Show NEZ LANDS HALF A MILLION ACRES ACHES F FOR on settlement NT proclamation has been drawn up and prices fixed proclamation in the pigeonhole washington D C oct 13 19 1833 1895 the commissioner of 0 the general land office lias has about completed his examination of the nez perces indian reservation lands in idalio idaho and lias has drawn up an all opening proclamation for or the hie acres of 0 public lands which have been left after those these allotment and patents have bern been issued to the indians it is learned that the commissioner will recommend that the price to be fixed for the agricultural land will be about per acre and 5 per pel acre for the ini stone and timber lands the commissioner will perhaps forward the papers in the case with ills his letter of 0 transmittal to the secretary ot of the interior within a day or ar two and it Is said that secretary smith will at once transmit the papers to the president the president and lila ills full cabinet will wall leave the city on oil monday evening for atlanta to be gone for a week and secretary smith will perhaps find the papers awaiting him upon ills his return the secrecy which Is maintained at the interior department in all such matters makes it impossible to find out exactly when the transmittal will take place and it Is not known how long the hie president will hold the case under consideration before signing the proclamation for the opening ot of he die uncompahgre reservation in fit utah is Is still resting in III the desk ot of an aan caal of the interior department to remain ma I 1 n there until the secretary calls call a for or it although he several months ago predl predicted eted the matter will be set settled tied some time lime tills this month lie has not yet alven any indication of being ready tor for lie he final settlement M 11 1 1 pritchard was today appointed postmaster at sand point kootenai Koo tenal county county ida vice 11 II at dead |