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question, said that he did not see that
diplomacy could stand as an apology for
murder. Some one is responsible for the
inhumanity and indescribable atrocities,
and it is necessary to fix the responsibility.
He said he was not here at the time of the
Russian outrages referred to by DR.. Voor-
sanger, but he was in favor of all ministers
speaking out whatever the creed or color
of the victims of inhuman prosecutions.
Rev. H. N, Bevier announced that he
had called upon Father Prendergast to ask
him to attend the meeting. Mr.. Bevier
said:
Father Prendergast told me that while he
would sympathiZe with US he would not at
tend the meeting for fear he might throw @
firebrand into it, much, suppose, as Dr.
Voorsanger might have done, but did not He
referred TO the fact that when few years ago
the Russians were prosecuting the Catholics In
Lithuania there was no sympathy expressed
from the Protestant pulpits OF this City.
Rabbi Nieto made a very neat little
speech which did away with the least
vestige of feeling of EN- barrassment caused
by DR.. Voorsanger. He said:
No people can be in more sympathy with
these Armenians than that nation that has
known the pains OF oppression for centuries.
While, as DR.. Voorsanger says, we might think
of Withholding our sympathy because OF your
failure to take any action while the Jews were
being prosecuted in Russia, still we Will freely
forgive you, and will join with you heartily.
Mr.. Walk said that he believed it was
the duty of every man who believed in toll
Grafton to raise his voice against outrages
whether committed by Turks or Russians,
Jews or Christians.
The motion to hold a meeting was car
ried unanimously, and it was decided to
appoint committee of five with full power
to act. The chairman named DIR, III. C..
Minton, DIR. Voorsanger, Rev. ii. n. Bevier,
Rev. w. D. Williams and Rev. Thomas
Filben. Mr.. Walk was added to the COM
mittee by the body.
DIR. Voorsanger suggested that in order
to intelligently present the question to the
meeting some such man as Professor Ber-
nard Moses of the University of Califor-
MIA be asked to present the actual status of
affairs in Armenia and explain the his
torical motives that underlie all the
troubles. 1t was also suggested that on
some Sunday evening before the meeting
the ministers of the City preach upon the
subject in their churches.
After the meeting adjourned the COM
mittee met and fixed upon January 13 as
the date of the mas s-meeting.
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Rev. Philip Coombs Excoriates
the President and His
Policy.
PULPIT NEEDS HIGHER IDEALS.
Professor Foster DwellS Upon the Need
of More Learning on the Part
of Ministers.

"OleveIand is drawing attention to the
Venezuelan matter to cover his own de-
linquencies. The drop of comfort in the
cup is that he will speedily have suces-
sor, and it is to be hoped that successor
will have the craftsmanship of Blaine,
not Cleveland. 1 have spent part of my
life in America, part in England, and
know that Americans are treated with the
same courtesy there that the English are
accorded here, if they behave themselves as
we'll"
This vocal explosive was thrown into
the midst of the meeting of Congregational
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cuted and refused their rights, and yet Eng
land has never raised hand to help them.
s. Now, II you want to go on make it general
question and protest against outrages against
any people. Let 1t be put on the broad ground
OF humanity. For mYypart, ii / could accom-
plish anything. would be glad 10 go TO Ar
menla as Jew and say that no Christians
shall be prosecuted. II you hold a mass meet
ing you can count on me TO attend and do
what / can. Still, caution you to be careful
OF your words and TO look to your information.
shall vote for the mass-meeting.
For time after the rabbi had spoken
there was deep silence. Finally DR..
Scott, who had been missionary in Ar
menla for ten years, took the floor. He
said
menian question. we all know very well that
IL has been the determination of that country
10 get possession of Armenian territory.
have lived ten years there. l know that the
Armenians would rather have any other nation
take possession in place OF the Turks. They
prefer TO to have Russia in control. The Rus
slams understand the Turk, his deceit, his
.chicanery. They understand the Quirks and
turns of the Oriental character because they
are half Oriental themselves and could manage
the country better than the English. think
that, Notwithstanding the cruelties that have
characterized Russian rule, it would be better
for Russia to take possession of Armenia.
Armenisns almost TO q man are praying that
Russia may come in to rule over them,
DR.. Filben said that he believed that
there was only one sentiment and that
they should voice it. He continued:
I feel like following out the suggestion of
Rabbi Voorsanger, and including all outrages
in our protest. We should make the meeting
worthy of the better element OF San Francisco.
Let the protest go forth against outrages on
Jews as well as Armenians. l believe that
humanity will have its day and triumph.
DR.. Minturn, replying to DR.. Voorsanger' IS
suggestion that diplomacy came into the
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sell, Rev. Mr.. Hammond and DR.. Case

sell, Rev. Mr.. Hammond and DR.. Case
were named.
Rev. Mr.. Gilliland of South America and
Rev. John Curry, the Scotch evangelist,
were introduced.
DR.. Case, Rev. F. X. Baker and DIR.
Bently were appointed committee on
nominations for the election, which will
take place next Monday.
Rev. G. J. Larson announced that the
dedication of the Norwegian Danish
Church on Tenth street would be neld on
February 10, and that Bishop Goodsell
would officiate on that occasion.
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Methodist Preachers, Meeting.

Rev. F. King suggested the wisdom OF
sending missionaries who had some me-
chanical skill, at least who could "saw a
board straight" The paper was dis
cussed by Rev. E. E. Clark, DR.. Minton,
Rev. Duncan Munro and Rev. E. J. Du-
puy, the trend of opinion being that it
was far from sacrifice to take up the du-
ties of a foreign missionary.
Rev. f. ]. Akers, who presented the
paper, was one of several hundred appli-
cants for post as foreign missionary who
were rejected by the American board be-
cause of lack of means to prosecute the
work as generally as was desired.
Mrs. l. M. Condit read letter from Rev.
f. E. Haskins of Zahleh, Syria, descrip-
tive of the situation in Armenia.
Professor Lloyd addressed the Methodist
preachers meeting on 1.-THE Inspiration of
the Scriptures"
On motion of DIR. w. w. Case a COM
mittee was appointed to draft resolutions
concerning the death OF DR.. John Miley
of Madison. N. j., professor of systematic
theology, Drew Seminary. Bishop Good.
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ministers yesterday afternoon by Rev.
Philip Coombs, an ayowed admirer of the
British constitution.
He was reporting the work of the Pierce
street Congregational Church during the
preceding week, and said he had preached
a sermon on the situation in Venezuela
Sunday evening.
There was no hint that the ministers
were especially interested in the prospects
of war in the remainder of the programme.
Professor Foster read a paper on 1.-THE
Preparation of Sermon Plans" in which
he advocated more careful and scholarly
preparation of sermons, claiming that the
pulpit was losing its hold upon the pew
because of the lack of this. DR.. M. Will
let's supported the professors view, say
ing there was no danger of preaching too
great sermons. There was more danger of
the opposite result. The pulpit was losing
/ its hold, in his opinion, because it did not
reach the classes of minds that influenced
other minds. He regarded homiletics as a
science that would yield great rewards for
painstaking study.
Some of the ministers thought cut and
dried sermons lacked force and though
the congregation should be studied more
and the text less.
Professor Foster took occasion to reply
to criticism OF theological seminares
and professors by saying that the lines
followed in those institutions and by those
men were essentially practical. He had
heard many criticisms of slovenly SER
mons it might do the preachers good tc
hear. Much thought he had given tc
the plans of Austin Phelps, whose pupils
occupied majority of the most i'm.
portant positions in the Congregations
domain.
Rev. G.. A. Clark, who represents the
American Board of Missions in Japan
will give an address on missionary WORK
next week
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Yesterdays Fires.

An alarm was turned in through box 325 at
1 80 P. NJ. yesterday for q burning chimney
IN a small frame dwelling-house at 5000 Clay
street. The damage was slight.
Fire broke out on the roof of two-story
frame building at 145 Fremont street yester-
day at 2 P. NJ. causing about 80 damage. 1t
was caused by sparks from chimney.
The alarm from box 3S7 at 5:15 P. NJ was for
a burning chimney in frame dwelling house
OF 237 Baker street. The damage was sllgaL
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-24
MRS. BURBANK WINS.
Failure Of the Suit of the British Walk
erley Heirs in the United States
Circuit Court.

Circuit Court.
By the action of the United States Cir
cult Court yesterday Mrs. William F. Bur-
bank of Oakland, widow of the late Will
liam Walkerley is made secure in her pos
session of her dead husbands estate.
A short time ago several British heirs
made an effort, by filing an action in this
court, to set aside the California Supreme
Court decision and TO have the trust,
which the State court had declared void,
carried out.
The suit was brought against Colum bus
Bartlett, Frank Barker and Martin Bacon
to compel specific performance OF the
trust. The State Supreme Court had de-
clared the trust void on the ground that
the designation of period of time con-
fiicted with the California statute and, in
effect, might defeat the very purpose of
the testator. The Federal court agreed
with the State court in regretting that the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-24
Ryer's Appeal Allowed.

The Supreme Court has denied the motion to
dismiss the appeal of W. NJ. Ryer from the
order denying a new trial OF his contest of the
estate of Washington Ryer. The motion was
made on the ground that the heirs had not
been properly notified, nor had all of them
been notified of the impending appeal. The
court held that all those directly interested
had been directly notified and the others had
been notified by publication.
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expressed wishes of WaIkerley could not
be carried out.
United States Circuit Court Judge Beatty
rendered the decree yesterday which put
an end to the litigation. He simply found
for the defendants and dismissed the bill,
basng his action on the position taken by
the State Supreme Court. The Walkerley
estate included the Pacific Union CLUB
property ON Post and Stockton streets.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-24
shoots Chutes on Christmas.

Christmas viii be celebrated at the "Chutes'
on Haight street both afternoon and evening
if the weather is pleasant In the afternoon
Robert Earlston, the aeronaut who rode VI
into the air on bicycle Sunday, will make
the evening he will 60 up with his balloon
covered with incandescent lights and japanese
lanterns
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For Buryinp Jndigent Dead.

a petition for writ of mandate has been filed
in the Superior Court to compel Auditor Brod-
erick to approve claim OF $500 by the Pacific
audit the claim on the ground that the fund is
exhausted.
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Presbyterian Ministers.

Rev. F. J. Akers addressed the Presby-
terrain Ministerial Association on 1.-THE
Place of the Student Voluntary Movement
in Foreign Missions" in which he en-
phasized the Importance of practical
preparation for foreign missionary work.
DR.. J. E. Scott, who has filled the post
of missionary among the Armenians said
tn at the foreign field is in many respects
more congenial than are home missions
that missionaries are usually treated with
greater respect abroad than at home. 1t
was fallacy, too, he had found, that the
subjects OF missionary labor are hunger
ing and thirsting for the gospel" They
are in an attitude of indifference or re-
lection,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-24
No Divorce.

II you buy your husband one of our house
Jackets for Christmas present you will keep
MIN home. Try it. Branch Old l X L, corner
of Sixth and Mission streets.
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Mothers, Attention.

If you want boys clothing or hat call at the
Branch Old X L, corner of Sixth and Mission
streets. We don't pay $1,000 month rent !;
that speaks for itself.
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500

A pair That price proves that we are much
cheaper than our competitors. We also have a
novelty called an Eiderdown House Slipper which
we will sell for ST pair. These slippers are neat,
stylish and keep the feet warm. We have them In
three colors-Red, Blue and Pink. If you have
never those Slippers call and examine pair.
They are being sold elsewhere for ST. so.
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in AID OF ARMENIA,
A Big Mass-Meeting to
Be Held January
Thirteenth.
THE CALL OF HUMANITY.
Preliminary Arrangements for
!. the Assembly Now
Under Way.
A HISTORIAN TO EXPLAIN.
Professor Moses or Some Other An.
:. thority Will be Asked TO Pre-.
sent the Case.


= The ministers of this City determined
: yesterday TO call mass-meeting of citizens
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NEW TODAY.
PHILADELPHIA SHOE Co,
STAMPED ON A SHOE
MEANS STANDARD OF MERIT.
HOLIDAY PRICES.

Every penny saved on purchase can be put to
good advantage at Christmas. We realize that
fact and guarantee to you from 20 cents to 81
on every Shoe or Slipper that YOU will buy at our
store Prices speak louder than words Prices
speak for themselves and our prices are the lowest
in this city. In Offering Shoes and Slippers
such low figures we do it as an inducement so that
customers and friends will not hesitate TO walk
around the Spreczels fence. We are making
special drive on Ladies' Fleece-lned Crochet Slip
pers. We have them in four colors-Black, Red,
Blue and PinlS-aud we Will sell them for
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We have a complete line Of Holiday Goods for
Men. Women or Children, comprising Fancy
Back Cloth, Fleece-lned Nullfers, with fur
trimming, which we sell for %1.5O. These Multi
fiers are good filters, easy on the feet look neat
and are warm and comfortable. They are sold
elsewhere for So.
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Our line of Holiday Slippers for Gentlemen can
not be excelled in this city. We have Fine En-
broidered slipper, with patent-leather trimming,
which will sell for 75c. We also carry them
for 81 and upward to the finest quality. Our lines
OF Mems Leaf her Slippers com prise Russia Leather
Goatskin, Dongola and Alligator Skin, and range
in price from S1.25 to zoo.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-06
7-7---7777--77---7-7---------
W00dmen of the World.

Grangeville camp No. 2O6, w.
o. W., elected the following Off
GERS on Wednesday last: Consul,
II. Wax; Adviser, F. d. Davidson;
Clerk, John Norwood; Banker,
M. Wagner; Escort, w. Kicker
son Watchman, II. A. Steinke
Sentry, NJ. Rambo; Manager, w.
A. Hall.
This order was instituted here
only a few months since and in
that short time has nearly doub-
led its membership. The lodge
meets every Wednesday evening
in /. o. o. +. hall. 1t is a benefi-
ciary association and permits life
insurance in sums of from 1000
to 5000 at nominal cost. 1t is
claimed that 779 camps of Wood
men, with 49,SO0 members, have
been formed during the past year,
a growth that has never been
equaled in any other fraternal in
surance order.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-06
FOrniust the Public Schools.

The fact that it takes all kinds
of people to make a world was new
er more forcibly impressed on us
than when we received the follow
ing:
FRIEND PARKER You are on
the right track in opposing the in
PRODUCTION of Latin studies into
our public school. But you should
go to the root of the matter and
oppose the entire system of free
public schools. The free public
school system of this country trains
our people from childhood to rely
on the assistance of the govern
ment and thus saps the vitality of
their own self-reliance and inde-
pendence, and encourages expecta-
tions that are doomed to disap-
pointment and thus becomes a
fruitful parent of outrage and
crime of every description. l do
not mean that this is the outcome
locally, but generally. 1 have
never heard of an argument for
free education that did not tell
even more strongly in favor of free
food, clothing and lodging with
which we provide our criminal and
incapable elements at the public
expense, ETC., ETC." UNo.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-06
As to Mining Inrestmemts.

For many years Idaho county's
principal industry has been a little
cattle growing, little wheat rails
ing and a little placer mining.
With few exceptions the county
has been in a comatose condition
for two decades. In these latter
days, however, mining men are
finding their way here and are
taking lively interest in the dis
covery of new and the reopening
of old, abandoned gold mines. The
result is 80 gratifying that old Ida
no county is awakening from it's
Rip Van Winkle sleep, and many
OF our own people are beginning to
realise that our mines, our county
and our towns have all a bright
and prosperous future before them,
based not merely upon the known
possession of mineral wealth, but
in the fertility of fruitful soil as
well. There are gold mines in the
mountains and gold mines moro
enduring than these beneath the
orchards and grain fields of Camas
prairie.
People in the outside world are
discovering through few energet-
ic men now investing capital here
that Idaho county is in reality
mining county of great possibili-
ties. Aside from the various min
ing enterprises now in operation,
the abundance of gold ores in va
rious parts of the county and the
hundreds of prospectors now flock
ing hither, there are opportunities
almost innumerable for successful
mining on any scale to suit the in
vestor. He can adopt the primi-
tive rocker process on the sands of
the Salmon and Clearwater rivers,
or introduce vast plants like the
Warrens dredge or the American
Hill hydraulic elevator. In gold
quartz we offer propositions attrac-
tive to poor man and capitalist
alike, according to their several
means. Homeseel<ers of industri-
GUS habits will find themselves
suited in Idaho county.
We are glad to see Grangeville
people interesting themselves in
mining investments in our tributa-
ry mining camps. There is money
to be made in this county in min.
ing operations in the next few
years, and now is the accepted
time to get in on the ground floor
and reap the reward. All the
quartz ledges in these mountains
are not good, of course, but that is
a matter that calls for the exercise
of good judgment on the part of
the investor. A good mine is the
best property and the incest busi-
ness in the world. The develop
ment of our local mines by local
enterprise is the safest and surest
way to obtain the soundest and
most lasting results, both for the
county and the town.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-06
That KendricE Road.

Our Denver neighbors are agita-
ting for the construction of a bridge
across Lawyers canyon on the new
Kendrick wagon road, as they ex-
pect to get their freight from that
point hereafter. A stage line is al
so to he put on between Kendrick
and Grangeville in the spring, and
all the aid possible should be ex-
tended by those interested. The
first step should be to get the road
accepted by the commissioners OF
Nez Pcrce and Idaho counties as
public road in order to insure its
maintenance as a public highway
The construction of necessary
bridges will then speedily follow.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-06
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
WEATHER REPORT:
For the week ending wednesday, Dec. l. 1895

Get your cigars at the postoffice
if you want the best.
Stages are now running on win
ter schedule time.
The Denver Planning mill make
all kinds of furniture.
Alexander & Freidenrich sport
new ad. this week.
Day & Bunnell's is the place to
get lard cans and pals.
For anything in the hardware
line go to Day & Bunnell.
The choicest wines, liquors and
cigars at Exchange saloon.
Commissioners Blackburn and
Cone called on us this week.
Dernham & Kaufman Co., of
Denver, have a new advertisement. t.
Miss Helen Newman has been
under the doctors care this week.
Henry Wax displays a nice line
of jewelry suitable for Christmas
presents.
Magee has barrel of fresh ap-
pie cider made from Oregon apples.
Try some.
Henry Schmadeka is on the
streets again, entirely recovered
from his recent accident.
Get Macintosh at Alexander
& Freidenrich's and you will never
regret it all sizes now.
b. f. Shaw, city expressman
Orders for hauling and draying
promptly attended to. IL
j. l.. Miller and lille Morris, OF
Denver, left Thanksgiving for a
hunt on American creek.
The latest from Florence is that
Charley Cone has struck richer ore
than ever in the Gold Bug.
August Hendricks was over
from Keuterville Saturday and
smiled on the old reliable.
The freshest, coolest and nicest
beer in the country, % cents pei
quart, at Exchange Saloon.
Magee has again started his can
dy factory up and is ready to fill
orders for all kinds of candy.
| WANTED.-Idaho county war
rants. BANK OF CAMAs PRAIRIE,
Grangeville, Idaho
If you are going to build Civ,
| the Denver Planning mill a chanc,
TO figure and see if they will no
save you money.
| L. A. Bruner, G. A. Alexande
and ID. A. Mckinley were owe
from Cottonwood Saturday on lant
Office business.
Norman Gould and wife, of job
Day creek, were visiting this me
tropolis last week to lay in thei
winter supplies.
Mems, Boys Ladies' and Misse,
Mackintoshes just received by
ALEXANDER & FREIDENRICH.
The Leaders.
j. III. Hunte, of Yves stlake, ha
removed for the winter to Corr
wall, Latah county, where he wi
teach school.
Call at Mrs. Botsford's Dres!
making Parlors, at Mrs. Schmat
. eka's, for Latest Styles and Firs
Class work. 13
The Denver Planning mill wi
furnish doors, windows, molding
and all kinds of mill work as chea
as they can be bought in Spokane
j. j. and Mrs. Pulse, of Denve
spent Thanksgiving day with M
. and Mrs. j. A. Wilkinson in tn
city. Mrs. Pulse is sister of NJ
Wilkinson.