Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-12-23


ONLY 393 as Elliott asserts, they con
filently declare that there are J~I
wuites at Harrisburg. 250 At Wrln
ee! and 2G0 more at Si:ka, not lhclud-
inc the 80 Russian CrcOleS there,
who are entitled 70 H. clasScd as
white. and numbers Of oilers al
mole than half dozen Smaller
settlements, where whites are fuunI
IL companies ranging from three q
four up 20 l. OF ~. They also sax
it j. the greatest mi axe TO assert
that nothing valuable in minerals
has vet been discovered in South
eastern Alaska, and add that from
the Harrisburg settlement, not vet 4
ycnr old, over S5U, 0G0 in GOLD dust
has been sent below and sales of
quartz veins have been made at high
figures with = view of working then
ncxt season. Enough has been
done to show the great Vine of t.e
placers found and the exceeding
richness of many of the le yes, and
it is certain there will lie T. ,arge adj
dition TO the population next spring
Further, we know that the a.ricul-
tural prosperity of that section is
rapidly developing, ana that the
climatic difficulties in the way Of it
are far from irrel arabic. Further
still, there are now measures on foot
to develop the timber interests, in
one kind Of which (the yellow CEDAR,
SO valuable and 50 abundant in
Alaska, neither Washington Terri
tory, Oregon nor British Columbia
can compete with Alaska.
The Assassin Makes "a Statement.
New York, Dec. 1S.-Washington
dispatches give the following written
statement from the assassin to the
President:
" l am requested to review my
trial and give my opinion of the men
who are doing it In general I am
very we'll pleased with the trial and
especially the court and jury. Judge
Cox l consider just the man for this
case He is able, CONSCIENTIOUS and
careful, and is disposed to give wide
latitude to all parties. I think he
believes in my idea of inspiration.
He is heightened churchman and
therefore disposed to do absolute
justice to the deity and myself.
Without the Deity's pressure tho
President never would have been re-
moved. This pressure destroyed my
free agency and compelled me 10 do
the act, just as the highwayman COM
pels man to give his money. After
placing pistol at the victims head
the victim may know that it is abso-
lutely wrong for him to give up mon-
ey that his wife and children need,
but how can he keep it with pistol
at his head. This irresistible pres
sure to remove the President was
upon me for thirty days, and it never
left me. When awake it haunted
Inc night and day. At last an OPP
portunity came, and 1 shot him in
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
depot. I would not do it again for
million dollars. Only a miracle
saved me from being shot or hung
then and there. 1t was the most in
sane, foolhardy act possible, and no
zone in bis right mind could have
.dcne it, but the pressure on me was
$50 enormous that 1 would have done
it il l had been shot the same min
ute. l had no power to prevent it.
Tho President was surrounded by
Ibis cabinet and personal friends.
land 200 or 300 people were in the
depot. Nooue but mailman would
think of assaulting him under such
circumstances. If I had not been
Instantly hurried away by the po-
aice / would have been shot CT hung
40 five minutes. The Lord protected
me then as he has on three other oc-
casions since the I'd OF July, when
have been assaulted. The gradual
way the Deity removed the Presi-
is confirmation of my original in
SEPARATION. I am we'll satisfied with
the Deity's conduct of this case thus
far, and 1 have no doubt he will
continue to further act to that end
aud that the public will sooner or
later see special providence in the
act.
/ have an unusually bright jury,
and l wish them to pass On my case.
l Judge they are honest, conscien-
tious and careful. They listen with
the greatest interest to the testi-
mony aud addresses, and no doubt
they will give this case their most
solemn attention and dispose of it
according to the facts and law, and
l presume the heightened, conscien-
tious press of the nation will ac-
,guiesce in the verdict.
Mr.. Corkhill has introduced GER
tain witnesses who have been guilty
of rank perjury. Some of them I
have known nothing of for years and
care nothing about. Their perjury
has been so manifest and wicked that
it has excited my wrath, and have
denounced them in plain language.
i shall also show their iniquity in
rebuttal by my testimony and that of
others. I have denounced the dis
trict attorney for the mean, decep-
tive way he has conducted the prose.
cution. My opinion of him is we'll
known, and l decline to notice him
here.
MIR. Davidge is supposed to be a
heightened lawyer and fine gentle
man, and I am we'll pleased with his
connection in the case.
Judge Porter knew years ago,
when l practiced law in New York.
l Go not admire his style. He is too
venomous in examination. He is
supposed to lie good lawyer.
The defense has been unfortunate
in having insufficient counsel. Sco-
vile has done well considering his
experience in criminal matters, but
lie and l differ as to the conduct of
this case. He laws too much stress