GUILTY AS CHARGED.
THE BAKER COUNTY ASSASSIN
' CONVICTED OF MURDER IN
' " FIRST DEGREE. ' i '
Stand in his own Behalf
More Significant Devel
i optnents in Burdick Case
Other News.
Baker City, Op., March 28. For
the fir&t time in the "history of Ba
ker county a jury returned a ver
dict of guilty of murder jn the first
degree this afternoon in the Arm
strong murder caee. The jury stood
8 to 4 of murder in the first degree
m the first ballot, then the vote
gradually changed to 11 to 1 for
murder in the first degree. r
This morning early the jury
came into court and asked for fur
ther instructions on the question of
what constituted a reason able doubt.
The eide glances of the other jurors
plainly indicated the man for whose
benefit the special instruction was
asked, and the one who was evi
dently holding out fpr murder in
the second degree.
Armstrong says be deserves to
die, and, so for as appearances go,
does not seem surprised at the ver
dict. When the verdict was an
nounced he never flinched or chang
ed color, but when he arose to leave
the courtroom his face flusbed to a
deep red. He will be sentenced next
Tuesday.
Armstrong broke down and cried
like a baby while on the witness
Btand. He admitted that he killed
.Minnie Ensminger, but inneted
that he did not intend to . kill her,
and could give no reason for doing
so. The sensation of the trial waa
occasioned when Armstrong took
the witness stand in his own behalf
this afternoon. The courtroom was
crowded at the time, about half the
audience being ladies. Armstrong
said he was 25 years of age, and
that both his parents died 22 years
ago. He first met Miss Minnie
Eosooinger in February, 1900; that
they were engaged to be married;
that about the middle of December
last he received a letter from her
where he was at work, at the Max
well mine, in which she said she
could not marry him Christmas
and that she never could, become
his wife in this world; that she
would rather die than go back on
him. ' She invited him to come and
take dinner with her New Year's
day, bul not to try to talk to her
before that time.
He said he immediately gave up
his place at the mine and came;
down to the valley. . Ha wrote her
a letter and asked for an interview!
before Christmas. He taid there j
was a slip of paper in a small en-1
velope in the letter which Miss Ena
xainger sent him on which some
thing was written, but he declined
to Bay what it was, except that it
was nothing detrimental to Miss
Enaminger. - He declared that he
resolved to kill himself, and bought
a revolver for that purpose. The
letter which he received he burned,
also the slip of paper in the small
envelope, beoause he said he did not
want it fsund on him when he kill
ed himself.
' The night of December 24 he
went to the dance, but did not talk
to the deceased. He went oat in
the yard when Miss Ensminger
started home, and as she passed he
eaid it was his purpose to tell her
good-bye and shoot himself right
then. As she passed he diew his
revolver and fired twice at Miss
Ensminger, ran about 30 feet and
shot hi -r self. He declared he never
thought of killing her, had no de
sire to kill her and did not know
why he did shoot her. During the
time he was telling his story he
broke down frequently and cried,
and many people in the audience
cried also. The prosecution did
not cross-examine the defendant
extensively. .
' Buffalo, March 28. When the
Burdick inquest is ; reopened on
Monday morning by Judge Mur
phy it is possible that other witnes
ses besides the New York hotel em
ployes, "who say they heard Arthur
R. Pennell threatened some , one,
will be called upon to testify. The
new evidence brought to light to
day, like most of the testimony giv
en during the inquest, has no di
rect bearing on the Burdick murder.
Pennell is the central figure in the
episode which has just been brought
to the attention of the authorities,
and they regard it as important as
. throwing light upon the condition
of Pennell's mind on the morning
following the murder. . V
In the interval between the time
when Pennell left the Iroquois Ho
tel barber shop that day, and the
time he took a trolley car for Niag
ara Falls, the authorities learned
r
today, Pennell wenfto the store of
C. E. Walbridge, on Main street
and -purchased A cheap ..bulldog re
volver. "
Mr. Pennell, while waiting for
the revolver to be wrapped up,
paced up and - down in -& highly
nervous . lashiou. ana ; wrung' bis
hands. . " -. r ' -, - ' ; ; ?
A"s?rap. of vidence important
as tending to show that the murd
erer of Burdick left the avenue door
ot ire house after doing the ghastly
deed, has been received within the
last two hours by the police, and
Chemut Hill is now at work on it
This evidence is in the shape of two
spots believed to be the marks of
bloody hngers on the casing on the
outer front door of toe Burdick
housa.
New Haven, Conn., March ,28.
Two letters, which are expected to
figure in the Pennell inquest, which
begins at Buffalo next Monday, bav
ing been sent to Buffalo from tbis
city. Bath were written by Mrs.
Pennell to a girl friend, whose name
has not yet beeo disclosed, and one
bears a Buffalo postmark, dated at
7 o'clock on the night of the au
tomobile tragedy.' It is said that
one of the letters denies that Ar
thur Pennell never intended getting
a divorce, and that in neither letter
is there any trace of mentil depres
sion or any hint of suicide. The
letters are eaid to have been;, for
warded to Thomas Peoney. of Buf
falo, who was formerly Pjdnell's
law pattoer.
New York, March 26. Rev. Dr.
Lyman. Abbott somewhat startled
his hearers at a Methodist minis
ter's meeting by propounding som?
of tboee religious theories tbat be
has elaborated irt his book, "The
Theology of an Evolutionist." The
Bible, according to Dr. Abbott,' is
merely a record of human religious
experiences.
"I have a respect for the old the
ology,'' he said, "and today I can
cot doubt that the change from the
old to the new method of thinking
in religion is important, radical
and revolutionary. The typical de
parture is the recognition of what
was once called the 'carpenter the
ory of God's creation ot ; the world,'
the belief of the religion, that the
earth was turned out as in a lathe.
"The bible is not a book in which
50 or 60 writers tell what religion is,
but it is a record of their religious
experiences, a record of their con
sciousness of God. They were hu
man, they were imperfect men,
those who wrote the Bible, . They
stumbled as we stumble."
North Coast Limited.
The '"North Coast Limited" train op
erated daily from Portland East by the
Northern Pacific, has proven so popular
that the train was continued this winter
instead of being taken off the', run 'as
during the previous ; two years. The
traveling public learned that they could
travel on this train iust as cheaply as
they could on any other, and once its
popularity became established, the com
pany found that they could hardly , get
along without continuing It in operation.
It is an eight car tram, electric lighted
throughout, steam heated and solid ves
tibuled. The train is composed of ex
press and baggage cars, day coaches,
first class Pullman and tourist sleeping
cars, dining cars, and the elegant - -ob
servation car, whtchis equipped with a
barber shop, bath room, card ana - smok
ing rooms, an elegant parlor, library of
125 volumes besides all the standard
magazines of the day. This car, as well
as the entire train is brilliantly jllumm:
ated with electric lights, electric fans,
and is otherwise elegantly equipped and
furnished throughout.: The Northern Pa
cific have eight of these trains on the run
daily, four east-bound and four west
bound. :' .
; When purchasing your ticket for Hel
ena, Spokane Butte, t Livingstons and
and diverging point for the famous Yel
lowstone National Park; Fargo, Minne
oiWlic St Paul. Ohieae-o. Washington.
New York, Boston, or any other point
east, insist on the ticket agent routing
you via Portland and the Northern Pa
nlwnvs have the oleasure
of traveling on the "crack train of the
Northwest" ana tne oniy one ugiitcu
' y 1 T' .'-
Trifie have another ov-
etland daily betweeh Portland and the
beautliul twin ciues, mmneapuua -
St Paul, as well as still anoiuer uvcr
ioi Ufwwn TWtMnnrl. and . SDokane.
Helena, Butte, Denver, Col., Lincoln,
Neb. Omaha. Council Blufife, Kansas
City, St Louis and for Chicago and all
,-Atl of these trains take you via Puget
Sound across the Cascades, through the
Yakima Valley' Spokane, and along
Lake Pend d'Oreille. across the Rock
ies, following ever now , and "then";Uie
old trail made by Lewis and L,larlc one
hundred years ago. .
If there is any information you . would
like to have with- reference - to ; I rates,
routes, maps, etc in' connection with your
trip East, Mr A JJ jnaruon, me Assist
ant oenerai passenger Agent 01 uus
Amnanir of- icE TWfrri enn street corner
LVJll p" J uv JJ '
of Third, Portland, Or, will be pleased
to write you . fully and give any
information desired.
HER FUNERAL.
MRS. POND OF CORYaLLIS LAID
TO REdT IN ODD FELLQW3 ,
CEMETERY. ....
The Bruce Mail Route A Com
; plaint and What Came of it
- Secret of Uncle Sam's Mag
nificent Mail Service
Other Local News
- After a prolonged illness of two
or more years. Mrs. Jennie S. Pond
of Corvallis was summoned to rest
Sunday morning. . Her long suffer
ing and death was caused from dia
betes. The funeral occurred from
the Christian church yesterday af
ternoon, Rev. . A cD.i Skaggs offi
ciating, and a large number of rela
tives and friends of the k deceased,
and of the bereaved family, accom
panied the remains to the Odd
Fellows cemetery, where interment
occurred. . . :
Mrs. Pond was born in Cumber
land county, New Jersey, August
i, 1827. In company ; with her
father's family she moved to Ohio,
and there in 1850, united in mar
riage with D. S Cameron. With
her husband she lived successively
in ; Ohio, , Iowa, ; California and
Washington. During her residence
in the latter" state, Mr. Cameron
died. Mrs. Cameron then came to
Oregon and later married Lewis
Pond, who survives her. Deceased
had lived in Corvallis about .22
years, and although she was much
devoted to home duties she formed
an extensive acquaintance that was
much devoted to her. The best
quality of womanhood is that which
impels a mother's duty to her. fam
ily, and this quality, it may be said
Mrs. Pond possessed in a marked
degree. -' 1 .
She was the mother of nine chil
dren. She is ' survived by six,.
D. S. and A. E. Cameron of Port
land; J. M., A. S. and -Nellie of
Corvallis, and E. G. of Union.
THE BRUCE ROUTE.
How Uncle Sam Keeps Things Straight
A Complaint and Its Sequel.
Recently the Times printed a
short article relative to complaints
of subscribers of alleged irregular
ities in the delivery of the paper
on the Bruce mail route. The se
quel thereto, 6hows with what
magnificent patience and : wbat m-
lini.e care and watchfulness, Uncle
Sam conducts his postoffice and
mail routes. The story that is to
tollow, explains why it is that mil
lions and millions of letters and
postal cards, and tons and tons of
mail matter are daily handled in the
country, and that every letter finds
its way unerringly to its destina
tion, almost exactly on . time. If
dropped in the New York or Boston
mailboxes in the afternoon, un-
es snow blockades or floods pre
vent railroad trains from traveling
on time, a letter will be, delivered
to its owner trom xne, orvaiiis
postoffice on the sixth day there
after.. . How such a numberless
multitudeof letters passing through
so many hands are daily and hour
ly handled and practically always
without a slip, seems in explicable,
yet it is in part explained by., what
follows. : - .
The article referred to above, re
lating to the Bruce mail route was
as follows: , - . ir:-':
Manv comrjlainls are ' lodged . in the
Times office about delay in delivery of
the paper along the Bruce mail route.
Ka.cn Wednesday ana eacn eaiuraay
morning, regularly at eij;bt to half past
eight, the Times for that and other
outside routes is put in the Corvallis post
office. There is never an exception . to
this rule, and there is absolutely no ex
cuse why subscribers along the Bruce '
route should not find the Times in their
mail boxes the same afternoon, - instead
of from one to three days later - as is
charged as having often happened. The
Times does not attempt to fix the fault,
save to Bay that the trouble is wttb the
mail, and there is no excuse wnatever
for it... ,i -' : - ''
In furthering the completeness
of his postoffice and ; mail organi
zation, it seems that Uncle- Sam
keeps a constant lookout for com
plaints either in the press or other
wise. In Portland tnere is a bu
reau that reads the newspapers and
clips and sends to persons who pay
a small tee, all mention ot them or
their business. Uncle Sam has ar
rangements with this 'bureau to
supply him with mention of the
.postoffice department. By; this
bureau tne above - compiajjit was
sent to H. B. Thrall, superin
tendent eighth division, R. M. S.,
at Kan Francisco, jreDruary i6tn,
he forwarded the clipping indorsed
as follows:, .;-;-'.. ' - :. ?.
f Respectfully referred to Chief Clerk,
R, M. S., Portland, Oregon, for your in
formation and necessary attention. '
February 18th, F. E. Whitney,
chief clerk at Portland, 6ent ' the
papers forward endorsed as fol
lows:
Postmaster, Bruce, Oregon: Please
advise if you have received ' any ; com
plaints, in regard to delay in delivery of
CorvaUia Ximes. K,.Pieae:,i.ya any iin?
formation tbat you can in regard to the
matter. . 7,i h'-'. 'A'' i-t C, 5 j',) .
! February 20th, Lucioda Nor
wood p .Ktuiistre.'is at Bruce, wrote
on the pepers therfoHowing and re
turned them to Portland;
; In reply to enclosed, will -say there' is
0 complaint Iiere, the carrier has a few
limes carried over mail, ny mistake. He
endeavors to -do his duty. ( By; the vay
San Fraiit'isro papers fail to arrive 011
time. Get here Monday instead of Fri
day.. , Fault aboard train.
February 26 b, the- chitf clerk ot
Portlond fgain forwarded the pa
pers, endoised as follow:
Postmaster at Corvallis: Kindly take
this matter up with carrier and have bim
explain why these papers are . not pro
pei lv treated. F.E.Whitney, Chief
Clerk. . "
Ma ch 7th, Postmaster Johnson
wrote:
Respectfully returned with the in
formation tbat I have taken the matter
up with the carrier and he informed me
that some time ago he did occasionally
Ket some of the papers mixed up, tint
that of late, he has been more cartful;
and for some weeks there bus been no
complaint, ' :
' March 12th, Chief Clerk Whitney
ot Portlaud, again fur warded the
papers endorsed as follows:
. Respectfully returned to superintend
ent i-ttilway mail service. San Francisco,
California, with result of investigation of
the complaint of the Corvallis Times,
relative to delav in papers reaching ub
ecribers who receive their mail by box
deliverv on star route 73,274, Monroe to
C01 vallis, Oregon. Yon will note there
was merit jn this comp'liinr.However.the
P M, of Corvallis has advised that matters
have been adjusted and the carrier - is
now giving good service. V
March 18th,' the superintendent
at tian Francisco, eent the papers
forward with this indorsement:
. Reepectfullv referred to general super
intendent R.'M. S.Washington, I. C.,
Correspondence based upon a complaint
printed in the-Corvallis, Ore. Times ' of
February 7th. I903, to the effect that
subscribers at Bruce were not receiving
mail promptly. Statement of the post
master at Bruce, Oregon, indicates
there was some cause for complaint at
about the time this article appeared on
account of failure of (Carrier to properly
deliver mail in the bjxes along .the
route, but at present mail is being pro
perly delivered.
; March 24th, James E. White?
general superintendent at Wash
ington D. C. endorsed the papers
as toll ws and sent them ahead:
Publisher Times, Corvallis, Oregon:
Inviting attention to papers from which
it appears, that while there was some
cause for complaint regarding the serv
ice of Bruce, a month or' two .ago, the
mail is now being promptly delivered and
it is hoped there will be no furt'jer
trouble- , ' -:' ; ' V
The Times supposed the matter
would end with the publication of
the complaint, but Uncle Sam, wbo
watches over his country, with
'eternal vLilmce, and infinite sol
icitude, who endeavors to answer
for the safety and. we Ufa re of each
individual, and to shield them and
serve them with all that their necessi
tiesmay suggest, willed otherwise
the sequel shows why it is and how,
11 is that bis mail service : is so
perfect and so comprehensive, the
best perhaps in the world
At Philomath.
The parents and teaohera meeting
last .Saturday was well attended
and was a decided success. Snpt.
Denman, directors and teachers did
all they could to make it interest
ing. - It was the - general , opinion
that auch meetings must result in
improving the efficiency, of the
schools. In the evening. Prof.
Ressler, president of the state nor
mal school of Monmouth, gave a
very interesting address.'
J. L. Vanblairieom and family
returned to Philomath last weak, af
ter an absence of nearly a year. Mr
Vanblairioom, while here, cold bis
farm to Mr. Dexter, who lately ar
rived from the East but expeets to
buy other property in the neighbor
hood. He is at present associated
with H. C. Wyatt in a saw mill at
Ranier. - - i
r Theo aae of J. W. Ingle against
the city of Philomath still continues
to bob up occasionally in the courts.
It is sincerely hoped, however, that
thiB is the last time. - - n -
' MoBes Bros, are talking of incor
porating and enlarging their stock.
Thomas Chandler has removed
to Tangent where he has bought out
Mr. Tryon'a stock of merchandise.
Mr. H. Ambler, the rustliiig real
estate man, is now a full - fledged
American. He took out his natur
alization paper! last week.
Mrs. Loggan is very sick at the
home of her daughter, Mis. Keazel,
and Httle bopes are entertained of
herreeovery. v; .T"
W. T. llowley, M. D.
(HOMCEPATHIC)
Physician, Surgeon, Occuist
(: , . j.;,- ; Corvallis, Oregon.1
Oeeice Rooms 1 and 2, Bank Building.
Residence rOa. Third Btreet, between
Monroe and Jackson. . Res. telephone
number 611, office 481. ' :,
Office Hours 10 to 12 a m, 2 to 4 P m.
I 1 I iHar
II I M Sch affitcy
VI I f Wade
CHIPHAII'S GROCERY STORE.
VegetablesJ Flour & Feed
' , telephone no. 338.
Corvallis, - - - Oregon.
We handle several! brands of canned goods, but none which gives eo good sat
isfaction and represents so much value for your money as . j :
3E03STOOX-.E3--
When yon buy a' can of Monopole Coffee, Spices, Baking Powder, or other
- Canned Goods of this brand, you have our guarantee tbat it will please you,
or money back. Yours Truly, .
C C. CWpman.
Watches, docks
and Jewelry
I have watches from one dollar up;
gold, gold filled, silver, 'silverine and",
cheap ones for the boys.' Kings of all
kinds Wedding nogs, set rings, band
rings. . ; ;,-.. ,
If you are having trouble witb your ,
eyes or glasses and! have tried all the so- ;
called travelling opticians without sue-
cess, come and see me, get a fit that'a '
guaranteed and by one who wilf' alway
be on hand to make good his guarantee.
Notice-After Pfcb I8t ' the store wilfi
close at 6:30 p, m. except Saturdays,.
Pratt, .
' "Bbe Jeweler and Optkfc.
' Notice to Creditors.
In the llattwotthe Estate:
el
James Hayes, deceased. -
Notice is hereby given to all persens- ooncer
d that the undersigned has been duly ap
pointed administratrix ot tke estate ot' Janes
Hayes, deceased, by the county coart of the
State ofOregeB, tor Bentoa county.-1 All per
sons having, claims agalnxt said estate of James
Hayes, deceased, are hewby required ' to. pre
sent the same with the proper TeucherB duly
verified as by law required wlthlu six. months
from the dole hereof to the undeislKned Mher
residence one mile west of Corvallis, Oregon,
or at the law office ot E. K. Wilson, in , Comdlis,
Benton Qeunty. tOregan
Dated, this March 14103. 1 ' --nv.
Caaoline Htkjes.
Admioietratrix ot the estate-of James Hayes,
deceased,
Notice of Final SettLemest. . .,,
In the matter of the estate ot Elda Ji. Elliott, de
- Kottoe 'is hereby given that Ij Ernest Elliott,
aa administrate with the wiU annexed of th
estate ot Elda J. Elliott, deceased, have Sled
my final account as such administrator with toe
clerk of the county court ot Benton county, state
Of Oregon, and the said court has fixed Mon
day the 6th day of April, lh03, at the hour of
2 o'clock In the afternoonjof said day as. the
time, and the county court room : in the court
house at Corvallis, Oregon, as the place for
hearing any and all objections to the said ac
count, andfor settlement thereof .
DatedsMaioh &, 1903.
EKKEST ELLIOTT,
Adminkttratorwith the will annexed ot the es
tate ol Elda J. Elliott, deceased. ,
Danger ot Colds and Grip.
The greatest danger from colds
and grips r is : their ' resulting in
pneumonia. It reasonable care is
used, however, and Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy taken, all", danger
will be avoided. '". Among the tens
of thousands who have used this
remedy for these diseases we have
yet to learn of a single case having
resulted in pneumonia, which show
conclusively that it is a certain
preventive of, that dangerous disea
se. , It will cure a cold or an attack
of the grip in less time than , any
other - treatment. It is pleasant
and safe to take. For sale by
Allen and Woodward. .
, For Sale.
Shropshire sheep' and Poland China
hogs. Wanted to buy or take on shares,
a band of goats. :
It. L. Brooks.
Goods,
1
Oiir Spring Goods are
now ready awaiting a
call Irom the man who
wants a good dress or
business suit for Spring
or Summer at a price
much lower than is
usually ch a rged for
equal quality goods. ;
Ail sorts of patterns
at prices from
,IN
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Willamette Valley
Banking Company.
' ' ' COBVAiLIS OREGON.
Responsibility, $100,000
1 Genenl Banking Business.
Exchange Issued payable at all finan
cial centers In United States, Canada
and Europe.
Principal Correiondetit$. .
PORTLAND SondoM & San FravnclsooBanlc
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SAN FRANCaSCO Irfmdon & San Krancis-
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SEATTLE AND TACOMA-London & San
Franoisoo Batnk limited.
City Restaurant.
Newly Furnished,
First Class,
Meals at all Hours,
Oysters in Season.
Located in Hemphill Building, Cor
vallis, Oregon.
Notice t Masil Settlement.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
executrix of the estate of John Burnett, deceas
ed, has filed her final account In said estate in
the County Court of the State ot Oregon for
Benton County, and on Monday, April 6th, 1903,
at the hour of ten o'clock am, at the jCounty
Court Room in the Court House in T Corvallis,
TiAnmn rwtuntv. Oreeon. is the time and1 ivUm
fixed by the Court for hearing- objections.it
any, to said final account and aettlement
thereef.
. aartha Burnett,
. . , . . Executor.