Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
FOR A DUTY ON CORN
PrOtectionism Grows Stronger Among the
Tories of Great Britain.
JIMMY LoWTHsR'S FACTION IS GROWING
Will Put Pressure on Chancellor Of the
Exohequer HiCks-Beach.
CABLE CONFERENCE DRAGS ALONG
Sir Charles Upper Reioices in Election of
Major Mckinley.
TALK OF A SUCCESSOR FOR BAYARI
st. James Gazette Suggests whitelnw
Reid and VI. II. DeYoung-Gen-
eral Political and Personal
Items from London.


LONDON, Nov. 21.-The government, un-
less the signs of the times fail, will soon
have to deal with viruleht outbreak of
protection fever among its own followers.
That the rank and file OF the unionist party
has been growing more and more protec-
zionist has been evidenced many times re-
Gently, but especially significant was the
unanimous decision OF the tory caucus sit
ting at Rochedale during the week to favor
reimposing a registration duty OF l shilling
(25 cents) on corn. Great efforts will be
made to induce the chancellor Of the ex-
chequer to include this proposal il the
budget of 1897 and, while Sir Michael Hicks
Beach is believed to be free trader, such
chance 10 swell the receipts by a couple
OF million pounds sterling 1000, ,000 is a
great temptation.
The Pacific cable conference, in session
during the week at the colonial office, has
made fair progress with the mass OF tech
nical evidence before it. mainly referring
to the cost of the cables and yearly cost
OF maintaining them in operation So soon
as this is threshed out the more important
evidence will be taken-whether enough
commercial traffic will accrue to bring the
annual cost, to the guaranteeing govern
ments, within a reasonable sum. The TAX
ing OF evidence is expected to last a
month. a discussion will probably last
another month and the report will most
likely be made in January.
Sir Charles Tupper, who is now In Lon
don. in an interview yesterday said: 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 nearby neighbor. There is great
interest in London in Canadian mining pros
poets and a general inclination upon the
part Of capitalists to invest in Canada
HIGH PRICE FOR A MEDAL.
Numismatists have been greatly inter-
ested this week in the sale at auction OF
the remarkable collection of coins known
as the Montague collection, including the
famous Juxon medal, presented by Charles
l to Bishop Juxon on the scaffold just be-
fore the formers execution. The bidding
for this relic was of the liveliest descrip-
tlon and it was finally sold for f77O (s3 3S5O),
said to be the highest price ever paid for
to f400 $4,000. Another example OF high
price reached at auction was on Tuesday
last, when an old Venetian rose-pointed
fiounce, under four yards long and four
teen inches wide, was sold for f247 .233).
The boom in shipbuilding continues Dur
ing the present month orders for So 900 tons
were placed in the Clyde alone. The
amount OF work is unprecedented in the
annals Of shipbuilding.
Mr.. H. Wood sailed for New York on
Thursday in order to represent an inter-
national horse agency at the Kentucky sale
on December 3. He has commissions from
a number of prominent British horse own
ers.
The cZar has purchased from the SIN
clair Art gallery a magnificent suite OF
mother-of-p pearl furniture made for the EN-
press Josephine, wife of Napoleon I, for
which he paid an enormous sum.
dispute between brokers, which was
considered by the committee of the Stock
exchange during the week, disclosed that
commission of $500 Cs7,5OO) was paid for
securing an earl as a company director.
TELEPHONE IN A CHURCH.
telephone has just been placed in the
In
order that Canon Flemings sermons NAV
be heard by the inmates of the neighbor- |
ing hospitals and by invalid parishioners.
The pathological library. reputed TO be |
the finest in the world. OF Prince Lucien |
Bonaparte, which cost him $40, 900 $500. .OO0 |
and quarter OF a century OF time. at one |
period offered to the city of London for |
$4,000 CsSO00O), which sum could not be |
collected for the purpose, has been sold
to a bookseller.
The four-masted ship California. the last
OF the White Star line sailing feet. was
sold at auction in Liverpool on Thursday
last and was purchased by a German firm
The estate OF the late George du Maurier
Is valued at f47, $50 (s236 OOO). 1t is all left
to his widow, with a reversion to their
children.
The newspapers here are already speculat
Ing upon the successor OF Mr.. Thomas II
Bayard as ambassador Of the United States
to the court OF st. James. and the ST. James
Gazette places Mr.. Whitelaw Reid's name
II the head OF the list. II also mentions
N this connection Mr.. NJ. II. DeYoung. pro-
prietor OF the San Francisco Chronicle.
Al the cattle show at Norwich the exhib-
tors included the queen, the prince OF
wales and the duke OF York. The prince OF
Wales captured the first prize for steers of
my breed with a Shorthorn. The heir an
parent also won first and second prizes in
he Southdown wether class and the first
'rize for short wooled cows.
frshsatlantic steamer Hits Ground.
ROTTERDAM, Nov 2l.-The Netherlands
american steamer. spaarndam. Captain Van
'erze. from New York on November 7 for
his port, which grounded on Thursday In
fog near Msasluis. about ten miles from
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