Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-25
MANNING BROKEN DOWN
OVERWORK THE CAUSE OF HIS
SERIOUS ILLNESS.

SEASAOOO lAlAN hS6t
his Retirement from the Cabinet Ex-
pected Within the Next six Months
Assistant Secretary Fairehild Likely
to be His SuccessOr--RaudalI to be Ig-
DOred by the Revenue RefOrmers.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The friends
of Secretary Manning think that it will
be necessary for him, in order to recuper-
ate his exhausted energies, to retire from
public life at least for year or two. He
is simply worn ont with hard and con-
slant work continued through night and
day ever since the new administration
came in.
Secretary Manning came i'll to the
Cabinet reluctantly. He knew and feared
the exacting duties of the position. His
fears have been more than realized. In
these circumstances it is not strange that
his friends think he will retire from the
Cabinet within the next six months. AS
soon as he is able they say he will proba-
bly, go to Fortress Monroe, or some
other resort for health-seekers, and will
probably be in Washington very little
afterwards until he retlres from the Cab-
net, which they think will be about
Sept. 1.
HIS SUCCESSOR.
In the meantime Assistant Secretary
Charles S. FaiTchild, Of New York, will
act as Secretary of the Treasury. Mr..
Fairchild, these gentlemen think. will be
Secretary Manning's succs ssOr when the
resignation of Secretary Manning takes
effect.
Mr. Fairchild is an able lawyer, of ex-
cellent judgment, quick and cOmprehen-
slVe perceptions, uDtiring industry, and
great capacity for affairs. He is about 80
years old and in vigorous health. Outing
the time that he has been in the Treasury
Department he has thoroughly mastered
the duties Of his office and has shown
himself to be tit for a higher trust.
FEARS OF APoPLEXY.
DR.. Hamilton, of the NJ arine hos
pital service, who was the first ply
sician to see Secretary Manning
yesterday after his Illness, made a
statement to Assistant Secretary Fair
child this afternoon in regard to the
condition of Secretary Manning, from
which 1t appears that he has symptoms
of apOplexy and Is not regarded as out OF
danger. DR.. Hamilton says he Will
be confined to his bed for
some time. According to Secretary
Fairchild's information, Secretary Man
ming was first taken i'll in his office, and
IN falling to the floor from exhaustion
wrenched his ankle. subsequently he
grew worse aud there were symptoms Of
ap0plexy, which alarmed his friends and
resulted in the summOning of the physi-
clan. The attack of vertigo. Secretary
Fairchild said, was subsequent to the
fall.
HIS CONDITION UNCHANGED.
At II O'Clock tonight the physicians in
attendance npOn Secretary Manning stat.
ed that his condition was substantially
unchanged, although he moved bimselfin
bis bed with rather more ease than he did
this morning and appeared more com
Portable. His face continued flushed.
however, and his breathing labOred. Dr..
Lincoln, in response to a question, said:
alt will be several days YET before alldan-
ger is passed. and several weeks before he
can safely resume work" Although his
physicians speak thus hopefully, their
troubled looks and the great anxiety ex
hibited hy his family and friends Indicate
that his condition is at least critical. A
recurrence OF the attack Of yesterday is
greatly feared, and the extreme gravity
Of the case can hardly be oyer-estimated.
II is impossible to ascertain from pro-
tessiOnal sources the Secretary's true
condition, inasmuch as his physicians
Uul VI lGNlictb ~ Tue WISHES Ul uls IdliltIN
decline to give a detailed statement Of the
case.
MR. MORRISON'S BILL.
Chairman Morrison will report bill to
reduce the war tax and to reform the
tariff on Monday, April .. 1t will COM
bine the administrative reforms suggested
in Mr.. Hew1tps bill, with the red ctions
in duties proposed by Mr.. MOrrisOn's bill
as amended. Mr.. Randall gave his final
reply to the revenue reinrmers this after
noon. 1t was in substance, that nothing
they had proposed, or would propose 5y
way OF compromise, would be acceptable
to him. He also said that in his Judg-
ment no tariff legislation whatever was
advisable in the present condition of la
Dor in the United States.
RANDALL TO BE IGNORED.
The revenue refOrmers will pay no
further attention to Mr.. Randall
but will 90 ahead with the preparation OF
a tariff bill which they think will COM
mand a majority OF the votes IN the House,
regardless OF Mr.. RandalPs opposition.
The principal changes TO be made in the
bill to this end will probably be the return
Of the metallic ores from the free list TO
the dutiable list, and possibly similar ac- /
tiOn respecting coal, and the placing OF !
wOolen and flax upon the free list. There /
may oe some increase IN the rates pre- /
scrbed for sugar in the Morrison bill, but !
some decrease in the duty on wOolens. |
Mr. Randall says that the bill will not
pass. lie will oppose IL actively.
THE PRESIDENTS OUTING.
The President has made no plans for
the summer. lie has not secured a cot
tage at Woods Hole, Mass, or anywhere
else, nor has he had the cottage AZ the
Soldiers Home used in summer by some
OF bis predecessors prepared for bis use.
He will probably remain in the White
House, which ne found very comfortable
last summer, until il Is time 10 take his
vacation, about which nothing has yet
been decided.
JEsUP's MAIL DELAYS.
Representative Blount to-day received
from the General superintendent Of the |
Railway Mail Service the following letter, |
dated yesterday: ''The Postmaster |
General this day handed me your letter |
a clipping from the MORNING |
NEWS, OF Savannah, Ca, OF March 20, /
relative 70 the dispatch aud /
delivery Of mail 70 offices be- |
tween Jesup and Macon, GA. Permit /
me 10 invite your attention 10 the fact I
that there appears TO be only two trains |