The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, OcT. Is, 1886.

VI ASA4NGION, WI. AO, 4oOO.
For the first time in six months the entire
Cabinet is in the city. Secretary Manning
resumed his Official duties at the Treasury
Department yesterday. II has been over
six months since he was carried out OF the
department in an unconscious condition.
He looks bright and cheerful and appeared
to be glad to take up the burden of official
duties again. While it is evident that his
physical condition has improved within the
last two or three months, tits apparent from
his hating pace and deliberate movements
that he has by no means wholly recovered.
Many of his friends fear that he will not be
able to continue long to discharge the labo-
rious duties of his Office. But he appears
to feel confident that his strength will hold
out if he husbands it carefully, and avoids
giving too much attention to matters Of
routine and Ye1ations details. He began
to-day by taking things easy. he saw only
few callers and remained in his Office on
" short time. Ths plumbing of the room
in which he sits has been thoroughly over
hauled.
It is understood -hst Mr.. Manning has
bestowed much thought recently on his an
nual report to Cc-,pre:s and that the main
features Of that ioc..,,z->..0. have been already
formed in his own rl;nd, It is expected
that the routine WORK O. the Department
wiH remain in the hands Of Assistant Sec
-etaries Fairchild and Thompson; at least
until after the assembling Of Congress.
Apropos of the Treasury Department the
Government receipts for this month amount
to S14,540,000.
Cabinet meetings, as far as can be learn
ed, have been devoted mainly to the ques-
ton, "Nhat shall we do with him?" mean
ing Geronimo. The Presidents decision
has not yet been announced but the impress
sion is gaining ground that Geronimo with
the other Apaches viii be soon forwarded to
Fort Marion, Fls-, where the Indians from
the San Carlos reservation were sent some
time ago. Immediately after the surrender
of Geronimo Gen. Miles started him and
his companions on their way to Florida and
then so Informed the military authorities at
Washington, by whom the Indians were
stopped at San Antonio, Tex, where they
have been kept ever since pending a decis-
ion in the matter While such action on
the part Of the Government might not be
taken as conclusive evidence that no other
disposition can be made Of them. still it
would be natural inference that the rene
gades will be destined to spend the remain
der of their days under military control at
Fort Marion, and that Gen. Miles assuranc-
es to the hostiles as to their treatment are
regarded as ioviolable, and that they can
MT be made to suffer for their crimes, either
through the civil courts or military commits
sion. When asked about the decision in
the Geronimo case Secretary Endicott de-
clined to give definite answer, but laugh
ingly said, "Oh, Geronimo is all right. We
have him in safe custody and he will not
get away again.
Secretary Bayard was closeted with the
President when the hour for his usual We'd
nesday afternoon reception arrived, and for
twenty minutes beyond the usual time two
hundred and twenty visitors stood in o
packed circle around the Easti room, with
their gaze intent upon the corridor door,
waiting for it to open as announcement for
the Presidents coming. When the Presid-
ent did put in an appearance, he went
through the ordeal in his usual pleasant
The crowd was unusually wAll
dressed and intelligent looking. One lady,
after seeing that the little girl she held b.
the hand had received the pleasant word he
always has for children, drew back step
and in cSsa.-ffully enunciated sentence saidsl
"Allow me, Mr.. President, to wish you o
happy end to your Administration. The
President allowed her by an inclination of
his he.d,, and continued his task. One
young lacy said, 81 have come thousand
miles to see you" and ended her remark in
an uncomfortable giggle, which was joined
IN by her companions.