Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-07
NEWS FROM THE FAR NORTH,
Tho French Squadron Visits Stock
holm.
ruuypEnSroRn IN RrsGsAEER.


sweden were iss during 1884. In 1853
they were 2fs.
The export Of Swedish matches was
"a mi. g6j Kilograms IN 1880, n com.
rared with ll,as5,OvD Kilograms III
issa.
The upsala student singers have Just
finished "a trip ON which they Noted
5000.
The workmen ut the Lotorp machine
sbora In NofrkOping have been work
Inc Sunday and week days unlnter.
ulpted for several mouths.
4 seal and n six foot salmon had r..
Gently lively contest In the Gotta
rivef. The struggle lasted about ten
minutes and ended with the salmon
being killed and cater by tho seal.
eoven new dlstillerius are nj prv,ent
being built In Skone.
Prof. HJalmar Edgrcn, cX.teacher at
the university Of IincOln, Neh., has
now arrived Mt d0thenburg, In which
city's high college he viii hereafter
deliver his lectures.
Onr hundred aud twenty-five Swed-
ish.Amcficaus arrived Mt Gotheuhurg
July 5.
There are $50 blue ribbon societies In
the country, with membership VI
$1,000. The Good Tcmplars numbered
45,4l5 on February lat.
Five hundred aud seventy students
hay. passed acndomlcal examinations
this year. Tho average number is
about 100.
A swedish Newspaper says: The
Columbian Fair managers work with
American energy In orucr TO accom-.
plish something extraordinary. From
chicago books are sent 10 all the news.
paper In the world; they are printed
In the languages " the different coun.
tries and give Information ~ TO the
exposition. This paper also received
such book the other day. The ques'
ton now l.: Shall sweden stay away
from this meeting Of the nations? This
would not diminish liz spl.ndor mate
rally, hut Sweden and the Swedish
people aud the Swedish name will lose
70 much more. As to tho Aforesaid,
we can Inform our readers that j. "a.
w. Grip, the minister of Sweden nj
Washingt n, has written his govern
ment an official document, Ia which
he makes the most favorable mention
" the work Of the Columbian Fair
manager.
The French squadron that visited
Cfoustndt recently has had n royal re-
ccption ut Stockholm. King Oscar, ~
everybody knows. h the royal poet Of
the North. lie has sung In glowing
verse the praises Of the French navy.
Considering these things II IL not 10
be maryolcd at that the presence OF a
French fleet In swedish waters made
an epoch In thcofdinaTily quiet social
life Of the capital. The French OH.
cen were feasted nj DrOttningholm
after fashion that fairly took their
breath away. Tho insldiou- Swedish
banco, n punch that Is ~ trcacherous
A. u IL sweet, flowed like water aud
nan away with the senses Of some Of
the younger Of the party. The King
toasted President Carnot and the navy,
and the Admiral Of the ilcot responded,
claiming the Swedish ruler NJ a coun-
lyman and n friend Of the trl.color,
amid the enthusiastic applause Of the
company.
NORWAY.
Several cases Of smallpox have oc,
cured In Christlanla.
There are 300 telephones IN Chris
tlania, aud the average number o
messages per weekday IL 1900.
The hay crop In southern Norway
will not come up TO the average.
The agricultural machines manufac
turcd In Norway are Just m satlsiac
tory as those made Ia America nnl
England, aud the demand Of IN,
home.mad. article Is increasing No fas
that the import OF foreign machinery
sn0w small Ia comparison with wha
II was In ls50.s0.
A heavy thunder storm visited tn,
Rlngakcr district the other day. Thu
lightning struck In several places, an,
the MrSna steam saw mill caught fir,
and was burnt TO the ground.
Water drawn from the Christians
mains occasionally contains full growi
teaches.
Tho leaders Of the Catholic Churci
Of the Scandinavian countries had
conference In Chrisilania n few day
ago, the first one Of It's Kind after thu
introduction Of the reformation.
The Journeyincn brewers OF Chrls
tinnR have declared n boycott agains
tho Christians Stock brewery aud th
Central brewery, until thc wages o
their employees have been agreed upon
In satisfactory manner.
Twenty thousand Norwegian wOrl,
men, represented In convention "a
Drammen, rejected, with nearly twl
10 one, Socialistic resolutions Ofierol
for adoption, but appealed 20 the Stat
10 buy land for distribution among IN
worthy wOrkmcn, likewise 30 LOAF
money nj low rate u interest q
those taklngup such land In oriei 4
give them chance 10 Improve IL an,
profit by their opportunity. Tho con
VentiJn mom1rlali1ed the Stsrthlng /
nholish contract labor by law aud I
Tx severe punishment for omployu
who, by threats, promises Or gifts, on
doayor TO influence their wOrkmen Il
he exercise Of their political rights an
duties.
DENMARlS.
The King and the Queen returned /
Copenhagen July I.
The accounts OF the royal theatre q
topunhagou show deficit Of $3.50
Tor the pnst year.
a new monthly magazine, NRQn6
VIII le started at Aarhus.
Officers Of the Danish army are eft
onlatlng subscription lists for the pul
pose OF buying u present 10 the Kin
aud the Queen on the occasion Of thel
golden wedding next May.
Cases Of smallpox ART reported ffot
AAthuH, one OF which has uroye