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Alarm of Fire.

This morning about 80 o'clock an alarm
of fire was sounded from box All for fire
in the old government stables, On 18th
street southwest. occupied by John Camp
bell The damage amounted to about 500.
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The following are the opening, the high
est and the lowest and the closing prices
of the New York stock market today, as re-
ported by Corson & Mccartney, members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents
Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. 50 Broadway:
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soiemnly swear that the above statement rep
resents only the number Of copies OF TIE EVEN
ING STAR circulated duringtae six secular days end
ing Friday, June %, lss5--that is. the num-
Der OF copies actually sod delivered. furnished
ormailed, for valuable consideration, to bona nde
purchasers or subscribers aud that none Of the
copies so counted were returned - or remain Ia
the Office unsold.
]. WHIT. HEBRON,
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
subscribed and sworn to before me this
twenty-ninth day o. June, A. D. 1885.
JESSE W. RAWLINGS,
Notary Public. D. c.
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Cotton and grain markets. reported by W. b.
Hibbs, stock, grain and cotton broker, li2l st.
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Will NOT DISSOLVE.

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LONDON. June 29.-Prof. Huxley. who
has teen Ill for some time. died at 3:i5 p. IN.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03
n,ANK SHOTS AT THE PORTE.

Globe Democrat: The Turkish atrocities In
Armenia could be stopped In day N Eng
land cared TO live up to her loud professions
OF civilization and Christianity instead OF
playing the part OF an sccompice in crime
and shame.
St Paul Pioneer Press People who I'M
agine that foreign war Is imminent forget
that nearly every nation is debtor OF Eng
land and that English creditors will zeal
ously oppose a step that would lead to the
confiscation Of their property.
New York Sun: A ruler convicted Of such
fraud and bloody -mindedness as the work
done in Armenia has brought home TO Abdul
Hamid no longer merits any toleration or
mercy at the hands OF Christian powers.
They have borne with him too long. They
cannot absolve themselves from the charge
of practical completely IL they bear with him
longe,.
Chicago Times-H Herald: The reason is not
far to seek. Turkey owes to Christian
creditors represented by Great Britain and
the other powers sgnatory to the treaty OF
Berlin more than $500 900. To imperil
the payment of this sum or Of the interest
upon II is graver than to permit Turks TO
slaughter Christians. China can learn les
son, if anywhere. on tAe Bosphorus Let her
contrec, sufficiently large debt in Europe
and she may go to sleep again In peace-if
Russia consents II Is now Russla's turn at
tho Golden Horn.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03
SpE4EER REED.

! d. Thomas Il. Reed Is again speaker OF
/ the house of representatives. Six years
\ ago he was first chosen to this posi-.
/ tion, In which he attained rank among
/ the greatest parllamentnrians this coun.
try has had and by his influence upon
+ legislation made the Fifty-first congress
one of the most useful and memorable
In our history. The chief feature of
Mr.. Reeds course as speaker in that
congress is still fresh in the public
mind. lie brought about revolution in
the rules of parliamentary procedure
which made 1t possible for the rcspon-
sible majority TO transact the business
of the house. Until then a single mem
Der, by the use of dilntory motions
could block public business for an in
definite time. 1t had been the practice for
members in their seats to refrain from
voting, i'm order to break n quorum.
Mr.. Reed took the position that motions
clearly dilatory should not he recog
nized by the speaker and that members
vlsibly present, but refusing to vote
should be counted as present. for the
mess.
This radical departure from the long
established parliamentary procedure
was bitterly and vchcmcntly opposed
by the democrats, who denounced Mr..
Reed as 'czar" ana threatened dire
consequences If the rule he had pro.
claimed should be enforced. But he had
I, Ia ,,.;tI . ,,,1,
prevailed, with the result that business
was transacted with proper expedition.
the will of the majority being carried
out without any unfairncss or injustice
to. the minority. The occasion called for
the exercise of firm and courageous
leadership and Thomas B. Reed was
equal to the demand. Neither the
threats nor the insults Of his opponents,
and they were most freely uttered,
swcrved him in the least from the
course which he believed to be right
and necessary. The vindication of his
action has since been complete in the
adoption by democratic house of the
same procedure, very slightly modified
The election of Mr.. Reed speaker
of the present house of representatives
by the unanimous vote of the repub
leans and the enthusiasm that marked
his second entrance upon the duties ol
that distinguished and responsible po-
stiOn-second in honor only to that of
president of the United Statcs-is u
mcritcd recognition of his great quail
tiles as a leader. 1t is gratifying to
every republican in the nation. That
Mr., Reed will maintain his reputation
as fair and impartial presiding officer
and will exert Il iudicous influence upon
legislation there can be no doubt No
republican leader commands II larger
share of popular respect and confidence
for ability and character than Thomas
B. Reed.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03

fore In Maryland, and the fact that
West Virginia last year elected four re-
publicans representatives shows what
the feeiinauis in that state.
There sis'e every reason why the states
OF the south which have coal and iron
and other resources for the building up
Of manufacturing industries should de-
sire so mach protection us is necessary
to enable them to develop industries
and utiliEr their resources. and but for
the traditional hostility of the south
to the protective principle, which yields
reluctantly and slowly to the argument
of even obvious facts. four or five south
ern states would long since have given
their support to protection, greatly to
their own benefit and that of the coun-
try at large. 1t is quite possible that
two or three of these states will next
year declare for the policy of protec-
ting American Industries and American
labor by giving their electoral vote to
the republican national ticket but if
they do not then they certainly will at
a future time. -Four years of national
prosperity u,uler republican rule will
make several southern states perpetu-
ally solid against free trade or any pol
icy looking in tnat direction.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03
WAS 1T 4 FAIR TEST?

OMAHA Nov. 29.-To the Editor of The
Bee: Tomorrow evening the versatile Mr.
Ingersol lectures at the Boyd on the thread
bare topic, The Bible" in the interest Of
Mr.. Ingersol's pocketbook, at so much per
head. At the same time in Trinity cathedral
two prominent business men of Chicago. ami
mated by no selfish motive, having come
from Chicago at their own expense will
speak to the men of Omaha on the subject
of christian Manhood" and to this meeting
no admission will be charged. I ask Of the
business men of Omaha, (Which meeting
IS best deserving of your presence and SYM
pathy?" Let the issue be squarely drawn
and squarely met. If Mr.. Ingersol is your
leader hear him (at 81 ticket. If Christ
is your leader show it by your presence
among His people at the free meeting in
Trinity cathedral. Come out on the Lords
side. T. J. MACKAY,
Rector All Saints Church.
The editor of The Bee gave publicity
to this communication from Rev. II. ].
Macllay because it came from Mr..
Mackay. Experience has shown that
such announcements invariably defeat
their own purpose. Instead of deter
ring people from attending the lecture
of Mr.. Ingersoll and inducing them to
20 to church. they serve rs the best kind
Of an advertisement for the man they
attack, and usually pack his lecture hall
to the doors. In this instance Mr..
Mackay's letter has had no different
effect than have innumerable appeals
of IL similar character that have gone
before it.
But is the test which Mr.. Mackay has
set up fair one? Is it reasonable to
conclude that every one who attended
the divine services of the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew at Trinity cathedral came
out on the Lords side, while every one
who went to hear lngersoll stands ire
trievably committed to the devil? If so
the people of Omaha must constitute a
most hardened lot Careful estimates
of the audience that listened to lnger-
soil place the number of people there
Mt not less than 1,20O. Equally careful
but more liberal estimates OF the at
tendance at Trinity place the number
of people there at not over 400. Are
we to infer that only one person out of
four in Omaha is ready to come out on
the Lords side when the test is made?
Are we to admit that there are three
persons in Omaha who repudiate Christ
as leader for every one who acknowl-
edges him? We do not believe it.
The trouble is that Mr.. Mackay not
only set up Il false test, but unwittingly
did all he could to help his opponents
cause. Men and women go to hear
Ingersoll, and pay money to hear Inger-
soil, because they want to hear all sides
of n question and judge for themselves.
Mr.. Mackay may torture this into gen
eral refusal ''tO come out on the Lords
side" but we do not believe such CON
clusions will be accepted by the mass of
church going people of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Mark Twain says that the Arabs will take
anything but joke.
Charles Phillips. nephew OF Wendell
Phillips, is the chef in restaurant in Port
land, Ore
Bismarck's bedroom contains only three
pieces of furniture-a large waShstand, a
small camp badstead and a bootjack
Anthony Hope declines to lecture in this
country because, first, he is very poor
talker and, second, he has nothing to talk
about No further apology is necessary.
Ii Hung Chang's wealth is estimated at
$500 900 900, much of which is invested in
Chinese pawnshops and rice fields and the
rest safely tucked away in European securi
ties.
Internal Revenue Collector Herring at
Scranton, has large quantity of oleomar-
garine which the laws Of the United States
command him and the laws of Pennsylvania
forbid him to sell.
1t isn't hard to get a military title in this
country. Mayor Strong of New York. when
asked how he came to be called Colonel
Strong, replied that, in 1888, he commanded
one division Of business mems parade, and
he got it then.
Abraham Lincoln, Washington, d. c."
was an entry on the register at the Fifth
Avenue hotel, New York, the other day. The
owner Of this name bore an astonishing re-
semblance to the pictures of President Lin
coin. Mr.. Lincoln declined to be interviewed.
factory at Port Jervis, N. Y, caught
fire on Wednesday, and the women of the
neighborhood put it out with garden hose
attached to neighborng hydrants. So says
a report, which is open to suspicion because
it does not add that when the danger was
over the women tainted.
Colonel Arthur B. Hilton, head of the
firm of Hilton, Hughes & Co., the big New
York dry goods concern, is having placed
upon his life an insurance of over 81 900, 900.
When the negotiations are completed the
exact amount will be 1,O2O, 900, and he will
have the distinction of carrying the heaviest
life insurance of any individual in New York
and the second largest in the United States.
EX-Postmaster General Wanamaker of Phil
adelphia carries the largest amount of in
surance upon his life of any American.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03

The county commissioners have can
cclled the assessment upon certain lots
and lands designated as church prop
erty on the ground that such tax is un-
collectiblc. The Young Mems Christian
association, by its attorneys, appeared
before the city board of equalization
contendins that assessments against its
property were also Illegal. The Bee has
subject and contended that all property
rot actually used for religious, charit-
able or educational purposes and from
which rentals were derived was and is
under the constitution subject to taxa
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03

Law UNTO HtNsELr

Not content with having arbitrarily
amended the naturalization laws of the
United States the Judge of the criminal
division of the district court has now
taken it upon himself to add to the
qualifications of jurors and TO debar
from jury service men whom the law
of the state declares perfectly compc-
tcrt In examining members of the jury
panel in the pending criminal case, the
dialogue between Judge Scott and the
talesman is reported as follows:
"How long have you lived in this country?'
Thirteen years"
Have you got your second papsrs?'
NC sir"
"How long have you voted?"
Five years"
"You are excused permanently from the
panel You had better get out your second
papers, so that ycu can do your duty as a
citizen Of this country
How long has 1t been necessary for n
juror in this state to have taken out
his second naturalization papers in order
to serve? When before this have tales
men been dcbarred from jury service
steps necessary to complete naturaliza-
tion as IL citizen of the United States?
The law on this point is plain and I'M
mistnkable. Section 657 of the Nebraska
code of civil procedure reads:
All males residing in any of the counties
0f this state, having the qualifications of
electors. and being over the age of twenty
one years and of sound mind and discretion
and not bsing judges of the supreme court or
district courts clerks of the supreme or dis
rct courts, sheriffs coroners, or jaers, or
subject to any bodily infirmity amounting to
! disability and who have not bsen con-
vcted of criminal offense, punishable by
Imprisonment in the penit ntiary, and are
OF subject to disability for the commission
f any ofense which by special provision of
lw does or shall disqualify them, are and
hall be competent persons to serve on all
rand and petit jurss, within their counties
pSrectively.
There is nothing in the law about
second papers. There is nothing in the
law about voting five years. There is
nothing in the law about voting at all
The law requires only that the jurymnn
be qualified to vote in Nebraska and Il
foreign born citizen is Il qualified elector
whenever he has procured his first
papers within the prescribed time limit.
Hundreds upon hundreds of cases have
been tried and adjudicatcl in the dis
trict court before juIies including citi-
zcns who possessed their first papers
only and tens and hundreds of men
have been sent to the penitentiary by
this same judge upon verdicts rendered
by juries upon which sat men with only
their first papers But this patriotic
judge. who evadcd his duty as Il citizen
when his country's call to arms was
sounded, has suddenly become Il law
unto himself. A naturalized citizen is
i stencil in his nostrils. A citizen who
has not yet completed the process of
is to him positively alb
horrent. No one of the prescribed class
can expect to serve as a juror in his
court
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03
ONE GRIEvOUs SIN.

Chicago Post.
His nlea was very earnest but st. Peter
shook his head. - o.. ,
"rbere Is no room around here for a man
like you" he said. ~ 49,. ,,,
..No doubt YOU have some virtues. but your
record isn't clear, >, ,rot
And. much as / regret 1t, sir, we cannot
keep you here.
.Iye tried to prove my honesty the ap-
plcant began: ,,,, - ,s,a ,,,,,
''There'S none can say sWlhuieu VI ui' Wy
my fellow man; ,, ,,
/ always gave fair Xaiue anu paiu my
clerks well, too ..,
ST. Peter bowed approVinsig anu a''S"eieu'
"That is true.
'I gave a lot in charity" the applicant DE-
.Relying on my promises no mortal badiy
For / was ever truthful. as I think you
ought to know ...o.,
St. Peter bowed approvngly and answered:
THAT is So
"Then why should you refuse me, sir" the
applicant inquired. ..
"If Ive been fair and truthful, too, pray
why should | be fired?" ,,-,
CT peter slowly answered, seeming disin-
.1 rctined cti1,ei in in the winter time you never
cleaned your walk"
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03
FOREIGN WAR SHIP BUILDING
England as Usual Leads the World in Num-
Der and Capacity.
FRANCE AND RUSSIA ARE NOT IDLE
Some Facts OF Interest Brought Out
by the Annual Report OF
the Secretary of
the Navy.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-1n his annual re-
port transmitted to congress today Secretary
Herbert Of the Navy department gives an
interesting statement OF the work now being
done by foreign powers in the way of naval
construction.
Great Britain, as usual is leading both in
the number and strength of ships in service
and in building program, with 274 ships in
service not including torpedo boats; she has
forty-two vessels now under construction of
which ten are battleships. 1t will be OBJ
served that in accordance with England's s
policy of placing her first line OF defense at
the enemy's coast, no coast defense vessels
are building for that country. The dis
placement of the first-class battleshp in
her present program is Ia 900 tons; that Of
the second class, 1880 tons.
France with 144 effective vessels in
service, exclusive of torpedo boats, has a
building program calling for an increase Of
thirtythree vessels of which five POSSIBLY
six are battleshps, and four are armored
cruisers.
Russia has eighteen ships building Of
which fifteen are armored; in service, 100.
Italy has in service seventy-one vessels;
the number building is, armored, eight (six
battleships) and unarmored, seven.
Germany has seventy-four efficient ships
and is building four armored and four un-
armored.
Spain is showing increased activity, and
is building ten additional vessels, of which
one-half are armored which will make
total effective strength of fifty-two
The Dutch navy numbers nlnety-two
effective vessels; the additions are to be
three armored and four unarmored vessels
On this continent Argentina, Brazil and
Chill have, all told, ordered abroad six
armored and nine unarmored vessels.
there
building in England two battleships for
Japan, ard a third will probably be COM
menced soon. These are of the English
Royal Sovereign type Of over $4,000 tons
displacement and 1T is proposed to submit
to the Diet program looking toward further
increase, which, with the addition Of the
vessels captured from China in the late war
will place Japan among the important naval
powers of the world 1t is also rumored that
China is looking toward the rehabilitation
and further increase of the navy as soon as
affairs become settled and the money avail
able.
France leads in the possession of torpedo
boats, with 21S in service and fifty-four
building; Great Britain has 1S9 in service
and sXty-two under construction. Spain is
doubling her torpedo boat force, and Japan.
taking lesson from her experience in the
late war, and having already with those
captured from the Chinese) total of forty
in service, is building seventeen more.
These figures show that while the fifteen
other countries mentioned have altogether
206 torpedo boats in service (Argentina,
with the smallest number, showing twenty
one), the United States has only two. The
average number building for these other
countries Is fourteen and a fraction. We
have authorized and are building seven.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03
LOOK At MEXICO.
What MOrton's Third Term idea
WOuld Lead To.


1t is always in order for members of q
cabinst to eXpOund the views Of the admin
istrstion to which they belong The country
Is liable to assume that no matter upon
what subject cabinet minister speaks OF
writes, he is the voice of the administration.
In view of the declaration by Secretary
Morton that there is no reason why Mr..
Cleveland should not be deemed eligible for
any number of terms as president of the
United States 1t is well to observe how an
unlimited presidential term works in the
neighboring state Of Mexico.
1t, constitution was modelled upon that
Of the United States. The presidential term
was fixed at four years. Porfrio Diaz was
elected president in 1876. He is still pres-
dent He is going to continue to be pres-
dent probably as long as he lives.
In 1887 the subordinates of President DiaZ,
acting under the same impulse that now
snimatss Secretary Morton for Mr. Cleve-
land, finding no constitutional barrier in
writing, proceeded to use their official power
to get into the constitution a provision in
surlng practically indefinite hold on the
presidency for their official patron They
managed to engraft on the law an amend
terms Of eight years each. This Is ample
for their purpose. and for the practical
dictatorship Of Diaz. The amendment was
got on the books during the official term of
the man for whose dictatorship it was de-
vised. Dlaz approved the law. of course.
In Mexico there is no real republican gov
ernment. There is only a dictatorship, 1t
arises from the, eligibility of the president
to be reelected without practically any
end OF his oficiA term except that which
death may devise. If the present extension
is not enough, enother legal addition can
easily be enacted.
There is no written constitutional barrier
against PresidentSCleveland remaining prssl-
dent OF the United States for as many terms
as he can manage to get and keep the Office.
Secretary Morton is right Yet it must also
be true that the people of the United States
are not disposed to prepare to Mexlcanize
the presidency of the Unitsd States, with or
without law, no matter how able an Official
the president may be.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03
PROTECTION IN THE SOUTH.

Some of the representatives in con-
gress from the south report growing
sentiment in several of the states of
that section favorable to protection.
One of these from North Carolina says
his people want protection to develop
the Industries which have been started
during the last few years There is a
growing protection sentiment in Ala
bama and Tennessee; it is gaining
ground also In Kentucky. Senator Cor
man says it is stronger than ever be-
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03

Once year the Brotherhood of Elks
set apart n day to commemorate the
virtues of departed brothers. The me-
mortal services of the order in this
city were at once beautiful and
impressive. In this busy world men
too often forget the duty they owe to
humanity. A custom which brings them
together to pay tribute to the memory
of their fellows passed to the great be-
yond is an inspiration and Il solacc to
the living
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03

Senator PETER is again demanding n
reform In the conduct of senatorial fu-
nerals. AS matter of fact, no one has
ever adduced Il valid reason why the
people of the United States should have
to pay the expenses of senator's fu-
nerals any more than they should have
to pay the expenses of the funerals OF
the senator's clerks. There would be
more sense in having the clerks buried
ators, because the senator's families are
usually in a better position to defray
the expenses themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03

The Omaha Stock Yards company an
ticipates and is preparing for IN i'm
numbers of cattle, hogs and sheep are
being wintered throughout Nebraska
and the west, and will find the Omaha
market next spring. If the Commercial
club can force the railroads of the
southwest 10 treat Omaha fairly in the
matter of live stock rates, next year
will be the greatest i'm the history OF
the Omaha live stock market.