The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-01
NEWS NOTES FROM WALES.
Special Correspondence.


LONDON. Aug. l9.-Sir William Harcourt
handsomely to Wales having given a
grant Of $50 900 to the Aberstwyth college
upon condition that S25, 900 is su described
in addition. This will easily be accom-
plished. The 81, 900 has also been donated
for the purpose of searching the ancient
records of Wales and having transcript
tion made into the present day language.
There is q great boom at st. Winifred's
we'll at Holywell, well known to Catholics
This queer Welsh town is the center of
Catholic work and we'll has been erected
before the memory of man over spring of
water using at the rate OF twenty tons
minute. Last week the town has been
more than crowded and more pilgrims
have attended than upon any previous
record. This was due to the marvellous
cures which have been reported, and cer-
tihcates wer shown proving that incurable
cases were Immediately healed by bathing
in the holy well. As result Of the visit
and the money collected marble statue
Of st. Winifred will be erected.
Ben 1illett, the labor leader, in speak
ing ut meeting in South Wales declared
the disestabishment policy to be "a hum
bug of the first order"
The Montgomery borough Liberals have
at last secured q candidate to oppose Sir
Pryce Pryce-Jones in the person of j. W.
Williams, of Dolfargan Hall, Kerry, an cleo
trical engineer and chairman OF the Lon.
don chamber Of commerce.
Miss Llewela Davies, a native of Brecon,
has achieved career as student of the
Royal Academy of Music the brillisncy of
which is without parallel. In 1887 she
was elected John Thomas Welsh scholar,
in 1892 Macfarren scholar. In 1891 she
gained the Sterndale-Bennett prize, the
1892 the Santley prize aud in the same
year the Louis Hopkins prize as we'll as
the Worshipful Company ,of Musicians
medal in 1893 and in the present year her
success has eliminated in the attainment
of the much coveted Charles Lucas medal
for competition in face Of bitter opposi.
ton Of ungallant males. Bravo. fair
Llewela, thou art worthy Of the ''land Of
song"
Rev. William Powell, of Pembroke, is
dead. Thousands of your readers will
recollect the worthy old divine who passed
to rest at the ripe old age of 80 years. He
was the Oldest preacher in the Calvinistic
denomination, having commenced preach
ing in 1888. There is no doubt that many
souls were gathered to the Masters vine.
yard through the efforts of William
Powell.
Frederick Cooper, of Ferndale, eloped
with the wife Of Thomas Jones Shoe
maker, of Ferndale and John Philip Lewis,
son Of Rees Lewis, grocer, Of Cwrn ely
daeh, clipped with a lady unknown and
$500. In both cases they were caught by
the police aud locked up. Elopements
don't wash in Wales.
Welsh politics are at dead level and
nothing at present seems TO attract any
attention in the political world. Mayor
Jones, the veteran politician, made one of
his remarkable speeches Tfestiniog, in
which he abandoned the old theory Of
supply and demand and urged the estab-
lishment of minimum wage by law.
Mosquitoes are the terror of Newport,
South Wales. The little visitors are sup.
posed to have been carried from tropical
countries in cargoes OF grain, They are
welcomed by the doctors, who treat pa
tients for the swellings which follow the
bite. OWEN.