Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-27
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS BUDGET.
sWEDRi

SWEDEN.
Fine Strawberries were found the
other day not Tar from Hanclrcd.
Flower from Germany Is being im.
ported 10 Lundswall Ia large quantities.
This Is a century OF cxposiuons. a
large exposition Of cheese IS 10 be held
90 Stockholm next February.
Influenza and typhoid fever are rag.
INK cpdemically IN many Of the parishes
in NCstmlnlaud.
The telephone line between Ma mo Ia
Sweden ald Copenhagen has now been
opened TOR the public.
A new sugar factory will be built In
Shiarp, Skoue. a stock company has
been organized for the purpose, aud
shares, representing a valne OF ooo.ooo
crowns, have already been taken.
The crown prince will probably pay a
visit to the German emperor next Jan-
uary, aud the crown princess will at the
same time visit her parents Ia Carlsruhc
She intended first TO spend the whole
winter In Sweden, but is now said 10
have changed her mind.
The dedication OF the large monument
Of Gustavus Nasa, the great Swedish
king, took place at Raettyik last Mon
day (lhc s1th). The monument was
unveiled by Governor {. WersUll. Di
vine service was afterwards held in the
church.
During the last few years % per cent
OF the population Of the Bolstad parish
In southern bal has emigratcd. The
most peculiar thing Is, that Il Is not the
poor class, but rather, the wcll.to-do
people, who have made their way to the
United States.
Transmission Of power from the Troll
hacltan water falls will probably soon
be used Tor furnishing the whole city OF
Go,henhug with electric light En-
ginccr De Laval whose patent steam
turbine was one Of the wonders Of
the Chicago exposition, has mlnuiac,
tured a dynamo Of hitherto unknown
power. II will be sufficient for at least
5000 electric lamps.
University education in Sweden Is i'm.
parted NJ two complete national uni.
versities, Upsala and Lund, each with
four faculties or departments, as also at
two private high schools recently found.
ed In Stockholm and Goihcnbufg: this
latter having department for the hu.
manitics, while the former has depart.
menis for mathematics, natural science,
and, In part, the humauities, and will
very shortly start department Of law.
There is also at Stockholm q medical
high school which is a state institution.
The amount Of teachers az these estab.
llshmen,S amount to about 500 and that
OF the students to about 5000,
a splendid institution Is the gymnas.
tic-orthopedical institute OF Stockholm.
which obtained a state grant IN 1897.
The special objects OF this institute are:
l. To receive gtatutously patients re-
quinng treatment ?, To administer
free medical gymnastics; and J. To
give instruction in medical gymnastics
and OTthopedy TO medical men and
medical students. The institute Is an.
nually irpquentcd by forty to fifty
foreign doctors besides foreign gym.
nastics" who generally stay from one 10
four months and attend the courses Of
instruction. Several American doctors
have taken courses nj the institute.
Ever since 1865 the increase OF popu.
lation iu Sweden has, as known, been
much weakened by vast emigration.
The surplus OF births TO deaths IS yearly
about 6Iooo, but the increase Of popula-
ton Is but third OF this figure, the resi-
finding their way 10 other countries
chiefly 10 the United States Since 1855
Sweden has lost 10000 individuals by
emigration, and remembering this, and
the vast Swedish population In Finland
and also in Norway and Denmark. ii
may be taken for granted that, though
Sweden has barely five million inhab.
itants. yet the Swedish language is the
mother tongue OF at least SIX million In.
dividuals,
Crime seems TO be decreasing in
Sweden, as In certain other countries.
al an events as regards more criminal
offences. The annual number OF com.
initials for ielony-oy crimes that can.
moi be cxpisled by dnes-was per rocco
inhabitants:
Period, Average.
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1901 1,.,,,,,,,.. ,.,,..,.,.,,,,,,,s.s
1871 ....,..,..,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,.,,,,,,,..ta
I8In-3o 10000, ,....,,,,t .,,tt,,,su,,,,..3,8t
1875 .,.tt,s,,.,,,t s,,,,.,,, ..,.,...4 OF