Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-11-22
e. 8 .s6SIP FROM LONDON.
l. oW Of the Things Our British
COuSizS are Thinking AtOut.


COuSiGS are Thinking A6Out.
A Tory Caucus Favored Reimpos.
ing a Duty on Corn-Sale of a
Remarkable Collection Of Coins.
Royalty as Exhibitors at the
Norwich Cattle Show - General
Foreign News - A Revival Of
Protection Agitation in England.
copyrighted. 1896 Associated Press)
London. November 2L-The govern
ment, unless the signs of the times fail,
will soon have to deal with d yirulent
| outbreak of protection fever among its
own powers. That the rank and lile of
the Unionist party have been growing
more and more protectiOnists, has been
evidenced many times recently; but es-
pecially significant Vas the unanimous
decision OF the Tory caucus. sitting at
ROchedale during the week, 10 favor
reimpOsing a registration duty OF L
shilling twenty-five cents)' on corn.
! Great efforts Will be lade to induce the
chancellor of the eXcheQuer to include
this proposal in the budget OF 1897, and
while Sir Michael Hicks-Beach is be-
lieved to be a free-trader, such chance
to swell the receipts by couple of mill
lion pounds sterling is great tempta-
ton.
Sir Charles Tupper, who is now in
I svt o1 -ai id
My visit here is purely private; but l
notice on all sides a great interest in
Canadian matters. The prospects OF
trade were never so good. The election
of Mckinley meant much for Canada.
Has given her renewed confidence and
will establish more trade with her
nearest netghbOr. There is great in
terest in London in Canadian mining
prospects and a general inclination up
on the part of capitalists to invest in
| Canada"
Numismatists have been greatly in
terested this week in the sale at auc-
tiOn Of the remarkable collection of
coins known as the Montague collec-
tion. including the famous JuXon medal
presented by Charles l. 20 Bishop JuX-
on on the scaffold, just before the for
mer's execution. The bidding for this
relic was of the liveliest description
and IL was finally sold for $40, said
20 be the highest price ever paid for
coin. Several others realized 500 20
c400. Another example of high price
paid at an auction was on Tuesday last
when an old Venetian rose-poinied
n0unce. under . yards long and II
.
The boom in ship building continues.
During the present month orders for
- 600 tons were placed in the Clyde
alone. The amount Of work on hand
is unprecedented in the annals of ship
building
The car has purchased from the Sin
clair Art Gallery o magnificent suite
of mother-of-pearl furniture. made for
tho Empress Josephine wife of Napo-
leon T.. for which he paid an enormous
sum-
A dispute between brokers. which
was considered by the committee or
the Stock Exchange during the week,
disclosed that a commission of El5OO
was paid for securing an earl as COM
pany director
The pathological library, reputed TO
he the finest in the world, OF Prince
Louis Lucian Bonaparte, which cost
him 100000 and a quarter of century
of time. at one period offered to the
citv of London for $4,000, which sum
could not be collected for I'll purpose,
has been sold to a bookseller.
The estate of the late George Du
Naurier is valued at f47,3 $50. 1t is all
left TO his widow, with reversion to
their children.
The newspapers here are already
sneculating upon the successor OF Mr..
Thomas F .Bayard. as Ambassador OF
the United States to the Court OF o''
James, and the st. James GazeIle
nlaces Mr.. Whitelaw Reid's name at
the head of the list. II also menIloIlS
in this connection Mr.. NJ. II. DE
Young. proprietor of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
vicb the exhibitors included the
Oneen the Prince Of Wales and the
mike of York. The Prince OF Wales
captured the first prize for steers OF
onv breed with a short horn. The
heir apparent also won first and second
prizes in the south-dOwn wether class,
and the first prize for short-Wooleu
ewes.
The attendance at the various the
aires continues fairly good, though not
so large as during the previous forI-
night. ,,,.h4
The Strand theatres are doing a light
business and only the SUBURBAN play
bouses. where popular dramas at popu-
lar Drices are being played, are, with
one or two exceptions crowded. Inc
music halls have, as usual, only stand
ing room. -, -. ,,i.
Arthur Bourchier. who will play ms
first engagement in America as SlaI'
sailed for New York with his company
last wednesday by the Teutonic. Pre-
vious TO sailing Mr.. BOurchler sald 10
commemorative of the Associated Press
"NIv American season opens Monday
Novenber 80. at the Duou Ihealre'
Nv work.. From thence our route
~, braces Brooklyn, Montreal. Toronto
Baltimore Washington, PittsDurg'
Poeton Chicago. Philadelphia, Harlem
DoS'C O5 farewell engagement in New
York. Our opening bill vii VII oe l.- d uoH-
HE one. consisting OF ne Queen .
proctor and Kitty ChVe. Our IePet PEI,
toire will also include lrlple I; DLiI,
wherein will be produced pedIeSs ,
wnT, E,nTIe e'H The Liar and Donna Diana.
We shall also present Monsieur C' ue !
paris' and an entirely new play ~
Iebnson I O. The latter comprises incl
SoIts Sonrs in the life Of the great leXlco- I
uen,5 Sl'a r5or" Practically the only success
SI"Psor 5tr PPonrcbier has recently achieved IN
M. II,5or L. was with The Chilli Widow.
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