The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-21

I prominently. during the temporary alb
| sence of Mr.. Dan Davies, MIR. Woodward,
the leader of the orchestra, suggested to
| the 9-year-old son of the conductor that
he should I'LL has fathers position. 1t
was no sooner said than done. With the
| assurance of an experienced leader--an as
surance that almost took Mr.. WoOdward's $
| breath away-young Haydn Davies got
into the conductors seat, and taking the
baton N his right hand, he pilOted the
tcult chorus. Hall. Bright Abode" with
perfect precision. and. to the unfeigned
delight of the onlookers."
1t is quite different now to what 1t was
In the oden times. Now there is no royal
| or aristocratic road to commission in
! the English army. This was made mani
fest recently by the promotion OF II Car
| d.ganshre man to an honorary lieupten-
ancy: He joined the army as recruit
In 1879. and by dint of sheer hard work
and unflagS.nS perseverance he raised
| himself TO the position of quartermaster
with Il commission. HIS splendid career
ought to act as stimulus to other young
| Welshmen who may feel inclined to JOIN
the army during the progress through
Hbuth Wales of the Welsh regiment
Though common soldiers may frequently
| be Disgrace to themselves and their
country, there IS no disgrace in being a
common soldier.
In speaking of the recent elections in
Wales one would imagine from the paen
| of triumph still bounding In the Tory
ranks that the result of the elections had
settled the Liberal party for whole gen.
Grafton. This extraordinary assurance
arises from the utter disproportion be-
tween the numbers voting and the results
The aggregate of the polls In England,
Scotland and Wales shows about 10000
more votes given for the Conservatives
than for Liberals and Nat.onalitsts COM
b.ned. That Is the majority upon total
n hnl nail n
votes. SO that parties are much more
evenly balanced In the country than would
appear to be the case from their relative
numbers IN the house of commons The
smallness of this majority shows how un-
substantial is the margin upon which
either party may hope to build up a per-
petu.ty OF domination at the polls. AS
history repeats Itself people will GER
tairly see return of the pendulum to the
opposite extreme of Liberalism aid the
/ fluctuat.ng opinions of hundred thou>
sand electors VIII be sufficient TO make
| and uE.naEe ministries. Moreover, In the
aggregate are included the out-vOters-
the voters who have quail ticat.ons In SO
many divisions, and these are computed
| uron moderate estimate at three hum
dred thousand, of whom five-s:xths are
Conservatives. Eliminate these voters
from the general mass of true occupation
vcters, and the Liberals have an actual
majority. although the Liberals are out
numbered more than two to one In the
hou:e of commons. 1t is necessary for
! the Liberals to keep these facts m mind in
order to understand the full meaning Of
the recent elections.
In regard to the choral competition at
the recent e.steddfod It is very evident
from the remarks of Alfred EdmOnds, OF
| Merthyr at Il reception meeting, that the
| Merthyr United choir would have cap
tured the entire prize had 1t been more
fortunate in selecting better position IN
the order of competition However. he
sad the Choir had succeeded In gaining
one OF the grandest victories of the age.
1t was quite true the prize had been d.
v.ded, but the fight throughout had been
conducted In the best possible spirit. The
| best judges of music in the whole coun-
try had declared in favor of the choir. and
Merthyr was still at the head OF Welsh
chO.rs Had they sung earlier In the COM
petition there was no doubt but what they
| would have won. Owing to their bad luck
in ballot.ng for places, the Choir was rele-
gated 10 the last place, and having waited
for hours the chor!sters were tired and
hungry and thirsty. and could not be
heard at their best. However, 1t was graft
fy.ng that they had succeeded under such
circumstances. The choir still upheld its
reputation of having an unbroken record,
and not only that, but that they had won
one-half of the best prize ever offered
Palace In 1874 This IS the only cOnclu-
son that can be inferred from the adju-
d.cat.on: There was one choir Mer-
thyr) which might possibly have gained
| the prize IL II had not been that their very
elan led them to sing out of tune-tO sing
sharp" There is no doubt whatever in
the minds OF the musicians present at the
great e.steddfod but that the Merthyr
Choir gave the most brilliant renditions.
The Rev. Abel Parry, DID,, one of the
greatest divines of Wales. has resigned
from the ministerial charge of Zion,
Ccfnmawr. North Wales, which he had
occupied for over quarter Of century.
He Will be succeeded by the Rev. John
Jones, or L!andysul, Cardiganshire, South
Wales, who s also very acceptable and
popular minister DR.. Parry visited this
country last summer, and preached sew
eral very eloquent sermons at the First
Welsh Baptist church, of the West Side.
Counselor Griffith Jones, Of Caergybi,
North Wales, received the announcement
from Australia OF the death Of his son,
% years old who was on board of the
Celtic Bard. on her way to Melbourne.
He was very prominent young man ct
The announcement comes from Llanelli,
South Wales Of the death Of James Buck
ley. OF Brynycaeru Castle. one OF the
most prominent men of South Wales.
He was very wealthy brewer and lead
ing citizen Of Llanell!. He was mag;s-
trate for the county of Carmarthen and a
very generous gentleman.
Besides selling the ancient castle known
rs the Crystal Palace" IN the beautiful
vale OF Conway. In North Wales, Lord
Ancaster VIII sell eight thousand acres of
MS great estate, comprising elegant
farms. the rights to fish in several beaut.-
ful rivers and lakes. as well as his vast
! hunting grounds. This ~ one Of the most
nntnblo and ancient estates In North
Wales.
Mss L.zy.e Davies. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas, OF tine Red Lon hotel,
Tredegar. South Wales. succeeded to win
the bronze medal ut the Royal Academy
OF Muse. London. for the year 1895. Miss
Davies possesses an admirable voice and
Is very apt student Of music. :
ry u. Evans. of Pretoria. South Africa.
has been received. He was a native of
1.lanfynydd, South Wales. He left for
Africa N 1881. He was l!terateur Of con-
siderable note. and contributed largely to
the periodicals Of Wales. He also com
Africa. He was gentleman OF rare
educational advantages
Great success follows the efforts of the
Tin Plate Workers union In South Wales.
in establishing the old rates of wdges.
The employees Of $40 mills were work ns
for the lower rate q wages ten months
the same mills are working for rates
asked by the employees. which are very
satisfactory. Every effort Is being made
to have the propr:etors OF the remainder
OF the7 mills acuuiesce to the HIGHER
scale Of wages. and the outlook ID very en-
1 inn .