The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-03-31
LOCAL RECORD

NYE AND BURBANK. The four or nv
hundred people who we're at The oper
house last evening got what they wen
for. They saw and heard the most note
bald headed bumorist OF the present age
Edgar William Nye. which is worth tn
big price of admission any day. Man,
people had made up their mind to b
disappointed, circus like. They certain
ly had no occasion to be. Nye's lecture
or whatever il may be called, for hi
talks are spliced in between Burbank g
are fully as good as his writings, in fac
are the same, without the Illustrations
not very much to either OF value
The illustrations are offset, though, by .
cemetery like delivery, in small, boyisi
voice, which reaches the farther gallerj
with difficulty, making the values abou
equal. Nye's hnmor is principally ex-
| sRgeration, illustrated by the man whose
feet were 30 big that he had to pull hi
boots off at the cross roads,-merely lies
AS q matter of fact this is not real humol
nor wit, and yet il tickles the American
pulse, and Nye is prince OF the trade in
this line. The crowd laughs because il
went TO laugh Thers is only one Bill
| Nye, though. In very few years there
will not be even one. There will be some
other fad. We make this statement no,
to detract from the show but in order
to get somewhere near the truth. Bur-
bank is an elocutionist oil great merit, 9
fine character delineator. His pieces
present stability to the entertainment
and their presentation Is certainly q
treat. His Rip Van Winkle is particu-
larly good. "The Second Trial, !" q beau
tiful thing, he gives q wrong conception
| by giving it humorous cast in few
places, where there should be none. Hi
love in Oyster Bay" brings out his
talent in q marked manner. As whole
Burbank gives q show himself.
WILL BE DISMISSED. "A San Francisco
dispatch says: The clerk of the United
States circuit court OF appeals has re-
ceived information OF the governments
intsn tion to dismiss its case against the
Willamette Valley & Cascade Wagon
Road Company. The case is one OF sev-
eral Of the same character in which the
goyei nment sought to recover large tracts
OF lands in Oregon, which had been
granted by the United States to aid the
construction Of wagon roads. The gov
eminent claimed that the Dads were not
constructed in accordance with the act OF
congress making the grants, and that the
patents to lands were obtained by fraud.
The defense Of the corporations which
now own the lands was that they pur.
chased in good faith from the original
grantees without knowledge of the fraud.
This defense was sustained by the su-
preme court q few weeks ago in the cases
against the California & Oregon Land
Company, and The Dalles Military Road
Company, and in view Of that decision
the government considers it useless to
prosecute its appeal in the remaining
case.
THE BiLL-BoARDs and store windows
are decorated with some of the haddsom-
est paper ever seen In this city, announc-
ing the appearance here of Richard q
Pringle's Famous Georgia Minsirels at the
opera house next Thursday evening, March
3oth, when they will present . novel pro
gram, given by the leading performers oi
the minstrel weird. The following Is on.
of many press notices they have received:
The Georgtas delight a large audience.
Richards a Pring.e's Georgia Minstrels
gave an excellent entertainment TO a large
audience at Metropolitan Hail las, even
ing. The GecrgisI have no weak places.
When the Kersands' mouth yawned the
audience fell back in alarm, but II quietly
| recovered TO laugh at Jas Crosby, one OF
the cleverest Ethiopian comedians In the
country. The Black Patti gave wonder
full i'm mpersonation of female character. A
very neat acr was the drill and singing OF
the Pullman Car Purters. The wind-up
was surprisingly good farce, something
rot often found In q minstrel program -
Raleigh, n c State Chronicle. The prices
will be so and IS cents. without any extra
charge to reserve. The box plan Is q:
Wills Music Store.
ACCIDENTS AT FATEs-The past has been
week Of accidents to the mill hands. I.
Drace, whS works on the carriage, received
a severe Injury TO his foot BY dropping dog
on It Fred Hester dropped jacket plank
on his foot. mashing his toes, but has re-
gained his balance Elmer Hester who
works on the tram car. caught his foot in
the wheel of the car, which threw him TO The
ground. striking his head visiently agaias,
q stump.-Cor. Scio Press.
BIG ORcHARD.-G A Waggoner return
ed Saturday from the Excelsior fruit farm,
miles west OF Monroe. He has just cons-
pleted setting out 10: acIes Ia Italian prunes
The company of which Mr. Waggsner Is
general manager intends to plant 100 acres
each year until they will have 900 acres in
pIunes. This win make the largest orchard
In the stste.-Gazette.
NEW CORPORATIONS IN s82.-Duripg
the year 1892 there were Incorporated in
the state OF Oregon 269 new corporations,
with total capitalization OF sos, Csc, $50.
There were l07 mercantile and manufac-
turing companies, eleven banks and in
veetnent companies, twenty-thrse gold
silver and other mining and smelling
companies, two coal and iron companies,
twenty-six light, heat, power and trans.
portation companies, six building and
loan associations, nine irrigation com
panies and eighty five miscellaneous
companies.
THE MATCH SHOOT closed .ast evening
with the Linn county man second best
| Martin, of McMinnvilie, killed a. birds
missing the 10th, while Meeks missed S
| The defeat was square one. Martin Il
a cool headed fellow, used to be asprinser
and gets disturbed at nothing. Meeks Il
composed enough; but he Is evidently no
Martins equal, though a crack shot. In
the evening the visiting sportsmen were
given a supper, arranged by the ladies o
the Christian church at the w CT u Hall
| SAMPLES OF WooDs. There has beer
shipped from Salem three pieces of woo'
taken from z NJ Croissn's plate. One Is
block OF white fur weighing about 7,4o
pounds and the others are GOO pound riec
Of oak and LOCO pound piece Of balm
These 60 to Portland to be prepared for ex
hibit and then to be placed In the forestr
building along with the rest of the OfegoI
exhibit at the worlds fair.-Journal.
About $50 passes have been recalled b
the new o P management. Il looks as
nearly everybody rode on a pass under th
loose Hogg management. A change has com
over the dreams Of many. and hereafter
VII take solid coin TO ride on the o P. ]
will not be long before the road is on q pay
ing basis at this rate. Receiver Hadiey
business.
JusT AsRIvED.-Direct from easter
manufacturers a number Of the mo
beautiful monuments ever brought to AL
hany. Latest designs In use In the cas-
II you are going to put up one this seaso
call at once and get your choice rs III