table. He developed each step that the
government authorities took and Presi-
dent Cleveland was SO fully convinced
OF the wisdom Of the proposed policy
that he gave it thorough support and
execution. In this question Mr.. Olney
was impelled by a desire to suppress
disorder. He had shown in another
case his sincere respect for the rights
of labor. This was in a case Of the
Reading railroad. which sought to COM
pei one of it's employees to either sever
his connection with a railwaymen' S
beneficial organization, or leave the
company's service Although the gov
ease. Mr.. Olney secured the permission
Of the court to present a brief on be-
half Of the employe, in which he held
that the proposed action of the COM
pany was against justice and RICH. The
brief was marked by vigorous de-
tense of the rights of labor to organize
in any way 1t saw fit for advancing its
interests SO long as the means were
peaceful and within the law.
HIS ANCESTRY.
The new secretary of state comes
from sturdy Puritan stock. His an
cestor, Thomas Olney, came from Eng
land and settled at Salem, Mass. in
1735. The father of Richard Olney
owned the cotton mills at Oxford, and
also engaged in banking. His mother
was Sigourney. descended from from
French Hugenots who fled from France
to this country. The new secretary
was graduated from Brown university
in 1856 and from Harvard law school in
1858. He married Agnes, daughter of
Judge Benjamin T.. Thomas with whom
he studied law. They have lived Of late
years at Boston with summer resi-
denceS near BuZZardS Bay and Gray
Gables.
Mr.. Olney is a man of medium height
and robust form and in general ap-
pearance he conveys the impression Of
intense vitality and physical endurance
bey1nd that of any man who has occu-
pied the position of secretary Of state
In recent years. He has served one
term in the state legislature OF Mas
SAchusettS.
Democrat, but was unable to support
Butler for governor. He did not take
a prominent part in the last presiden-
tial campaign, but rendered effective
services to Mr.. Cleveland in an un-
ObStrusive manner.
As a lawyer Mr.. Olney's success has
been that of a counsellor rather than
that Of an advocate.
CHINA-JAPAN TREATY.
Minister Denny of China, in a dis
patch dated May %. has furnished the
state department a synopsis of the trea-
ty Of peace between China and Japan
The commercial provisions are as fol-
lows: "A new treaty Of commerce to
be made Immediately after this treaty
is ratified and until that treaty is
made Japanese to have favored nation
treatment Six months from the date
OF the present treaty, April II. the fol-
lowing concessions to take effect:
The following ports to be opened to
Japanese trade. residence, industries
and manufactures; Shin. in Hapei:
Chung King. in Szechuan. Suchow, in
Kiang Su; Hong Chow, in Che Kiang.
Second. Steam navigation on the upper
Yank Use river from Ichung to Chung
King. and on Woo Sung river and the
canal from Shanghai to Suchow and
Hong Kong.
Third. Japanese may rent or hire
warehouses for storage of goods in in
terror China free of taxes or exactions
Fourth. japanese may engage in man
ufacturing and may import machinery
at all ports.
In a previous dispatch dated April q.
Minister DENLY states that vice-Consol
Bandinal of New Chang in the terri
tory still occupied by japanese troops
had received communications from the
Japanese authorities announcing that
q special commission for the port had
been appointed and that commerce
would be carried on with certain re-
strictions usual and essential during
military occupation. The customs,
duties, fees. ETC.. levied upon exports
and imports are to be the same as pre-
vailed under Chinese rule.
City Of Mexico. June L-President
Diax has received General Marquee.
who was recently granted amnesty and
returned from exile.