The Nome nugget., 1902-02-22
PLACE IS
 HELD UP But An Oregon Man Will Sue~ Ceed Collector lvey.
POLITICAL MATTERS
A Gold Democrat Hay Be Appointed
 Land Commissioner in Place oE
 Ringer Hermann Who Doesn't Get Along With Secretary Hitchcock.

Washington, Nov. 23.--Two Oregon appointments are held up. and prob ably will not be made until the delega tion is bere. Ivey's successor, as Col lectOr of Customs in Alaska, will be an Oregon man, and the Burns Land Office vacancy is still open.
 The President will appoint nobody that he is not. sure iS a good man for any position. but the impression pre- vails that hiitchell's recommendations will receive more consideration than that of any other member of the del9- gaton. Simon claims a promise from Mckinley of the Alaska Collectorship, and this claim Is backed by officials of the Treasury Department. President Roosevelt might be disposed to grant some concession to simon, as the latter says be has not been fairly treated in the ma1 ter of Oregon patronage.
 Hermann will remain in the General Land Otiire for some time to come, a> there seems to be truce between Sec retary Hitchcock and the Commissioner for the present. The Secretary has had some trouble with the officers of his bureau. and the President has as- certained that the bureau officers have been right, which has decreased the power Of Hitchcock with the .admiHis~ tralion. If the Oregon delegation fails to agree on an appointment, some good Gold Democrat may pull down the plum, es the President is disposed to recognize first-cluss Democrats of this character.
 It is now we'll understood among those who have conferred with the President that he will not recommend any tariff Legislation at this session. The leaders of the party, both in the senate and the house, with few eXcep- tons, are very much opposed to any tariff revision.as they allege that it will disturb the present prosperous con ditions. and there are not sufficient in- equalities to warrant any such proceed ing.
 The surplus in tbe treasury is not re- garded as any great menace by the President, especially as he has been advised that the river and harbor and the Nicaragua canal bills will no I7ioubt pass in the coming session, and require considerable outlay.
 The denuncation .,by Nicaragua of the canal treaty, so far as known here, is regarded as step in the direction of the construction of the canal. A pre- | liminary treaty has been negotiated
 between the United States and Nica- ragua providing for the building of a canal and control by the United States of territory through which the canal
 will pass, in order to avoid any compli- caticn with other countries. The Nica- raguan government denounces all | treaties heretofore negotiated, which will leave a free hand for q new treaty when the time. comes for the United oLulto tu COillllitlNC CdtiSli Ol'ClaIlolL~ The recent election will not affect the political complexion of the United States senate, which will convene in December. The four states which elected legislatures that will choose United States senators are year earlier than the other states. I,wa 1 will re-elect Deliver and Ohio Fol- aker, for terms beginning with the | 5Sth congress, and senators will be chosen by Kentucky and Maryland. | By the elections just held, the Repub- llcans lose seat, Kentucky, and a straig ht-out Democrat will suct eed Wellington, Independent, of Mary land. l The election next iall will have an inn portart bearingras nearly 30 senatorial seats will then be filled.
 Now that the Schley court of inquiry has concluded everything except pre- pairing a verdict, there is considerable speculation as to what the result will be. The pros ecutiOn feels sure that Schley will be criticised for the retro grade movement, the ealing feature and the failure, to make efforts to ascep- tain the Spanish fleets presence at Cienfuegos and Santiago when before those ports, but it has practically given up hope of fastening the charge of cowardice upon Schiey. For the criti- cism of Schley the clique relies upon Admirals Benham and Ramsay. Ad
 miral Dewey, it is believed, thinks