The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-20
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)
Increase in crops.-The department


Of agriculture has issued prelimin.
AIRY estimate OF me production OF the
principal crops Of the United States
showing that corn, wheat, oats and
eight other crops, representing ap-
! proXimatcly 20 percent OF the value
of all farm crops this year, aggregat-
cd about 3 percent greater than a year
ago and "a percent greater than the
average for the past five years.
Cuban ciprosty-The five years
limit prescribed in the Cuban reci-
| procity treaty, at the end OF which
| the treaty might be terminated, will
| expire Dec. q. II was said at the
! war and state departments the other
! day that the treaty would continue eli.
/ fectivc for an indefinite period until
| either the United States or Cuba shall
teTyc notice of its termination. Al
! though the treaty provides that it
! shall remain i'm effect for five years
/ from Dec. 227, 1903, il also provides
! that IL shall be continued in force
/ from year TO year thereafter until one
| OF the parties to the treaty shall nOti.
! fy the other that the treaty will no
! longer be regarded as valid and bind
| ing. This notice, it is provided, must
! be given a year IN advance of the
! date on which il is desired that the
/ treaty shall terminate. No such no
! tiCe has been received or given BY
either CUBA or the United States up
! to this time, and none is expected.
! No Insult lntended.-A celebration
| of the election of MIR. Talt by three
/ Americans AT Granada, Nicaragua
/ Nov 4, ended in rio.ous gathering
/ and demonstration which resulted I'm
! "A local dispute over tn, treatment Of
! the American hag. Minister Coolidge,
| i'm reporting the affair TO the state de-
J partmcnt says that three Americans
| who led in the celebration were joined
! by Nicaraguans. to one OF whom they
| finally turned over the flag and this
man with the flag in his possession
was later arrested. The local authori-
ties explained that there was no in
! tention to make the arrest because Of
! the mans connection with the cele-
bration, but that ne and others who
were placed in Jail had been connect
! ed with riotous acts and some Of
| them were plotting against the gov
crnment, one advocating annexation
with the United States in a speech.
! The incident is regarded as closed
! The NiCaraguan officials have assured
Minister Coolidge that there was no
intention OF mistreating the stars and
stripes.
Panama Zone Not IncIuded.--
Whether persons living in the Panama
canal zone are under the immediate
protection Of the constitution of the
United States was the principal ques-
tiOn involved in the case Of AdOlphus
Coulson vs. the government of the can
al zone, which has been dismissed by
the supreme court Of the United
States. Coulson was found guilty of
numbering his wife az Cargona in
1907 and subsequently, was sentenced
10 be hanged. He appealed from the
trial court To the supreme court OF the
zone, and there his principal defence
was that on his trial he was denied
jury, to which he claimed he was en-
titled under the federal constitution.
II was contended on behalf of Coul-
son that as the zone territory is part
OF this country the government and
the citizens are both under the author
ity of the constitution with their re-
spective rights defined. Hence, il was
argued that the federal government
can exercise no power over the per
sonal liberty or property of an indi-
vidual beyond what the constitution
confers, nor deny any rights which
the constitution reserves, including
that of jury trial. The zone court
refused TO accept this Interpretation,
contending that the zone lis territory
i'm the use and occupation OF the Unit
ed States, under its control. but not
such territory that the constitution
would be legislative in, and of its own
force carry it's rights, privileges and
limitations into" and the dismissal Of
the case has the effect OF affirming
that ruling.
War College opened.-The formal
opening of the army war college last
week was made the occasion of sim
pie ceremonies I'm the building dedi-
Gated to that institution, Secretary OF
state Root, Gen. j. Franklin Bell.
chief of stan. and Gen. w. w. Wither-
spoon, president of the college, ad-
dressed a distinguished company. con-
sisting of Secretary OF War Wright
and other high officials of the gov
ernment. members of the diplomatic
corps and officers of the army, navy
and marine corps. concerning the his
tory and purposes of the institution.
,, Gen Bell. in presenting Secretary
Root as the principal speaker said
the Spanish-American war developed
a lack of preparation promptly TO meet
, military contingencies. but he de-