Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-05
NEWS FROM THE FAR NORTH.
AmalsamatlOn Of The SEedeS and
Hebrews.
BJORNsON LOVES SWEDEN.
Edward Brande,' New Play.--Pielures
Of Copenhagen for Athens.

At the factory Of gillblad a Co. OF
Gothcnburg the sewing machines are
run by electricity.
An alderman Of Malmo has received
In salaries s2i,lsl.7l during the last
ten years.
Unusually large quantities Offering
have been caught along the southwest
coast of Sweden this fall.
a new stamped envelope, TO the
value Of ore Ga little over ! cent? will
soon be Issued by the post office de-
partment.
Dec. is the Independence Beige Of
Brussels stated that Sweden anu Nor.
way are preparing to enter the German
Anti-Protectlon League.
Carl Aurivillius, who has been
gathering geological specimens on the
Sunda Islands, has returned with q
rich collection which will be dis
trihuied between Upsals and the
National Museum OF Natural History.
r. A. KJellin, Of Stromstad. and
three other Swedcs saved the crew Of
an English vessel oil Cape Horn over
year ago, and the British govern
AsAf INV AhANNth NutAA kbiu
inedolA "for generosity and humanity"
The sherin'of MantihaIju, Finland,
bought an old violin when carried the
significant Inscription; "Antonius
Stradiyhrius Cremonensis Faciebat
Anno 1913" A soldier brought 1t
back from the last Turkish war.
The gifts to those who were left desti.
tuto by the lire nj Um.a have been
pouring IN no richly that the authori.
Ties have decided to put surplus Of
SIS, 0D0 into a permanent fund the in-
tcrests OF which shall 20 TO the poor.
This plan has, however, met with
good deal Of opposition from those for
whom the money was originally IN
tended.
During the years 1871 80, eighty.flve
Jewish men were married TO Christian
women, and iorty-five Christian men
10 jewish women, which makes $50
mixed marriages Of this character In
NIL. During the same period the num-
Der Of pure Jewish marriages hap
pened ~ be exactly the same, 30.
rhese figures show that there lisa strong
tendency towards amalgamation OF
the two nationalities.
The Crown Princess who has gone
10 Egypt for the improvement Of her
health, arrived at Cairo November 10,
aud was received In n cordial manner
by the Khedive OF Egypt. SHE Ia
stopping at the same hotel where the
Queen Of Austria II also spending the
winter. The health Of the Princess IL
improving.
The manufacturers of Sweden do not
-. -. L. 81
about their representation at the Chi
cago Worlds Fair. The government
has sent "A circular to most of them,
and out Of 1901 answers, only / 30 were
In favor Of representation, while
l7i1 were emphaticslly against It.
The general objection Is the great risks
and the heavy expenses OF iransporta.
ton.
NoRwAY.
Alexander Kielland, the great au-
thor has been elected mayor OF STAY
anger.
The Christmas number Of the Foike-
biddCt contains Bjornsou's peace hymn
with full page picture Of tho poet,
and also OF Henrik lbsen.
Norway's first pork pack Ing estab.
lishment is now In operation near
Chrl-tiauia. Ii seems TO be provided
with all modern improvements, the
process OF transforming a live yorksr TO
pork, bacon and lard being essentially
the same with that OF American pack
Ing houses.
II will take about .l59, 600 to run the
city Of Christiania during the year TO
come. About two.thirds ofthis amount
viii I'm Ia IA. nAGAfAI lao IN
The city's Indebtedness amounts TO
three million dollars, aud It Is under
consideration to borrow another million
with which to build new common
schools, q hospital, hospital for the
insane and to provide public play
grounds, etc.
The AJt0Hbiddet, OF Stockholm, con.
tsins u communication from Born
sUerns BjOrnson warmly protesting
against his being charged with enter.
taiuing hatred OF Sweden or OF having
ever aroused such feelings. "To the
best Of my knowledge" hr writes, 81
have not once In my poetical or prosa
writings expressed myself, or spoken
In an improper or hateful manner
about the swedish people, and why
should 10 no? | love 1t, and some
~ NY btNt lIltnls uEo DWtlte. only
by misrepresentation, he continues,
have my utterances been construed In
such a way A. to give color % the In
situation that hate Sweden"
DENMARK.
cylinder the Law Is the title OF a
new play, In three acts, written by
Edward Brandes.
King George Of Greece has bought
dozen OF pictures at Copenhagen and
presented them to tho art gallery OF
Athens.
DR.. Rabell, OF R@nne, has published
n large illustrated work on "America
before Columbus, Particularly the Civ.
llized States"
At a local election near Swendborg
only one man came 10 the polls aud
voted for four candidates for four differ
ent offices, and they were NIL declared
unanimously elected"