Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-02
OUR STOCKHOLM LETTER,
Bad Blood Between Catholics and
PTOlGSldllS.
King oscar and thc Norwegian Hadi
csIy-skatiug Record Broiicn
Notes on finuy ropiCs.


Notes on tiauy rupios.
STOCKHOLM, February 9TH Special
to the NEws.l-Gustaws Adolphus and
the late celebration OF the 5l1ih ami.
vcuary OF the birth OF the Swedish
king we're recently made a subject Of
discussion iu the pussilu Rcichsag
The government has been greatly taken
to task by the Catholic members OF the
House not only for allowing the celc.
bra,ion to 20 on, bu, still more Tor It's
giving an official stamp 10 the same.
The Prolcslanis were up ia arms. one
Of the Catholics, who styled the great
Swedish king as au incendilry, came,
It Is said, near TO be thrown out OF a
window The discussion ended with a
speech boy DE- Friclberg, in which be
praised Gustayus Adolphus as the hero
Of Professionalism, simultaneously de-
nouncing Rome aud the Pope under
the most vigorous protests rom the
Catholic side Of the House.
King Oscar has lust conferred with
the Norwegian leaders Of the left and
some cx.mluistsrs OF the state In regard
to the present political crisis. His
majesty has a,ienuyely listened to the
advice OF the politicians, but refuses to
diyulge anything which can give even
the slightest clue to his own opinion in
regard TO the situation.
After an absence Of several years
Princess Marie and her husband have
returned to Copenhagen, where they
were met at the railroad depot by King
Christian, the crown prince and crown
princess, Princes Christian and Carl,
Prince lean OF Odcaus and Prince
Hans. The wild rumors, which have
been circulated to the effect that the
princess should be q chronic alcohOllst,
loose woman, etc, are said to be
without any foundation whatever, and
the royal reception rendered the princess
may he regarded as an official denial Of
/ another rumor that her highnes5 should
be persona non grata 10 the Danish
| court
A Swedish expedition 20 Terra del
| Fuego, or Firclsud, will leave Stock
| holm next October. The leader will be
DR.. Otto Norlcuskiold a son OF PROBES.
sor A. l.. Nordenskiold OF arctic lame.
Another man OF science, who Will ace
company the expedition is DR.. ANel
| Oklln, recently back from the expedi-
| ton. which was sent out to rescue
| BiorIng aud klilstenus. the young
/ Swedish explorers.
Claude Monet, the famous French
artist aud the so called Gather OF im-
pressionism, will spend few weeks IN
| ChrIstianIa for the purpose Of painting
| Norwegian scenes.
The worlds record in heavy lifting
was broken here last Sunday at an eX-
| hibltOn given by the Stockholm athlc-
| tic club, Arvid Anderson, an amateur
| athlet, performing the feature by lifting
a 56s pound dumbbell over his head.
The city aldermen OF Stockholm have
granted an appropriation OF 10000
/ krunor for the international industrial
exposition to be held here tn 1897.
Captain {. Spare, OF the Norwegian
navy, was greatly repr.manded a lew
/ days ago by his superior officers on
!
ing threats against Sweden in "a Chris.
uania paper: ole who believes that the
/ sword OF a Norwegian officer will stay
/ In the sheath, as soon as an armed
| Swede shows himself on this side OF the
] frontier, will be greatly disappointed
and must take the consequences OF his
disappointment Will sweden have
/ peace, she shall have peace, but does
she want war, war she shall have. We
are neither afraid nor do we despair Of
/ the result
Monsieur Lugue Poe, the French ac'
TO. aud theater manager who Is said ~
be a descendant OF Allan Edgar Poe
the American poet received recently
the LHryS 81 driibHS gold medal Of
/ King Oscar as reward for the grel
interest Mr., Poe has manifested IN IN
Producing scandinavian dramas 10 th,
Partisan thealcr-goers,
A commercial treaty between Nor
way and Portugal will probably b,
signed In few days by representative.
OF both countries, Negotiations ar,
now going on aud promise a good re-
suit.
a number OF young Swedes, all born
IN Stockholm, are dong service In The
| Japanese army, and according to letter.
received here, many OF them have beer
promoted since the war against Chin.
was declared,
AT the skating tournament In Trond
HEN last Sunday Wilhelm Mansetl
won the 500 metre race. lie coyere,
the track IN 40 as seconds, smashn.
all previous records for tina, distance.
An elaborate banquet in honor o
Baron Tamn, the president OF las
summers AmeriCinist congress, wa
given here by the arranging committee
OF said congress. Several OF those at
tending declared their intention OF visit
Ing the next Amercanist congress
which Is to be held IN Mexico
Mormon missionaries who visite,
Sweden, Norway and Denmark las
year. report the number OF converts al
Ah4, Since 1850 $1,000 Scandinavian
nave become Mormons, OF which mum