The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-01-04
FRIDAY

peared as indicated by the DEMOCRAT sew
eral DAYS ago and proposed 10 put up
forfeit Of So, 900 by the date named on an
agreement TO bid 500, 600 for the road. In
consideration Of this the Judge properly
continued the case until the date named
If'the s50.0 coo deposit Is made another sale
will be ordered. II not the sale to Bonner a.
Hammond vii! unqrestionably be co,.-
ffrlred as indicated oy tho remarks OF
Judge Fullerton.
Arguments for confirmation wers
made by Judge Z c Bronangh. Judge
whalley. Geo Bingham, r Mitchell, X
weatherford. Percy Kelley aud walli
Nash, while Judge Burnett made the plea
for confirmation. The Times sayss Judge
Fullerton briefly reviewed the history Of o
| p sales. and stated that the road had frat
been sold for 81 ,0O0, 600. next t200. COO, and
now it only brings 500. 600; each time
there was only one bidder and on several
occasions no one appeared 10 bny the road
One year ago be had. against his better
Judgment refused to ecnfrni the sale on
| account of the earnest solieis9tion of EN-
ployes, and ii was not ;ussise 20 Mr Bon
ner to delay matters no9s 5sls be wInld
/ take the matter under advisefnent for ak
days. Mr. Nash strenuously insisted that
it would take longer time 10 get returns
from the English capitalists. and finally
| Judge Fullerton agreed TO put OF consider.
ing the matter until January 18th.
WHAT rs NEEpEp.-The Esgene Gaard
says .'dam the sloughs." Here is what il
needed in the Willamette: A reporter Of
the Guard recently intsrvie xed some Of the
employees of the government snag-boat Cor
wallis on the proposition of what kind Of
improvement would give Eugene fair riyer
transportation. These men have worked
| along the river for number Of years. un-
derstand il, and are more competent TO
judge of What is needed than the high
priced engineers. il is the expression that
il some eight sloughs or double channels Of
the river between here and Han isburg
were stopped up that boats the size II the
steamer Eugene could run to thai city ith-
out trouble at least eight months OF the
year. Tbs manner Of stopping thes4 false
channels would be to so down each about
loo yards and place in piles which would
catch al drift, and place brush against the
same. This work could be done for a not
over large appropriation.
THEArRIcAL--"R z French L Co. in
the New DIR Jekyll and MrHyde." Mana
ger julius Gradwohl arranged with Mr.
French and his excellent company TO zp.
pear hare. Friday eTening. Jan IL. in the
subtle Psychological play Of DR. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde. The play is a dramatizatioa sf
Robert louis Stevenson Novel of the same
name, q work that has canscd widespread
comment for The wierdness Of the plot and
extraordinary psrsoniscation oE the two
pvsTailing sides 10 every huEsan character.
The work was such a deDa-snre from the
common path tina; il brought the author I,
once into lterary prominence, and the rTo-
dnction Of the play based On the novel has
always great interest throughout the cav
| ilisea world. The play has a rich vein of
comedy through il and in the third acs ses-
eral neat and refined speciaisies are intro
dnced that relieves j; much Of its seeming
" sosubre character. while the moral of the
Etory il 30 plain and possnl that il will al
ways soneed IN sending an audience home
deeply impressed with the lesson taught.
The company carries its own scenery and
Calcium light which il always necessary for
| = oomplots prodnctsoa, the regular prices
will prevail during the engagement
AxoTnaR sToRMx axagr did not keep
Away the people and a good many heard
Mrs peake desiver a stirrlng seruaon On
This Man reoeiresh ssnaxTx sBd eaietk
with them" las. night al tbs { p church.
Christ came TO save all SORTS Il sinners. Tieh
and poor, high and low. In pictures that
were finely drawn. 10 cseaE cnt lines. the
| Evangelist told of the different disciples. Of
Christ, in his day. with the prUso;ypes of
| the present day. Some tren say morality
is enoagh for them: but yoa cam cultivate
| plum into an apple tree. and 50 il takes
the spirit ct God 10 save q man. whatever
his position in lie. Yoa can't couae into
the kingoEn Of God bead frst--ths intellect
| Is all night in the services Of ChFists-bni
you must 20 in heart srxs- There is no
one 30 low that God can not save; no ones
30 moral that they do nos ussd Savior.
and whatever their position In lie all are
saved in the sane way.
Tonight Mrs peake will again speak
| and Sabbath night the eiaslng eyangelistic
service will be held.
The ASTORIA RoAD.--The county re-
eorder Of Clatsop county has big job On
mis- hands. A few days ago 26s deeds were
Sled for record. They are the subsidy deeds
OF property 70 Bonner { Hammond A
careful estimate was made Of the property
and the value was placed al s2.lIs. 7ss.
The Astorian says: a great deal Of the
property was rated al q price far below
what ii would bring during ordinary good
| times and il 10 safe 10 say that With what
could properly 6s called boom. the sub
siiy would bring anywhere from four to
ave million dollars" Mr. Hammond Is
now in New YORK arranging the finances.
and il is thought work On the road will
begin with yigor in the spring. Astoria
IIegple anticipate boom when the road Is
IN progress.
How Two ESCAPED -Mrs George Wal
lace of this city received q Letter Monday
from ner sister, Miss kitiridgs, who re-
sides IT Silver Lake, stating that she and
her father were At The Christians tree
services on the night Of the terrible holo-
ctust; that after the program had been
iconplete5, and the WORK of distributing
the presents had been begun, lamp ex-
ploded In the store room and the entire
buiiding wss soon In flames, and the aooT
fell with its unfortunate victims. Mr
kitiridge jumped out Ct the window ard
saved himself. ard Miss Kit,ridge escaped
with her hat scorched. The press dis
patches still Assert that the lamp exploded
in the hall. but this Is likely improbable
Corvallis Times.
| An 0vERcoAT THIEF.-George G Bing-
] ham returned from Corvallis last night
. on his way TO his home at Salem. He hung
, his overcoat at the depot in the waiting
department and strolled around. Durins
the afternoon tramp operator had beer
! around. He had begged 25 cents for 1
meal and bought whiskey and cigar with
r Lit. Mr. vandran noticed that he possessed
: penitentiary phiz, SO when the theft wa
: discovered he was Immediately spotted u
{ the thief. II was learned that he had gcn
on the freight, so when the overland wen
Q out Mr. Bingham followed alter him an
3 caught the thief at Junction with the over
o coat on. He had him arrested and Marshs
b Lee left for junction this noon after th
}. man.
:, OREGON THE BEsT.-A letter from Jc
!. Lane, at Phoenix, Arizona, SAYS he wi
u return home this week, He says thi
country Is a adelusion and a snare," yer
sickly and people dying of like sneer
No business doing and the country file
MP with Mexicans and foreigners; neari
: all dead broke miners. Says Oregon
J good enough for him and If he once ge
:. back here proposes to stay with Webfo'
y as long rs he iives.-Guard.