The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-01-08

WASHINGTON, Jan. o.--l to0hN
Roosevelt is these days devotiRg some
moments of his spare time, of which
however, he has very little, to sitting
for a portrait by M. Constantine Ma
kovsky, the celebrated Russian cour'
artist. who has painted the car and
his father before him and the grand
dukes of the imperial family. The sit
tings for the presidents portrait are
I'm the cabinet room of the White
House, this place being chosen for the
reason that it furnishes satisfactory
background and good light.
NJ. Makovsky is here as a guest at
the Russian embassy and is accompa-
1iied by his VIE. Both are becoming
exceedingly popular at the capital and
have received many social courtesies.
The artist is also painting portrait OF
Countess Cassini, which was begun
some months ago in Marienbad. Bone
mia. where ambassador Cassini and
his daughter spent a portion OF the
summer.
The president is still obliged to de-
vote not a little of his time to hearing
the recital of the virtues of applicants
for offices. This he usually does very
good paturedly, but occasionally he
makes little attempt to conceal the fact
that he is bored by this almost cease
less importantly on the part of friends
of the candidates. A late instance Is
recounted. A western representative
much interested in pending appoint
ment called at the White House the
other day to make a final appeal Tor
his candidate, but more especially 10
protest against the choice of certain
other man. His reception was not al
together cordial. Indeed the president
was decidedly brusque. Upon return
ing from the White House the repre-
sentative admitted to colleague that
he had been received rather coolly. but
added, 81 made him listen and shot
the cold dough into him with redhot
syringe" The next day the man
against whom the protest was lodged
received the appointment, and now
this western representatives col
leagues are certain that the nomlna-
ton was due to presidential dyspepsia,
caused by the remarkable Injection
dough- administered
with ''redhot syringe"
1t is intimated that there may soon
be change in the official household
of the president. and connected with
the intimation there is a bit of roman
tic gossip. 1t is said that Secretary
Hitchcock would like to give up the
portfolio of the interior department.
and return to his business enterprises
in st. Louis and, further, that the pres
ident would like to offer the place to
ex-senator Wolcott of Colorado, who. 1t
is asserted, would not be averse to ac-
cepting it, though at considerable
financial sacrifice. The ex-senator and
his wife have lived apart for several
years The latter is a close friend OF
Mrs. Roosevelt and has lately been
guest at the White House. Mrs. Wd-
colt was a Miss Metcalf Of Buffalo.
She was married to Lyman K. Bass,
who was in congress for several years.
Her marriage to Senator Wolcott was
the result of romance begun in Colo
rado 1t was supposed to be an unusual
~ happy love match. and society, soclal
and official, was shocked when the rup'
ture to their domestic happiness was
made known. On Feb. %. 1899, Sena-
tor Wolcott delivered the eulogy on
Washington in the senate. Mrs. VOL
cot+ sat in the gallery and at the con
clusion Of his speech sent him beauti-
full bouquet of roses. few days art
erward society was surprised and
shocked to learn Of their separation.
The friendship between the Woicotts
and the Roosevelts is of many years
standing. and it is known that the
president aud his wife have been deep
ly named over the domestic infelicity
of their friends and would he delighted
to see them reconciled. Putting two
and two together. society now argues
that the president. in view OF the es'
pecially firm friendship of Mrs. Roose'
welt for Mrs Wolcott. would hardly
invite Senator Wolcott to become a
member of his official family unless
reconciliation had been effected be
tween the former husband and wife
Stranger things than this have happen
ed.
rev persons, even in Washington, re-
alize what a wealth of material capa'
BILE of being used to promote scientific
research the government already pos
sesses. On the strictly scientific worn
of the department of agriculture Il
DAYS out yearly about $4,QQO,O0o, Of
that of the interior department more
than S1,OOO,00O and the same on tn
treasury department, while to the nav!
department, the war department, tn
Smithsonian institution, the fish com
mission, the botanic gardens and tn
library of congress it devotes enoug
more to make a total of more tina
$4,000. 900. or sum representing aDou
10 cents per capita for the entire popU
lation of the United States. Congress
has provided that the museums, nora
ries. containing about 3,0oo,uD DOCKS