Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-09
Minister Named to Represent
This Country in Nicaragua.
RESUMPTION OF RELATIONS
Elliott Northcott of West Virginia
Assigned to Post.
OTHER NOMINATIONS SENT IN
II. Clay Howard, Formerly Of Wash
ington, Minister to Peru-Depart-
mental Offices Filled.

mental Offices Filled.
The President today sent TO the Senate
the following nominations: Elliott North.
colt of Huntington. w. Va, United
States minister to Nicaragua, and II
Clay Howard of Paris, KY. minister to
Peru.
Minister Northcott practiced law il
West Virginia from 1891 to 1909. during
which period he served as city attorney
Of Huntington. as assistant United States
attorney for the district of West Virginia
and as United States attorney for the
was appointed minister to Colombia il
April 1909, where he has since served.
Recognition Of Nicaragua.
The nomination of Mr. Northcott is an
other step in the recognition by the
United States Of the government of Prcsi-
dent Estrada and marks the resumption
of diplomatic relations with Nicaragua,
which were severed during the closing
days of the Zelaya regime.
Minister Howard fills the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Leslie
Combs as minister to Peru. In his early
manhood he was a department clerk In
Washington, and then studied law at CO.
lumbian University, now George Wash
ington University, graduating therefrOn
with the first honors Of his class After
his graduation he went to Paris, KY.
where he practiced law and engaged as
counsel In many celebrated litigations in
the state. He was elected county judge
at one time and served for several years
In that capacity.
Other Diplomatic Appointments.
Other nominations to the diplomat,
service accompanying the foregoing are
Joseph c. Grew of Massachusetts,, tt
be secretary of the embassy at Vienna
from the second secretary
ship at Berlin.
Franklin Mott Gunther of Amherst
Va. to be secretary of the legation q,
Managua, Nicaragua; transferred from
the third secretaryship OF the embassy
at Paris.
g. Andrews Moriarty. jr, Of Rhode
Island, to be secretary Of legation at
transferred from second Sec
retaryship Of the embassy in Mexico
City.
George Barclay Rives of Livingston, N.
j.. to be secretary Of embassy at Rio de
JanelEo,- Braails transferred from secre-
taryehip Of embassy at Vienna.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy Of New York
City; transferred from second secretary
ship at Vienna.
Departmental Nominations.
Nominations to positions under the
various executive departments follow:
Treasury-To be collectors of Gus
toms: William Fl. Lucas of Florida,
of Jacksonville, Fla; John B,
Whelan Of Michigan, district Of De-
troit. Mich: William H. Daniels Of New
York. district Of Oswegatchio. N. Y. To
of Camden. N. j.. Frank F. Patterson
of New Jersey. To be passed assistan
surgeon, public health and marine hos
pital service, Assistant Surgeon French
Simpson. Third lieutenants. to be Sec
ond lieutenants. revenue cutter serv-
ice. Hugh Burton Robinson, Martin
Doyle.
War-To be an associate justice of the
supreme court Of Porto Rico. Pedro De
Aldrey of Porto Rico: colonels to be brig
Infantry, Walter 8. Schuyler. 5th Cav
airy.
To Medical Corps.
Lieutenant colonels to be colonels, Ru-
dolph G. Dbert. William H. Arthur; ma
jors to be lieutenant colonels, Charles
Snyder, Allen NJ. Smith, Joseph T.
captains to be majors. Matthew
A. Delaney. Paul S. Halloran. Peter C..
Kent Nelson. Herbert q.
Shaw. Coast Artillery Corps-Second
lieutenant to be first lieutenant. John P.
Smith. Infantry arm-First lieutenant to
be captain, Samuel A. Price.
Navy Department.
Lieutenant, to be a lieutenant com
mander, George T. Pettengill. Lieutenant
junior grade, to be lieutenant, William
T. Lightle. Passed assistant paymasters
to be paymasters, William c. Fite, James
A. Bull. Assistant surgeon, to be passed
assistant surgeon, Charles J. HOleman
Citizens to be assistant surgeons, Ines
ter Mel. George of Pennsylvania. Luther
a chaplain. Leroy \. Taylor OF New
York. Major, to be a lieutenant colo
mel, Marine Corps. Charles j. Long
Ensign. to be a lieutenant. Junior grade
and lieutenant. Ernest Durr. Assistant
surgeon. to be a passed assistant sur
yeon, Harry A. Garrison. Assistant
paymaster, TO be passed assistant pay
master. Thomas p Ballenger. Citizen Il
be assistant paymaster. Robert W. Clarl
of New York. Midshipmen to be ensigns
George H. Emerson. John A. Nelson
James l.. Kaufman. Robert a. Burg
William d. Brereton, jr., William r
Munroe. Greer A. Duncan, Arthur S. Car
peuter, Jules James, Howard y. McCleary
Charles l.. Best. Lloyd C. Stark, Eddie
Ducey, Donald T. Hunter. Edwin Guth
rie. James d. Smith. Joseph B. Clark
Kenneth Heron. Samuel Payne, Altar
G. Olson. Herbert b. Labhardt, LELAND
Jordan, jr.; Edward c. Blakeslee, Wor
rail- r. Carter, John 4. Jennings, Henry
b. lie Bourgeois, Laurence s. Stewart
Robert r. Rogers. Franklin P. Conger
Aquilla c. Dibrell.
Interior Department.
To be assistant secretary Of the interior
Carmi A. Thompson of Ohio; to be reg
listers of land Offices, Ernest T.. FOrdham
at Glenwood Springs. Col; George s. Cur
tis, at Leadville, Col; Henry w. Kiefer
at Blackfoot. Idaho; to be receiver o
public moneys at Vancouver. Wash, Wal
ter w. Sparks.
Postmasters.
To be postmasters-John Mckinley, New
London, Conn: James Hirona. Dover
william b. Coleman. Chesapeake City
Md: Charles +. Carman, Aiken, s. C..
Harry Sibbey. Hampton, Va.
Restricting Railway Control.
Representative Knowland of Californi,
introduced bill in the House yesterda,
making Ii unlawful for a railroad to con
troll either by lease or by stock owner
ship a steamship line with which II ma,
mr. does cOmOete for traffic