Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-09
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS BUDGET.


The swedcnboraians will soon build
church OF their own 10 the capital
A railroad will be built between Es.oi
ana HOBBY Eslot has made ln appfo'
priaton OF $4,000 crowns Tor tue pu'
pose.
Prince Carts deafness IS increasing,
and unless the conversation i5 carried
on very loud, he is not able TO hear
anything Of o.
W. w. Thomas. the former minister
Of the United States Go stockholm, D. is
declared his intention Co spend TIE
summer 10 Sweden.
The export OF Swedish matches h7s
increased every year duung the la't
decade. and was larger last year lhan
ever before.
Il seems now probable that The large
appropriation asked Tor by iuc govc.n.
mcnt for the purpose of iucrcl inf ht
Swedish navy, will Dc granted by botn
houses Of the riksdag.
Swcdcn's import during 1898 may be
estimated nc 100 million dollars, 90
round numbers. aud The export 90 %
million dollars.
c. A. LiJcicldt a poor actor COM
nCctcd with the SifombeW Opera Com
pang has fallen heir to au inheritance
VI 5 million Tires. which "a female fe..
alive. who died in Italy has donated 10
him.
David Gusiaisson. "a young man, who
recently arrived in NcNio Tor tic pur-
pose Of visiting his father farmer Gusiai''
son, Of Texas, committed suicide the
other day
The number Of passengers carried on
the Swedish government railroad vas
Sof8,oo last year as compared with
4651.uo1 in 1892. The revenue lot sold
tickets was s.s4Aooo kronor last year as
compared with z37555o lIonor inisgA
Miss Selma LagcrIol Is an aulhoress
who IS rapidly coming 10 the front.
Her fame was founded by her book
The Tale Of Costa Bcrling," a roman
tic spirit. with a touch Of mysticism,
reveals itself in the work, which will be
translated into English.
No aileth.c club In the country counts
among is members stronger men Than
the Stockholm Atlc,hic Club Besides
Wahlund and Johnson, now staring in
New York, there are several gentlemen
of the club. who are able 10 Due rom
5000 20 $500 pounds. Wahlund, as told
before, LIFTS 4,i4o pounds.
Mrs. Sigiid Amoldson Fischhoi. who
IS now visiting America for che hfsi
time, has made her artist career abroad.
and but rarely Appealed on the swedish
stage. Her debut took place al the
Opera Comiquc IN Paris Having pet.
formed on many Of the principal thcatcri
on the continent her celebrity has been
constantly Increasing.
The height OF the SUBMITS in northern
Sweden Is not very great. but as the
snow line IN these northern regions lies
only about f,ooa meters above the level
II the sea, there Is still "a considerable
'egion TO be explored. The area OF tho
glaciers IN Sweden Is nearly as great li
ln TyroL The beautiful phcnomcnor
known as "rcd snow" Is often observed
and the crimson color ldue TO the pres
cnce Of microscopic organisms) IS some
times so vivid as 10 be visible 90
distance Of y kilomctcr. The noun
tains seldom eliminate in sharp point
OF peaks, but ridges OF abrupt slope ar,
not uncommon.
The number Of reindeer owned by
Laplander in Sweden varies TO q con
siderable degree. The poor may hav,
So-7oo reindeer. those better OIL 10000
and the rich l.aplandcn will keep loo.
and even 5000 reindeer. There Is som,
difficulty IN collecting statistics on th,
number Of reindeer as the Laplandcr
A. 10
TO give any correct statements Accord
Ing TO the latest statistics the number o
reindeer in Sweden would amount Z,
qe.aso, Of which $3.50 were IN th,
province OF Iemtland, 90 500 in the pro
vince Of Nesterbotte0, and 2o3t71 b
the province OF Nouboucn.