Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-25

Important Grand Jsry Investigation

held Il ATAZ0Fss czAse1 today. Tae Jury
( AIS been = session tEo weeks. ard r.
+ ports thirty indictments, and fail H.
/ Teeiigstlon q the san Cirigs Indian
/ reservation f-a1zs. Several indictments
against ex-Agent J. II. TIFFANY for err
+ bezziemsut, grand larceny and eonspir-
/ s.cy were found. The qrossess frauds
| have been discovered IT tTaalckiag In
| dian goots; cisposIng 81 supplies: using
/ the surplus ~ co1lrnissary stores for
/ sp=c7ls.ive Purposes: spproprlat1u2 cat
I tie purctl2s@t fos the Indians: setting
I the indians 10 wsgA IN coal HeI1=- tax
/ ing All expenses and salary OFT of Indian
/ Supplies: giving contracts 70 G9vern-
/ tnsnt contractors for large amounts of
/ indian supplies never furnished, and d.
Titln9 ttas Profits; counting rsfIO1s for
one hundred Indians at the posts, thus
creating q surplus TO BE- used by the
AeeIt and reservation sFudicats estaI-
! il=h>i. that every Indian child born Te-
| celTcd rations from the moment Of is
birth. he Indians many times we're
Only half fed and clothed. when i BE-
cane necessary 20 create IA additional
surplus, which Of course. created discog-
tent among them. The Grand Jury az
f-1Jate the recent outbreak u the Agents
for bid treatment Of the indians. IN cut
ting theIr allowance Of food and cloth
ing and gene al isIs.Isanlgeracf.t in tie
denial Of the nights OF Indians: the re-
suit OF speculation and oftIcia. avarics;
violation Of pledges au,! guarantees
given the Indians which gere never ful-
titled The Jury also found that the
prisoners sent here had been confined
fourteen months. half clothed and far-
Ing badly, and who were not aware ct
What they were accused OF until brought
here. and upon positive proof were sil
found innocent, the guilty ones having
been turned loose, or had escaped while
Agent Tiffany was conversaut with all
the facts and knowing them to b. the
guilty ores. Indian trader Ruben Ward,
j. Il. Collins, mer chant At Naxey; Ezra
hoeg. formerly in charge of the sub
agency At san Carlos are all indicted for
participation In the frauds. Russell q.
Wheeler, Agent of the Pima. Mgrieopa
and Papajo Indians is also III iicted for
embezzlement and perjury. Ire Jury
report that the testimony of The Indians
corroboratod by white witnesses estab-
l!shed the fact tina. General Crooks pos
seszses the entire confidence of tbs In
dams ana that no trouble need be feared
| under bis administration. Many facts
were discovered which the Jury cannot
! repeat. They say that fraud. sp2c1la-
tim, conspiracy. larceny, plots, and
counter plots seemed 10 rule ut San Ca.-
| los reservation, and with the facts ali
known. the outbreaks and bloCdshed
Of the Indians Is nor q matter OF sur
prise. Distr!ct Attorney Seaprisk!e and
Marshal Iidbail WHO have worked mp
tbs evidence on these matters have vet
important discoveries which they BET
lIsye Will convict Tiffany with & prev
| Ions knowledge of the Indian outbreak.
| The Grand Jury compliment the officers
| for ferreting out these facts which es-
| sabi.shed the guilt Of the Agents.
Arizona Justice.
| TUcsoss. 4. L.. Oct. "a big jail de-
| livery occurred here tAis evening. VIM.
Mayor. John Murphy aud David Gibson,
| indicted for killing John Levy; james A.
| siorion, Pat Mahoney, John Webster.
Joe Casey. |. H. Harley. and L. \. IVES
tower, broae jail by first Selling tie Jail
o. Cooler, csgging him and escaping
| through the back way. Great excite
nnent prevails over their escape.
Horse Races,
BaIaHros BEACH, Oct. I'm q race
here today of mile heat, Ida Il. WAS
| first. Hostage second. and Vocation
| third: time l:i5ja.
| In heat OF three-Guarters Of n mile.
| Knight iemplar was first. Edwin 4.
| second. Reporter third; time l:l7;4.
II the second milo heat, Annie e. was
first, Harry Mann second, and Wake
field third: time l:4G.
| IN tho second heat Of tbree-quarters
| of q mile, Carornel WAS first. hlng Fan
| second. and Ohio Boy third: time l:ls.
aquatic.
| NEWARK, \. J.. Oct. 2,.-Gaysell had
| an easy victory over VIM. Elliot. ok
champion of England. III 3 mile boa.
race with a turn on the Passaic. Tn
| official time 2O:51.
yellow Jack.
| PrssAcoLs, October 3.-Thirty-ssven
| cases of fever and on. death. son of j
| AcBarble. The Mayor and Collector
| Of Tie port are Ill aa almost hopeless
| condition. The restitution il Gndi-
| Ininished. and there - reason 70 sus-
| pect that number OF new casss have
no. been reported.
The Ohio Election.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 2I.-Oiiicial count of
returns from the State election held Oct.
i0th. made by Secretary of State today
show the folloxing totals and major
ties: Secretary of State Newman. Den :
ocrst, 3i6.s1i: A. townsend. Republl-
can. ~ ,.59; Schumacher l2,At2; Ha-
for, Grrenbacker. 1885. Newman over
| Townsend, 1918; Newman over all.
1868. Judge of Supreme Court, Okey,
/
30 Isl; koseborough. independent. - :
90, Tuttie, Greenbackar, $3.50. Okey
| over Doyle, 1854; Okey less than ali.
l2,s. Member of the Board of Public
/ Works, Weihler. Democrat, over Flick
niger, Republican, I5,l25.
Important. Very.
The American Association of Baseball
Clubs at a meeting today decided TO
admit Nurtis's New York club. Bornie' 5
Baltimore club. and Columbus Club.
The WouId.be Assass,n.
| BELGRADE. Oct. 3.-The Kings AS
s,slant Was the widow of Colonel JEFF
/ re. Aarkofwlch executed with several
Others IN May. 1873, by orde, of Milan.
| The suspected attempt is not merely
attributed 10 revenge but partly polit-
Ieai motives.
spanish Politics.
MADRID, Oct. G.-At a meeting Of Al
| fonsest Democrats, Pcniergas. an
nounced that Serrano would shortly con-
Sene meeting OF his party To commu-
nicate his program.
| Wants n witness.
CAiRo. Oct. 23.-Arabi Pasha desires
that De Lesseps be summoned as a Wit
ness IN his trial.
Body .saatehers on Trial.
EDrSBURe, Oct. 2l.-The trial Of Sou
tar for stealing the body of the Earl of
Crawford, At Beliaires, from the family
vault, began today. He plesded no.
guilty.
souih American Musldle.
| PANAMA, ocs. 2a--In an engagement
between Gillian troops and Montenoras
near fso,a. the Mon,enora party was
dispersed. IL Is believed that the Chi.
ian terms of peace with Garcia Calder On
are accepted, but on what basis Is not
known. Msgdale will soon leave for
Peru, accompanied by a minister, to call
a Congress To rasify.
After the Railroads.
NOMINAL, Oct. 23-The Provincial
Government entered suits for the collec-