Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-19
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
President Roosevelt's Way Of
Doing Business.
MORE DIRECT THAN M,KINLEY's.
Chief Magistrate Works Vigorously
Has an Effective Method of Terui-
mating Intervfew-Dec0ra OF
MAMMALIAN Found In washinx,on
Pawnshop.

business is very different from that oil
any of his predecessors. writes the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Post. Considerable formaIity al
ways attended White House conferen-
ces in the past. President Mckinley
sat at his desk in his executive office
and visitors were shown into the ante
room. where they waited until their
turn came for an interview. Then they
went before the president and set forth
their business. He would listen. occa-
sionally asking question to bring out
some new aspect. and hen the visitor
had completed his story Mr.. Mckinley
would announce that he would take
the matter under consideration He
seldom promised definite results or said
what he would be likely to do. Later
the caller would learn by mail or 9TH
erwise that the president had or had
not done what he asked.
President Rooseyelts way Is more
direct. He has almost abandoned the
inner room except for cabinet meet
ings. and most of the interviews are
now held in the large room adjoining
During receiving hours this fills up I'M
til there may be forty or fifty persons
In waiting. Mr.. Roosevelt goes at his
task with vigor. He will seize caller
by the hand. almost wiring it off and
frequently begin talking before the
other has had time to state the occa-
sion for his presence. "Glad to see you,
Glad TO see you,'' he will exclaim.
Possibly it will be an old acquaint-
ance, and Roosevelt will direct few
lightning questions at him. What reg
iment? oh. yes. Knew your brother.
How's sam? When did you get back -
1t may chance to be a congressman in
search of an appointment for constit-
uent Cant do il. Can't do it, All
full. Mighty sorry, Come againi Good
by! And the hopes of the congressman
and constituent are blasted in a twin
king. With others he will argue more
at length. but just as vigorously. The
visitor will be making nice little pre-
pared speech. when Roosevelt will cut
in: Now. right there, That's where
you are all wrong. It's like this
And in a moment he is pounding one
fist into the other palm and sweeping
the air like a walking beam Cd the
double quick.
His method of terminating an inter- |
view is effective. Out goes his hand. |
Il grasps that of the visitor in an eager /
which almost takes him off /
lis feet. .Goodby,' And it is all done. !
Before this victim can recover the !
president is wringing the hand of /
new one
In a pawnshop in Washington a col /
ector has just discovered a sash and |
decoration worn by Macmillan. arch |
duke of Austria. who was placed on
the throne Of Mexico and ruled till his
overthrow and death on June 10. 1867. |
The Austrian embassy is much inter |
ested in the discovery and has taken |
steps to communicate with Maximil- /
ans relatives in Europe. who will
doubtless wish to recover Ii. The sash |
Is Of blue and purple MORE silk. and |
attached to it is the badge of the Order |
Of Isabella in beautiful enamel. On the |
Virtudes.' With the sash is the star Of !
he order, eight pointed and surround |
ed by a laurel wreath. The whole is in |
-he original shagreen case bearing the |
mark of the maker. who was jeweler |
to the imperial court at Vienna. The |
star and mountings are of silver, plat |
ID with gold and heavily enameled.
The wife of Macmillan, Carlotta, is I
still living, though hopelessly insane /
and confined in an asylum under the |
of the Austrian govern /
ment. She is the daughter of King /
Leopold 1. of Belgium. She was !
queen of Mexico when her !
husband became king. The family rel /
cs fell into the hands of an unworthy /
scion of the illustrious family, who !
married a South Carolina woman. The |
nan who pawned this sash used to be I
we'll known in Washington diplomatic 4
,ircles. His habits were such that 1
pledge in order to raise money.
DR.. Mary Walker of Washington, the /
eccentric woman suffragist. whose ad- /
RANGED ideas on the subject of wom- !
ms rights caused her to adopt mans /
lttire many years ago. will not lose her /
tension because of her utteranceS re
,arding the assassination of the late
PRESIDENT, says the New York Sun.
This statement is made on the author
~ of Commissioner of Pensions Ev- /
ms, who says that even if it could
,e proved that DR.. Walker had uttered .
he alleged reasonable sentiments
here is no law under which she could 4
'e deprived of her pension DR.. Mary
Walkers husband was a soldier in the
Mon army and served with sherman
n the famous march TO the sea.
The syndicate Of western electric
abroad men headed by Henry Everett
f Cleveland. u. is making progress. il
: reported. in the development of the
Enterprise it has in hand in Washing
on. As will be recalled the syndicate
cquired last spring the charter obtain
q from the legislature of Maryland
the building OF an electric
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