The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-10-28
Washington Letter.
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Fort Pickens, Fla, with Nachez 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 Gen
ersl Sheridan gave the matter careful
consideration, and decided that as the
miscreants had surrendered as prison
ers 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 pun
ishment is pretty severe after all. Close
confinement in an isolated fort, far
from their wives and children, and in
a country where they will have to TAX e
their chances with yellow fever, is re-
earned by military officials q treat.
ment that the bucks will feel 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
Treasury Department every day. He
is really looking better now than when
he first came to Washington, for then
he had not recovered from the ex-
haustiOn of the campaign. 1t is his
hope to be able to remain in the Cabi-
net throughout President Cleveland's IS
term. He is anxious, of course, to
carry out his financial policy. Mr.
Manning has many of the traits
of Secretary Whitney. Besides being
a steady, methodical worker, he has
great capacity for work and he is al
ways pleasant to those about him. He
sits at his desk now with a black skul
cap on the back of his head.
Hon. Samuel Randall called upOl
Mr.. Manning at tire department yes
terday and rs they sat talking Mr.
Randall would have been called th'
sicker looking man of the two. H
looks as if he had suffered a great dea
physically, and his usually pale face i
paler than ever. He now uses pal
of crutches. He would not talk poll
tics when approached on the subject
He came to Washington this time onl.
on domestic business that was t
place his daughter in the Academy q
Visitation in Georgetown.
A number of corpulent statesmen
and stout men in public life who liv,
in fear of spoplexy, paralysis and 9th
er troubles, are thinking of adoptin
some means of reducing their flesh
It is said the President is a convert t.
massage through Secretary Manning
improved condition, and that he ha
decided to take a full course of tn
treatment when he can find time t
begin. He will not be likely to fin
time, however, during his Presiden
tial term.
Secretary Lamar recently gave evi
del G, of very strict construction c
the Presidents order. An officer il
his department who is going home t
vote in November asked him if
would be improper for him to make
political address to the people of hi
home ON the eve of the election. 81
would" replied, You should kee
entirely aloof from politics with tn
exception of casting your vote"
| While the President was the CUES
of the Ola Dominion for a few hour
on Thursday, there was considerabl
comment in political and social circle
as to the cause of change of program
which excluded Mrs. Cleveland an
the ladies of the Cabinet who bad in
tended to go to Richmond. To som
extent the impression prevailed tina
the daughter of Jefferson Davis. VIII
was to have assisted in receiving tn
Presidential party, was the trouble il
the way that the President and hi
wife put politics and society togethe
aud concluded it was a political an
social recognition the Administratio
could not permit. At the Whitet Gus
all such ideas were secuted rs prepo.
ferrous. The trip to Richmond was
be q very hurried, fatigueing one, an
rs the party had to return late ths
night it was decided at the Cabine
meeting that the ladies should renal
at home. Some of Mrs. Cleveland
friends were much annoyed that til
matter should have given rise TO Z
much gossip.