Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-11
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS BUDGET.
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SWEDEN.
The cholera az Fcjan. Stockholm, has
now been completely stamped out
Queen Sophia is again reported to be
sick, and Is confined TO her rooms at
Skinncfbocl.
The well.knoWn Maricstad Match
Company has been forced to make an
assignment On account Of the hard
times.
AZ furniture factory In Smaalcnene,
a Swcdc, named Akcrblom, killed a
Norwegian by name OF Gjertsen. lie
was Immediately arrested
General Booth, Of Salvation army
fame, Is trying TO make converts In
sweden By making speeches at different
places In the kingdom.
Twenty elephants are soon expected
TO arrive at Stockholm. They have been
imported rom Siam. and will be used
instead OF horses az some OF the brick
factories Ia the ncighborhood OF the
Swedish capital.
The wcll.known Swedish opera singer
{, J.. lundquist, had the misfortune To-
lose bis watch when he had taken In a,
the filih Ave. hotel, OF New York. las,
summer, The owners OF the hotel have
Just sent Mr. Lundqust a very hand.
some gold watch as q compensation for
the lost timu.picce.
About 200 Austrian tourists. the
majority employed at the railroads In
Austria visited Sweden in July. They
were accompanied by splendid choir
OF ninety voices and ten representatives
OF the Vienna press. Il goes withou,
saying that they were most enthusiast.
eally received everywhere.
SoEwAy.
Chisiiania was visited By an electric
storm, which DESTROYED many VI the
telephone and Telegraph wires.
Sivert Nielsen. the president Of the
Storting, made a very red" speech at a
radical mass meeting, at NikeBund.
Prof G. X. Johnson, of the CHRISTIANS
university, died at Iocnsbefg. J. wai
also honorary doctor Of the Copenhagen
university.
The Sioriing has refused TO grant any
| appropriations TO mutual Swedish Nor
wegian consulatcs counted from Jan. l.
1895. The appropriation for the latter
part OF the present year has been
granted.
The German Emperor and Empress
visited the Trondhiem cathedral during
their stay In that city and declared
themselves to be surprised by It's magni
hcenCc.
Western Norway especially the yicin.
| ity OF Bergen and kristansand was
visited by very severe electric storm.
Many farms were struck by lightning
and burned down, but nobody was
killed.
pESNARE.
Scarlet fever Is raging epidsmieally at
Skagen.
Diphthena Is raging epidemically on
laaland.
The car and the czarina will arrive
at Copenhagen about Aug, 18th.
The Belgian minister OF state Beer.
nacrt Is visiting In Denmark.
Rear-admiral Charles Wuld died at
Copenhagen at the age Of 90 years
The member OF the Landsthing T. n.
Dressing died at Copenhagen at the age
OF 20 years.
Mayor Chemnitz, OF Hadesleben.who
expelled the Danish actors from that
city. has resigned,
Minister Admiral Ravn will celebrate
his soih anniversary as an officer of the
navy, Aug. IsL
On account OF the hard times iu
| America, the steamers Of the Thiugyalla
line leave only once a month for the
| United States.
The Grand Duke Friedrich Franz MI
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. arrived at
Copenhagen the other day, where he
| will spend some time.