Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-18
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS BUDGET.


SWEDEN.
a cotton factory will be built at Aling.
sas.
a sugar refinery will be built at
Skiiarp.
The Vaggeyd railroad was opened for
traffic the other day.
Prince Eugen Is at present travelling
through Russia.
Two new regiments will be added to
the Swedish army.
The Sala silver mine was sold to a
stock company the other day.
a umor says that King Oscar will
possibly spend the winter in Chrsliania.
The spinning factory near Tmnas was
burned to the ground. The loss Is
heavy.
The government has bought the
Skone-Halland railroad at a price OF
S,too.ooo kronor.
August Sirindberg, the famous Swe-
dish author has now decided to take up
his abode in Paris.
About 10000 Swedish.Americans are
expected to visit their native country
during the holidays.
II has now been decided that a free
harbor will be built at Gothcnhurg. The
government approves OF the plan in
every respect
l., ]. Nennman,a contractor Of Lulea,
has disappeared As many creditors are
anxious TO know his address, II Is very
probable that he has made his way 10
America.
A German named Paworst who was
living In karlskrona, tried TO kill Hilda
Hemdahl, his betrothed, the other day,
but did not succeed. A few minutes
later he shot himself, dying in a few
hours.
Over 10000 kronor have now been
collected for the purpose OF erecting a
statue OF Count Magnus S,enbock, the
great Swedish general, who saved the
country while fighting the Danes about
200 years ago.
In Sweden there are fifteen Bessemer
works which In 1898 proved io2, 600 tons
Bessemer'metal. OF these works one is
supplied with four converters the others
have generally two and exceptionally,
only one converter. The converters are
Of common form, and lined with silica
bricks or mortar Of quartz.
Gold In Sweden is extracted almost
exclusively at the copper-works Of Falun
from the residues Of the ores, silver and
copper having previously been extract
ed. The old gold mines OF Adellors,
which were given up after 1874, are now
being worked by a foreign company.
The whole production OF gold In Swe-
den amounts at present only to about
800 pounds year.
The Swedish mineral waters as a con.
sequence OF the geological formation OF
Scandinavia, are not OF such different
kinds as those Of the continent. With
very few exceptions they belong TO the
group OF mineral springs called Terra.
ginous waters" In almost every Swe-
dish province these springs are TO be
found. Their chief component part
Is proto- carbonate OF iron in varying
quantity.
NORWAY.
Rev. T.. Askman OF Singsaas died at
the age OF 81 years.
So far the winter has been unusually
mild, and hardly any snow has fallen.
A new theater will possibly be built in
Christiania, as a stock company has
been organized for the purpose.
A grand Norwegian singing festival
will be held IN Christania Ia 1906
The export Of Norwegian butterine to
foreign countries is largely on the in
crease,
The herring fisheries have been so
abundant that much Of the catch is to be
used as manure.
A Swede named Anderson was killed
by the cars on the frontier not FAR from
Charlottenberg.
The Christensen farm near Trondhiem
was burned TO the ground and many
cattle were lost in the flames.
Postmaster LiGedahl has been elected