Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-07-18
Woodstock Business cardo
NOTFS FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)

the rescue OF the New England pie
makers. Assistant Secretary Coolidge
wrote the other day to Collector Ly.
man at Boston to allow a drawback on
lemon and orange pie filters made for
export by Boston frm, with the use
OF imported sugar in combination with
domestic materials provided the i'm.
ported sugar as used does not exceed
u 1.2 percent of the exported pie
filters.
Marines Not to Be Withdrawn.--At
a recent conference between Secretary
OF War Wright, Rear Admiral Pills.
bury, the acting head of the navy de-
partment, and Gen. Clarence Edwards,
chief of the insular bureau of the war
department, it was decided that the
United States marines should not be
withdrawn from Panama until after
the elections, although all information
received indicates that their presence
at the polling places probably will not
be necessary.
Small Republics May Be Involved
1t is feared in diplomatic circles that
the revolution in Honduras may as
sumo large proportions and involve
the other countries Of Central Amert
ca. Nicaragua is raising an army to
aid Honduras in stamping out the rev
olutionary movement According ia
the agreement reached by the central
American peace conference last win
ter the United States and Mexico are
at liberty to intervene when interna
tional difficulties arise between any oil
the small republics in Central Amer
lea.
A New Revenue Cutter-The reve
nue. cutter Androscoggin, just complet,
ed at Wilmington, Del, at a cost OF
$250,000, has been assigned to duty
along the New England coast, with
headquarters at Portland She will
relieve the Woodbury., which will pro-
ceed to Eastport, Me. The Andros
coggon will cover the coast between
Eastport and Nantucket shoals. She
will be commanded by Capt G. @. Car.
mine. The Dexter, which has done
service for a long time on the Maine
coast, will be put out of commission in
Chesapeake bay.
Old Soldier Superseded.-In an.
nouncing that Basil Miles, Pennsyl.
vanian, who has been third secretary
Of ambassy at Berlin, had been ap.
pointed and had accepted the ojce of
superintendent of foreign mails, the
state department created a decided
sensation among the old officials Of
the postoffice department. The state
department bulletin said that because
he had accepted the other office, Miles
could not accept the promotion to be
second secretary at Mexico City, al.
together in an incidental way. The
acting postmaster general, Mr.. Grand
field, and Capt. Newton M. Brooks,
superintendent Of foreign mails, were
astounded because they had not heard
anything Of any change being proposed
in the office held by the captain. Their
Investigations disclosed the fact that
Postmaster General Meyer, by execu.
tive order, was authorized to appoint
Miles without examination" Such an
order was necessary because the su.
perintendent of foreign mails Is in the
classified civil service. Capt. Brooks
has been in the service since 1872, and
has served under 21 postmasters in
general.
Diplomatic Relations SevOred.-Ths
diplomatic relations between the Unit
ed States and Venezuela that have ex.
listed uninterruptedly for more than
hRlf century, though in recent years |
severely strained, have been complete.
~ severed. At $3.50 last Friday after
noon Senor Veloz-Golticoa, the Venez-
uSlan charge d'affairs, called at the |
state department by appointment to |
present to Acting Secretary Bacon no.
uce from his government that he was
to quit his post here, close up the |
Venezuelan legation in Washington,
and repair forthwith to Venezuela,
The charge executed his commission |
punctiliously. In Ave minutes time
he had explained to the secretary that |
the action Of the state department In |
Withdrawing Jacob Sleeper, the Amer.
lean charge, from Caracas and In clos.
ing up its legation there made It nec-
essary for his government to take sim.
liar action. in the case Of its own le.
cation In Washington Therefore, he
was leaving the capital at the earliest
possible moment. He will arrange his
domestic aftairs and will proceed di.
rectly to- New York, there to take pas.
sage for Venezuela. The minister
leaves behind him in Washington his
family and household effects, but
these will probably follow him to Ven.
eZuela in the near future Senior We
loz-Goiticoa told Mr.. Bacon that the
files and papers of the Venezuelan le.
CATION would be placed in the custody
of Senor Jacobo Pimental, the Yenez.
uelan consul general in New York.
This statement is regarded as an in
dication that the Venezuelan govern.
ment will follow the precedent estsb-
lished by the United States In refrain
ing from interfering with trade BY
closing the consulates, notwithstand.
ing the breach in diplomatic relations.
No arrangement has been made for
the transaction Of any diplomatic basi.
ness which Venezuela might find it
absolutely necessary to transact
through some unforeseen contingency
Speaking subsequently about the mat
ter. Mr.. Bacon said the personality Of
Mr.. Veloz.Goltlcoa had nothing to do
with the brSAlring of of diplomatio
relations between the two countries.
He was very sorry to see Mr.. veloz.
Goitiooa 80, for their relations had
been very friendly.