The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-15
i'm FOREIGN TOWNS
1t London's Cattle Show Royalty
Scoopsd ALI the Prizes.
THE ENGLISH FARMER FOOLED
Berlin Socialists Making the Rioh-
stag Lively for the People
Who SIT In the Empires
Court C.rcleO.

tcopyriehted. 1885. By. the Associated
Press)
London. Dec. 1.-THE great annual
cattle show In Agricultural hall. Isling-
ton. attracted to London the usual
largest ever held at Islington. Queen
Victoria's wonderful heifer. Frederick.
which swept all before It at the other
shows, won fS00 (s4.000), In specie and
cups. including the celebrated queens
challenge cup. valued at s150 $(750).
Lord Rosebery's black heifer was a
good second. Her majesty's exhibits
also won prizes in other classes. The
Prince of Wales triumphed with South
downs, and the Duke of York won with
his display of red-polled cattle and
Berkshire pigs. The prince and his
son won four cups.
To celebrate the tercentenary Of the
visit of Sir Walter Raleigh to British
Guiana Sir Mon de Thompson and DR..
Garnet are arranging an exhibition at
the British museum which shall con-
sist of relics. pictures. documents. etc.
bearing upon Sir Walters expedition.
The feature of home politics during
the week here has been the develop
ment Of a marked advocacy of protec-
tion. The cattle show at the agricul-
tural hall has been the occasion for the
mastering in London of hosts Of repre-
sentatives of every branch of industry
connected with husbandry. and the
cabinet ministers have been over
whelmed with deputations urging them
TO take steps to prevent British agri-
culture from being wiped out by for
eign competition. The course suggested
to the government is a tariffN upon a
variety of imports.
The Marquis of Salisbury, replying
to one of these deputations, said that
he could not hold out the slightest
prospect Of protection and explained
that his famous speech at Hastings, in
1892. was misunderstood. He added
that when he denounced Cobdenism
and urged the country to arm for an
attack upon the walls of tariff. he
never believed or expected a restora-
tion of protection. This with the re-
plies of the other ministers. was ex-
tremely disappointing to a great body
of their supporters, and the severe crit
icisms of some of the sturdiest conserv-
atives' organizations which followed,
created quite a sensation.
The Standard remarks: Under a
minister thus pledged to free trade. the
farmers should have free trade in the
matter OF sugar: fair competition
against foreigners. Foreign govern
ments should be informed that unless
they ceased paying a bounty on sugar
duty equal to that bounty will be
levied on 1t at our ports" The Morn
ing Post says: Lord Salisbury would
be far more in touch with the senti-
ments and wishes of the masses II he
defended and expanded his protection
remarks at Hastings"
Hon. George M. Curzon, under secre-
tary to the foreign Office. has taken a
three-year lease of No. s. Carlton House
terrace, the town residence Of the Right
Hon. A. ]. Balfour. the first lord of
the treasury. who is moving to his
official residence In Downing street 1t
was announced that L. z. Letter, of
Washington, the father of Mrs. Cur
zon. had presented his daughter a
London mansion. but II seems that the
Curzons only rented their former house
by the season.