Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-23
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS BUDGET.
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SWEDEN.

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King Oscar has donated ?. 500 kronor
TO the Sailors Home OF Stockholm.
Alderman Per Car,berg, one OF the
most prominent citizens OF SkOide, died
at the age Of o. years.
The large Jungirusund steam saw mill
near Stockholm was burned to the
ground.
During 1895, gol people, committed
suicide IN Sweden. One hundred and
hity-six were men, and 20 women.
Colonel j.. A. r. Syedenstierna, cx-
commander OF the famous Drgoon
Regiment OF Skone, died at the advanced
age Of % yeafs.
The import OF Sweden amounted to
SiIoooo.ooo In round numbers In
1898. while the export Is estimated at
!9s,ooo.ooo.
When Crown Princess Victoria left
Stockholm for the southern part Of
Europe. she was so III, that she had to
be carried on a siretcher down 10 the
railroad station.
Only one person was present when the
pastor OF the Aefila parish entered his
church TO preach the gospel the other
day. Nevertheless the sermon was
held.
Tue skating contest held at Stockholm
last Saturday and Sunday drew a large
crowd. The Crown Prince and Prince
Eugen were present. As none OF the
skaters who participated, won three
races, the championship oi the world Is
still undecided
The Royal Academy OF Literature,
Of History, and Antiquities Is an institu.
ton which has fame all over Europe.
The academy has is headquarters in
Stockholm. was founded In 1854 aud has
at the most ten honorary, twenty-five
active, and not more than twenty foreign
members.
The mission work OF the Salvation
Army, begun In England, was introduced
into Sweden In 1881 by Mes Hanna
Ouehtetlony. Depots are at present
established In i49 towns, boroughs, and
so oulposts In villages, OF these i45
depo,s, us are opened by women.
Amongst the officers are $40 women, Igl
men, soldiers aud recruits are O. luo men
and women. The "slum" work OF the
Salvation Army, established by Mrs.
lagercDniz iu 1860, with the purpose OF
providing practical help and nursing In
sickness TO the poor, Is at present In.
PRODUCED into 9 towns,
Elise Hyas9er nee Jacobson, the great.
est actress Sweden has ever produced,
Is dead, She was born in 1881. aad let
the stage in iss5, when she WAS granted
large pension for the rest OF her liir.
lierparls amount TO nearly couple Of
hundred. The types she created were
OF various kinds, and the greater mum.
Der OF splendid elect Amongst class.
zeal pieces may be mentioned; Mary
Stuart Ophella, Desdemona, Clara, the
Mafquise OF Wiener. etc. In lbscn's
plays she has created the female parts.
especially rs Nora In "A Dolls House
she achieved great success.
The Society In Memor,am of King
Oscar and Queen Josephine was csllb,
lished in 1873 by the Dowager Queen
Josephine for the purpose OF reforming
boys Of bad character. The society
founded IN 1870 the agricultural colony
OF Hall at sudcuelge, Boys between
1918 years Of age, who either have com,
milted offences or on account OF bad
moral character have TO be brought ur
al tgiJmeioucs, are received from al
parts OF the county The number o
boys Is at present not Ear tom 25l
Satisfying iHlormiuons have been Tc
cei'ed Of sN5 per cent OF the Who'll,
number OF the boys, who have hnisAe,
their course al this institution.
NORWAY,
The state debt Of Norway amounts 4
I7S,ooO, 900 kroner.
Hundreds OF people are without worl
In Chrisu1nia.
Congressman Kaxrud from the Akers
hus district died at the age Of u years
Consul Lysholm, Of Throndhjem. die,
at the age OF o. years.
Several people we're drowned at Aale
sund,
A German paper styles the Thrond
hjem cathedral as the finest in Europ,