Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-18
OUR STO, KhOLM LETTER.

sIocAn.LM. Jan. 20. lsOa.

The Danish crown prince and crown
princess are visiting with their royal
relatives In Stockholm. The crow
prince's, as known, Is a daughter @.
the popular monarch Cnar.vs Ky
King Oscat's elder brother, who uie
In 1872, anu she has always been very
much beloved ly the inhabitants OF tn,
swedish capital.
The crown prince and princess are
tins time accompanied by their two
grown children, Pfuco Christian ant
Princes Louise, the latter being jus,
eighteen years old. On that account, !
suppose, her high parents are nov
looking and longing for husband t.
her, AZ n real prl cess never hcrsel
bDtheto with such preliminary matters.
Dame RumOr, who probably kuows
more about royalty than about other
noTlal-, states also emphalicnliy that
the young pflnCrss IL TO be engaged
.ither TO the stately prince Carl, kinH
Oscsr's third son, VI to prince Eugen,
who. by the way, orutly declared
Ills intention to VISIT the Words Far.
Judging by the many magnificent
court balls AMI biuquets which are
being held In hOuuroi the luture King
aud queen OF Denmark, II can be.
market down as perfectly sure that
their trip has higher object In view
than mere visit TO relatives.
The other day was invited 10y my
friend AAei Jungs,edt 10 inspect new
painting, which he hud Just finished.
IL Is n portrait Of his majesty tn. ktng,
and Will be exhibited M the WUrlI's
Fair. The king up, ears IN standing
position, nnd IL dressed Ia tue uniform
OF n Swedish admiral, " It'll the three.
cornefrd hat on his head. Among the
many sparkling Orders ON his breast ~
especially noted the French medal
given for the saving Of human lives,
which medal King Oscar values very
hihgly. The iikcne,s OF the pictur.
with the original Is remarkable.
The winter has been, ana as far rs
that goes, Is yet, one OF the coolest
sweden has experienced during the
lnst two ueCEues. Notwithstanding
this, the suffering am ny the poor In
Tho Swedish capital Is comparatively
light. The charitable institutions dis
tribute plenty Of food, and Mt the 70.
called "peOple's kitchens" u subslantinl
meal can b. had ut the very small cost
Of three or four cents.
In the northern provinces, however,
u famine " Threatening the peasants,
many OF whom Already are forced TO
live on substitute iOr bread, the In.
gradients Of which insist OF uuripe
ears OF rye, straw ami OF bark. 4,
contains no proper -four or meat, ana
has the appearance VI old dried horse
manure, and IL very light In weight.
Terrible as this may seem, the famine
IN Sweden IL Insignificant compared
with that existing In the northern
provinces of Finland.
win Rudolph Magee bs appointed
minister ~ the United States 10 Swe.
den and Norway a second time? liz N
question uOciety and court Oillc,al.
already have oegun TO ask thumselvv..
Magee was never liked In Stockholm.
while Hon. w. w. Thomas, the pres.
ent American minister, who, by the
way, Is both n predecessor anu success.
sOr OF Mugee, ID immensely popular.
For that reason the city OF Stockholm
ielt little gloomy when she heard of
CleveiSnu's victory. Away up In the
far north they also have been taught n,
understand tue meaning OF The words:
40 the vict0rs belong the spoilt!" anu
the departure OF Thomas IL Therefore
regarded III ioregono conclusion.
When interviewed Thomas on the
subject tue other day, he smiled, and
ssiu: "rhis ID not the tlme TO talk
politics. l Will only say that expected
to leave this beautiful city IN May; but
| will soon be beck. You DO not need
10 be "a miHister in Oruer 10 enjoy IN, |
In Stockholm. Whrtuer am going 10 |
return the present yenr, do not SNOW,
My wife anu | viii first visit my old |
home In Portland, whureupon We
Intend TO spend at least three or four
wet Ks at tne Worlds Fair In Chicago,
I must have something new t. tell nv
Swedish iTiends when We meet ngsin.
as | fear they are ge,Iiug tired OF my
DID anecdotes"
Aud the author Of "5weden and the
5weies" smiled once more, anu the
Interview was al an q nd.
What the outcome OF the strife
between Sweden and Norway regard.
ng separate cunsulates for the latter
'ountry will he, In, indeed, hard 10
ell. 1 opine, however, that the dis.
upton Of the union Will not take
llace, ut least In the near future.
1 hardly think that king Oscar and
he swedish Riksdag, which represe nts
he Swedish people, VIII yield to the
lrrnands OF the Norwegian radicals.
md do not believe that the latter viii
or "a long time be- strong enough 10
'enturv ooUpd Udt. Ia such case
he great p0weis would, without doubt,
AXE stand with Sweden. Norway isn
aud which has one OF the most free