Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-25

D naNAEt Nt was NlAAN Illln1NNl NIlA
taken to Libby prison IN Richmond.
In August the same year be was exc
changed, and joining the Potomac
army for second time, DE partook 10
all rs fights until the close of the var
After the battles OF HatchcrE Run,
in February, 1865. he was praised 30 "a
report sent out uy General Winthrop,
/ vino said that LcsN was "of the most
| efficient assistance, was conspicuous
! along the line and encouraging the men
| boy his own gallant bearing
Lea2 was also mentioned with honor
after the battles OF White oak Road
| and Five Forks and no the iall OF Rich.
mond lie was finally appointed lieu.
/ tcntant.colunel Boo the United States
army. AZ present he IS living peace.
/ fully on the island Of GotIand In the
Baltic.
Other officers Of the Swedish army
who fought in the civil war and arc still
boz lie, are Captain H. Anderson and
/ Captain &. H. Grcyillus, both Of the
ElbbJg regiment, and Captain &. u.
T.. llam1crg. Of the Halland battalion.
The two iormcr participated Ia nearly
an the battles which took place in
South Carolina. Florida and Virginia,
and Captain Hanbcg distinguished
himself IL the battles OF Weldon Rail
Road, Poplar Grove, Five Forks, Boy
den Plank Road. BuXullc Station, High
Bridge, Appumatox and Petersburg.
When he finally resigned for the pur-
| pose of returning 90 Sweden he was
| appointed q major In the army
Several other Swedish officers who
| fought bavCiy under the stars and
| stripes in years gone by have died dur
! ing the last decade. Bat although
they are no more their memory still
lives.
-.
Sweden IS provided with excellent
communication both by Land and sea.
! The highToads are altogether close
upon $1,000 miles In length, 20 600 milo
! Thereof being provided with post
| houses. The railroads are now the
! Chci means Of communication, Al
! though they were opened somewhat
! tate hcrc-iHt Ia 1855 Sweden IN com
| pafison To her population, now owns
more railroads than any other land In
! Europe. while IN respect to i,s area the
suuihCfmost quarter ul the country Is
/ nearly as well furnished with railroads
49, France, Tor instance. The entire
/ length Of the Swedish railroads Is close
upon 1900 kilumctcrs. OF $500 miles.
rather more than third part belong
| ing to the state. The gross income
amounts to more than thirteen million
dollars a year, In Sweden We find the
! only railroad which passes the Polar
circle. !. e., that of the state line l.ulca-
GclIiyaH.
Communication by sea plays an i'm.
puf,ant part. Along the entire extern
sivc coast lI,boo miles, q lively traffic is
kept up, as also on the great lakes and
the numerous canals. The Gotha and
Dalsland canals in Southern Sweden are
very layoute routes iOr tourists.
-,
The Rfuue 1fiiiiaiJe .SAiste. the prom
iucnt military Swiss publication, writes
editOually ON the controversy between
Sweden and Norway as follows:
In the Scandinavian politics new
difficulties have arisen, because the
! Norwegian Storlhing. with the small
majority Of fourteen votes, sixty four
| against nifty, has refused to sanction the
very favorable propositions which King
| Oscar and the Swedish Riksdag have
| offered as solution OF the consular
| question. This Is very Insignificant
majority for a question OF such import-
ance, and It Is not probable that the
great bulk OF the Norwegian people will
follow is representatives TO the extreme
| consequences.
"As TO the matter ITSELF nobody can
comprehend what Norway should gain
by disunion from Sweden, but, on the
| contrary, Il Is easy to conceive what q
should lose by Il. Il would be de-
l prived Of the advantage OF being united
| with country, which maintains rs
| place among the states OF Europe, and
| Is able 10 defend rs independence and
| protect ils interests. The dcmagugugs
/ IN Chrisliann shall never succeed IN
| making anybody believe that Norway IS
a selected victim and King Oscar a
dcspouc ruler"
The co.educatiunal principle has ac.
| quircd many sincere friends IN Sweden,
but, still IL cannot be said as yet 10 have
made any considerable progress 10
wider circles, though II Is realized In
| the lower classes OF the National school.
| The question about founding higher
| schools Tor 90 education has, however,
OF late been discussed Ia the pedagogi,
cal periodicals as well as at teachers
| meetings and at other conferences
called together by persons taking AN In
lurest Ia the question. Some schools
for co-cducauon have also been cs,
tablishcd by private people In the capt
Gal and Upsala and are working with
good results.
The oldest aud largest Of them Is the
Palmgren school IN Stockholm which
has later developed itself under the
| guidance OF the hcadmls,cr whose
name it now bears. The school, which
at tine same time attaches great i'm.
portaucu 10 "sloyd, has a state subvcn.
ton and may be said TO have served rs
% model Tor the co .oducatiun schools OF
! Finland. Co.cducation is carried ON up
To the qualifying Tor the university, and
hitherto Il has uCClsilned no oyrrcNet,
ton 10 The girls 90 keep up with tht
boys. The school was founded 300 1870
| AZ the kiksilg OF this year govern
mrlt bill ls going 10 be presented pro.
posing 90 rg0rgduIlr the boys school
%, three classes, found in smaller towns,
into schools Tor co.eduC8uon, where the
instruction should be impaired boy NAL,
as well as female teachers.