Tins ECBANTOH TIHD DINE SATURDAY MOBNIXG, MAT 23, 1896.
IN FAR ALASKA'S
QUAINT CAPITAL
The Picturesque Yet Exceediicty Peril,
u Approach to Sitka.
THROUGH RAPIDS THAT APPALLED
pace i the Harbor, However, the
View is Ooof Exeeptioaal Traa
qaility aad Charm, and is Hrokca By
Sharp bat' Iaterestinc Contrasts.
What the Alaska Capital ii Like.
Written for tho Tribune.
We last . parted 'with .our readers
rather abruptly, while wandering on
the lummlt of Mulr . glacier among
scenes which cap the climax of sublim
ity and grandeur. However Indulgent
our captain may be, our experiences on
this "frozen mountain" come to an
end at last, for the whistle sounds, giv
ing us timely warning to return to the
ship. The day spent hero ends only to
quickly. But we must travel yet 150
miles further to reach Sitka, the termi
nus of our trip, on favorable tides by
early morning.
Instead of being surfeited with too
much grandeur and slglit-seelng we
leave reluctantly these glorious views
nnd thread our way slowly and cauti
ously back to the- Queen, which we
board again-simply to behold a still
greater display of Clod's power at af
ternoon than we witnessed In the morn
ing. No wordB can paint the glories of
this wall of ice, this sea of glaciers
when illumined by the radiance of the
setting suu. .Hare appears the birth
place of Innumerable rainbows or a
mountain of prisms too glorious and
datsling for description. As the tide
recedes, the great, glacier nheda its
sparkling bergs one after another wltn
pitch headlong recklessness and glnnt
crushing force as to call forth excla
mations of wonder, amazement and al
most fear from the enthusiastic pas
sengers. Even Captain Carroll and
Chii'f IOnglneer Alison are led to express
their surprise as the marvelous bjocks
of falling pinnacles enter the bay. The
noise of this mighty avalanche, cover
ing four or five acres, falls upon the ear
like the terrific booming of cannon.
Think of it! From 40.000 to GO.000 tor.s
of Ice crumble off this glacier and fall
Into the bay evpry minute. I repeat:
"Man becomes dwarfed and dumb amid
these subll"", scenes, while nature ex
hibits the piHX the possesses."
OX TO SITKA.
From these marvelous Ice fields to
quaint Sitka, there are two routes. One
is west through Cross Sound, out upon
the Pacific and down the coast. This is
called the ouslde passage. The other
Is to return through Icy straits .and
aouth through Chathan Sound to Kil
Usnoo, westward through Peril strait
to Salisbury Sound and southward
through Nova and Olga Straits Into
fittka Sound. We chose the' latter
route. This gives one an abrupt tran
sition from a day at Muir glacier to a
night voyage through tortuous chan
nels and perilous straits.
It was toward evening as the Queen
drew close to the great Ice wall and
finally headed southward down the
bay, the sun shining In full glory. As
we looked back from the deck of tho
steamer, the deep-toned artillery kept
up Its solemn salutation as the vast
pinnacles toppled over and became new
born icebergs, while all about were the
floating pinnacles of crystal. The gran
deur of the scene may be Imagined,
but hardly described. Soon the view
becomes more Inspiring us we behold
again rising above all the St. Kllus
Alps, clothed In everlasting white, but
now touched with the Vrlnwm glow and
glory of the setting sun. Let me re
count a few of the sayings of our fel
low passengers here assembled on
hurricane deck.
Says Kev. Dr. Brown, of Tacoma:
"It was a scene which touched every
heart with awe; which spoke of God
and the glories of heaven; which lives
henceforth and forever In the memory
Of every one who beheld It:" Another
ays: "We came, we saw, and we are
conquered, we shall never speak of thee,
ye everlasting mountains, but with rev
erence." Another (Hev. Dr. Day): "The
tower and majesty of the Almighty are
perhaps more awfully exhibited and
more fully realized In these stupendous
frozen mountains than in any other
scene on earth." Another veteran trav
eler says: "I have been all over the
world; but you are here looking at a
scene that has not Its parallel elsewhere
on the globe. You can. take just what
we see here and put it down on Switz
erland and it will hide all there' Is of
mountain scenery in Europe." And still
another, nearer and dearer, standing
by the side of 'the writer with gentle
voice, says: "I acknowledge with grat
titude a kind Providence for bringing
us here to behold the glories of this
wonder of wonders." But the writer's
feelings are better expressed In the
words of O. D. Wheeler. "Those moun
tains, those glaciers; what mighty hand
tiath wrought that which now looms up
In Buch collossal grandeur? Upon
whichever side we gaze the same pic
ture of stupendous heights, gigantic
domes, lofty precipices, all carved and
fluted with ravines and canons. It is
a vision of terrestrial magnificence
bursting forth unexpectedly, and with
awe and reverence the spectator un
.consciously feels, even though he may,
not utter It, 'Great and marvelous are
thy works, Lord God Almighty.' "
CATCHING A HALIBUT.
' According to the steamer bulletin, we
arrived at the famous Kootznahoo
Fishing Banks at 7.S0 p. m, to engage
In the sport of catching halibut for a
couple of hours. This is the finest
halibut grounds In the Archipelago.
Arriving on schedule time most Of us,
men, women and children, were on deck
ready to cast line from the steamer.
Catching halibut by the ton is more
exciting than hauling In salmon by
the ton. Lest I Jeoparldze my reputa
tion for veracity by telling you some
wonderful fish stories up here, I will
quote some of Rev. Mr. Myers'' exper
iences. "I stand on deck."' tald he,
"cast off line from side of the steamer,
the heavy leader goes overboard with a
plunge, down fifteen fathoms it sinks;
I hold the line for a feeler; I stand in
an alert attitude when my arm Is rude
ly Jerked over th balustrade. I respond-
with a vigorous pull, nRsured
1 have got something at the other end
worth pulling for. I draw In, a.nd draw
In, then rest awhile. There Is a fighter
on that. line; keep it taut. -At last the
captive shines through the water and
covers a tremendous surface. The
boatmen on duty ply to and drive the.
lifting hook Into his side' and land him
Into their craft below. He measures
three feet, ten Inches in length, seven
teen' Inches across the fins and weighs
forty-three pounds, the second largest
eatch out of two and a halt tons in. two
hours."
In halibut fishing they use the cru
dest tackle with a b)t of salmon or a
herring for bait, to decoy "chicken
halibut" from 30 to 60 pounds each. The
' halibut hooks, lines -and clubs used, are
made by the Kootznahoo Indians, Th3
hooks are a foot long and are cut from
the heart of spruce or cedar roots for
the halibut can-detect the taste of resin.
This, bb well as the club, Is carved with
the owner's totem, and other significant
devices to ensure fisherman's luck. The
' lines are made of The giant kelp, which
. often grows to- a length of S0O feet in
tide-swept channels. It is soaked and
bleached In fresh water, and , then
- stretched and dried, and smoked and
worked until It is as firm as leather, but
pliable as silk as our specimen shows,
with such tackle a lone., fisherman
. can haul up1 an 'quiet even w-Jje-pountffc-j
1ift"th "cMclcen halltilA,"
weighing 90 or 40 pounds, are the choice,
and ,0-pounders the average. It Is offi
cially stated that Captain Beardslee
and ono other angler caught forty
seven halibut averaging forty pounds
each In one hour In July after the regu
lar halibut season, which la three
THE CANDLE FISH.
Among the oddities which we chanced
upon was a "candle fish," so-called be
cause they contain enough oil to give
a good light when burning. The na
tives use them as our forefathers used
the tallow candle. One of these was
caught by our next room neighbor. Vice
President W. G. Purdy. of the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific railway. He
also caught a dog fish that weighed
eighteen pounds plump. The latter are
of not much value. The "ulican" or
"coi.dle Ash." however. Is one of the
most remarkable fish found In Alaska
waters, and ls'about six Inches long, an
inch In diameter and nearly round. It
la a most delicate and tender flsh and is
so full of oil that it will fry In its own
fat and Is considered a dish of rare
delicacy. The oil of the ullkan when
purilled Is thought to be as palatable
as olive oil. while possessed of all the
medicinal properties of cod liver oil.
At Kllllsnoo we found great schools
of herring, the waters being silvered
with them as far as the eye could
reach. Whales and sea gulls are at
tracted by these schools. The natives
rake them from the water with a bit
of lath set with nails, and a family ran
fill a canoe in an hour. Often three
hundred barrels are caught at a single
haul and by the use of seines a thous
and barrels are seined, and once In
Sitka harbor 1,500 barrels were taken
by one cast of the seine.
The Kllllsnoo oil factories, their ma
chinery and processes, are the same as
are used at the Menhaden factories In
Connecticut and on the Iong Island
coast. Oil Is obtained from fish which,
when pressed, yield from three quarts
to a barrel each, the oil selling at thirty
cents a gallon. The refuse of the fish
Is made into guano worth $30 per ton.
Fifty barrels of flsh dried and pow
dered furnish a ton of guano and
four hundred thousand gallons
of herring oil are produced front one
factory alone. Eight hundred thousand
cases of packed salmon go out from the
fisheries here annually.
IN PERIL STRAIT.
It Is 5 o'clock In the morning on our
seventh day that we arise to find our
noble Queen entering Peril Strait for a
run of thirty miles to Sitka. This
stretch of water Is, as Its name Implies,
a difficult and dangerous passage late
ly explored by Captain Carroll, and
only navigated In pleasant weather and
favorable tides. This "cut-off" Is a
great saving of time and distance, also
sea-sickness, which the outside pas
sage incurs. Two-thirds of the dis
tance the strait Is several miles wide,
but It ultimately narrows down to less
than a half mile to form both Neva
and Olga straits. In Peril Strait are
two narrows where are strong tll
rapids. The second of these rapids 'a
scarcely 300 yards wide and the tide
rushes through it with the sound of a
roaring cataract, often at ten knots an
hour, and like Seymour Narrows, it is
only run on high tide. For eight miles
the navigation is the most dangerous
on the coast and requires the skill and
keen vigilance of the officers and pilots
without relaxation. At low time a
"bore" four feet high, similar to what
we see at Moncton, on the Bay of Fun
day, rushes through It. sucking down
and carrying everything before It In
the current. In Neva and Olga Straits,
which lead Into Sitka Sound, are a suc
cession of beautiful waterways. Btud
ded with charming green-wooded isl
ands, presenting a striking contrast to
the desolate looking shores of Glacier
Bay.
IN SIOHT OF SITKA.
As we draw near to Sitka more beau
tiful is the aspect, the glistening waters
Bee in more and more studded, with
rocky, timbered and moss-covered
islands, trees of fir and spruce predoml
natlng.The appearance of Sitka and its
surrounding is a happy surprise to ail
touristii. The bay or harbor of Slta
Is land-locked, capacious and beautiful
and likened to the Boy of Naples. We
took In Its length and breadth. It ban
a double entrance opening at once from
the east and the west, the archipelago
and the Pacific. As we enter it on the
right hand Is Mount Edgecumbe, twenty-four
miles distant, an extinct vol
cano, rising out of the Pacific ocean to
the height of 2,800 feet vertically-, with a
huge symmetrical crater, 2 000 feet In
diameter and 200 feet deep. On the left
hand from a cluster of. famous quaint
looking buildings rise the ruins of "Bar
anoff Castle," the formfr residence of a
long succession of Russian governors,
and in the center of the town is the
emerald green roof, bulging spire and
dome of the Russo-Greek church, white
in the lofty background is the frowning
Mt. Verstovol, rising 8,216 feet, upon
whose shoulder Is a perfect cross.formed
by two transverse cannons of immense
depth, and filled1 with eternal snow
No grander view can be conceived than
this placid sheet of water with Its hun
dred lovely green Islands, the volcano
on the right and this wonderful moun
tain which bears upon its bosom the
sacred symbol of Christianity the holy
cross standing like a sentinel against
the eastern sky, while nestling at its
feet is the quaint, old moss-covered
dreaming Russian town Sitka, the capi
tal of the Territory of Alaska.
SITKA ITSELF.
Sitka is beautifully situated on the
west coast of Raranoff Island at the
head of Sitka Sound. It is the largest
and best known of any Island in the
Archipelago, being 120 miles long and
30 miles wide. Sitka was the political,
commercial, religious and educational
center of Russian America, as Alaska
was formerly known, before that coun
try came into possession of the United
States. It is now the capital and seat
of government of the Territory of
Alaska. It Is the official residence of
the governor, United States district
judge and other Territorial officers. Tho
town Itself is uninviting in appearance,
however, It is full of Interest; historic
fact and legendary fancy combine to
make Its history attractive, .while the
scenic beauties of its surroundings ex
cite' the interest of the tourist. Its
present population Is about 1.300. In
1890 there were S.19 Indians, 298 whites
and 31 Chinese. Sitka Is the home port
for the United States man-of-war Pinta
for protection duty in Alaskan waters,
besides the barrack home of two com
panies of marines and soldiers.
Sitka was founded by Baron Raran
off, the first Russian governor of Rus
sian America, in 1799. A government
was established in 1803. ' It Inherits a
sort of dignity from the old Russian
days, but there are few reminders of
Russian occupation now. The chief, or
those of special Interest to the tourist
after landing, are the' Greek church,
ruins of Baranoff castle, Indian Town,
the old block house, the Jackson mus
eum and the Sitka Training school.
When the Queen rounded the Island
she gave two long and one short whistle
(the company's signal), which was im
mediately answered by a ringing, ear
splitting chorus of all the foxy dogs
of the "rancherle," or Indian town.
By scores they Hprung from their
ranches, running up and down the
canoe-strcfvni beaclu, as they yelped
their welcome to the tourist steamer,
followed by a crowd of natives who
rushed down to the pier. Soon we see
the Stars and Stripes flying from the
flag staff In tho barrack square, where
a dozen field pieces are stationed to
fire a salute on the arrival and de
parture of the "dignitaries." Presently
the peal signal was answered by the
field nieces and also from . the U. S.
S. 8. Pinto, Captain Coulsen command
er, and the Revenue Cutter Walcott,
both stationed here. This salute was
given in honor, of Vice President Stev
enson and family who were among the
Queen's passengers. As we drew near
the -dock amid the booming of can
not), a promiscuous crowd - was seen
Rwaftlnr Our arrival fftnrwa Wit
Utlf 'ddvwnor Sneakier 'ofthrTtr-
ritory. the Collector of the Port U. 8.
District Judge. Rev. Mr. Austin and
Captains Couden and Webster, the of
ficers of the navy In uniform, also the
marines and representative boys of the
training scool. together with an ar
ray of natives, men and squaw squat
ted on the dock and alone the plank
walk of the entire Main street, even up
to the Greek church, a quarter of a
mile distant
VICE-PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION.
The following account of the vice
president's reception Is taken from The
Alaskan, a Sitka paper, under date of
Aug. 17. 18K: "Probably no other place
as small as Sitka In the union has so
many distinguished visitors during the
year as we have. So accustomed have
we become of seeing men of high posl
tlon, and millionaires sten from the
steamer that they seldom attract any
notice. But when the last Queen
brought the vice-president the patriotic
pride of our people was touched, and
the usual avocations were thrown aside
long enough to show that we appreciat
ed the honor of receiving a visit from so
high a personage. Before the boat had
reached the dock large numbers of our
people had assembled to welcome Vice
President Stevenson, wife, family and
two brothers. The governor accompa
nied by Captains Couden and Webster
In full uniform, stepped on board the
Queen and welcomed the distinguished
visitors to our port. Governor Sheak
ley then escorted the vice-president to
the executive office and introduced our
fellow townsmen to our temporary
guest. The party after taking in the
town, repaired to the residence of the
governor and partook of a hearty re
past. The presidential party expressed
themselves highly pleased with Alaska
In general, and Sitka In particular."
After the reception. Governor Kheak
ley escorted our party through Indian
Town and the Greek church, and also
to the Presbyterian mission. While
the presidential party were visiting the
mission. Photographers Albertst-me. of
Sitka, and C. A. Mayo, or Chicago, and
the writer secured photographs of them,
grouped with the teachers and the na
tive children. Governor Sheakley and
family. Rev. and Mrs. Austin, and Col
lector Moore were in the group.
AMONG THE NATIVES.
The natives occupy a portion of the
town known as the "Rancherle." We
visited the "rancherle" on two occa
sions, first, with the vice presidential
party, escorted by Governor Sheakley
and Rev. Mr. Austin, and at evening
with Head Chief Annahoots. of the Sit
ka Indians, a Christian chief, of whom
I will speak later. This Indian town,
or "rancherle," stretches along the
shore of the bay to the left, for a half
mile. Here are located from 800 to 1,000
Indians. They live In a peculiar kind
of frame houses common to other parts
of Southern Alaska. The rancherle
proper. Is a row of detached one-story
wooden houses, with gable roofs, built
along the water's rocky edge, at an ele
vation of four or five feet above the
ground, each one approached by a sep
arate flight of board steps. These
houses always front the sea. There Is
a marked difference between the houses
occupied by the "Pagan" Indian and
those of the "Christian" Indian, In both
exterior and interior. While the fcr
mer are wretched enough, their whole
character Is an improvement on those
at Fort Weangell. As the Indians of
Canada, on the whole, are superior to
those of the United States, so, in many
respects, the Indians of Alaska excel
those of British America. There Is,
however, a difference In the Alaska In
dians. Those of Sitka are more intelli
gent, but given to drunkenness and
gambling.
We found nothing In the form of to
tem poles here, althuugh, the Sitkans,
once a powerful, Insolent, and really
dangerous tribe, have customs common
to other Alaskan natives. The major
ity of these natives ure half-breeds, or
Creoles, descendants of Indians and
Russians.
AN UNINVITING SCENE.
The shore In front of the rancherle Is
strewn with canoes usually lying upside
down and covered with mats or skins to
protect them from the sun. Here are
old oil barrels, tin cans, clothes lines,
Btrlngs of fish In all stages of the dry
ing process, decaying flsh and veget
ables, dead dogs, bedding set out to air
and broken utensils of all kinds. The
sight and odor are simply sickening
und the filth Is almost Intolerable. There
are exceptions though where greater
order, cleanliness and thrift are apuar
ent, for some of these natives have been
led to a higher plane of living, through
the influence of the missionaries. Every
house is surrounded by Eskimos and a
kind of fox dog, a mangy, mongrel
breed that have a wild look, usually
sleeping, but ready to start up in an
instant. Each family seems to have
as many dogs as children. Idleness
and sptrltlessness were never more
plainly exhibited than among these In
dians, both men and women. The
squaws who sat around the walks were
very inattractlve. Some sat In the sun
with nothing to cover them but a blank
et, 'while the infants hung about them
in a repulsive way. The young squaws
run about barefooted and barelegged,
while the interiors of their (pagan)
houses were as uncleanly as were their
owners' persons or the blankets they
wear.
All these natives have massive heads
but delicately formed hands and feet.
They have an Asiatic cast of features
and seem to have come from Japanese
or Russian stock. Their complexion Is
nut brown. They have high cheeks,
dark almond eyes and straight black
hair. Some have line features -and
figures.
They are Inveterate gamblers. We
see them seated on the board walk in
companies, two rows facing each other.
One acts as leader. With head thrown
back, muscles tensely drawn and quick
movements ho keeps time to a rude
song while the others energetically beat
an accompaniment. Quickly the small
colored gambling sticks pass from one
hand to anoHier as the leader tosses
his arms up, down, behind him and In
front, until at a sudden signal, the stick
chosen by the opposite person Is
tossed into the center while all may
see at a glance if tho color has
been rightly guessed. The really re
markable thing Is that so simple a game
can arouse such intense excitement and
that they will thus squander all their
possessions. J. E. Richmond.
A GRIEVANCE.
She was not a woman who indulge! in
circumlocution. She strode up to the desk,
and Introduced herself and her business
with the simple remark:
"I write poetry."
"Dou you?" said the managing editor.
"Ves. And I want yon to "mow "-o
magazines, and show why their circula
tion doesn't increase.'
"Do you think they fall to print suf
ficient poetry?"
"They print enough, but It Isn't of tho
rlgnt kind. I am a business womun. 1
have conducted a store and made u sue.
cess of It. And yet 'they won't print my
poetry. I have established mvseir as a
person of consequence In the community,
and yet they return my poems, sometimes
with thanks and sometimes without."
"well, you know, It was some time be.
fore Lord Byron and even William Shake
speare were recognized."
"Yes. There Is Jupt tho point. I've
heard things about both those persons that
prove clearly to my mind that they
weren t respectable. No wonder they hud
trouble about getting their pieces In. And
these miiKazlnes have a chance to publish
poetry written by u reputable and resi.o.i
ylble person, and they won't do It. It's nn
Imposition on the reading public; that's
what it -is." Washington Star.
KNOWLEmaTstiPEKFICIAL.
He had.supernecliil knowledge, when he
left the stately college,
With a loud of Greek roots, Isms all ga
lore; r
They availed him, oht not any. for he
hunts the' nimble penny
.While he measures 'tape and codfish In
j rural grocery store,
Half: a dozen tongues could talk sheJ and
as as many more could chalk she.
When she left her alma mater with the
rest,
But, j1"" they did not turry, and at
RHANDIRMWYN
O'R BLAEN
A Successful Cysro Well Kmwi Ii
Sc ran tog.
SIR WILLIAM JONES, THE LINGUIST
Tke Greatest Lings"! of His Time,
Who Dies at Calcutta After an
Eveatl'al t nrcerVclh Singers on
tke English Stage.
Honors are falling thickly on Mr.
David Evans, of Llahgennech Park.
It Is not long since he was made high
sheriff for the county of Carmarthen,
and now he Is Informed that he Is a
deputy lord-lieutenant of the county.
Mr. Evans Is the son of the late David
Evans, of Dolauhlrlon farm, near Llan
dovery, and his people on both eldcs
have been farmers for generations In
that part of the county. He was at an
early age apprenticed to Mr. John
James, of Llandovery. In the drapery
and general stores business. After that
he spent sime years In Swansea, then
added to his experience at London, and
afterwards started on his account in
his county at Llansadwm where in a
few years he established a business of
such proportions as had not existed In
tho northern part of the county before.
He left Llunsudwrn to Join the lute
Henry Thomas at Llanelly as a partner
for a term of years with succession to
business, und has alone for at least ten
years carried on the well known busi
ness of Thomas & Evans, merchants,
Llanelly. trading with all the western
counties with what mlsrht be termed
phenomenal success. During later
years he lias dfveloped an Interest In
the Industries of the neighborhood,
particularly tin plates nnd collieries.
Mr. Evans is the principal shareholder
and chairman of the several companies
In the district. A few years ago Mr.
Evans became the possessor of the
Llangennech mansion, formerly owned
by Mr. Sartorls, father-in-law of Nel
lie Grant, the favorite daughter of the
late General Grant. The estate covers
some thousands of acres, a portion of
which Is rich In minerals, nnd Is now
being worked by two of the principal
collieries In the neighborhood. Mr.
Evans" early training Is to be seen bpst
developed In his home farm, as there
is no spot in which he centres such
great Interest. Here he is no theoret
ical agriculturist, but Is a practical,
progressive, and profitable farmer, and
his ambition is to set an example to his
tenants. In this again, he manifests
his keen commercial interest. Although
he has served on the local board and
board of guardians, he has not devoted
that amount of time to public matters
which would be naturally expected
from one In his position, but, recently,
since the local government act has
come Into force, he has taken an Inter
est In the county council, In which, like
his brother. Mr. Gwllyin Evans, he Is
an alderman, and he regularly attends
to hlr magisterial duties.
Mr. Kvuns Is u nenr relative of Jour
nalist Gwllym Williams, of the West
Side, whom he greatly resembles in the
finer qualities of manhood. Hurrah
for Cllycwni und Rhandlrmwyn. Bles
sed Is the man that Is u direct descend
ant of the "Wythlen Fawr o Bunty
wheel."Hurrah for the Immortal Jour
nalist also.
NEW WELSH DEBUTANTE.
Another young Welsh debutante
made her appearance on the London
Btage recently. Ueerbohm Tree pro
duced at the Haymarket theater
Shakespeare's play of "Henry IV.," and
the part of Lady Mortimer, the daugh
ter of the wild and Irregular "Glendow
er," who sings Welsh songs to the de
light even 6f the rude and fiery "Hot
spur," was taken by Miss Marlon Ev
ans, adughter of the iate Silas Evans,
the famous chorus conductor, who, by
the way, was a cousin of ex-County
Treasurer D. W. Powell, of this city,
and who was also (Mr. Evans) a
resident of Hyde Park many yeurs ago.
Mr. Evans shrki kDllvkk; PI-Inl
Miss Evans has been studying in the
Royal Academy of Music for six years
and she Is the possessor of a sweet and
sympathetic soprano voice, has charm
ing manners and has long been a prime
favorite with Welsh audiences in the
great metropolyls.
WELSHMEN ON THE MUSICAL
STAGE.
The eight Welshmen who received
the greater part of their musical edu
cation as members of the famous
Rhondda Glee society, of which Tom
'Stephens Is the talented conductor, are
rapidly making for themselves a name
in the musical arena.The party Is now
at Liverpool, under the management of
two of the band John Broad and John
Thomas. Before their present engage
ment at the Tivloli Palace, Liverpool,
they appeared for eight weeks at Lon
don at the Empire, and are engaged
there for two months In November of
this year again. This is their third en
gagement at Liverpool, and, besides,
they have also numerous engagements
for the future at Newcastle-on-Tyne,
Glascow, and other principal towns.
Everywhere they have been well re
ceived and encored time after time,
and their popularity Is well assured.
SIR WILIAM JONES.
Sir William Jones, the linguist, the
great Oriental scholar, was born In
London, but his father was the son of
a small farmer living In the parish of
Llanflhangel Tre'r Belrdd, Anglesea.
Sir William was among the most
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learned of his age, and Is reputed to be
the greatest linguist who ever lived.
He was a great lawyer, and learned In
most every branch of knowledge, and
to crown all. a Christian without pomp
or hypocrisy. The lost eleven years of
his useful life he spent in Inla. being
appointed Judge of the supreme court
of Calcutta. While he was at Harrow
school he made such progress In his
studies which made his master. Dr.
Summer, say of htm: "If Jones were
left naked on Salisbury Tlaln he would,
nevertheless, find the road to fame."
His works were collected and published
In six volumes In 1739. and a biography
written of him by Lord Tetgnmouth was
published In 1804. He died in Calcutta
in the year 1794. In the forty-eighth year
of his age. His death was quite unex
pected, and no one was with him. Ho
was found dead in his room on his
knees, with the Bible opened before
him. -
Am Syr William ddinam ddoeth.
Uweuuus dUytg&wdwr gwtwduoeth,
Muwr oedd pnn cymmar Iddo;
Trwy y Lyd bjrdd 'I enw tra bo
Haul eaug n ymddangos
A lloer net yn llywlo'r iios.
D. Ionawr.
NEWS NOTES.
Welsh Methodists In Liverpool held their
seventeenth annual celebration of church
music racei-My, and with a chorus of i,wi
Unsure und un audience or 6,1AM, me pro
ceedings wesv a thorough success. The
phJius yen supplemented by a full or
chestra, and not only hymns, but an an
mem ana iwo of Manuel's choruses were
sung. Mr. Tom Price, of Merthyr, con
ducted fur tho second time, which fact
Is tlonuent of tne character of the Unit
Impn Ion.
The only man who ever stopped a trixin
In Wales after leaving tho depot was the
lain Kev. John Williams, of Mew Castle
lvnilyn. Williams had u voice strong lis
tlumilor. M T.'as on a h'.g preuchlng tour
and arrived Juki a minute loo late ut the
stallon. The engine had a hundred yards
Hurt. Wllliums roared loud tnoiiKh for
tho boiler to hear. The engineer wns
fralchtened und in his fright came back.
Williams explained that "10.000 people
wuuld bo disappointed unless he could go
by that train. And he went.
Unlike his learned brethren, Judge Gwll
ym Wlllums does not pretend there Is 10
world outside his own court. At Swansea
recently he told a solicitor, who Is also a
counsellor: "If you waste us much limo
tin tho council as you do here, you will
lean get expelled by your cdnutiluenls."
Mr. 11. H. Richards, of Carnarvon, and
h Welsh Methodist ministerial student ut
the t'ardlff University college, has Just
won the highest close scholarship in
cussics ut Jeaus colli. Oxford. The schol
arship Is of the value of (Hu'j a year.
It ounnot truthfully toe said that the
present government Is pursuing a nig
gardly policy toward Wales, for this year
again provision has been made for a fur
ther grant of HM toward the work of pre,
paring a descriptive cutuloguo of Welsh
A1SS. Mr. (Jwenogfryn Evans, who has
the work In hand, says, In his official
statement ns to tho scope of his mission:
"Tho principal collections of Welsh MsSrt.
are the Moetyn Hall .MS3., the Conway
MSB., the Penartn MSi., tho Chwilog
MSH., the PlMHlten M.i.. and Shirbuin
Castle MiSS. Ther are besides Welsh A1S3.
at llrogyntyn, Wynnstuy, Llanover. the
British Museum, tho Bodleian Library,
Jvsus college, and numerous small col
luktlons In atftarent parts of Wales. It Is
Impossible to estlmute the time It will
take to complete the catalogue of Welsh
Visa. The contents are so various in the
great majority of cases that few MSS.
cun be Ulsmisied with a general character
isation, If tho catalogue Is to be of service
to the stuUont."
It Is stated on what may be conalder3d
pood authority that the exhibition Idea
is gaining ground In some of the small
towns and vlllaees of Wales. At Lluner
chymedd tho shoemakers who compose
rhe bulk of the population talk of having
an exhibition all for themselves. At
Llunwrst tho bni'ds will hold a big ex
hibition of "awdluit cudeiriol" und prviid
estau, some of which ure as long as
the Mississippi. Fishguard is talking of
having a "French" m'fuir, und Llanelly
will hold an exhibition of relics of tno
tltipluto trade, while Swansea contem
Pi,s exniomng a century of ubortlve
schemes, which, ii h auld, will fill a
building as big aa the Cardiff exhibition.
An amusing conversation took place be
tween u Londoner anil a 'ardlllian at the
exhlbltou now opened ut Cardilt, immedi
ately ufter the opening ceremony. "Who
Is that individual with the long hair?"
asked the visitor. "Oh, that's Dr. Parry,
the composer," was the reply. "Dr. Par
ry? Never ihcard of him. 1 suppose he
Isu t much: never done anything great?
Never composed anything like that tuni
they sung in there Just now what d'ye
call It 'Aberystwlth'?" "Nice tune, that,"
remarked Ihe local man. "Nice tune "
said the other; "It's grand, man, simply
grand; the fellow who composed that is
a genius." "That's the man." returned
the Cardlftlan; "that man with the long
hair, Iir. Parry," and whilst the Lon
doner was recovering he calmly lighted a
cigar and then suggested that they should
search out a few more Welsh composers.
In pulverising the Gorsedd Prof. Mor
ris Jones Is responsible for the outpour
ing of still greuter contempt on thut time
honored, if modern, institution. In a Lon
don contemporary was read that "the un
cient Welsh Klstcddfoduu strongly resem
bled the Olympic games, and wore not
. EKf."1? "'"K'ngand reciting congresses
or Philistines und poetasters, in which
every Dissenting minister who nan written
a prise poem thinks himself a Sophocoles
or Aeschylus. Some of these 'British
Olympics,' as old Tennant calls them,
wer held In 'the circus at the Maen of Cum
pluu ('Stone of the Gunies'), Penmiien
mawr, North Wales. There were in all
twenty-four 'games' or competitions, vis.,
ten manly, ten Juveniles and four minor
events. The manly games were weight
lifting, running, leaping, swimming,
wrestling, riding (which, perhaps, includ.
ed chariot driving), archery, sword and
buclscr play, two-handed sword-play and
tiuarterstatr. The Juvenile games were
coursing with the greyhound, fishing,
fowling, poetical eonipetltion.-i, harp play
ing, reading Welsh, solo singing, part
singing, drawing coats-of-arms, and her
aldry. The minor games were draught
played with men (probably 'fox and
geese'), backgammon, dicing and tuning
tho harp."
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