The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-07-17
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! Marines Not to Be Withdrawn.-At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| Withdrawn from Panama until after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
It is feared in diplomatic circles that
sumo large proportions and involve
the other countries OF Central Amert
ca. Nicaragua is raising an army 10
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 intCrna
tional difficulties arise between any Of
the small republics in Central Amer
lea.
A New Revenue Cutter--The rcve
nue. cutter Androscoggin, just complet
cd at Wilmington, Del, at a cost Of
! $250,OOO, has been assigned TO duty
along the New England coast, with
headquarters at Portland. She viii
relieve the Woodbury., which will pro.
ceed to Passport, Me. The Andros.
Coggon will cover the coast between
Eastport and Nantucket shoals. She
will be commanded by Capt. G. 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Old Soldier Superseded.-In an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, a Pennsyl-
vanian, who has been third secretary
of ambassy at Berlin had been APP
pointed and had accepted the ojce OF
superintendent OF foreign mails, the
state department created n decided
| sensation among the old officials OF
the pOstofIice 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 i'm 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 SUI
| eerintendent of foreign mails is in the
| classified civil service. Capt. Brooks
| has been i'm the service since 1872, and
has served under 21 postmasters IN
! general
Diplomatic Relations Severed.-The
diplomatic relations between the Unit
ed States and Venezuela that have ex-
listed uninterruptedly for more than
! half a century, though in recent years
severely strained, have been complete
ly severed. At $40 last Friday after
noon Senior VelozGoiticoa, the VeneZ-
uelan charge d'affairs, called at the
state department by appointment to
present TO Acting Secretary Bacon no.
tice from his government that he was
10 quit his post here. close up the
Venezuelan legation in Washington,
and repair forthwith to Venezuela.
The charge executed his commission
punctiliously. In five 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 IL nee
essary for his government TO take sim.
liar action in the case OF It's own le-
cation in Washington. Therefore, he
was leaving the capital at the earliest
possible moment He will arrange his
domestic affairs 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
ezucla in the near future Senior We
loz-Goiticoa told MIR. Bacon that the
files and papers of the Venezuelan 10.
cation would be placed in the custody
OF Senior JaCobo Pimental, the Nenez.
uelan consul general I'm New York.
This statement is regarded as an in
dication that the Venezuelan govern.
ment will follow the precedent estab-