Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-09
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SWEDEN.
DR.. Sven Hedin, the famous Swedish |
explorer, arrived at the Taschkent In |
Tufkestan. after having travelled from
the Russian town Orenburg by means |
Of hoses and wagon. The distance
from oronburg to Taschkent is 1900
miles.
A literary prize competition has been
arranged by the newspaper MlH, a
Journal which champions the rights OF
Swedish women. The prize to be given
Is 1000 kronor and will 10 TO the author
Of the best and most original novel.
The author must be a Swede, and the
action mus, take place In Sweden. BE
ddes the money compensation the
szfhof I'LL receive 500 Handsomely |
loz-1 copI-s Of the book, alter Il has |
lssl pgalizsd the manuscript must be
ie=i y tie stitof Of the kg4E before
sap- ~ n.Ei year.
NORWAY
Th. Mission church in Akersg garden
sai burned down.
A new independent labor union Is be-
log organized 10 Christiania.
DR.. /. NJ. Undset, the well.known
afcheologist, died at Chrstiania.
Carl Bund's large printing establish.
ment on kragero was burned to the
ground.
Consul Johannes Hovig. OF Nam,os,
died at Trondhjem at the age Of IS
years.
Nearly all the labor unions Of Christ
iania have passed resolutions In favor OF
universal suffrage.
The steamer Ililda was wrecked on
Loloten. Two men OF her crew were
drowned.
Three fishermen, a father and two
sons, were drowned by their boat cap.
sizing OIL Vardo.
Ex.premier Lovenskiold has been
elected president OF the Royal Society
for the Welfare Of Norway"
An appropriation OF 100000 kroner
has been granted for the proposed rail.
road between Ekersund and Flekke.
ford.
Bjornson's "Over Eyne" has been
translated into Eng lish and will be pub
lished under the name Of "Pastor
Sang"
The most elegant skates In the world
have been manufactured for ANel Paul
sen, the Norwegian champion skater.
The skates are said 10 be worth several
hundred kroner.
Ten people, two women and eight
men, who all had their homes in Sta.
yanger were drowned by their boat
eapsiEing while OH Riskekyamen.
A steamship line between Norway
and Spain has been established.
Steamers will leave Chrislilnia ior
Genua every fourteenth day.
DENMARK.
The Copenhagen free harbor Is now
nearly allied with water.
A steamship line will be established
between Copenhagen and Newcastle.
Carl Ludwig Ferdinand Messman. a
prominent artist OF Copenhagen, died
Vt the age OF o. years
The subscriptions Tor the suffering
families OF the persisted Jutland fishers
have now reached 10000 krouer
EN.cougressman Jacob Jacobsen died
at his country'mansion ltalkeustcn. near
Slagelse, At the age Of u years.
Tiyoli, the large amusement establish.
ment IN Copenhagen. has declared a
dividend of 20 per cent,
Mrs, K...e, society belle and
daughter Of Baron Gedalia, viii soon
make her debut as a variety singer on
the stage Of the Iiyoli,
Miss Rigmor pasbjerg the Danish
singer, who for some time has been
connected with the Trafalgar Square
Theater in London, has been engaged
lot a concert tour through southern
Africa.
Enar Amundsen, a member OF the
Althing OF Iceland, who died some time
ago illustrates the great literary activity
OF that country, Being the son of Door
peasant Einar Amundscu did not enjoy
any school education. But as he preV
up, he learned English, German, French
Nnd Danish, apd in the course Of the