Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-15
NEWS FROM THE FAR NORTH,
The Students Of Lund on The Politics
Of Norway.
HEUCn AND THE OPrEDAL SCAN
DAL.
A Danish iIeci Brewer I,ullds a "Jesns
Church."-Bark Bread Eaten
In FINLAND.

I
way Of GothcnbuTg.
Mrs. Brilta Andersdotter, OF
Gryttved, Nermland, celebrated her
lOOth birthday lately. She Is la good
health.
The Crown Princess has arrived Mt
Cairo, and win stay there during the
winter.
Mrs. Ellen Hartman, the young
beautiful actress, who elopcd with
Count Reinhold Won R9scn some time
ago, has been engaged by the great
French actor Coquulin, Sr. Coquelin
and several other stars viii soon visit
Scandinavia for the purpose OF giving
theatre performances.
Nic0mte de Soto Major, the popular
minister otsportugal In Stockholm,
celebrated In s0lh birthday Nov. IS.
| HIS wellknown admiration for the
/ fair sex ~ said 10 he Increasing with
every year that addsto his age.
The great work about Sweden writ
ten by Hon. w. w. Thomas, the min
lster Of the United States Ia Stockholm,
has now been published. King Oscar
received the first copy OF the book
when he granted a private audience TO
Minister Thomas the other day. No
foreign diplomatist In Sweden ~ more
liked than the one who represents the
United States.
Their golden wedding was celebrated
Nov. ~, by Farmer Jon Olofson, OF
Monsosen, Sunne, Jentland, and his
wife, nee Oloisdotter.
A new church has been built In the
nartah al lIautu Hu11anH Tina anat IN
estimated nj 10000 kronor.
John Meyer, well.known mcr-
chant OF dothenburR, has mysterloualy
disappeared. Foul play Is suspected.
This government has appropriated
100000 krouor TO the particular uso Of
railroad building In Noroland, thereby
giving many people without work
n chance TO earn their living.
The i00,000lh sowing machine has
just been turned out by the Husqvarna
factory.
Madame Christine Nilsson, who has
long been wishing 10 establish her
homo In Stockholm, Il now on the
point Of having that Wish realized, her
husband, the Marquis " Miranda,
having been appointed Spanish minis
tea la the Swedish capital.
Prof. q. SaOmRu has donated his
painting, "GustRv VasA and the Dial.
carlians at Westerns, l52l," to the
Northern Museum Of stockholm. IL
was finished In 1855, and Is one OF the
largest historical paintings OF Sweden,
measuring l0xl2! feet.
The students VI Iund have discussed
the question which Is being agiialod
Just now regarding the political rela.
tions between Sweden and Norway.
The speakers expressed themselves
very favorably as 70 tho present de-
mauds OF Norway.
In lss6C. A. Peterson OF Soderhamn
committed crime, anu made his way
TO America In order to escape term Of
eight months imprisonment. But In
time he was 80 completely overcome by
homesickness that he returned and
gave himself into the hands OF the au.
thoritles.
The King has donated $3.50 TO
"PeOple's Kitchen" which Will
soon be- opened in Stockholm. II will
furnish q dish OF nutritious food for
81 cents, and willhe large enough TO
accommodate 5000 persons every day.
The King has permitted the free use OF
cooking utensils belonging to the army.
Troubles are reported from the Nor.
berg mines. The main cause IL that
the owners Of the mines and OF the
houses Of the miners demand that tho
latter shall sign contract promising
not TO furnish lodging TO outsiders.
NORWAY.
Alexander KIelland, the famous
author, is a candidate for mayor OF
Stavanger.
The Norwegian bark "GeleD was
wrecked recently during Its voyage
between Quebec and Liverpool. Sever
al OF the crew were drowned.
Commodore Koren has been ap-
pointed an admiral In tho Norwegian
navy.
Their "stone weddinp,v as II ~
called In Norwegian whena couple has
been married during seventy years,
was celebrated the other day by a
couple In Snaasen. The husband il 90,
the wife 81 years Of age. .
Bjornstjerne Bjorns0n has COM
menced legal proceedings against the
M0T1enbldd,t. the PeSiaadsposion aud
the AttenpOsten which papers nave ne
cused him Of conspiring against the
Swedish Norwegian government In the
interest OF Russia.
The interest rate on discount has
been raised by the national bank from
5 TO % per cent.
In 1850 only l4,232 taxpayers had mn
annual income Of over $50, while
about 100000 earned less than that
sum,
The heavenward reaching new
buildings OF which particularly Chica.
20 has 30 many, viii TO Europeans,
says the Verdens Gang, be- some OF the
most curious sights at the Worlds
Fair. The height OF the spire of Our
Savlor'e Church at Christiania, which
rises to 2lO feet, Ia quoted for com
parison.
Bishop Heuch il being taken severe
~ TO task Tor his tardlness OF action In
the Oitedal scandal. As early as In
September the bishop was confident.
ally Informed Of several details that
made 1t clear TO him that AN
investigation was Necessary. But
he was then ON tour
of inspection In his diocese, dur
ing which, II seems, ho considered il
out OF question for him TO do anything
in the matter. What makes the
bishops case worse Is that he failed b.
bring the matter to the attention Of tue
minister OF public worship whose first
knowledge of the scandal Waa repaiyat