Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-04


Every store and every private rest
dence was enthusiastic regarding the
new means OF Illumination, anu de-
handed TO be supplied with IT, For
time all went smoothly, and the lamps
heretofore used were buried In the
ash.barrels without ceremony. But
the intense cold, which visits these
regions during winter came one even
ing az an unbldden guest. soon the
ice lay thick on the lake, and a. mat
ter oi course the dy amos ceased to
work a. they could not be- driven by
means OF frozen waves. Tue electric
lights went out, anu the whole town
was buried In Egyptian darkness. Al
business is suspended vt present. anu
there II a lively fight over the fow
lamps that are Obtair able. Tue datk
season In Hammcfials will be ~ an
end In month, but up 10 that time
the good citizens are going 10 have q
very hard tine trying to recognize
each other. II IL SAIL that TIE words
by Goethe. "Llghil More light" have
been declared 10 he the production Of
an unsound mind, 10y MI the loving
couples In the town. As to the ro'
placement OF tue motor power by
steam, the young members Of both
sexes nave expressed only onn opinion.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY SOUTH pOLE ENPE'
DIIIOS.
The Information reaches us that the
Norionskiold expedition 10 the south
pole will not take place n0twithstand-
all that has been said aud written
shout Il. The money subscribed Tor "
by Baron Oscar Dickson, the Nandot-
bilt OF Sweden, has been Withdrawn,
because Australia has not been able TO
raise the amount promised. A minor
expedition ~ tho South polls waters
will, however, bs made by Baron Nor
densklOld's son, aud the heavy
expenses will DO paid exclusively by
Baron Dickson.
INcREAsE OF THE PAIR SEX IN
COpENHA0EN.
The Copenhagen bureau Df statistics
makes the following report as 10 the
population VI the Danish metropolis:
The Inhabitants were az, $50 Ia 1881,
the population having more than
doubled since 1860 when II amOuntei
TO 1865, Ii3 while the number In 1901
was ouly i0O,97j. Especially the fair
seK has been On the Increase. la 1850
the women Outnumbered the men 5000,
while In 1891 the statistics show the
great increase Of $4,000 Q6s,s5 ~
compared with lii,O0Sl. Thus IL may
be seen that the doubling Of the popu.
latiyn has caused a quadruplicatlon OF
the surplus Of females.
THE WATER AND BREAD PUNISH.
MEST.
In Norway ths very barbsrous pun.
ishment u feeding certain prisoners
with only bread anu water IL yet In
existence. Several prominent news
papers now insist In very vigorous
language upon the annulmont Of the
law rs TO "water and bread sentences"
Facts have provei that many individ-
uals who UPON entry were Of robust
strength anu strong c0nsti tuli0n, have
when discharged been found TO suffer
from consumption. ono moro water
anu bread sentonces!n il at present the
cry OF the Norwegian press and people.
AGAINST ANARCHY AND SECRET
MEETINGS..
A Swedish s0ciaii,tic paperekptesses
tho following opluion ~ to anarchy
aud secret meetings: "rhu woIkmen
ought not foolishIy throw away the
sword anu armor Of right Tor the cow
ardly aud dangerous weapons OF dirk
and dynamite. Should the authorities
deny the workmrn right to organize;
should they silence their speech, sup.
press their papcfs aud books, then It
would DO tins to think OF secret meet.
ingu, but TIL then the very thought Of
such Ia nonsense, which doe, not
speak well for a comprehensive Insight
In the aim OF socialism,
uIsCEI,I,ANEOus.
Dyfvermau, the sculptor, who &C.
cOmplished the modelling Of the Lin-
mean monument In Lincoln Park,
Chicago IA dead.
The Crown Prince Of Sweden and
Norway, IL waiting the Gear IN 81.
Petersburg.
The hsh expectations OF Norway TO
America In 1890 were valued at =.
$40, 200 krouer.'
Their diamond wedding was ccle.
bratcd by Per Olsen, well known
farmer OF Orsta, Sweden, and his wife.
The state debt OF Norway amounts
at present 10 10000, 900 kroner.
4 cablegram from Copenhagen,
dated Jan. 2gth, says that there has
hoen n great decrease Ia the number OF
VI III hilAh wy
Daring the last wuek there were only
sixty-two new clses OF the disease re-.
ported. The number OF deaths due
directly TO the disease or Its compiled.
tons was thirty.
Custom'house inspector Olsen has
donated 10000 kroner to the Nor
weglan city Of Luvangor and tn,
parish OF Skogre.
In 1891 3O,0il people emigrated Il
America from sweden, as compared
with 1854 In 1850.
Stockholm has now four "peoplei
Kitchens" Eight hundred persons gel
their meals free OF charge.
Rev. Otto witt, the missionary wht
has been staying In Africa during
several year,, has reformed to Sweden
At present he Is preaching IN Norway,
from which country he will go {,
America.
A. Oberg, Of Arboga, Ia only olgh
teen years OF age, but is, while lyiul
on the floor, able TO ut over 500 pound
with his arms
Seven people were drowned recent
In the KrogstRd river near Drammen
Norway.
Prof. Edv. Erstev, the great Danisl
goographer is dead.
Alfred Hage, n great land owner Il
Denmark, and his wife, both now dc
ceased, have donated 500, 900 kroner I
different charitable institutions.
Lara Nystrom, alwell known citizc
ously disappeared. Foul play Ia sus