Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-27
OUR STOCKHOLM LETTER.
Emigration From Asia Minor TO
America by Means Of Scandina-
Wan Ships Etc.

STOCKHOLM. March Al saw in a
paper the other day, that the Swedish
Norwegian consul ~ Smyrna has inform
the Swedish government, that tue mem
bers Of iesuitical order IN Asia Minor
systematically promote the emigration
Catholics and Avmenians to America, at
the same lime promoting the immigra'
ton of catholic settlers from Alsac,
Italy etc.
VIVA, seems to be especially peculiar
Is the statement Of the consul, that this
emigration Is principally carried ON by
Swedish and Norwegian steamers. II
Is estimated, that since 1891 more lhln
5000 people have emiRratcd from ASIA
Minor by means OF scandinavian ships.
The Turkish government finally decided
TO put stop to this emigration, and for
that purpose has now ordered several
mun.ocwar to the harbors, from which
the embarkmeni usually takes place. In
spite Of this, says the consul, the emil
grafton Is still going ON.
Much has been written about DR..
FrlthiOf Nanscn's pending expedition to
the north pole, and Il remains only TO be
said that all the preparations for the
daring enterprise have now been made.
The steamer, on which he will embark
has been fitted up more suitable than
any arctic ship before, aud the departure
will occur some day In the first part Of
June. Capt Adolf JUL and Dr. Bless
ing, prominent young physician, will
accompany the explorer.
The dog sleighs have been much i'm.
stfFfg L. - a tsfH
depot has been established In Siberia by
Hon. Reuterskiold, the Swedish minister
10 ST. Petersburg, who some time ago
bought thirty sleigh dogs of the best
breed. The dogs are to remain in lngur.
skichar, until DR.. NaEsen arrives there.
All authorities on the Siberian cost have
promised to lend their aid to ihc'eS-
plorer.
A Danish newspaper describes the
private room Of II. {. Andersen at the
Worlds Fair as follows:
Nothing is lacking, everything Is ar.
ranged in highly artistic manner. and
upon the advice OF the intimate friends
OF Andersen, so that the Illusion Is no.
where spoiled "Nyhavn" New Hat-
bor) with all lis ships is seen from the
curtained windows with its hyacInth
glasses, pottcd plants and the worn arm
cushions, OF which the poet was so fond.
To the right OF the window stands the
oldiashioncd horse.hair sofa, the round
mahogany table over which Is spread an
embroidered wooden tidy a round gilt
mirror and Autographs OF Thorvaldsen
and Oehlenschl,cger are hung over the
sofa, In corner Of the room is the
drum stove and the gilt Bornholm clock;
by the side Of the clock we see the large
ord fmily umbrella, which Andersen
always carried, and satchel, gift from
the present king. A little further away
in the room stands the antique cabinet
on the leaf Of which AnderSen's drum
shaped sill, hat rests, On the top Of the
cabne, is q well executed bust OF the
poet, the work Of an English sculptor.
To the LEFT OF the window Is the writ
ing desk and above this the well-known
painting by Geriohan-Bauman, I'll. c.
Andersen reading his stories to sick
children" Near the table Is a pine
book case containing his works in diff
ferent languages.
1t is. adds the paper, an exquisite and
anistically arranged exhibit which will
create a furry in America, where AN
dersen Is popular.
"The History OF the Swedish Church
on the Delaware" by Otto Nurberg, is
a work lust published at Stockholm.
The work is chiefly founded on little
known and unpublished manuscripts.
The CHIEF scource is a collection OF man.
uscripts bound in three volumes and
kept in the archives of the Cathedral Of
Upsala. The largest OF the three vol.
umes comprises about $50 papers relat-
Ing to the mission and containing most
Of the correspondence between America
and Sweden, diaries, church registers etc.
The second volume consists Of the rec
ords kept by the dean Of the American
mission, and copies of a few letters and
speeches. The third volume Is syn.
opsis OF the directions OF the Swedish
church authorities regarding the mission,
and Is a valuable supplement to the
other volumes.
The work is the product Of compre.
hensivc researches, and il gives a clear
and reliable picture of the condition Of
the first Swedish American churches.
The conservatives Of Christania had
arranged 4 festival the other day in
honor OF the conservative members Of
the slorthing. Numerous speeches
were made, and the enthusiasm ran
high because Of the expressions Of the