The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-03
WHO WILLBEPREMIER?
An Interesting Query Upon Which
Cleveland Throws No Light.
OLNEY'S CHANCES ARE GOOD.
1t Is Relieved by Those Close to the Pres
ident That the Attorney General win
BE Asked to Accept the Vacant
seoretaryship of State.

seoretaryship of State.
WASHINGTON, June g.-"Who will be
the next secretary of statep' is at present
the one question which Is exercising the
statesmen here, but none of them is able
to predict where the nominating lightning
Will strike, as IL can be stated on authority
that the president has not up to this time
indicated to any person what his views are
respecting the appointment of successor
to the late Secretary Gresham.
Your correspondent however, is in a
position to say that among those who are
closest to the president the belief is freely
expressed that all the prospects are in ia
vor of the position of secretary of state be-
ing at an early date rendered to Attorney
General Olney, and it is said that there
are excellent reasons for this belief
Whether Mr.. Olney would be willing to
accept the position is another question, but
it is thought that if the president asks him
to serve he will not decline.
Senator Dubois Views.
Senator Dubois of Idaho Is back from
visit to his home. In view of his promi-
nenoe among the silver Republicans of the
senate, he was asked today what silver
congress.
There will be no silver legislation
whatever, - said he 1T would be utterly
useless to pass o silver bill and then have
the president veto it. There is no need Of
passing a silver bill until we have silver
president and in my Judgment we will
have such president in 1867
Mr.. Dubois was reminded of the silver
agitation throughout the country and the
general impression that the next congress
would do something. He said this senti-
ment was particularly active in Idaho,
and the people talked Of little else But,
Notwithstanding the idea that some affirm
ative action would be taken by congress,
he felt certain that it would be recognized
as fruitless to agitate congress and pass
bill that would be doomed in advance to
veto from Mr. Cleveland.
The Public Debt.
The public debt statement Just issued
by the treasury department shows the
debt of the United States Friday less cash
in the treasury, to have been S912, 1863, 292.
This docs not take into account 1913, $780,
743 in certificates and treasury notes out
standing, against which there is an equal
amount of cash in the treasury The debt
ON May is, therefore, So, 1856, Gil less than
on April 30. Following is a recapitulation
of the debt:
Interest bearing debt, s716 2O2, O1O; IN
crease for month S10O; debt on which in
terest has ceased since maturity. 81, 734,
920 decrease, $40, 740; debt bearing no
interest, s379 S36, 461; decrease, 1854, 7S7,
making a total debt of 81, 097, 773, 392. The
cash in the treasury is classified as fol-
lows: Gold, S147, $50, 977; silver $511,
$50, $50; paper, 1921, 716, 4O6 bonds, dis
bursting officers balances, etc., SIG 4S3,-
720, against which there are demand liza
bilities amounting to S612, 103, 654, leaving
cash balance in the treasury of $685. 370,
100.
The Hudson River Bridge.
There are signs of strained relations he
tween the New York and the New Jersey
Bridge companies, which jointly obtained
the passage Of an act by congress authoriz
ing the construction of bridge across the
Hudson river at New York. Several days
ago the New Jersey company submitted to
the war department. plan for a suspen-
sion bridge designed by its engineer, Mr..
Morrison, contemplating a clear span Of
3,0S0 feet as required by tho department
Since then Secretary Lamont has received
a notice from the New York company that
it will submit-a separate plan for bridge
so it may be necessary for the secretary to
decide this question as between the two
companies.
Meanwhile only seven days remain Of
the time allowed by congress for the pre-
sentation to the department of satisfac-
tory plan for the bridge.
Senate Committee OH Rules.
Senators Harris, German and Aldrioh of
the senate committee on rules have had a
meeting to consider the ventilating lights
ing and committee room transfers of the
senate. A ventilating expert presented
plans for improving the air of the senate
chamber, but no definite action was taken.
| A complete electric light plant will be put
in before congress reoonvenes. The more
| important question of a change in the
rules of the senate to permit the closing
of debate will not be taken up until next
| Novembe
The Chinese minister has sent to the
state department oablegram he received
from the Tsungli Yamen stating that the
imperial government and the Tsungli
Xamen desire to express to the United
| States an expression of their sincere sym
pathy and coincidence on the sad occasion