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Guiteau ON the Result.

An Inter Ocean Washington correspond
ent had the following interview with Cult
teau: -
"You read the papers, know. Have
you noticed some of them say you are EN-.
deavoring to feign insanity by your ac-
tions in Court."
"Yes," replied Gui,eau, II see some of
them have said SO. They are all wrong.
They did not seem to understand that this
Is not an ordinary case al all ] am not
only defendent, but appear as my own
counsel as we'll, and it is only proper 10 see
that VIC arrive at the trr.i,. That is all
want. ] am not insane. am as sane as
you are. am not pretending that am
insane because am not. am only trying
to get at the truth: Was it the Deity or
myself who was responsible for the sllot:'
II should not think you would be so
anxious to get at the truth as to save your
neck. Suppose you should be found guilty
and be sentenced to be hung'"
ave have not reached that point" re-
piled Guitteau.
"Well, it may not be very far"
1.-THE Lord Las saved my life SO far.
am in his hands. l will be in the lecture
field within a year, and will have $4,000,
then will pay all these little debts owe"
Suppose the jury should find you in.
"Then should be taken to the insane
asylum, suppose, until could get out.
Suppose they convict me could get a new
trial. don't know but we will take care
of it when we come to It,"
He spoke as lightly as though he was dis
cussing the case Of a Russian Nihilist
whom he had never seen and in whom he
felt no particular interest.
"You claim, then, that you are sane'"
ayes, l do" he said with his idiotic- like
smile. I'm certain sense l was insane
when fired the shot, because l was not a
free agent and didn't commit the act Of my
own volition. was compelled by power
over which had no control and therefore
l was irresponsible. In that sense l was
insane. All want is for the truth to be
brought out and that is why make these
corrections as the trial proceeds"
"Wiil you take the stand or address the
jury:'
II may address the jury. shall certain
ly take the stand and testify to the truth"
"When do you go on:"
"That is in Scoville's hands. think
though, shall come on just before the ex-
perts and make my statement"
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COURT DIRECTORY.
Times and Places for Holding District Courts in
Montana.
FIRST DISTRICT.

FlKSI DISTRICT.
In Madison county, at E,rgni, City, second
MONDAY in November, and third Monday in March.
In Jefferson county, at Kadcrshurg. first Monday
IN September: third Tuesday in February.
In t;alatn county, at Roz.u,an, third Monday in
October, and third Monday in April.
In Custer county. at Miles City fourth Monday in
September, and fourth Monday in Nav.
In Iieaverhcad county. al Dillon. first MONDAY
III September: an'l the third Tucsia, in February.
SECOND DISTRICT.
In Deer Lodge county, 1T Deer Lodge City,
onh Monday in April: first Monday in September.
first Monday in December.
In Missouia county, n, M,>soua, fourth Mnnd,y
in June; second Monday in November.
In Silver Bow count, first Monday in May and
fourth Monday in September.
THIRD DISTRICT.
III Chntr:tu county, at Benton. on the third
Tuesday in April and tr" first TUESDAY in September.
In Meayhcr county, n White sulphur Springs.
on the first Tuesday in .\pri! and the third Tuesday
October.
In Lewis and Clarke county. N Helena, frs, Mon
dav in May and the first Mon!., in November.
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GUlTEAU'S TRIAL.
The National Menagerie.

The trial Of the brazen.faced murdere,
goes on as usual, with the exception thai
the judge 10 daily becoming greater foo
and the prisoner a greater knave. The ey
idence being brought forward BY the de-
tense, though tending to prove Guitear
at one time a religious fanatic, do not in the
least relieve him Of the responsibility Of the
crime Of cool and deliberate murder. 1t |,
very unfortunate the case should be trieC
before SO lenient Judge as to allow the
rascal to make such mule Of h,mssl
with such paternal relationship ON the par,
of the court. The Judge, however, became
SO dtsgusted one day as to order the prison.
er to keep still or he would gag him. The
following crazy remarks were ELECTED from
the learned prisoner at odd times during the
progress Of the trial:
ust as the witness was released FROM the
stand, Guiteau improved the momentary
lull to make the first speech Of the day
II notice my friend Henry Ward Beeche,
is doing some cranky work in this case. ]
used 10 attend his church and prayer meet.
tngss, and If your Honor knew him as well
as do, you would not pay any attention
to him: There are great many people
have no doubt that Mrs. Triton told the
truth, and that he lied about it, and tell
him SO publicly" "Oh, we'll, prisoner, tina,
will do for you," said Dav; r. Guiteau
was apparently satisfied, and nodded with
smile, saying, "ti,at's all right Judge, !
ss,;.f.,s nays hsa my say o" Beeeher' and am
Before the next witness appeared Gut.
tcau took advantage Of the opportunity and
broke out with, II desire to tell all these
crank newspaper men that appear here a,
my own counsel, That is the only answe,
to all the silly stuff they have been deliver
Ing themselves of for some days past
Some Of these newspaper men have gone
crazy. l appear here in part as my own
counsel, as have right to under the law
and Constitution Of America"
Guiteau's brother on being asked +;
Scoville to explain what h.. meant by saw.
ing that his brother was morally responsi
Die and that he was under the influence al
the devil, witness explained the peculiar
belief of his brother as to counter influences
Of Christ and the devil, which were being
exercised upon mankind and that one OF
other always gained the ascendancy. He
agreed with his father and believed. al
the time, his brother through his intense
egotism and wilfulnese surrendered himsel
to the influences Of the devil, and that be
ing free moral agent he was morally re-
sponsible to God for his crime; that wa,
his understanding of responsibility in this
case. The prisoner here interrupted some
somewhat petulantly, you've got tina,
thing wrong side up my friend it's very
poor theology and very poor position 70,
you to take"
Witness-"Perhaps it is, but don't think
snn
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LAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY.

LADIES' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ACAD.
ENVY - thorough. COLLEGE -- four courses.
Year hegns Sept. 9TH. Examine TOR Yourselves
Catalogues sent by the President, u. S. IkEt;oKY.
ID. d., Lake Forest, III.
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caucus OF Democratic Senators will be
called for to-day.
Eli Schommhoff, for MANY years the
chess champion OF Russia, is dead.
E. A. Clabaugh, we'll known among turf.
men, died in Baltimore Tuesday morning.
1t is runored that c. P. Huntington will
soon resign from the Pacific Mail directory.
DR.. John Mason, for many years Profes.
sor Of Chemistry at Harvard College, is
dead.
DR.. Hammond says that fifty subprnas
will not take him to Washington as wit.
ness In the Guitteau trial.
The superintendent OF the New Hamp-
shire Asylum for the insane has been sum.
noned In the Guitteau trial.
1t is stated that the French Government
has decided 10 Withdraw the decree prohib.
iting the importation Of American pork.
In order to avert the peril threatening
Elm, ii is proposed to lombard Rickop and
precipitate the loose rocks in an opposite
direction.
The German admiralty are arranging
plans by which the German transatlantic
steamers can be transformed into cruisers
In case Of necessity.
In Brooklyn, Monday night, the horses
were taken from Patti's carriaye. and she
was hauled to her hotel by men and then
serenaded by the band Of the Twenty third
Regiment.
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...;t, .,.e "ve''Sl ros,e. . ~ eonl'a"ee
W." VIC ."s'o''' P''o''"e" '"o e"">'e's'
youth, under the pretense Of urgent
state business, obtained audience at the
Ministry OF the Interior of Russia, with
General Icherevine, presiding over the
commission for the mitigating Of sentences.
AS soon as admitted, he fired revolver at
.ne 0enera'' out the na!l passeo narmiessiy
oet~een ms arm ana ms sac. Inc Zen
era, secured ana o'sat"eo the vootn' wh"
said he was merely the instrument Of an
other person.
So far from Mrs. Abraham Lincoln he
ing short of funds, as alleged in recent New
York dispatches her friends in Springfield
say that she has had an income Of $1,000
arising Of $1,000 per wear, and from the
interest on $6oono In Government bonds
Wn'cn nave recently hcen called. This re-
d"ces that source OF revenue somewhat, but
from that and other private sources since
she came back from Europe wear and
"n ago. sue mas save" %S'ooo from her IN
eo"e'
Inc London News commenting on trial
o. Iu'tteau saws: It's to be hoped that
Tor the sake OF American justice, and pub
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Rofs and asstes.

A caucus Of Democratic Senators will be
called for to-day.
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n And cDORPBluNE Raoss
cured In 10 10 70 days. Ten years ess
|" tablished: 1000 cured. Write stat.
~ UOUvUin ing cas-. D.. AAssa. Quincy, Mich.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-13
THE GOSPEL OF DYNAMITE.

When Hartmann, the Nihilist, gave to
the New York Herald the hideous nara
tive of his criminal adventures, he desired
it to be made known that he had come to
this country to solicit the sympathy of the
American people with the cause of the Nj
hilists. He has, no doubt to his surprise,
found that there is little or no inclination
to sympathize with him. He is denounced
by all the leading journals, in fact, and it
is deliberately proposed that he be given
up to the Russian Government. But it is
very certain that one cause of this stern
view OF Hartmann's offense is the recent
attempt TO assassinate the President. That
infamous act has had the effect of arousing
our press and people from kind of wax
ing dream. For some years past there has
been sort Of tacit belief that we could af-
ford to make light of many things which
would be dangerous for other forms of gov
eminent. We, it was thought, could dis
cuss everything without fear. Even the
most immoral and menacing doctrines
would be stripped of their harmfulness by
open debate upon them. As consequence
we have never made any serious effort to
prevent the advocacy of the most subver-
sive theories. Nihiigm in Russia affects to
seek only the overthrow of the autocratic
principle, but Americans ought to know
better than this from their own experience.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-13
A POOR EXPLANATION,

The Nation some time ago asked for in
formation on the fact that although the
"supply of French wines had fallen off
"nearly one.half since 1875, their price in
" this country had remained perfectly
" steady" Whereupon trade journal
devoted to the wine and spirit interest
undertook to explain the phenomenon, and
says that it is because manufacturers use
name and brand which is capable of
covering great many grades of the
wine they put under it and that thus
when the supply of good wine of the
particular brand falls short, they quietly
fill up with an inferior grade. The trade
circular says, Sometimes this is done
with the knowledge and consent Of the
buyer, in which case it is up to that point
ga perfectly legitimate transaction. If it is
"done without the buyers knowledge it is
:" of course, cheating" This is true, and
it is also true as a rule that this kind of
substitution is done without the buyers
knowledge, and is consequently, cheat.
ing" The average buyer of wines is not
able to distinguish between grades, and
must trust to the honesty OF his wine mer-
chant. If however it is the regular practice
of the manufacturers to use labels which are
specially designed to conceal instead of to
indicate the quality of the wine to which
they are affixed, it as evident that the
habitually practices swindling
on wholesale scale. The fact is that the
condition of things to which the Nation
directed attention is proof positive of
very general dishonesty on the part of
either the wine manufacturers, or the
vendors, or both, and that the attempt to
explain it while pretending that it involves
no wrong to the consumers is a most impu-
dent experiment. 1t is not to be doubted
that the supply Of French wines in this
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-13
SICKNESS AT PANAMA.

1t is said that there is a great deal Of
sickness among the Lesseps working par
ties on the Panama Isthmus. There is
nothing at all surprising in this, for it is
well known that the climate is one of the
deadliest in the world for Europeans.
When the Panama Railroad was built it
was said that every tie might have been a
dead body, SO fearful was the mortality
among the builders. In fact, the enter.
prise was several times brought to stand
still by the death of all the engineers and
foremen in charge, and it was found ex-
tremely difficult to procure men who were
capable of withstanding the exhausting
work to be done. The same difficulties
and dangers of course must beset the canal
diggers and those who supervise the work /;
but though it is impossible to carry on
such an enterprise in that region without
mourning great sacrifice of human lives,
there is reason to believe that this will,
after all, be one of the least formidable OBJ
stacles to the completion of the canal.
Whether it will ever be advanced far
enough to afford practical test.of its ca.
pacity to Withstand the floods of the
Chagres and its affiuents, does not appear
at all certain just now for recent reports
seem to indicate an alarming weakness in
the financial backing of the enterprise
But if it should reach that point of con.
struction the real difficulties will then
commence, and M. Lesseps will have before
him very different problem to the simple
one of cutting ditch through level sand
bed, as at Suez
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-13
TIE ELECTRICAL EXHIBITION.

The Electrical Exhibition now open at
Paris promises to be the most interesting
display that has been made during
the century. The extent to which cleo
tricity may be applied has never before
been SO fully illustrated, and several inven-
tions seen now for the first time are among
this valuable collection. 1t is to be hoped
that Mr.. Edison will take the present
opportunity of convincing the scientific
world that his long labors have not been
without fruit, and that he has been libeled
by those who insinuated that all his So
called discoveries were tardy appropri.
ations of the inventions of other people.
OF course it is not to be expected that an
answer can be given at this exhibition to
the far-reaching question-What can be
done with electricity? The truth is that
human knowledge of that subtle force is,
even after so many years of investigation,
merely fragmentary and imperfect, and
that science has scarcely advanced be-
yOUQ Tie IUEeSHOlu. GlltY years
hence our children will be hold
ing similar exhibitions at which they
will show applications of electricity as
far surprising those of to- day as the
latter exceed the possibilities of the be-
ginning OF the century. And it seems
almost certain that great efforts will be
directed toward the discovery of some
method of employing the force as motor,
when we remember that with all our i'm
provements on the steam engine we have
thus far failed to retain much more than
ten per cent. of the energy represented by
the consumption of fuel. In the produc-
ton CT electricity there is far closer
equilibrium between the amount Of fuel
burned and energy retained, and this is
special reason for solving the problem in.
dictated, If electricity can be so produced
as to be capable of employment as motor,
the gain to human industry would be i'm
mense. To say that "there are millions
"in it " is to say nothing. As matter
Of fact, there are billions and trillions
in it.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-13
THE OLD STORY.

Yesterday tive more victims to coal oil
vera added to the long catalogue Of fatal
disasters caused by sheer recklessness.
The poor girl who was burned to death at
Visalia admitted that her father had fire..
quently cautioned her sbout using coal oil
to light the fire with, hut though she knew
the danger she persisted, and now she is
dead. 1t might be thought that very few
facts had been more fully advertised than
this of the danger of coal oil, bnt never
theless no week passes without bringing
fresh contributions to the army OF foolish
girls and women who will insist upon the
fatal experiment, no matter how often they
are warned,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-13
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

In New York Government bonds are quoted at
l16l for As OF 1907; 1929 for bs OF 1881 114k for
as sterling, 81 1894 IS; silver bars, 1l13.
Silver in London, BIZ consols, 100 9l6d; per
cent United States bonds, 114a 4s, 1901 AS l162
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at
discount to par; Mexican dollars, eo@9o4c.
At Liverpool wheat quoted at los I'd sl0s cd for
good to choice California.
Mining Stocks continue quiet in San Francisco,
and there is scarcely any life to the market.
Governor Blackburn, of Kentucky, who is ply
stefan, persists in asserting that the Presidents
wound will prove fatal.
King Kalakaua has arrived in Paris
Gladstone's health is causing concern among his
friends.
James Hart was found dead near Santa Barbara
Thursday.
O. NJ walton's dwelling, near Yuba City, Suffer
county, has been destroyed by fire.
A serious accident happened to the stage running
between Auburn and Georgetown Thursday night
The corn crop in the West is in great danger from
the hot weather.
DR.. Piss was poisoned Monday by cutting his fin
ger during the operation upon the President.
Ex-Congressman Seymour, of Connecticut, died at
lllcuhtiu 9SoleiOas-
The new American cable has been successfully
laid, and Will be in operation September LIST.
Gold mines are being discovered in New York
State,
Albert Pulcipher died of cholera at Detroit yes-
terday.
Louis Duchin Committed suicide at Napa yester
day with strychnine.
The Grand Jury OF Lawrence county, Dakota,
have presented the County Commissioners for NAL
feasance, and demand their removal from office.
The steamship Belgic arrived at San Francisco
yesterday from China and Japan, bringing Hong
kong advices to July 18th and news from Yokohama
TO July 2sth
Fire at South Bay, W T.; also at Olympia, W. T.
The Bankers Convention at Niagara Falls fin
shed its labors yesterday, and adjourned sine die
Jessie Lee was found dead in a cabina at Virginia,
New, Thursday night
The =" high license liquor law" in Nebraska has
been declared constitutional by the Supreme Court
of that State.
Much interesting and valuable matter will be
found this morning upon the inside pages of the
RRcoRp-IJsroN
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-13
THE PoPE's RESIDENCE.

A curious canard has been afoat recently
concerning the Pope's future residence.
It is said that he has threatened to leave
Rome and go to Malta unless his household
is treated with more respect. OF course
the italian Government would not be sorry
to lose him, but how he could take up his
abode in Malta is not indicated. If he
went there he could only go as visitor
or if he chose to reside there it would only
be on sufferance. The English Govern.
ment certainly would not permit him to
establish his Court on its territory, and he
would find it very difficult to obtain land
of his own anywhere. But it may be re-
garded as certain that the Pope has not
the least intention of leaving Rome, so
long as he is allowed to remain there, and
it is far more probable that he will confne
himself strictly to the Vatican, as his
predecessor did, than that he will think
of quitting the Eternal City.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-13
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION VERSUS COM
PETITION.

The San Francisco Chronicle, which finds
nothing too stupid to say against the rail.
roads of this State, provided only it be
malignant, falls foul of Lloyd Tevis be-
cause he in his recent address at the Bank.
ers' Convention approved the consolidated
system Of railroads which obtains here. In
matters of this kind the Chronicle never
hesitates to lie when the truth will not
serve its purpose, and so it asserts as
matter of fact that the rates of the Cali.
fornia railroads have been extortionate,
and then cites this false assumption as a
proof of the truth of its position that com.
petition is better than consolidation. Now
the fact is that the rates on the California
railroads are not now and never have been
excessive that they are lower than the
rates on many if not most Eastern roads
and that the system of consolidation has
produced quite as great and practical ben
efts to the community as Mr.. Tevis al.
leges. 1t is perfectly true, as he says, that
the earnings from old roads have been in
vested steadily in new ones, and it is
equally true that the management and the
charges on both new and old roads have
been in all respects more satisfactory to
the public than could have been the case
had dozen different corporations built
and owned them. The Chronicle says
"The extensions made by our railroad mo.
"nopoly were made on extortionate rates
of transportation, wrung from the peo-
"ple." That is fiat falsehood, and it is
a falsehood which only perfectly reckless
and utterly irresponsible demagogue could
be guilty of. The earnings used in the
extension of our railroad system have been
honest earnings a great deal more honest
than any earnings ever used by the Chron.
icle in the extension of its business. There
has been no extortion. There has been no
attempt to keep up rates for the mere pur-
pose of making all that could be made. On
the contrary the rates have been lowered
whenever the state OF business justified
anu nave bScu lSW-
cred thus three several times without out
side pressure.
If the Chronicle knew anything about
transportation, and if it had the decency to
recognize the truth when it saw it, it
would long since have perceived the fact
that competition in the railroad business
has entirely failed to reduce rates, and
that this is understood and acknowledged
throughout the country. The failure of
competition was pointed out several years
ago by Charles Francis Adams, Jr., and at
the same time he predicted that CONSOLE
dation would be found the only remedy |
for the existing evils. No more striking |
illustration OF the failure OF competition
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-13
THE CHINESE STUDENTS.

1t seems that one reason why the Chinese
students are being withdrawn from the
United States is because the naval and
military schools here are closed against
them. They can go to Eugland or Ger
many and obtain entrance to their naval
and military schools without any trouble,
but our absurd and antiquated restriction
upon foreign.born applicants has rendered
it impossible for them to avail themselves
of American institutions in these respects.
Why our naval and military schools
SHOULD be closed against foreigners is
one of those things which nobody
can understand. It seems the more
ridiculous when we reflect that
there ia no such thing as an American race,
but that this nation is the most composite
in the world, being made up of every kind
and degree of men. That such people
should exclude all not native-born from
their naval and military schools is, to say
the least, inexplicable.