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NO FIGHT OF ours.
The United States Invited to
Intervene for Peace.
WILL MOST POLITELY DECLINE

1has Osvsssnsst WIN Stick 70 the Tins.
asssrsd Policy Of ais1i.g Its Ovs
bssissss-It 10 RsnsrsA Thss the Chs.
ssss 0svsSsnsst wants Psses.
Esw YosK. October ia special
from Warrington says; The United
States has been invited by the quadrupls
alliance. composed OF Great Britain,
France. Germany and Russia. 70 Join It
In . friendly intervention in the var b.
tween China and japan. The invitation
will b declined. The decIination 10
based on the time honorsd policy OF this
government 70 avoid any entangling 81.
liancs With foreign poWen. Acknovl.
edgmsnt 10 made Of what the invitation
has TO Say about the desirsbility Of the
restoration OF peace. etc, but in the DO
lite language oil diplomacy Il 10 pointed
ont that this country has 70 Tar managed
very we'll BY attending 70 it, own busi-
mesa. and that % long - II continues 70
prosper By that policy it will not depart
from IL.
CHINA WOULD LIKE TO END IT.
SHANGHAI, October ia rumor 10
GoshGos A&StO taSO Aut00Uo KOtG1ut080k
has commenced negotiations with Japan
for peans. China, Il q said. has offered
70 acknowledge the Independence Of Co
- and pay war indemnity to Japan.
THIS - ExriRELr DIFFERENT.
LONDON. October l5.-The Pail Mall
Gazette publishes IN interview with q
leading Chinese Official in London, in
which be says. with the exception Of the
naval battle At Yalu. not serious blow
has been struck 1t China. This, he said,
Vas nssely the beginning Of great war.
lie denied that the battle Of Ping Ysng
Vas crushing defeat for the Chinese.
When ho<tilities are renewed on Q large
scale. he declares, China will produce IN
ample number Of warships.
oToM KxisuKx RECALLED.
LONDON, October IA dispatch from
Yokohama says Otori keisuke, japanese
soldier and diplomatic, has been recalled
owing 20 his failure 70 effect japanese
reforms in Cosea. Count lnouye, Jap
anese Minister Of the Interior, will short
ly proceed 70 Corea.
cnixEsE voRcE AT PING YANG.
Lost ON, October l5.-The Times will
tomorrow publish . dispatch from
Shanghai. stating that reports from
Moukden confirm the statement that
only 1900 Chinese troops, commanded
BY General leo. were At Ping Yang.
They repulsed the Japanese until Gen.
erll Tso Was killed. This. IL 10 added,
explains the ANAL Chinese los.
AxorHKR ITALIAN wARsHrP.
RoxH. October l5.-The warship Um-
bria will sail for China tomorrow.
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CALIFORNIA; oaAxos c.op.


me Asseaes sslss II sss Hrsusises WI,
Probably b xsspsssA.
sAS FsAScIsco, October 10. IT a
probable that tbs San Francisco auction
Tor the sals Of oranges will be reopeped
early In December in manner similsr
- that Of last year. with some changes
10 ies general management. The Orange
Exchanges Of Riverside, Pomona, On.
srao, Redlsnds. Duarts and Los An.
ssIss will have joint meeting OF repre-
ssntatives tomorrow. q which time tho
Question Of establiahing . permanent
Can francisco suction.h will b do.
Sidsd. The men who probably viii have
the suction-houss in chsyrs A. d. ri
Allison and Frank Dsiton and W. "
Jones, the aucti0nser who Organized and
conducted the auction sstsbl ishment m
year. Tbs Orange Exchaness named are
convinced that this mstho9 srestIv iscil.
itatss the distsibution Of that fruit crop
end saves money ios the producss. Il
does away With all the ANAL and sepa.
rae smPms0ts 70 the Coast cities and
towns, ~ well - 70 Eastern msskets.
and u saving IN freight and commits.
Aions. W. w. Jones, who has retn rnsA
from IN extended selling trip in the Past.
will probably be the auctionser and rem.
erai manager. The location has not vet
l'een liked definitely. A very large crop.
heavy shipments and sxtansiye ssise Are
expectsd-in tact. much larger than
those OF last year. The San Franeisco
auction sales Of the crop Of 1888 amounted
u $50. 900, and this In spite OF the seyerc
frost which destroyed the larger portion
a the Riverside crop. The outlook Tor
this yeas's crop 10 very promising, Dsurts
and ksdisnds having better prospects
than ever before. Thee latter places
seem 10 prefer 70 ship their fruit Tres on
board the cars 10 the principal markets,
bot they alec isel dispossd 70 Join with
the other exchanges and become regular
shippess 10 tbs San Francisco auction.
The matter viii Be definitely settled
within isv days.
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Ts Closs with rassna Day,

TACOMA, October lS.-On account Of
the great success Of the Interstate Fair
the Management to-day decided 10 con-
tinue Il until October %, when the fair
will close with Tacoma day, when sxcur-
sions from oil perts Of Warrington. Orr
gon and British Columbia VIII run 10
thie city. The Northern racl1c has
made On szcursice rsts q 30 from
North Yekima and $50 frum P0sSland
toe that day.
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Refused to rake the Oath ee Allegiancr
- the Emperor.
BssLN, October ls.-Deputy Baeb and
young Oppler. both Social Democrats,
have refused to take the oath Of alleRi.
ance to the Emperor before entering the
Provincial Council in Strasburg, and
thus have forfeited the seats to which
they were elected recently. Their objec-
ton to the oath was that Il was at vari.
ance with their republican principles.
There IL much curiosity 10 know whether
Bueb and Oppler are acting on . new
principle Of their party or merely ON
their own responsibility. Neither Bethel
nor Liebknecht has ever refused to take
the oath upon entering the public bodies
to which they have been elected.
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II was Made In the Gold Hili Distries
North Of Jacksonvills.

NVSsm " Soc2sOoNtAtOs
JACKSONVILLE, Or, October l6.-An.
other rich mining strike was made here
last week. A company, composed Of Z.
B. watecn, X. Kubli, Frank knight and
H. d. Kubli, has been working . quart,
ledge on Gales creek in the Gold Hill
mining district, about twenty miles
north Of Jacksonville. The company
has been working during the past elk
months with an arastra. Last week they
struck . twenty.foot ledge, full OF free
gold, that looks now like the richest
ptrike ever made in Southern Oregon.
Mr.. Kubli brought some Of the quartz to
Jacksonville, and to-day pounded IL out
in . hand mortar, and the prospects
proved very rich. Many persons have
called to-day to zee the result Of the
mortar prospect The mine had been
placed on sale at go, 900. but that offer
was withdrawn to-day, and Mr.. Kubli
says the company will put up . 6ve-
stamp mill ct once.
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0sssvsi Dsstsl 81 The nspssssA lat ssnsl
Trssbtss h Thss Cesstry.

Gsasvsi Ossisl 81 the RspssssA lat srnsI
Trsssies h rhss css.sry.
wAsHrxorox. October ld.-senor Jos
Andrsde. the Venezuelan Minister 70
tho United States. authorizes . sweeping
denial Of this report on internal troubles
Ia V~neruelA. His latest sdvices from
Caracas stats that the interests Of peans
vess never - firmly sstsblished. There
ass no signs OF rebellion or discomfort
among the people. and the situation Of
Affairs in the country. he says. has never
been more promising. Business With
the Cni,~d States 10 reviving since the
determinations In favor OF some Of the
other south American countries have
b~en removed by the abolition Of the 70.
eiproriiy treaties. Before those treaties
vent into eject Nenesuela uas shipping
10 the United States o.000. 600 pounds
Of co.frc annually. After Brazil nevoii-
airi . commercial treaty with the United
states Venezuela coffee was compelled
20 tind . market in Europe, and the ship
snents 10 this country icli od 70 5000, =.
0JO pounds. Venezuelan coffee growers
nos anticipate another market lor their
proiars In the Unitrd stat-s. In which
oountsy they pvies to seil their coffee.
o~in. 10 their closer proximity. which
re~uiis In much lower freight raies. An
drsds has no ofisciAl confirmation a the
report that Venezuelan forces have
crossed tho Yuruast territory and occu.
pied the Cuyuni Valley region. driving
OF the British police. That territory,
tho Minister explains. 10 the property 81
Nenesncla. and 10 In no ~ise Connected
With the territory In dispuis between
Venezuela and British Guiana In other
words, u the venesuclsn iorccs are oc-
Copying the Cuvuni Valley region, they
arr merely establishing themselves ON
pfuprrsy which belongs 70 them. while
the British police. Who are sAid 10 have
been driven of. are mere inteslopers.
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SAID IN INTERVIEWS.
prtses vsaashiss Does Not Thtak -
Power Win Iaserfers.

Prtses vsaashiss Does Not Thtak The
Pswers Win Interfere.
QuAsAxrixE. l. l.. October i5.-Prince
Yamashinoo Of Japan, accompanied by two
Of his suite. arrived this afternoon by the
steamer Augusta Victoria. When inter
viewed at Quarantine he seemed eager
10 learn the latest news from the seat Of
var, and was highly elated 70 learn Of
The successcs Of the japanese army and
the intended march on Peking. He has
no doubts ~ TO the final success OF ia
pan. When asked a. TO what he thought
OF the probabilities Of the intervention
Of other powers TO stop the var, he hest
tated. and did not seem 10 care 10 an
swer the question, but stated, however,
that he did not think the other powers
would interfere in the struggle. The
Prince expected 10 meet the Japanese
Consul on his arrival. He will remain
in town for . few DAYS, and will prob
ably visit Washington before proceeding
10 San Francisco, where he will take the
steamer for Japan.
ruK wAn GOOD THINa.
San FRAScIsco, October l5.-Rev. Gil.
hart Reid. who spent eleven Year, in
China. learned the language and adopted
while there the Chinese dress, IL in the
city. Mr.. Reid has been trusted at dit.
fcrent tmes with the settlement oil diff
fcultiee In connection with the acquisi-
ton Of land and buildings, and these he
has always adjusted with success. He
IL one OF the most noted OF the mission.
aries. He has been absent in the East
for some time and 10 nov going back,
this time 10 work among the mandarine,
military and civil, the local gentry and
nobility. Hitherto he has met on Diff
ferent occasions the higher officials in
China. including the Grand Secretary,
the Foreign Officer and Viceroy Ii Hung
Chang. II 10 with thee he will labor in
future. He has hitherto acted in con-
nection with the Presbyterian Church,
but In this work he and his associates
will he unsectarian, and even in some
cases unorthodox, according to some
standards. He said yesterday:
"The war in China win be the
hest thing that ever happened to
that country. Il will place her in the
forward movement Of civilization. which
thirty year, intercourse with foreign
powers has not succeeded In accomplish
Ing. For any one who has influence
with those who control afiairs in China
these opportunities are oil the more APP
parent and the demands are all the
greater. II Il largely owing to the ac-
ouaintancea which have been able to
form with some Of the prominent men
in China, and to the deep interest which
have In promoting the prosperity Of
that people, that am now returning to
eeise any opportunity which may arise
both for the missionaries and the native
church, and for urging China forward at
the opportunc moment In the ways OF i'm
provement and civilization. The next
wear will be the turning point in China's
history, and that tremendous body OF
Chinese population with its conserve.
tism and pride will begin to look around
and then 10 move on in the pathway Of
progress, peace and prosperity.
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nAwAII.s LAsr oUExx.



TIE National Capital.
WAsHInoToH, October 16.-H. A. WI
demann Of Honolulu, who u alleged 70
b In Washington 1t this time - . rsp-
resentativs 81 ax-Q Queen Liliuokslsni 10
bring suit against the United States for
. sum in the neigbboshood Of q, 0oO, 900,
v giving the State Department consider.
able trouble. That b and those sym.
pathizing with ths ex-Queen in Hawaii
are endssvoring 70 secure something Tor
her from this country Il no longer doabt-
I'd. From . high o6bcisl in The State
Department the eo..sspendsnt ~ to!d
no particular Representations e 6ecro.
tary Gresham In behalf u the ex-Qusen,
the belief among diplomstes in the STATE
Department was that Widemann was
here Tor the express purpose d either
bringing suit against the eoveFnmsnt Of
TO induce Congress 1t the coming session
% settle with the representative q the
displaced monarchy on some financial
dent, % Il 10 learned. viii, II Widemann
either brings suit or presents the ex-
Queens cass before Congress, put In IN
answer that the present administrator
st one time offered to restore the Qoeen
70 the throne from which she had been
displaced By Minister Stevens, repre-
senting the Harrison administSation, bat
that the Queen declined to accept the
terms Of the Cleveland administration
unless abe - the head Of the restored
monarchy would be permitted to deal
with the principals OF the so-callod rev.
citation - che pleased. This purpose ON
the part 81 Queen Liliuokalanf TO 6ehead
some a the men instrumental in bring
ing about her overthrow brought about
the decision Of President Cleveland and
Secretary Gresham to take no further
action in her case. This ID the defense
In nutshell.
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sorru FARMiSanAx, Msss., October
l5,-John l.. Sullivsn, the ex-champion
pusilist. IL negotiating for the lease Of
the well-known Davis farm In South
Sherborn. The deal will be closed In .
iev DAYS. He will retire from the stage
and establish sanitsrium on the farm,
furnishing the training quarters for pu..
9iiists. The Davis estate 10 large and
veil located.
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lm rotNaMl 1lselalaa.

sourH MeALtisTss, /. r.. October Ia.
Judge J. II. Stuart has been holding
during the present term Of the United
States Court that all parties who have
heretofore been convicted or pleaded
Guilty TO liqnor-sellins In the Indian
country are incompetent 10 testify. Az
the Law makes liguor-eellins In the In.
dian country felony. this 10 = very i'm.
portant decision, for some Of the leading
citizens pleaded guilty 10 this charge and
received q small fine. Il may lead 10
disfranchisemcnt when the country be-
comes a State.
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CHICAGO. October io.--Chicaso Ia the
hea''hiest big city In the world, claims
Commissioner Reynolds In his report
covering the world's Fair year. The
death rate upon . basis Of . population
large city In the world with the possible
exception OF Berlin.
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AsprRsoSvtLLx, Ind. October H.
Rev. DIR. Smith, well.known In religious
circles throughout Indiana, while preach.
ing at Winchester became infatuated
with the wife Of Fred Helm. Mr.. Helm,
strangely enough. fell in love with Mrs.
Smith. and the result was they traded
wives. This caused sensation, and ne.
cessitated Mr.. Smiths retirement from
the ministry. Yesterday the Judge Of
the Circuit Court Of Andersonville dis.
trict granted Mrs. Smith Q divorce.
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Woek Of the KaDrs

LONDON. October 1.-THE British Con.
sui ct Lourenso Marques has cahled the
foreign odice that the Kahn have =.
tered the outskirts Of that port snd
burned several houses and murdsr.d
several people. Il b believed hsrS ~
. party Of British marines have asain
landed from the gunboss Thrush q q.
der 70 protest ths eensulafs q 0sSoA
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puG syAAr yuGpy.
r~s,ss 90 ttNsss ua.sssa Detisrs wiz
S.sss she Iossss.

S.ssr she I.ssss.
wnsm,aaros. October ia.--Thc OH.
eials of the bar~sa Of engraving and
printing sspsvss The opinion that the
loss~s u r-ss,axe ssAmps by tbs ihsits Of
Smith and hi. osn!~irsases ~ill not Ell.
csesi d $40 OF u 500. Up 10 this time
nearly ssrty.toas postmaster In differ.
On, paris OF the cons,fy In addition 10
,h. oso =, ioala. Mich. have made com.
plain, OF shortage in tho s,Amps shipped
them. bot IN ~arh case tho lose uAs very
email. IL 10 expected tina, by the middle
of the coming wr~k they ~lli have ~.
ceiv~d reports from all psssaastrrs
whose shir'n~n,s Of ssamps " 10 believed
have been tamp~rcd With. William A.
llsaeh, who uas arrested at Orange. n.
J.. AMI released. i. nos b~ins Looked
after by the p~ostal insp~riors' attorney,
and ~i;h his capture |, 10 believed all o!
those Who ~cre implicated ~ill have
boon spprchcndcd.
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Nav YoRx, ovsot~r I6.--The cloak
manufacturers have determined 10 re-
sic; the demands Of tho striking cloak.
makers and 10 refuse TO mako any con.
orssions the workmsn demand. Thi,
course Was decided on at meeting here,
sixty men. representing an aggregate
capital Of o.nco. 900. werc present. I,
vas agreed that no manufacturer would
make any concession or compromise with
the strikers without the consent Of all
some speakers said they would rather ~
out Of business than Accesie 10 the de-
mands ot the strikers.
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Bosros, Mass., October 1.-THE win
Of the lats Oliver Wendell Holmes w.
filed this afternoon. The sum OF sS.O0o
10 left to Edward Jackson Holmes. 4
grandson Of the deceased. Tho ret Of
the estate b left absolutely and in iee
simple to the son Of the poet, Judre
Oliver Wendell Holmes q IL Nasanchn.
setts Supreme Court.
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Sei0s ~ 8roeAse19ss trovaeseao oAA
Mineral OILS Sent AAssoA.
WAs1rxeros, October lA-Ths chief
Of the bursae Of statistics reports that
the total value Of exports Of bssadstui1h.
provisions and mineral oils from The
United States during the nine moaths
ended September 50, 1904. - compared
with similar exports during the corro-
spending period Of the preceding yea.
we're:
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sOrrM AVRlCA.

THE KaMvs a gals Attach Leuvssso MAJ
ssss. MT Are Repsised.
Lors1Sro Masarxs. oc,obss i6.-The
rrt-ilious kaffirs In great force attacked
ihi. town to-day. bot were repals~d. A
renewal Of the attack 10 expected al any
time. The situation 10 serious. for the
forcc defending the place 10 no, sufficient
10 make prolonged resistance.
ASSISTANCE ovrEsEp.
CsrwrowS, October i6.--Thc govern
men, OF the South African Republic has
Offered 10 assist the Portugeec at Lour.
emo Mar9ues against the kafirs. The
proposed cooperation IL regarded with
suspicion herr ~ an infringement o'
British suzerainiy.
nrr TT ~ DECLINED.
LONDON, October IA dispatch 70 the
| Times from Ioarenpo Marquee Gays the
Portuguese have declined the offer Of -.
si.tancc made them by Cecil Rhodes;
Prime Minister Of Cape Colony, TO Quei'
| the rebellion. The dispatch says the
| cable station ii Lourcnxo Marques has
been abandoned. ~ has been the cable
connected with the British warshir
Thrush, from which all dispatches an
sent. The correspondent Of the Times,
continuing, says:
1.-THE Governor yesterday told me he
| did not believe the rebels would ATTACK
the town, but they attacked IL this morn.
ing and were rcpulrcd by heavy can.
nonsie. Twelve Portuguese were killed.
| The country 10 In open revolt. and the
| authorities talk Of having assistance from
| the Transvaal. The situation 10 unbear.
able"
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CLEVELAND, O.. October le.-Grace
Vaughan. who is well known by the the
ater-soins public ~ one Of the most ca.
psble and popular member Of the Sea-
brook 4 Spencer Open Company, ha,
become insane. Two Year, 40 shs vas
married to Andrew Jennings Of this city,
and she has since resided here. About
: wear ago che began TO chow sians Of in
sanitv, and the disease developed % rap
idly and the symptoms became 20 pro-
no,,nced that yesterday she WAS commit
ted to the insane asylum BY Judge White
Meymsus TArrsd and resthsrsd.
CrSrxRowS, KY, October le.-Elders
Freeman and Mercer, Mormon mission
aries who have converted atty people In
this vicinity, mostly women, % their
faith. were visited BY . party Of indis-
mant citizens at O'Clock In the morning
and riyen Q coat Of Var and feathers.
The two were then ordered 70 leave q
once. which thsy promised 70 Do.
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Alias Simmons.

In the District Court OF the Third Judicial
District OF the Stale of Idaho, In and for the
County of Owyhee.
Sarah Fuqaa, plaintiff.
Henry s. Fuqua, defendantJ
The people of the Sta,e OF Idaho send greet
ing to the above named defendant.
You are hereby required to appear in an
action brought against you by the above
named plaintiff. In the District Court OF the
Third Judicial District of the ) ate OF Idaho,
in and for the County Of Owyhee, and TO ans
wer the com plant filed therein within ten
days exclusive Of the day of seryice) after
the service on you of this summons, If served
within this county; or II served out OF this
county but within this district, within t~en-
ty days; otherwise within forty days. or
Judgment by default Will be taken against
you according 10 the prayer OF SAID com
plant.
Said action is brought to Obtain decree OF
divorce annulllng the bonds of matrimony
existing between yourself and plaintiff.
Plainliff alleges in her complaint tn u you
interInarried with her in HAnibh, Missouri.
on the 7th day OF APRIL 1885, and wilfully
deserted her in October, 1890, and have ever
since fasled and neglected to support her,
II OF which will more fully appear in plain
tiff's complaint, a copy o. which Is served on
you with this summons
And you are hereby notified that II you fail
to appear and answer the said CON- paint as
above required, the said plaintiff Will apply
to the cot for the relief demanded In the
plaintiffs complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal OF the
District courf of the Third Judicial
s.rict of the State Of Idaho, in
lsEAL aud for the County OF Owyhee,
this 2lst day Of April In the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and Dinefy-four
r. II. LEONARD, JR., Clerk
Will n. DIAL, attorney for plsintin'
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THE FLYING FISH.
Some Interesting Fats Concerning This
Curious Creature.


A very common error made In
natural histories where this fish is
mentioned is that it does not fly. Its
supposed fight is nothing more than a
prolonged leap; it cannot deviate from
a straight line, and cannot rise a
second time without entering the
WATER This, briefly, is the sort of
thing one meets with in textbooks
where reference is made to this fish.
The simplest way of dealing with it
is the professors method of answering
the query of the French academy
whether their definition of crab was
correct. The story is SO we'll known
that it does not need repetition. AS
the result of personal observation ex-
tending over a good rsany years, /
assert that the exocetus does fly.
I have often seen, says a writer in
Chambers Magazine, flying fish rise
two hundred yards off, describe
semi-ciIcle, and, meeting the ship,
rise twenty feet in the air perpendicu-
larry, at the same time darting off at
right angles to its previous course.
Then, after another long fight, when
Just about to enter the water, the gap
ing jaws of dolphin emerging from the
sea gave it pause and it rose again, re-
turning almost directly upon is former
course. This procedure is SO common
that it is marvel it is not more wide
1y known.
A flying fish of mature size can fly
thousand yards. 1t does not flap its
fms as bird, but they vibrate, like
the wings of an insect, with distinct
hum. The only thing which termi-
mates its fight involuntarily is the dry
ing of its fin membranes and their con-
sequent stiffening.