Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-06
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS BUDGET.
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SWEDEN
The Ieuuosand.Lulea railroad will be
opened 10 the public in few days.
Lars Larson, a hunter Of llyiiln,
NJuland, shot aud killed four bears IT,
one day.
a famine is threatening many Lap.
hndcrs in the utmost northern part ul
the country
Judge &. j. Sshoping, one OF the old
Cst iirisis iu sweden, died AZ stockholm
at Inc advanced age oi 70 years
The farmers VI Jemtlandha have declared
war against the wolves, VINO have Killed
a large nunDcr VI their cattle during lie
last month.
Queen sophia, who few days ago
was reported improved ~ health y
again growing worse. She is ia bed
nearly the whole day IA her room IA the
Uluksdai castle.
The steamer "TirGng' from Gotheu-
burg arrived at Iarlshamn the other
day. She had met with a disaster near
Carlshamu. aud oae OF her engineers
was scaIdvd 10 death by the bursting oi
a steam Pipe.
Many iairs and entertainments, TO be
held N January and February have been
arranged 10y the society oi Stockholm.
AL the receipts will be used Tor the
matter Of delenscs.
A patriotic poem, written by King
Oscar has just been published by some
OF the Stuckholm dailies. The poem IS
beautiful and speaks OF how necessary u
Is that every cli1eu makes sacrlhces for
his country.
One OF the leading clergymcn Of
Stockholm Is said TO be much diagu3ted
with the archbishop. who for some cause
has rcpfimanded him, and Will probably
soon resign The most peculiar Is that
the name oil the preacher Is not given In
the daily papers.
The blind people IN Sweden receive
Instruction at the new aud magnificent
Royal Institute ior the b.iud at Iomle-
hoda, In the vicinity Of Stockholm, as
also at a couple Of smaller Institutes
receiving support from the government.
The institute hfst mentioned receives an
annual grant Of $4,000, and during the
past year impaired instruction 10 70
pupils. The two smaller asylums re-
ceiye an annual grant Of about $4,000
each. In Sweden, IN 1889, the blind
numbered more than 4,ooo.
The yearly sale OF photographs made
In the county amounts In value to about
A. 600 oJo. 10 Is estimated that nearly
3,5lopeoplc arc engaged exclusively Ia
the photograph trade IN Sweden. Among
Swedish portrait photographers may be
| especially mentioned the gteatcollrctiOn
Of Swedish national COSTUMES, which
are colufed and made by G.. Floman,
of Stockholm. These photographs
| have been Justly admired by foreigners
and many VI them have found their way
to America.
nE.MARg.
Herman Bang the author, is lying
slg, Ia Paris.
The export from Denmark to the
United States, is valued at 81, 100 600,
Hogsbro has been reelected Speaker
Of the Danish Folke.hlng,
Baron Rahion, who some time ago
shot and killed Lieutenant Castenschold,
has been acquitted.
The collections tor the families Of the
fishermen, ptrIshed during the Noyem-
Der storm, have now reached the large
amount OF 10000 kroner,
The Liberal voters Union OF Copen
hagen, at O. largely attended meeting,
passed strong resolutions against the
present Csbluet.
Mr.. Klubien, one Of the most prom,
inent attorneys at law vi Copenhagen,
died rom anapoplecllc IA while pleading
a case In the Supreme court, Dec en-
Der 18th.
NORWAY.
The number OF factories In Norwa,
may be estimated at abou, 900.
Many new large office buildings ar,
being erected Ia Chrsuania at present.
No landsldcs have been reporte,
from Nurdalen during the last tire,
weeks.
The export OF lumber from Norwa,
has been much less in 1898 than thi
previous year.
The conservative es are making IT,
mendOus Efforts to come olt victorious
at the next election.
The radicals will ask Biornstjen
, Blonson 10 make stump speeches a
! soon as the campaign begins in ful