Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-13
FROM ULTIMA THULE,
Recent Happenings in The Three
Scandinavian Countries.


STOCKHOLM March 75lh.-lspcc.al to
the NrwaI The Young Mems Chris.
gsn Association of Stockholm cele-
brtcd b. 10Th anniversary last Thurs
day. coucer, being given under the
auspices OF the association iu tHe large
hall of the Board Of Trade building.
The speech of the evening was dcl'v.
cred by Minister Of War Nappc who
said that the s.. ~ C.. a. meeting with
great success in Sweden. Branch lodges
have been organized in the principal
cities. and a modern and convenient
building will soon De erected zoo the
capital
King oscar and Crown Prince Gus
tave leave tot ChHsulna the present
week. Il is given out that those mcm.
bcrs Of the Swedish Rikisas who have
been called to a secret conference with
the king-a thing that has happened
only twice Boo thc histUyUi sweden after
Iseg-hayc advised tHe monarch 90 Doe
firm in the opinion already taken hf
him: OF. boz other words. not iu agree l1
solution OF tne union question. %
Sweden be not given Bee Soy 900 one
matter.
The conservative soc.ctIo. %. Dam.
men held reunion in the Board OF
Trade building of that city. d ic.e'
gram OF congfatulati0u was sent 90 hlnE
oscar. who Immediately answered the
same
An expedition 10 Greenland w.lllcuyc
Copcph4prn next MAY aboard Tie
cruiser "lugola" The purpose 10 thc
cypediuon-thc cost OF which W'u nc
borne by the Diets wholly sIenule
one.
Camille ELIMINATION, the wcllbnoNu
French astronomer will visit FINLAND
next summer Tor the purpose Of viewing
the midnight sun from the ha'asahaa
mountain,
NIr. Sven Scholandcr the celebrated
Bellmln singer Is az present making
conccr, tout through Russia. Last week
he sang in ST. Petersburg. where De was
most Enthusiastically received.
Queen Sophia will spend most ui i1c
summer NJ the beautiful h1.rEl country
mansion ~ Dalccarlia, place which U
wClLknown 10 most American tourists
visiting Sweden.
The Swedish Women Society hr
Swcdcn's naval defense has arranged
two gala performances 10 bc given 40
the Grand opera house. March f1th and
asst An immense choir OF che famous
Upsadl singers will assist
The so.caiIcd Grgiscn Baths near
Chusiania are every summer moro and
more itcquentcd by visitors The place
b. noted Tor los mineral springs, lul the
view from the establishment itself is very
tine. still more so from Grclscuaasen
Bso meters above the sea level close
By
The modern technics Of explosives
has enormously developed Iu sweden.
Alfred Nobel, Swrtc. was the first
who brought nitro-glyC into gNigur
siyc use, when be- proved that hy
quickly exploding deIunalor the cNpl1'
SION Of nitf0-glycetlnc may Dee brought
about. aud discovered a safe method Tor
its preparation or a large scale. The
use OF this preparation IS, however open
10 great danger. more especially 90
% liquid, unmNcd state, so t1lt It's
use IS closely limited by law. The most
usual form OF niiro.gIygcIinc is dyna'
mite, which was invented by the ailTe'
said Alfred Nobel, Mr, Nobel has also
introduced another explosive into use,
called extfa'dynamilt, which contains
gclaiIniEcd nitfU.glyCerue obtained hy
heating nitro-Cellul1sc in niiro'Elyccrlnc.
Extu.dynlmite IS considered sumuWhgt
safer than dynamite. Sehait.uc 4unulhcr
Swedish explosive composed o.. q mike
turc OF nitro.glycerinc, nitrate OF soda
and charcoal.
Among other explosives containing
nitro.glyccrinc, invented boo Sweden,
double ammonia powder and nlfpIits
may be mentioned. Two explosives
not containing nityo,Elyceunc are also
manufactured. viz, brllic and fUmitu,
OF which the former is deemed not sO
susceptible 10 knocks and blows ls those
explosives previously mentioned and
not exploding when heated 60 400 Gel.
sius. There arc now Zoo Sweden eight
large manufactures for the making Of
explosives.
The Riksdag will probably decide TO
add two new regiments 10 the Swedish
army, The fourth new and large iron.
clad will be launched early In the suns
meL
Sweden has AZ present igy wood pulp
factories, The production OF ground
wood.pulp amounted last year. 10 as
million pounds. The export 90 England
and the United States is in constant
aud steady growth
10 MEASURE TnOUHr.