The National tribune., 1886-10-07
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Weeks D0ingS al The Ma
ti0nal Capital
90 - 80 - wIrE.

10 the custom of Washington there VIII be no
large entertainments or dinner parties until the
advent OF Congress, aHd IL would be an lnnoya-
tiun if any evening receipt ons were held az the
White House prior % that time. The ensuing
session oi Congress viii end ON ghe 3Ih of March,
which VIII have the effect 20 make the gay sea-
son short aud brilliant When the time comes
The festivities al Tie White House VIII no doubt
D. up 10 expectation. But FOR two months the
White House pair win have abundant gHppr-
tunity for the iUH enjoyment If each others
society. They can nave their afternoon drives,
Just like other people friends can drop In in
formally, they can look ia 40 tav ,hoStcIs, Mrs.
Cleveland can 90 shopping while The President
Is attending t0 official business aud listening TO
Oiiicc-seUkcrs, aud in the evening when the
blinds are down ana BE- is zoo late for company,
he can read ior aor while She crOchcis or en-
broidgr. Mrs lleyeauds pets Ion the present
are the terrier Coz, now so well known toiame,
a canary bird aud white mouse. The duration
Of Mrs. Iosom's stay in the White House
seems undetermined, but il appears 10 be taken
for granted that her visit viii not he a short
one SHE Is said 60 be a model mothgr-in-iaw,
and does not iuteriere with the honeymoon any
more than She did with the counting What is
most extraordinary, she rides with her back TO
The horses when tie three drive out together,
instead Of Suggesting to the President what a
nice scat ID would bc for him. Other mothers
in-law have douated this until they saw for
themselves Some of them have expressed
their disappr0yaI &C the setting OF such "a pre-
oedout, bat have been measumbiy Modified on
learning that the President has not once spoken
10 Mss. Cleveland OF the good pies which his
mother used io make
Mrs Cleveland is s;ill a great curiosity tothe
people OF Washington. The Other night 40 the
thcaier the people N the audience looked al her
sitting n private box as IL she was a wild
animal. After the play nearly the entire au-
dience stood ia the lobby IN double rows the
TWO lines reaching from the auditorium doors
down the stairs, ont the front door and even TO
the carriage door. When she came ont they
CAPPED at her as fshe was professional beauty.
When Mrs Cleveland goes TO public places she
must expect 10 be gazcd at, bat j: is hardly fair
when she comes out OF the White Housefo her
evening drive that She should be daily met by
gaping crowd OF people.
THE TREASURY PORTFOLIO
At the Treasury Department there seems 10
DO no Importance attached 10 the report that
the President hiss offered the Secrctaryship Of
the Treasury 70 senator Mcpherson. Indeed il
j. stated with certainty that Secretary Manning
is going back TO the Treasury lie has decided
10 remain NJ the head OF the Department as
long rs his health viii permit him 10 do So
even 10 The end uI SIR. CiCyeland's term. when
the members of Mr. Cleyelaud's Cabinet ac-
ceptcd their appointments il was with the un-
Outstanding that they enlisted for the war; T"
that they would remain in the Cabinet until
the end of his term. A Democratic AdmiListra-
tion WAS an experiment, and many serious
obstacles had 10 be overcome, and stability was
necessary. ID was important that there should
be no breaking M al the Cabinet, They had 20
work together, come what might, To carry into
effect Democratic measures aud make the Ad-
minislration a success. or course, such a Gala
nifty as the illness of Mr.. Manning was not
taken into consideration. When. he was in
such a critical condition that il was uncertain
whether or not be woula ever recover, and he
was obliged 10 leave the Department. 81 seemed
as Il his retirement could not be avoided Con-
seqncnily his resignation was sent In. Now he
has apparently recovered his health aud he is
willing and desires 30 stand by The ship aud
see the Administration through, il his physical
condition viii admit OF il. He would put him
sell b. great per onal inconvenience 10 do this.
His absence would be a serious loss 10 tie Cab
inct, and Mr. Cleveland would feel il kccnly.
or course, as a friend Mr. Cleveland would not
urge upon him too strongly 10 remain If il in
volged injury 10 hs health, but he will do all
be can to retain his services without taxing his
strength. IT may be said with certainty that
Mr. Manning viii make the trial.
WHAT TO 10 WITH GERONIMO.
The report Of Gen. Miles IS still In tho hands
OF the President, and has been the subject Of a
brief conference between himself and Sec
Rotary Endicott, but Il is understood that
no line OF action has yet been decided upon in
regard 10 that portion relating 20 the surrender
OF Geronimo. While the text Of the report is
not yet accessible for publication, il is known
that lG respect To that matter Gen NJ lies does
not explain himself 10 the satisfaction OF The
authorities, and that his granting OF conditions,
which are nov understood TO be even more
liberal than has heretofore been supposed, is a
subject OF embarrassment and pcrpieXity.
without saying 50 la emphatic terms ID is
gathered from Gen. Mles's expressions on the
Enbiect that tAe agreement was made that the
lives 81 the prisoners should be spared. and that
They should Boz removed al once from Arizona.
Ia this respect Con. Miles has ID l. said gone
contrary 90 tho wei. understood wishes OF his
supruurs which action amounts practically 10
olsobedlencc ofoTders. The only reason suggest
cd Tor this course 80 the absence of ANY sat fac
tory statement o. the poiHt from Gen Miles
is the fear that ID ha did not secure the prison.
ors in th. WAY they would make terms with
aud surrender Themselves 10 the MeNicans.
This would have rendered the ermnation
OF the campaign apparently less crcditable
70 the Americans Ia this state OF affairs
there seems 10 be nothing which the author
ities can DO Cor The punishment Of the pri =
Ouers except "a keep Thorn permanently 4. rfis-
oners Olwar EYcn should the civil auth0r-
iucsoi Arizona demand them for trial with the
most positive proc, Of murder ready for pres
entHlen, the hands of the Administration
would Doe tied
Con Mile.'s report Is vcfy long aud interest.
lng. he devote tue greater portion Of ID to an
account % the pursuit Of the indians since he
took command. III, shows how BIS campaign
differed from taH. Of Con. Crooks The after
used friendly luaiaus 10 fight the hOstiles
while Gen. Miles pursued them, the United
States troops uslag only few Indians as
tTaicTs.
TIE NEW PENSION BUMDISG.
Cen hoigs, Supervising Engineer and Archi-
tecl % Che new Pension Building, has submit
ted his annual reIa.t 10 the Secretary Il the
interior. After stating tie condition Of the
building ~ DAT, 81 bis last annual report Sep.
tcmleg i--5, ho says the balance %! Ic .ppro.
priHtlun remaining SD mat time We. so 30 81
During the Fail and Winter the roof aud ma
sorry we've completed and the building was
entirely Enclosed. During last year al thc
pens on force WAS transferred 30 he building.
and by keeping the heating apparatus AZ work
the interior was dried rapidly and no incou.
Nenicncc or Ill-hra..h has resulted Last No.
Vemacr the tunes available cave out and IA,
work was Suspended Congress al the last
session appr0iTia e. $4,000 Tor completing 10,
building and an additional ~gl 600 tor extend,
ing the fourth ho0. Ia order % Increase the
ARIA OF floors iog Office purpocs and record
TooDls. CONTRACTS Hsve been awarded Tor com.
pieton of tle bul#ng and the extension OF
lie ionHa B0Or Ga Aug work Was com.
menced upon plastering The great hall. and
most Of 10 has been completed. Some progres,
has been made in Use new work The brick,