Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
PROPOSED CORN TAX
Members of the Conservative Party
Leaning to Protection.
DECISION OF A TORY CAUCUS
Progress of the Pacific Cable Con-
ference.
CURRENT LONDON GOSSIP

copyrighted. 1885, by the Associated Press)
LONDON, November 21.-The govern
n.ent unless the signs of the times RAIL-
will socn have to deal with a virulent out
break of protection fever among its own
followers. That the rank and the file Of
the unionist party have been growing more
and more protectionists has been evidenced
many times recently, but especially signifi-
cant was the unanimous decision of the
terry caucus, sitting at Rochedale during
the week. to favor reimposing a registra-
ton duty Of one shilling twenty-five cents)
ON corn. Great efforts will be made to in
1uce the chancellor of the exchequer to in
clude this proposal in the budget of 1891,
and while Sir Michael Hicks-Beach is be-
lieved to be free trader, such n chance to
swell the receipts by a couple of million
pounds sterling (s1O,000,0oW is great
temptation.
The Pacific cable conference. in session
during the week at the colonial office, has
made fair progress with the mass of
technical evidence before it, mainly refer
ring to the cost of the cables and yearly
cost of maintaining them in operation. So
soon as this is thrcshed out the more i'm
pCrtant evidence will be taken-whether
enough commercial traffic will accrue to
bring the annual cost to the guaranteeing
governments within a reasonable sum. The
taking of evidence is expected to last a
month. the discussion will probably last
another month, and the report will most
likely be made in January.
Sir Charles Upper, who is now in LON
don. in an interview Yesterday said:
My visit here is purely private, but /
notice on all sides great interest in Cana
dian matters. The prospects of trade were
Fever So good. The election of Mckinley
meant much for Canada: has given her
renewed confidence. and will establish more
trade with her nearest neighbor
There is great interest in London in
tanaolan mining prospects. and general
ihchfiatlon Upon the part of capitalists to
invest in Canada"
Numismatists have been greatly ;n.arost
ed this week in the sale at auction of tho
remarkable collection of coins known as
the Montagu collection, including the ia
NOUS Juxon medal. presented by Charles I
70 blSnop JuXon on the scaffold lust he
1ore the formers execution The bidding
Ior this relic was of the liveliest descrin
tion. and 1t was finally sold for f77O e.; S50
sald 10 be the highest price ever maid for q
f4OO ts2O00 -o' "i''"' 10
Another example of high price reached
at at an an auction was on Tuesday last, when
Tour yards long and fourteen inchas 80
was sold for EAT 81 ,235) Ne'
me Doom in ship building continues
ON ,n, 'ne present month orders for o.
WV tons were placed in the CLYDE a1on.
me amount of work on hand is unnrece
oenled In the annals of ship-building-
,rL MT n WOOD sailed for New York on
tinnaI hers III oruer 10 represent an interna-
.ioial morse agency at the Kentucky sale
On december 3 He has commissions frorn
number of prominent British horse own-
erS Se o"A-
clalr Art Gallery a magnificent sui,a ~
motner-of-pearl furniture made for tho
Empress Josephine. wife of NAPOLEON 7
Ior which he paid an enormous sum -
brol,
considered by the committee of the stock
eAchahse during the week disclosed that
a commission of e15OO (S7.IGD was paid for
securing an earl as a company director
telephone has just been placed in tho
pulpit OF St MichaeTs, Chester Suuare in
order that Canon Flemings sermons may
De heard by the inmates of the neiehbnr
me hospitals and by invalid parishioners
The pathological library, reputed r. he tho
nnest III the world, of Prince Louis Iucien
bonapar;e, which cost him fIOOUD (so,u Wsn
anu d quarter of a century of time at one
perlod oHereG 10 the city of London for
t6,OOo ts:S'.IO (which sum could not he
Connected for the rurpose), has been sold
to bookseller ~
-, The s, fourcmas,er California. the last of
the White Star Line sailing fleet. was sold
al auction in Liverpool on Thursday last
anu was purchased by German firm.
me 1und to erect at Rugby a statue
10 the memory of the late Judge Hughes
(author of Tom Browns Sch0o, naT:,
etc. is completed.
The Countess of Warwick DIETER known
as the beautiful Lady "Babbling'' Brook
mas been In delicate health for some time
past, and her friends are experiencinp cor
SIDERABLE anxiety as to the outcome of her
Illness. "
The estate of the late George DIN Manner
is valued at t4I.3S0 ($236& 800 1t is ali
left to his widow, with a reversion to their
children. ~ '"eii
The newspapers here are already specu
lating upon the successor of Mr.. Thomas
r ambassador Of he
states to the court of St. James and the
st James Gazette places Mr. Whitelaw
Reids name at the head Of the list It also
mentions in this connection Mr. NJ n De
Young, proprietor of the San Francisco
Chronicle.
AT the annual cattle show at Norwich
inc exhibitors included the queen, the
Prince OF Wales and the Duke of York
The Prince of Wales captured the first
prize for steers of any breed with short
horn The heir apparent also won first
and second prizes in the Southdown wether
class. and the first prize for short-wooled
ewes
the Duke of York received first prizes for
Berkshires and pigs of any breed
Harry N Pillsbury, the American chess
champion, is taking great interest in the
international women's chess tournament
which is to be held in London next June
Mrs. j. W. Showalter will compete, and
several female chess players from the con-
tinent have also entered. Sir George
Newnes has contributed a prize of eco
$500. and Mr.. Pillsbury has promised to
obtain a second Irize of 600 ($2jO in Amer
lea
Lady Henry Somerset last Wednesday
presented the gold medals to the winners
of the Mowbray House Cycling Associa-
tion. The distribution was made at St
Martins Town Hall.
Conan Doyle's new novel is to be entitled
Uncle Bernac." 1t Is described as "A
Memory of the Empire" and deals with a
stirring period of French history The
novel
work, be first published in serial form.
Grant Allen will next year comaiIe a
guide book dealing with Paris and Flor
ence, and their historical and ANTIQUARIAN
aspects Mr. Allen hopes to follow this
work by similar series that will include
Venice, the Rhine and the Flemish cities.
E,ufucS of the ..Minufe MOI.