The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-19
SPOKANE NEWS.
The Grand Jury Has Caused Quite a
Sensation.

Sensation.
Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Spokane, Wash, May 17.-It has been
recommended by the grand jury In
their report to the court that immedi-
ate action be taken to revise the pres
eral county offices. which Is now being
done by any and every office holder OF
the several departments. The jury
recommended that the court appoint
one man in each department to receive
all the fees of his office, and that strict
account of these fees be kept that they
may be checked with papers on file.
1t is hardly probable that any system
of this sort devised will be entirely sat
isfactory, and not until the legislature
enacts a law to protect the counties in
these collections will the misappro-
priations be entirely prevented.
The grand jury also recommend the
resignation of Judge Jesse Arthur on
account of impaired health. He has not
been in attendance upon his official
duties more than two weeks since the
first of the year, owing to sickness and
other causes. His department is far
behind in it's work, and 1t has been
compulsory to call in judges from
neighboring counties to assist. caus-
ing much extra expense to this county.
Judge Arthur is now on the Sound for
medical treatment. He Is reported as
being much worse to-day, Mrs. Arthur
leaves this evening to be at his bed
side.
1t is now a settled fact that the Nez
Perez Indian reservation will not be
opened until next August. and IL is not
known but what at that date its open
ing may again be postponed. This is a
great disappointment to many, espe-
ing development of placer mines in
that region, have been impatiently
waiting for the day to come giving per-
mission to locate claims upon these
lands. ft
The Nez Perez Indians are taking
much to the prevailing sports. They
play a splendid game OF baseball and
are with success to themselves mefting
the teams of many towns both IN Idaho
and Washington. Not only this but
the bicycle craze has struck the reser-
walton. Every brave who Is able owns
a wheel, and those not having means
with which to buy will sacrifice any |
thing in order to obtain one. And they |
ride well. too. 1t might be well for |
some one of your enterprising bicycle |
dealers to keep the opening or this |
in mind. 1t will certainly |
not be many moons before the Indians |
will receive their pay from the govern |
ment, and the first thing the dusky |
brethren do after receiving their money |
will be to buy wheel.
A dispatch from Lewiston, Idaho to |
the Spokesman-Review says: There Is |
another sensation in connection with |
the opening of the Nez Percez reserva-
ton. Like so many others, IL will last |
but a day, and then there Is no cause |
for alarm. The mad Indians. headed
by that rascal George Moses, to the |
of $50. threaten force to pre-
vent the distribution of the checks In
payment for the residue land. Moses
CHI In nd a On
who know him best know him to be
1t is not believed here that |
he has the following he claims, nor the |
to make a forcible resistance
TO the action of the government off,
cials. However, IL Is reported that |
the checks at the agency, but will re-
luire the Indians to meet him at a
temporary Office in this city.
Another bluff which this loud-mouth-
ed dissenter makes is that he has ar
ranged for his kinfolks of Moses band
,f Columbia river Indians to come here
IN a body and demand allotments on
his reservation. This threat is regard
I'd as being inconsistent with his other
boasts of ability and intention to de-
feat the opening OF the reservation to
This report has been started and will,
no doubt, be exaggerated by irrespon-
sible news gatherers. 1t is thought
best to send from here the rumors and
1t the same time state that the people
who are upon the ground and know
the facts know that there is no ground
Tor uneasiness.
1t is also reported that George Stew
art. the Indian who was appointed gov
ernment surveyor. has been ordered to
iesist from the performance of his off,
,ial duties or he will be killed. James
Reuben and some other prominent pro-
moters of the treaty have received
threats which make them uneasy.
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