Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-17
RETURN OF AN ABSENT son.
His Wonderfully Busy Life as an Al
rlcan TTadeSman.
HE TELLS THRILLING STORY.
An .cc,dep, nj New orleans aud io"
ne Learned OF ifis f"iher
In This city.

Inc yon,nnce connected with the early
bis,ory of Professor Tbomas Radcliffe,
Utah,s great orxaulst and musician.
such IL tho case, nevertheless, but II
A. not the purpose Of this article TO
deal directly with that subject, but
rather with the entertaining story OF
the experiences OF long lost son,
whose arrival In this city and warm
welcome by fond father. who knew
not for years whether hc was dead or
alive, will remind the reader Of the
prodigal's return ami tho rejoicing aud
fcetivities which followed. Suillcc It
TO sny that Professor Radcliffe does no.
claim to be an Eugllsnman 10y
birth. He admits, however, that he was
born upon the island Of Malta Ia
the Mediterranean ecu, over which
her majesty Qieen Victoria's lava
bear sway. In early youth tho pro-
lessor gave wonderful promises OF be.
coming great ofganist, ami IN uch Of
his time wa, spent ia European iusii-
tu,ionsi In developing ths talen,s which
nature had 10 lavishly bestowed
u,on him. In tbs course OF time ho
marr,ej, and the son, tue subject Of
this sketch, was, as he grew up,
laced Ia an English Initiation
OF learning, where he was
given "A liberal edunilon rs
n,testcd by his conversation with u
News reporter at hrs iathet's nome,
No. sas East South Temple street to-
,RY.
Professor Radcliffe married again and
inlsTs lett England for America. Foo
two years no lived In Boston. On
Apfii q, 1850, lie arrived In salt Lake
CITY, having been sent here by EbeH
Touflee, director OF tho Now England
Conservatory OF Music.
Since that time he mas firmly estab'
li.hoi himself IN his profession here
a1d has madO "A great many friends,
rne son, Johu Harold Radcliffe, dii
no, come u America with his father
but remained brhiud completing his
educltOn. He developed strong bust.
meas tact, ana having desire for travel
and adventure ON the Ilh OF
January, 1854, at the nge OF
twenty-five, he embarked on
u Hlull hhN NhftVg VI = sft ~
OF Liverpool merchants for Cd Gala.
In, n tradirg post ON the ives. coast Of
Airicn. Here he renamed for two
years and eight month. as represen.
tatlve OF the Liverpool company bnr'
tering with the natives, giving them
rum, gin, powder, guns, swords, cotton
printp, clothes Of Nil kinJe, beaua look
ing glnsses, earthenwate and Others
articles, receiving IN return palm oils,
palm kernals, eDOny, Ivory and rubber.
In anu about Old CalaOa there were
thousands OF natives, most OF whom
dwelt IN all Il the savagery character
istic OF their tribes. The total number
OF Europeans was only twenty-five,
all OF whom were engaged Ia trade
with the natives.
Here, says MIR. Radcliffe, the United
Presbyierians have had mission ee'
tablished for the last fifty years, aud
that too without having accompllshe
any good or hut very little. Tho chill
dren OF the chiefs are placed In the
mission schools, where they learn u
read and write, but not very well. ~
the age OF fourteen they are taken from
school. The girls become the wives oi
chieis or sons Of chiefs Mt that age. A
most remarkable thing, says Mr..
ANAiCllhNt ~ tlhh tbe IVY" 'h'
girls are taken from school and out OF
the mission they invariably iall back al
most Immediately into the savage eiatt
Of their ancestors. They are mos
taibarous, iudolent anu filthy peOpl,
and nre as impervloue to the reforms OI
civilization and teachings OF Christi
aniiy ns the hide OF rhin0ceros II
proof against the bite OF a mosquito.
The children Of the slaves are no
allowed TO 20 TO school and IN fact ar'
30 ignorant that II would be hopeless
task TO try to educate then. KinG
Duke tho y IL the double title o
the native CHIEF Of Old Caluba who's,
word Ia law and with whom Mr.
Radcliffe became well acquainted. IL,
has an African secretary who wa
brought from Accra the principal cts
Rad seat OF government on the gol,
coast, who transacis all OF his husl ness
On Mr.. RndclifIe's return to Eng
land he remaiued there but TIVE
months. He had done n good business
for his company and was again sen
back to represent them. This time h,
was stationed at Ola Calaba for aperio,
OF three yeara and relates In u quie
ana unpretcntiOus manner, whoi
closely Questioned, some thrilling al
sh'Nits III huullh', tApSultluh1 loElIAs
Tor tho purpose OF killing alligalOrH
crOeOdiles anu other animals.
Again Mr.. Radcliffe returl ed Il
England and ngain ne remained bu.
snort tlme--Only two months anu
halt Thi5 time no was sent back rs &
fepreseutauve-not only OF the old iirn
Tor Which he hal made two extende
voyages TO Alrlca--bHt for n largi
number OF firms which iound Ii great,
" lhtlr advantage anu protection 1
cons iidate their Interests. This tim
Nlf' kadclltls was stationed Tor "a whill
~ Apollo alison trading port ON "a
west coast OF Africa anu about 10
miles from Old Calaba. Later on h
"ent. 20 OiumbOla town az u o0nsil
uleuisIanoe in the interior. Al thi
lHce MS company establAhed u trad
ns post anu where they did Di
business. Here tbs natives were eyel
moIe ignorant than they were on tn
eua't-anu ut times much blool
MM shed among themselves. The
liver ON any occasion sought to moles
europeans with whom they were yer
NAinus to carry on trade. m
nulolean prolncls were taken into tn
neNos up the river US fur as p0ssibl
W small steamers aud canoes. ats