Evening star., 1895-06-10
Chief Justice Fuller Administers the
Oath to Mr.. 0lney.
Is NOW SECRETARY OF STATE
He Receives Congratulations From
the Bureau Chiefs.
EQUIPPED FOR HIS DUTIES

Mr.. Olney today became Secretary of
State. succeeding Walter Q. Gresham.
Chief Justice Fuller, who had come to
Washington from Richmond, administered
the oath of Office to the new Secretary in
the diplomatic room at the State Depart
ment. Mr.. Olney came alone to the State
Department at 1915 O'clock, and after
few moments conversation with Mr.. Lam
dis, private secretary to the late Secretary
Gresham. he was joined by Assistant Sec
retaries Uhl, Adee and Rockhil and re-
ceived their congra tulatlons on his acces-
sion to the secretaryship. After waiting
half an hour, Chief Justice Fuller appeared.
accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Aubrey.
Secretary Lamont also came over from the
War Department, and the party, which
had been chatting in the Secretarys office,
repaired to the diplomatic room, adjoining,
and the oath was administered to Mr.. OIL
ney. The Secretary then received the bu-
reau chiefs of the State Department and
settled down at once TO the routine OF his
Office.
Equipped for His New Duties.
Mr.. Olney is equipped in advance for the
duties of his new office, as he has been
consulted constantly during the last year
on the various complications over Venezu-
ella, Nicaragua, Hawaii. Samoa, Bering sea,
the Waller case. foreign tariff legislation.
the Japan-China treaties, Spain's conflict
with Cuba and the lesser questions in which
the United States has been brought IN re-
lation with the rest of the world.
With Great Britain there are two ques-
tions of special Importance to be adjusted,
namely, those affecting Bering sea and the
Venezuela boundary. Bering sea con-
ference will be held i'll Washington in De-
tober next, Sir Julian Pauncefote having
off tod mr. linz rV tS
Mr.. Gresham. The purpose Is to draft
new treaty. by which the claims of Canad-
an sealers for alleged seizures and losses
will be submitted to a commission. The
conference will not take Up the more i'm
portant question of readjusting the Bering
sea regulations in order to make them ef-
fective. This will come later, however,
and promises to call out n vigorous legal
and diplomatic controversy.
The British-Venezuela question is mainly
significant in involving the Monroe doc
trine. The United States has asked Great
Britain to arbitratc the question. So far as
is known, no definite answer has been
given to Ambassador Bayard, who present
ed the request of this country. But as the
British foreign office has positively declined
to consider similar requests by Pope Leo
and by the International Arbitration Asso-
citation. it is not doubted that in due time
a declnation will come to the United
States. 1t will then remain for the State
Department to determine to what extent
British aggression in Venezuela Is COM
patible with the Monroe doctrine.
Ono of the First Acts.
One of the first acts Mr.. Olney is likely
to be called on to perform Is that of recog-
nizing the new government of Ecuador,
which has come into power after a bloody
revolution. The Cuban revolution prom
ises to be a source of controversy with
Spain. Minister Dupuy de LONE has al
ready asked the State Department to ap-
prehend those sending arms to Cuba, and
the suggestion is made that Spain will
make a claim against the United States
based on the precedent of the Alabama
Claims