Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09
NEWSFROM The FAR NORTH,
Preparing for The Royal Golden We'd.
ding Of Copenhagen.
STUDYING THE AURORA DOREALIs.
A Ministerial Crisis In sweden.-Brief
Miscellaneous Items.

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Swedish army.
The Danish fisheries employ 1915
men, and the catch IL estimated close
upon four million crowns. Tho h,h'
Ing fleet In the North Sea numOets' s'
crafts, with n tonnage OF ioss'
No book has sold better In Stock
holm during the last year than FRAN
Slot III KJa (From Castle to Cot
taecl, the carefully written work on
sweden by w. w. Thomas, the min
,ater N thc United States to Sweden
aud Norway. The book, mn English
edition u which has been published
under the name Of "Sweden aud tue
swedes,D 10y Rand, McNally ~ Co., OF
ChIclro, has found hosts Of friends
smonr all clnsses OF reader, and con-
srnuently the American minister ia
enioyins n greater popularity than any
other foreign diplomatic In Scandi'
navia.
Madame Beatrice Vehon, the young
anger from Chicago, who recently
scored such great triumph at the
ROYAL Court Theatre ia Stockholm,
has now appeared In Chrisusnia,
achieving Tire same success there as In
the awedith capital. She has alao been
engaged for several performances at
tho Grand Opera House In Gothen.
burg. Madam Vehon was recently
married TO MIR. Halvorson, one OF the
many sturdy NOfsemen whose hearts
she has known how 10 captivnto tut
the only one TO whom sho has given
her own In return.
edward Grieg and the Scandl.
nayian Muaico IL the name OF n book
which has. just been published, the
author Of which In Mr.. Ernest ClDsson,
the well.known French musical critic.
The writer has only praise, for tho
music OF the Norseland, and Opines
that Gfieg IN the greatest Norwegian
composer who ever lived.
The farming area OF Norway Is only
2.S per cent. Of the whole surface OF
the country. Twouty-four per cent.
are covered with forests, and the TO-
malnder consists Of barren mountains,
marshes, lakes and snow and Ice.
An honorary banquet was given the
other night by Christlania citizena TO
DR.. George Brandes, the eminent Dan
ish author and critic who has been
called TO occupy the chair Of Scandi-
navian literature by tho board OF trus.
tees Of the new Chicago University.
Among those present were Henrik
Itsen, Prof. j. T.. Safs and others OF
iiote. As yet DIR. Brandea has not ac-
copied the offer from Chicago.
The most elaborate preparations are
helng made for the worthy celebration
Of this golden wedding OF the King and
Queen OF Denmark. IL has leaked out
that the Empress OF Russia will pre-
sent tho lSing, her father, with n most
original and magnificent golden wedd.
Ing present from lady, namely, elk
milk.white three.year.Old stations. A
Fronch squadron will be anchored In
the harbor of Copenhagen during the
festivities.
Hulda Hedeman Ia the name Of q
young Danish songrtTess, who has
studied In Paris during couple OF
Year,, the expenses for her musical
training having been betrayed by the
King OF Denmark. Recently ahe ap.
peared at two concerts in Paris with
enormous success.
The Dundee advertiser has received
Information that the Prince OF Wales
and his son George will visit Norway
during the hrst part Of July. The
royal yacht "OsbOrn," which at
present IL being repaired In the Ports
mouth docks, viii carry the visitors
over tho North sea.
An economical crisis, which has
already taken very large dimensions,
ia CALMING Roadway In Sweden. In
Stockholm many THOUSAND people are
without work, the dullness Ia the real
estate market being mainly responsible
therefor. The price Of the neoessariss
Of life 10 alarmingly rising. A barrel
Of flour IL paid with 20 crowns, as
compared with o crowns few years
ago. In other parts OF the country
young people sell their personal
property, and make their way TO
America without delay.
A Noree- A merican, who recently
visited his old home in Norway, met a
young lady vt a festival given by the
east end workingmen's society OF
Chrlstiania on Sunday night. Their
acquaintance was renewed on the
Monday, he proposed marriage on the
Tuesday, took out a special license on
the "Wednesday, married the lady on
the Thursday, and the happy couple
started on the Friday for their new
home In America, and found an ocean
Of bliss before them on the Saturday.
Several German men OF science
have been staying during the winter
months at Aliens and BoseEop, Nor.
way, for the purpose OF studying the
meteorological pheuomena particularly
the "roi lighW or aurora bOroalis.
The petroleum wells on the Fealhery
Islands near Stockholm have been
bought by the American Standard OIL
Company. Many American Corpora.
tions, especially the insurance COM
panies, have commenced to conduct a
very extended business in Sweden OF
late years.
Tho defeat Of the Swedish govern.
ment IA greeted with reclamation by
the Liberal press and with good reason,
Tor II Ia now the third time within four
weeks that the reauiiouary cabinet,
which for four long yenrs have OPP.
pressed the eopln like n nightmare,
have thus been wOrsttd. These lord.
lings, who but now held trlum.
phhntly, In mockery ana dcd.
sion, tho reins OF government
have been Taught that there II limit
81 time IN their power and that, belize,
they are nearer the end Of their tsther
than they imagine, All parties, how.
ever, were unanimous for the intro.
duetion OF "a better system OF defense.
All were ready to make great sacrifiues
As soon rs yenslble bill would be In.
troduced. Tho present system the
minister OF war had himself condemn
cd a. perfectly useless. During the
debate he cut but n sorry figure. The
expected resignation OF tho minister OF