The Flagstaff sun-democrat. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1896-1897, 1897-01-14
CABINET GOSSIP.
Senator Sherman VIII Probably
Be Secretary Of State.
THE COMING MONETARY CONFERENCE.
A Commission VIII Probably BE Appointed
to Submit Plan to Congress-Co-
Operative Steel Works-Com-
pressed Air Carriages.

among those who claim to know is that
Senator sherman will be offered and
will accept the secretaryship OF state
in Mr.. McKinley's cabinet, and that
Mr.. Hanna will ,ot be one of the cab
met advisers of the next president. 1t
is believed to be certain that Mr..
Hanna will be appointed as the sue
cessor of Mr.. Sherman in the senate, a
place which he very much prefers to
any portfolio which the president
elect could offer him. Inasmuch
as the senatorial appointment would
have to be made by Gov. Bushnell,
the arrangement herein suggested is
said to indicate the friendly feeling
which Senator.elect Foraker has for
the president-elect and for the chair
man of the national committee.
Regarding the selection OF Cornelius
N. Bliss, Of New York, for secretary of
the navy, it is said that Mr.. Bliss has
been offered the place, but that he de-
ferred his acceptance until he could
ascertain whether he could so arrange
his business affairs as to permit of his
taking the place. Gen. Alger, of
Michigan, is counted as certain to be
the secretary of war.
Members Of congress and other pub.
lie men who best know Representative
Nelson Dingley, Jr., are still confident
that he will not accept the portfolio OF
the treasury department that was Of
fered to him when he visited Canton
just before the meeting of congress.
Mr. Dingley's reasons for preferring
not to go into the cabinet are the fear
that he 10 not physically strong
enough to perform the work OF the
office. and that he could be more help.
full to the republican party in its work
Of putting on the statute books a
tariff law that will provide sufficient
revenue for the operations Of the gov
ernment as a representative from the
state OF Maine and chairman of the
ways and means committee than secre-
tary of the treasury.
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
IaDIANAPoLIs. Ind. Jan. ll.-Only q
cnss have as yet arrived in the city.
John P. Irish, of California; w. f.
Dodge, of New York, and Z. v.
Smnlley, of S.s Paul, being the most
prominent of those already here. The
majority of the delegates, which it is
thought will number 400, are expected
to-day. 1t is almost settled conclu-
sion, however, that q commission
shall be created by the conven-
tion whose duty it will be to
submit a final plan to congress and
urge its adoption by that body. Diff
ferences OF opinion exist as to whether
this commission shall give extended
hearing to various plans for reforming
the currency system or shall draw up
what it considers wisest without much
waste of time. Whether any free and
full discussion of finance will transpire
in the conference also remains an un-
decided point, there being not few of
the. delegates who have expressed
themselves as opposed to such course
and rather favor the placing OF the
whole subject in the commissions
hands with as little debate as posi-.
BILE. General feeling is it will not
avail much to urge financial reform on
the spring session of congress, owing
to the tariff legislation having the
right Of way.
COOPERATIVE STEEL WORK.
BRADDocK, Pa, Jan. ll.-Mill work.
ers at the Carnegie plants here and at
Homestead, Duquesne and Pittsburgh
and employees of the Westinghouse
works at Tuttle Creek and Wilmerding
are forming joint stock company to
build g., 200, 900 iron and steel plant
at Port Angeles on Puget sound, state
Of Washington. The company has been
Incorporated under the Washington
laws. The officers are George M.
Ninon, of Braddock, president; M. Z.
George, of Braddock, secretary; Will
liam J. Weisser. of Allegheny City,
treasurer. Twelve hundred mill work.
ers of this section have in the past fort
night subscribed for about $1,000, 900
worth Of stock. The plant will employ
1000 men and will cover 30 acres OF
ground.
COMPRESSED AIR CARRIAGES.
New YORK, Jan. 1i.-Horseless car
riages are to be introduced by the New
York Cab Co. in the course OF the pres
ent year as one of the results of the
strike of its drivers. The service will
be begun in April and extended grad
ually as success seems to warrant.
Compressed air will be used to drive
the carriages.
Pink erton's Superintendent . Suicide.
KANSAS CRY. Mo-, Jan. l1.-ThOmas