The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsu1seroN, Oct. 2ard, 1856.

NAsHISGION, OcL. Z0Fu, looO-
1t Is probable that the government
has taken final action in Geronimo's
case. His fate is close confinement in
Fort Pickens, Fla, with Natchez and
thirteen of his male adult companions.
The women and children and two
scouts go to Fort Marion. The presi-
dent, Secretaries Endicott and Lamar,
Attorney General Garland and General
Sheridan gave the matter careful con-
sideration, and decided that as the mis-
creants had surrendered as prisoners
OF war they could not be turned over to
the civil authorities and that there was
no warrant for their trial by military
commission. But their punishment is
pretty.severe after all. Close confine-
ment in an isolated fort far from their
wives and children, and in country
where they will have to take their
chances with yellow fever, is regarded
by military officials a treatment that
the bucks will ieel terribly. Their
family affections are very strong.
Once more all of Mr.. Cleveland's Of
fetal family may be seen at their desks.
Secretary Manning goes to the treasu-
ry department every day. He is really
looking better now than when he first
came to Washington, Tor then he had
the campaign. 1t is his hope to be able
TO remain in the cabinet throughout
President Cleyeland's term. He is
anxious, of course 10 carry out his fl
nancial policy, Mr.. Manning has
many OF tie ats of Secretary Whit
ney. Besides being a steady, methodi-
cal worker, he has great capacity for
work and he is always pleasant to
those about him. lie sits at his desk
now with black skuli-cap on the
back of his head.
Hon. Samuel Randall called on Mr..
Manning at the department yesterday
and as they sat talking, Mr.. Randall
would have been called the sicker look
ing man of the two. He looks as ii he
had suffered a great deal ply siCa.ly,
and his usually pale face is paler than
ever. He now uses pair of crutches.
He would not talk politics when APP
preached on the subject. He came 10
Washington this time only on domcE-
tic business; that was to place his
daughter in the Academy of Visitation
in Georgetown.
Secretary Lamar recently gave evil
dence of very strict construction of
the presidents order. An officer.i in his
department. who is going home to vote
in November asked him il it would be
improper for him to make political
address to the people oil his home on
the eve OF his election. cit would"
replied he. you should keep entirely
aloOf from politics with tie exception
of casting your vote"
While the president was the guest OF
the Old Dominion for a few hours on
Thursday, there was considerable COM
ment in political and social circles as
to the cause OF a sudden change OF
program which excluded Mrs. Cleve-
land and the ladies' of the cabinet who
had intended to go to Richmond. To
some extent the impression prevailed
that the daughter OF Jefferson Davis,
who was to have assisted in receiving
the presidential party, was the trouble
in the way; that the president and his
wife put politics and society together
and concluded that it was a political
and social recognition the adminiStra-
ton could not permit. At the white
house all such ideas were secuted as
preposterOus. The trip to Richmond
was to be very.hurried, fatigueing one,
and as the party had to return late that
night, it was decided at the cabinet
meeting that the ladies should remain
at home. Some of Mrs. Cieveland's
friends were much annoyed that the
matter should have given rise to so
much gossip.