Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-03
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
President Roosevelt's WAY OF
Doing Business.
MORE DIRECT THAN M'KIELEY's.

Chief Magistrate Works vixn rously.
Has an Ene ctive Method Of Termi-
mating I'M Neutrality-suspicious. NJ
Maximilian Found In Washington
PawnshOp.
President Roosevelt's way of doing
business Is very different from that of
any Of his predecessors, writes the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Post. Considerable Formally al.
ways attended White House conf eren.
ces In the past. President Mex inley
sat at his desk in his executive office.
and visitors We're shown into the ante
room, where they waited until their
turn came for an interview Thea they
went before the president and set forth
their business. He would listen, Occa.
slonally asking a question to bring out
some new aspect. and when the 7istor
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
crwise that the president had Or had
not done what he asked.
President RoOsevelts 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 v;gor. He will seize a 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-
ancc, 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 2"
1t may chance to he a congressman In
search Of an appointment for Il constt
uent. Cant do it. Cap t do it. All
full. Mighty sorry! Come again. Good
by! And the hopes Of the congressman
and constituent are blasted In a twin
Killing. 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
yoh are all wrong. It's like this
And in moment he is pounding one
fist into the other palm and sweeping
the air like a walking beam on the
double quick.
His method Of terminating an inter-
view Is effective. Out goes his hand.
1t grasps that Of the visitor in an eager
farewell which almost takes him off
his feet. "Goodby!" And it is all done.
Before this victim can recover the
president Is wringing the hand Of a
new one.
In a pawnshop in Washington a col
lector has just discovered a sash and
decoration worn by Macmillan. arch
duke Of Austria, who was placed on
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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-
ian's relatives in Europe, who will
doubtless wish to recover it. The sash
is Of blue and purple MORE silk, and
attached to Il is the badge of the Order
of Isabella IN beautiful enamel. On tho
reverse side Is the motto, ".Al MeritO
Virtudes." With the sash is the star Of
the order, eight pointed and surround
ed by laurel wreath. The whole is in
the 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
ed with gold and heavily enameled
The wife Of Macmillan, Carlotta. Is
still living, though hopelessly insane
and confined in an asylum under the
guardianship of the Austrian govern
ment She Is the daughter of King
Leopold |. Of Belgium. She was
crowned queen of Mexico when her
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les fell into the hands of an unworthy
scion of the illustrious family, who
married South Carolina We man. The
man who pawned this sasL used to be
we'll known in Washington diplomatic
circles. His habits We're such that
finally there was nothing h' would not
pledge in order to raise money.
DR.. Mary Walker of Washington, the
eccentric woman sutflasist, whose adj
vanced ideas en- the subject Of wom-
ans rights caused her to adopt mans
attire many years ago, will not lose her
pension because of her uttrrances re-
garding the assassination Of the late
president, says the New York Sun.
This statement is made on the author
ity Of Commissioner of Pensions Ev-
ans, who says that even If 1t could
be proved that DR.. Walker had uttered
the alleged reasonable sentiments
there is no law under which she could