Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-10-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Or Regu5ar cosrespoadsnt.
WAsHISGToN, Sept. Is, 's6.

The winter population Of Washington is
hecincing t. return. and the hotels Is we'll
as tie business ard fashionable quarters
Of the city are resulning their woated ap-
pearaace. 1t will d. long time until the
halls of congress and tie corridors Of the
caaitol ara again crowded with Legislators,
lobbyists. and Sight saers, but, meanwhile,
matters 81 national interest IRE daily trans
pirinr here, and tic Importance Of the
capital as tie great and permanent news
center OF the United States IS recognized
BY the many papers who now keep coz
respondents here the year around. The
capital mas grown with the growth of the
nation. Che government Of the Emitted
States, the national life and manners as
mirrored in Washington have become 2
subject Of interesting study. not only g tAe
philosopher. The historian aud the moral
ist, bus 10 million, of Intelligent citizens
throughout 5ae country.
Every year more and mere Washington
Is being selected Is the natural rendezvous
Of all conventions and assemblies that are
at all national in their character. Arrange
ments were proposed the ether day fer
the accommodation Of the soldiers to be
present next May at the grand competl-
tive drill, for which S20,0oo III prizes are
offered, ana To which every military COM
panF in the country will be invited. Dur
ing the coming winter several national
conventions Will rendezvous here.
Washington IS the most attractive city il
the country, especially in winter. iiand-
some public plildiags, private residences
hardly equalled by any American city for
number and beauty, broad streets and two
hundred miles Of asphaltum pavement, Fl
most every street elnbowefed il foliage,
and the presence Of the most distinguished
mcn Of lie whole nation in assembly
these are unique features, and they draw.
They have drawn Thousands of wealthy
nep to come from ali parts Of the Union
and build residences, transforming the
capital into our Winter Saratoga. II the
KNIGHTS Templar desire to hold their on
cIaye here daring oUr most entertaining
season. We Will not only welcome them A.
~ assurance Of cur regard for their hon
cradle and useful order, bit we viii take
measures t. extend to them royal hospital
ity. Washington i equal to her destiny.
l. Il is expected that Special Envoy Sed@-
wick. Mo ht& completed tAs mission VI
investigation q III, Cutting matter ii
Mexico, VII roach this city today, II
which time nc viii make the secretary u
state his Official yerfesl report. Col. Sedg-
wick Instructions whom appointed special
envoy were % Tie effect that HI report
should not BE- nladeiH writing. but deliver
cd IN person = the @ecral;fy.. This being
the case. there will, Of coUrse, W 40 re-
cord made il The state department Of his
mission and it results. The chances are
that it viii never be made p7biic, - it will
be delivered TO MIR. I5ayard, and Under
the circumstances il is not at ali likely
that he will allow It to Eecome the pro-
perry OF the public. The controversy
growing out Of Cuttings imprisonment has
practically settled itself, and it will make
bit little difference what may be the re
suit Of the Investigation carried Oh by the
envoy.
The war department just now is in the
midst Of a discussion as to the proper dis
,1-oj nG 1ha 1 nnaJt, Indians ,rhnca ro,-
ture has cost the Government so much
blood and treasure. There are a class Of
military pundits who imagine that the
ifnDt for these murderers and thieves has
been warfare and that the Indians are en-
titled to b~elligerent rights. When q
score or two Of Indians, who have been
living on a reservation, fed and cared 70,
by the Government, stealthily leave there
and engage in a raid throughout a wide
extent Of country, not seeking troops tx
fight, but robbing and numbering peacea
BILE working people, men, women ant
children il their homes; obscenely anl
f:cHdishiy torturing and mutilating met
ls.Fishiag womcn-is that war any NOR,
t.,;an piracy?
and when these miscreants, incarnation
q cruelty and british lust, are pursued
and after long pursuit, either caught .
compelled to give themselves up becaus
they are out Of ammunition, out Of food an
Sc surrounded that escape and furthe
deriltry is impossible-is that sscapituls
ton Of q hostile force engaged in legit
mate warfares Are they "prisoners {
war;? They are simply felons. murde