New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27
CATTLE IN POLITICS.
PART PLAYED BY COWS AND BULLS ~
THE AFFAIRS OF STATE.

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o,,,.d during the past week, Is In the throes "a
,oii,icaI crisis brought about by an open '
a,ct between the Cabinet of the colony anu 10
co,ar,or- General the Earl OF Glasgow" i"o
sgbt has had the result OF driving Lord "iaSs'"'
who is a most amiable and charming Scotc"",""'
to throw up his lucrative office In disgust, an"
set sail for San Francisco on his way "".n
England thoroughly weary ana
on the subject of the Antipodes' ne "a' 49,
,,ao,ad to a good deal Of discourteous ana
oven sighting conduct on the part OF the o''
and politicians Of the colony which ne was '"''e
upon to govern i'm the name OF the @uee"' 90
indging by his experiences during the ias' 49,
wears IL is evident that he has not peeh "'a
with the degree of respect that MS
name and his hereditary rank MS uiio'e"''
character and his high office dema"oeu
I, must he said. however in behalf of the New
Zealanders that 1t Is somewhat di'hcu'' ~ -.
tain a great degree of reverence for man "no'n
- hs so.r in the act of being tossed up into
the air by a bull in such manner uA- az
aliphted in a sitting position In particularly
dirty middle Lord Glasgow happened 10 pay
stote visit to the great annual New-Zealand Ca'-
tie SHOW the principal incident OF the year III '''s
oo,onv He was incautious enough TO enter the
non Of the champion Shorthorn bull, who J" "o
sense impressed by the honor OF MS 'isi'' ue
liberately went for him and tossed MIN o'e '"'
rails After witnessing spectacle vi 'n'' 49,"
is wellnigh impossible ever aiter"a'u
impressed by the dignity ana majesty VI
victim of such a mishap. Indeed IL Is oii''u's
=, ,rast sucb a person seriously at all. since one
would always be tempted TO recall 10 nhnu, 900
ON the most solemn occasions, the sight WIN" ~
presented either when rising into the ar VI -"
scendng into the puddle. So there Is ah .No1
for the New-Zealanders, when IL Is u NC "or
,ha mother country will take into consideration
when calling them to account Tor t'ie u'''.'
,,.,,h which they have treated Her Ma)estys
Governor-General. ,a IN
cattle play a far greater role in history ana ia
nolttical affairs than most people are reau' :"
imagine Not content with setting DoVern'"e"''
-. ,ha ears in connection with the question as
IN whether or not they are TO be perihi''eu ~
or,sr IN. country they actually presume "
,.ke an active part in politics, and IN auoi'''A
On having AT least on three occasions ai'"o's
l,ousbt about a vacancy upon the steps VI
European thrones they are responsible ioi
recent Cabinet crisis of a serious charac'ei u,
the Old World. For, if Nubar Facha' 'he ",o'S
tsrable and eminent of all oriep'ai
, 10 M longer Prime Minister Of Egypt, IL IL
dino IN q COW The Pacha like Cincinnatus' Is
exceedingly fond of agricultural pursuits anu
hac m
,,hicb he is in the habit of visiting whenever
H. has a moment to spare. one froay he 'o'A
advantage Of the Government offices peihs
closed for the Mahometan Sabbath TO df'Ne ouS
to his farm. While inspecting his crops he SUD-
ao,l,, oanoe upoo a COW. The latter took eN-
oantior IN the red color of his tarDOosh anu
with an ominous moo" lowered her head ana
nr,r ared to charge The Prime Minister "ho
is the most stately and majestic or Orleh'ais'
| hestated for just one brief moment anu t"e"
determining that discretion was the bet'er part
of yalor took to his heels and mace ior pie
| nearest hedge so did the COW III Is oiiie"'.
| 70 saw with any degree of exactitude which "i
tho two reached the goal first, but one thing AT
arv rate is sure. namely, that the staIes"'a"
cvershot the winning post. and that ne Was 40
sisted therein by his bovine compel'"r' VII"
nronelIed him to the other side of the hedge
into the next field with such a degree or AL
together unfemnne brutality seriously to
njure his leg and thigh. Being man wen au-
varced in years he suffered 50 severely from
the shock that he had to take to his bed. and
on two weeks passing without his being sui
dciertlv recovered 20 resume his duties. the
Khkdive who dislikes him and is afraid OF hlm'
took advantage of Lord Cromers absence III
England to deprive him of his portfoio' Where-
upon the entire Angophile Cabinet resigned
and a political crisis ensued. which was brought
to n close only by the arrival Of Lord Cromer
/ who mad been hastily summoned back to Egypt
to settle matters
Mr. Gladstone too was in office as Prime MIN
lister Of the British Empire at the time when ne
was attacked by angry COW I'm the vicinity
Of his castle at Hawarden. His hand was slight
~ injured in his efforts to escape-enor's winch
were fortunately successful since II is frightfui
Of Cpi fl
cent a career as that Of the Grand Old Man
being brought to close. not even by an irish
bull but by a mere commonplace English COW.
The reign Of Napoleon III was almost brought
to a premature termination some three years
prior to the Franco-( German war by yet an
other indignant cow and the monarch owed his
preservation that occasion To the courage
and presence OF mind of his Spanish consort.
The incident took place in the neighborhood OK
BiarritZ where the Emperor and Express we're
walking one day with their dog Nero. who, by
the-bye figures beside the Prince Imperial in
Carpeaux's famous statue of the latter. Nero be-
gan barking. doglike. at some cattle that were
grazing In a field. \ COW took exception to this,
and as Nero sought refuge between the remark
ably short legs OF the Emperor, she proceeded TO
charge down upon the monarch with all that
vim and vigor for which the cattle along the
Spanish frontier famed On came the cow,
and the Emperor was hestating whether to run
to stand his ground. when the Empress threw
herself before him, and kept the animal at bay
with long bamboo cane, which she in
the habit of carrying in those days until the
herdsmen came to the rescue. The Empress is
described by an eyewitness as having handled
her cane with all the dexterity and rapdity of
movement Of toreador OF her own native land
Two years ago the Duke Of Orleans was so
badly injured by wild cattle while out hunting
near Seville that II was feared at one moment
that he would be crippled for life, and by a
strange coincidence. that terrible lameness
which gave such peculiar gait to the walk OF
the late Comte de Chambord. and to which, by
the-bye. ascrihed his reluctance to ascend
the throne of France was due To an almost
identical cause. namely, encounter with a
bull. The present King OF Portugal who until
he became so phenomenally stout, was an anna
teur toreador of remarkable skill and an adept
in the bull-rng. has often risked. not only his