Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-29


Denmark are both ON n visit 70 her
patcrnal uncle, King Oscar oil sweden
and Norway. The usual royal feslivl-
ties are following In rapid succe-sion'
The visitors are both very popular.
The widow Of Knut Tivander, tho
famous comcdlenne, has Of late appeared
on the variety stage, which she now hns
left, marrying again this lime rich
scientist, named Kalmer, with whom
she has Just sailed 10 their new home
In the West indies.
The Press Club OF Stockholm Il ar
ranging grand carnival. The pro.
gramme will, among other appropriate
sccnes, contain ballet entitled "The
press in the nlifrcry.v "Shadographs"
by Carl Larson, the celebrated Partisan
artist, and IA piece do rssistaHcc "rhr
unnthomablc wastc.paper basket"
See?
A boy, thirteen years OF age, son Of
#. @. Bokiund. farmer In raabo,
Smoland, was swinging himself on a
harnes. strap which he had suspended
I'm tho stable when thc strap slipped
over his shoulder, and stranguiatcd
him.
The scandalous slave auctions, which
are still practlccd In Sweden anu FIN
land, when the cheapest offer for main
taining tho paupers In peasant homes
~ accepted, have again been brought
under the consideration Of the ltiksdag.
Bishop Billing advocated their aboli-
ton NJ unworthy of cultured nation,
but n Mr.. Bjorkman spoke for retain.
Ing the Infamous and barbafous
custom.
Baby.farming Il being investigated
by DR.. II. Wavrlnsky, and M a result
IL shown the appalling fact that the
mortality IL y times greater among the
babies left 10 strangcrs' care than
among those properly cared for In
parental homes. Stringent laws are
urgently called for, rs baby-farming
has degenerated Into a heartless in-
dustry.
NORWAY.
Cbristiania aud Totem will be con.
nected by telephone.
Norwegian sailors sent home $50, 900
through the Scandinavian Sailors
Home In London during 1880.
Tho recent FIRE In the bnIlding No.
20 Kongens Gade In Chrlstlania caused
loss Of s2T0,O0O.
Soren Jaahnck, the well.known
politician, who has. been n member Of
the Storthing all the time since 1915,
passed recently his nth birthday.
The most scandalous riots took place
the other DAY Mt tho head quarters Of
the Salvation army Of Bergen, and the
police had to dispcrse tho crowd.
The now asylum ut Bergen Is now
erected and will receive the un.
fortunate patients already this month.
The cost OF the big building In abvut
$4,000.
Six fishers were drowned recently of
Bremanger near Nord0ordeld. Tho
accident WINS witnessed by q great
many people on the shore, but tho
storm made II impossible for them 10
leave any assistance.
The direct telephone line between
Chrlstiania and Stockholm with a
station at kongsvinger will probably
bo In use next fall. Tho question IL
now under consideration by tho two
diets Of Norway and Sweden.
Miss Bergliot Bjoinson, daughter Of
the famous author and political aglta-
tor, 10 studying song under Madame
Marchesi In Paris, and made recently
most successful debut nj q concert
given by the teacher In tho French
capital.
julius Orbye, n famous violInist, died
March 2sth In Christiania ut an age Of
Us years. He had travelled throughout
England with Jenny Lind, playing al
her concerts, also IN belgium, where
he was professor ut the Conservatory Of
Brussels, and had also frequently been
heard In numerous Norwegian towns.
Thcproflle Of Bernadotte, the grand.
fatherof King Oscar, IL clearly defined
In colossal lines by the countour OF a
mount which lies between Horen and
Bolaet In Selbo. II IL only visible
about 100 meters above what IL locally
known as the Btorsten Il. g. huge
boulder). The round cheek and the
acquiline nose OF tho King are not 10
be mistaken, though the giant monu.
ment was made long ere any king
ruled Norway or AIRY other land.
DENMARK.
LIN gIlppo ~ kcHtly YELLING the
horses and cattle In the neighboThood
OF N@stvod, but with no fatal result.
A goldmodai has been awarded To
Miss Christine Frederlksen 10y the
university Of Copenhagen, being tho
Prize for a composition essay OF a pcda.
goglc nature.
The Casino theatre narrowly escaped
a destructive fire the other day. Panic
was prevented by the admirable pres.
ence Of mind ofthe performers.
An honest man Is Niels Bendt, Of
silkeborg. Niels emigraled only a
year ago TO North America, and has
already made glad the hearts Of his
Borrowing creditors by various small
remit'anoes reducing his debts.
Bjornsvsrne Bjornsop, with bis wife