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The oasis., 1904-01-30

perfect right to sell the evidence
that he is entitled to the baggage
viz: the check-if anyone else Is
willing to buy it. Having once
bought the check the purchase
would have as absolute right to
delivery of the baggage upon pre-
sentation of the check; or Should
the purchaser see fit to sell it to a
third party, that other would have
the same absolute right to the de.
livery of the baggage. No rail
way company would have any
right to refuse it delivery. And
this is exactly the same principle
that should apply with the passage
ticket. Instead of clouding the
issue by his illustration the Texas
judge made it all the clearer.
In clearing this association it
would be possible to point out
cogent reasons why the courts have
so industriously twisted the princi.
pies underlying the law OF common
carriers, in the case OF passage
tickets, and in the interest of the
railways; but that is another pro-
position, which can be permitted
to rest for the present.
The oasis., 1904-01-30

crystallized and complete several
centuries ago, and had become so
thoroughly grounded upon all such
points that it would be unsafe
to tamper with it. During CEN
turtles wagons and boats had done
the transportation of goods in Eng
land and the American colonies,
and all the various rights of ship
pers, conslgnees and assigneess of
goods in transit, and the bills of
lading therefor had been clearly
d Fl n d in the common law.
People travelled but little and
journeys were short. Transpor-
tation lines were short, and carriers
were no more wealthy anG powerful
than were those they served. In all
questions between the individual
and the carriers, the rules of equity
prevailed whenever the two went
into court. But with the advent
of steam in transportation there
came a revolution in modes of
travel, and judicial methods of
treating common carriers. Jour.
neys became much longer, much
more frequent, and long lines of
transportation came into existence.
There arose many new questions
between individuals and common
carriers-particularly in questions
of passenger traffic. Most of the
questions with regard to freight
had been adjudicated in the DAYS
Of wagon transportation, and the
courts dared not disturb the prin-
ciples upon which were founded I
their adjudication. In such cases
Justice dared not slip the bandage
from her eyes to notice the dis
parity OF the litigants in wealth
and power. Nor dared legislature
change the law. But in this new
lass OF questions arising in pass
,nger transportation, legislatures
nave changed the law where they
Gould, and courts have discovered
lew principles that are anything
'ut equity. The legal prohibition
II transferring passage tickets is a
.ase in point. And the illustra-
ion used by the Texas court to
xcuse its ruling is very unfortu-
late for that side of the case, and
hows the Weakness of the posi-
ion. The court can see no dis
inction," reads the decision. "be-
ween buying such a ticket and
emanding ride, and IN buying a
aggage check and demanding
mother mans baggage" Nor can
nyone else see such a distinction.
t another man who has checked !
is baggage wants to sell it, he has
The oasis., 1904-01-30
A DISTINCTION WITHOUT a DIFFER
ENCE.

Week before last THE OASIS receiv.
ed from the railway authorize,
with request for publication, and
comment, printed slip which
reads as follows:
Ticket scalping is hard hit again
by the decision of District Judge
Kittrell at Houston, Tex, making
permanent an order prohibiting
brokers from dealing in unused
portions of reduced rate railroad
tickets of any sort, reading over
Texas roads. A railroad ticket,
the court held, is not property in
the ordinary sense of the term, but
merely evidences the right of the
parry to whom it is issued to
secure transportation at reduced
rate. according to the contract en-
tered into between the road and
himself. "The court can see no
distinction" the decision con
tinued, between buying such a
ticket and demanding a ride, and
in buying baggage check and de-
manding another mans baggage"
-Roil,oay Age.
AS per request the clipping was
reproduced, but owing to the
crowded condition of our columns
comment was deferred until this
week, but is now cheerfully given.
For one THE OASIS has never
been in sympathy with the modern
efforts of courts and railway cor
porations to amend and nullify
the laws relating to contracts and
common carriers, which is the real
situation in all this fuss and
trouble over ticket scalping. There
is no more reason why one man
who has bought a railway ticket
and for any reason doesn't want to
use it, or has used it in part and
doesn't want to use the rest of it,
shall not have the right to sell it !
to another man, and that other
man have a right TO use it or sell |
it to third party who can use it, /
than there is why the same man 1
who may have a bill of lading for
merchandise in transit shall not
sell that bill of lading to another
party, and that other, or third .
party, get the goods at the point Of
destination. That is the law OF
common carriers with regard to
freight. A railway office in San
Francisco contracts with A to de-
liver in New York a carload of
canned goods, or any other kind Of
merchandise, giving therefor a bill +
If lading. A can sell that bill of
aiding to B and he in turn can
it to G, and when the lat
er presents the document the
FOODS have to be delivered. That
; the law, and the courts will en-
orce it. Now why should there be
distinction in a contract for
.arrying a man over one for car
ying a box of merchandise? In
ach case the railway lines contract
o perform a certain service, and
n one case they receive pay in adj
'ance. But in the case where
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-17
SLOT MACHINE PlUneER
PUT A NICkLE IN THE DEVICE
AND WON FIFTY THOUSAND
CIGARS.
Quits the Game 10000 to the GOOD.
but Declines to Settle
for $18.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov. IT.
Think of winning 10000 cigars on an
original investment of nickel,
Relations are now strained between
railroad employe of Hopkins and a
merchant of that city who maintains
a slot machine in connection with his
cigar stand. The merchant refuses to
pay up, declaring that he has changed
his mind about gambling and does
not believe that it is moral.
The original play started mildly, but
the railroader was not content to win
small amounts and began putting IS
on fushes A successful draw to a
flush on the machine nets eight s.
cent cigars for a nickel For IS the
number supposed to be paid would be
SO0 The plunger continued to play un-
til he had amassej the huge credit of
10000 cigars. By this time he was
thinking in denominations of a thous-
and. and could see an eternity of frag-
rant Havana smoke in prospect for
him.
III go you one to see whether YOU
give me $4,000 or 100000" he said, as he
fed another nickel to the machine.
Go you,' said the proprietor. look
ing worried.
The plunger lost.
Il guess I'll cash in now" he said.
AS it was Saturday night and 10000
cigars would pretty we'll clean out the
store, the dealer asked the man to
come back on Monday. The next day
the dealer came post haste to Minneap-
oils and consulted a lawyer. The law
yer declared that it was a gambling
debt and could not be collected
When the plunger came around for
the cigars. he was shown SIS and told
to take that or get out He decided
to wait and also consulted a lawyer.
When he found that he had no re-
course, he went back and said many
words to the dealer and steadfastly
refused to take the SIS. He declares
he has a scheme in mind to secure as
| much satisfaction as 10000 cigars
would give him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-17
ONSTIPATION.

Health is absolutely impossible, if
constipation be present. Many SER
ious cases of liver and kidney COM
plant have sprung from neglected con-
situation. Such deplorable condition
is unnecessary. There is a cure for It.
Herbine will speedily remedy matters
G. A. Lindsay, P. NJ, Bronson, Fla,
writes, Feb. II, 1902: Having tried
Herbine, l find it fine medicine for
constipation SOC bottle
Sold by the Upington drug store.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-17
HIS LONG LOST COUSIN
SToESSEL OF MINNEAPOLIS DIS
COVERS RELATioNHiP TO
RUSSIAN GENERAL.
The Two Were Boyhood Companions
and Evinced Strong Prediction
for Military Career.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov. H.
There is at least one family in Min
neapolis which is watching the fate of
Port Arthur with bated breath
At SIG Ninth street S resides Peter
Stoessel, own cousin of Lieutenant
General Carl Stoessel, the Russian
commander who is making his last
desperate resistance against the Japs
at Port Arthur.
According to his Minneapolis cousin,
a romantic career has been that of the
now famous general. He was born at
Magdeburg, Saxony, and was trained
as an engineer. The two were boy
hood companions. and very early in
life Carl evinced a strong prediction
for a military career Incidentally the
Stoessel family is one which has
sprung from race of fighters. Two OF
his relatives who were generals in the
cause of Carts ambition. When it
came time for him to be trained tech
nically, his parents decided that he
should be civil engineer, and regard
ing this as means to an end, Carl
submitted to this form of education. It
was not part of his plan, however,
to be a mere bridge and railroad
builder all his life, and soon after he
had completed his special training, he
left to seek his fortune in Russia. His
relatives protested against his emf
grafton to the far north, but thorough
ly believing that that country, afforded
him a good field for his budding ambi-
ton, young Carl Stoessel went to ST.
Petersburg, a friendless youth, who
was destined to become a great gen.
eral.
Stoessel came to the United States and
for many, many years he heard nothing
from his cousin Carl. The young man
seemed to have been lost to his family,
and doubtless had decided he would
not communicate with them until he
had achieved his ambition.
What was Peter StoesseIs surprise
at the beginning of the Russo Japanese
war to see in an illustrated newspa-
per a portrait of griZzled warrior la
beled Lieutenant General Carl Stoes-
sell commander of the Third Siberian
corps, of the Russian army, in charge
at Port Arthur" Though changed ma
terially by the intervening years, and
the rough experiences he had passed
through, it was the same old Carl
whom Peter had known as a boy In
Saxony.
The family resemblance between
the two men is so strong that there
can be no doubt of the Russian gen.
erals identity, and every dispatch
bearing upon the situation at Port Ar
thur. or upon the character of it's COM
mander, is eagerly scanned and pre-
served at the Stoessel home on Ninth
street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-17
RIVAL ELECTRIC LINE.
Another Line to be Built From Spo-
kane to CoIfax.

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 1.-THE
promoted by Mark F. Mendenhall of
this city, is increasing it's capital stock
from 100000 to 100000 and has en-
larged it's plans from merely building
an electric road across Moran prairie
to building across the Palouse country
to Colfax. 1t has closed a traffic con-
tract with the Washington Water
Power company to enter the city over
the power company's lines and to in
terchange passengers on transfers.
The system is planned in rivalry
with the Graves project in the same
field.
The route the line will follow across
the country or in the city has not been
determined upon. One survey has been
run through Spangle, and if it is Sc
lected, the line will enter the city
across the high bridge over Hangman
creek Another line is being run
through Mount Hope, and if it is Sc
lected, the cars will come in over the
Liberty Park line.
Mr. Mendenhall said Our plans
are completed and the finances are as
sured for the construction of a main
trunk line and several branches aggre-
eating over 100 miles in length We are
backed by American capital, which
can not name 1 was asked to have
$500, 900 in bonds subscribed by the
residents along the proposed route and
I have already a large part of that
amount.
Assured of Ample Funds.
Some time ago surveys and profiles
necessary for grading were completed
for about II miles, and deeds for the
right of way for that distance south
from Spokane were secured. More re-
Gently we procured extensive rports of
tn products and tonnag from the couh-
try tributary to the line and made such
a satisfactory showing of the earning
capacity of the system that capitalists
have assured us of ample funds to
construct the road"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-17
For sale by L. L. Tallman.
Dinner for German ENJOYS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 1.-THE
first brilliant social function of the
winter will take place at the German
embassy tonight when a dinner will be
given by Baron Speck Won Sternspurg'
in honor of the commissioners of the
Kaiser, Lieut.-Gen. Won Loewenfeid
and Major Won Schmettau. who are
in Washington to attend the unvelhng
of the statue of Frederick the Great.
The dinner. will be ATTENDED oy the
members of the diplomatic corps, the
members of the cabinet. high officers
of the army and navy and representa-
tives of the German societies in Wash
ington.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-17
eocthIIsT LEADER ARRIVES IN
AMERICA TO ESCAPE KEEN
EST POLICE PURSUIT.
o,ssian Government Has Spent Mil
lion Dollars in an Effort to
Locate Woman.

NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-katherine
p,ashkobresky. leader of the socialist
revolutionary branch of the nihilist
marty in Russia, arrived here today
after the Russian government had
snant nearly 100000 in an effort to
find her ana send her back to Siberia,
vbere She had served twenty-five
A.. Nine. Breshkotbresky. who is a
member of the nobility of Russia, has
for Years gone from post to pillar in
Russia, organizing secret revolutionary
chapels. teaching constitutional gov
eminent, establishing underground
printing houses, and all the time dis
guised as a peasant. has passed under
the noses of the secret service spies
who have sought her throughout Rus
to instruct the American people as to
the condition of Russia. She says:
Russian Throne Doomed.
1t does not matter whether the
child born to the car was a boy or a
girl. If it was a girl and a boy was
substituted, it does not matter. for he
will never be car of Russia. Before
he is old enough to rule the country
will have become a democracy.
If the American people knew what
beautiful people the Russians really
are they would have nothing but SYM
pathy for them in their present slavery.
Every year the best people in Russia
are taken away to prison.
The present war with Japan is
hard but it is bringing light to the
people. They see that the administra-
uon IS not strong enough to manage
such an undertaking. The people see
mat the great Russian bear is a
stuffed monkey. Japan will win the
night and then the people will demand
oetter form of government. 1t is
Aeand to come at an early date.
| am here to tell you that the rev.
o'uuohlstS in Russia are not the ig.
NoIa'II class that the government
PAID agents have made you think. They
"ie lhe best people in the country.
Russia is today the great stumbling
'oeN to the human race, but if it had
"e constitutional government that it
'0sn' 10 have it would give the people
'rahce to develop along the line of
Il Ueir natural bent and the world would
be proud of u.s."
Nine, Breshkobresky was sent to
''" IN 1871 for political crimes
f'' "tn went back to Russia and
plunged into the revolutionary move
''' AGAIN She reorganized the So
revolutionary branch of the
"'i'S'S and today the branch is the
strongest in Russia.
immediately the police began to
Her and a price was set upon
,"P'ufe' Dr.. Shidlobsky. who
with her was arrested recent
Il anu sentenced to death. When the
=, 'e 'ofnered her she escaped over
Il '''uer with a false passport and
wat 10 Switzerland.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-17
Cured 20 People.

Sergt. G. C. Rummel of the 26th
United States coast artillery writes
from Fort Flagler, Wash.-TRIB is DO
ing very fine work among the people
here. I know of twenty persons here
who were cured Of the Drink Habit. /
take Measure in recommending it as a
cure for the Liquor and Tobacco
habits. '~trs-ss.
For sale by L. L. Tallman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-17
STATE Of Ohio,
VI Toledo, }ss.

VI ONO,
City of Toledo, .ss
Lucas County.
j. Cheney makes oath that hi
senior partner of the firm of F. J.
o.. Co, doing business in the
50 OF Toledo, County and State
- Sald' and that said firm will nav
,n sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
TO-. ' Tor each and every case O,
rs. ''7t cannot be cured by the
u Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
worn to before me and subscribed
can., presence, this 9Th day Of De-
'sm0er, A D. 1856. ~ -
rseo,, A. W. GLEASON,
Ham Notary Public
Catarrh Cure is +or.n ,a..
kaps 49, 'u acts directly on the blood
Sens '0us surfaces of the system
Tor testimonials free.
g., T. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O
rs, by all Druggists. 75c.
Patton. 'a'h'iy Pills for consti-
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THE EVENING
STATE S M AN
CLASSIFIED COLUMNS
ADVERTISING

ad be right; tie medium
DOES PAY mus Salesman s as y medium ALRIGHT because it Goes
into of Wala homes night putting
adv in clos etouchw with the buying public
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-17
Judge Parker Opens Law Office,

NEW YORK, Nov. lex Judge
Parker has opened law office in the
New York building at 80 Liberty
street and has announced that he will
will practice alone.
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REAL EE>ATE
FOR SALE OR TRADE.

16A ACRE GARDEN TRACT THREE
miles from city; acres sub-irrigat-
ed, balance can be irrigated by
wheel; new Groom house, small
barn, young orchard. Price $4,000,
$500 down, balance to suit purchaser.
$50 acres; d cne diversified farm,
more than half in cultivation; good
house, barn, hog house and other
buildings; 2 good wells, nice orchard,
pasture land good; miles of town !;
miles to haul grain. Price $3.50;
will take city property; balance to
suit purchaser.
Good acreage tracts in Green's ad-
dition; terms small payments down,
balance on as long time as wanted
Some lots close in from SIS to 800;
part down, balance on time.
WOLF E. CAMPBELL.
Rooms and Barrett Brick.
Phone Main 1893.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-30
THE METAL MARKET.

George L. Walker, writing in the Boston Commercial, under date of July %, says:
 Copper has shown further increase in firmness this week. Lake is now held by the leading producing inter- ests at F 7-S and electrolytic at 13 B. cents per pound. Leading consumers are inclined to balk at each slight ad- vance, but copper is being sold in good volume. Exports of copper during the first eighteen days of this month amounted to 10,735 long tons, or 2,o00 tons more than the whole of month oi July last year. The prospects is that exports for the month may aggregate 17,OOO0 tons. and that August and September shipments will be cores bonding large. The market is in a very healthy condition, producers re- porting that they are readily able 10 sell all the copper they can make at quoted prices.
 The Copper Share Market.
 The copper share market is rapid ly coming to be the center of specula- tive interest There has been very large increase in the volume of buy ing orders from investors, and senti- ment is much more hopeful than il has been at any time since the move ment began. As a result of the ad- vance every holder of copper stocks is now in better position to buy than he was at the lower prices. This is especially ture of the trading element who carry stocks on margin. the rise has not brought as many sci ling orders into the street as one would have naturally expected and ii public buying continues to increase as rapidly as it has in the recent past, there will soon be sensational ad- vances in some of the more popular stocks.
 At this writing a reaction seems to have started in the copper stocks, and the traders are working for a lower range of prices. A reaction will be a good thing for the market. It should not be mistaken for the turn back toward a permanenely lower level, however. The market has gotten too good start to be allowed to die of neglect after two weeks of inactivity. Though public interest is large, it has only just begun to show itself. l. will increase as prices advance, just as it always has in the past.
 Of the thousands of readers of these letters who thought well of my advice to buy coppers before prices began to advance, 10 per cent prob aby increased their holdings when the start was made, 20 per cent more have perhaps come in on the rise, 30 per cent more will undoubtedly begin to take an active hand five to 10 points higher. and the other 40 per cent and all their friends can be depended upo.i 10 come in at the top, provided the top is high enough to look attractive to them. This is human nature. To take advantage of it believe coppers should be bought on all reactions
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-30

ported progressing in excellent man. ner and the mine steadily improving.
 Ex-Governor w. F. Banks of Utah is at Paradise looking after copper properties that he is developing there.
 Charles F. Hansen came in last night from a visit to Sonora proper ties he is looking after the develop ment of. He left this morning for his home at Wilcox.
 The Picacho gold property in Sono- ra continues to get more and better ore with depth. It is. now in position to hold place as a steady shipper Much high grade ore is on the dump for sacking and considerable bodies in sight in the workings to sustain the dump.
 c. z. Taylor of Pittsburg is here to look after the mining field, expecting to later become interested in proper ties tributary to Douglas and to make his home there. MT. Taylor has been identified with mining for some years. He is widely known in Ne vada, from where he came here, in connection with a number of import ant mining propedties.