Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-06

undoubtedly one Of the giant fortunes OF
the world, being estimated as high as
1000 million crowns. The late Alfred
leaves of these about 400 millions or, in
American money over $50, 100000.
nJoREsoN TAKEN TO TASK.
Bjornslj rne Biornson is being greatly
taken to task by the Swedish and Nor
wegan press on account OF some cores
pondence which he has furnished the
Russian newspapers. In these lette rs
Bjoruson has been manufacturing state
mcnts out Of whole cloth, claiming that
Sweden is secret mem Ter Of the
triple alliance and that the increase OF
her navy and army must be regarded as
a threat against Russia. Some Swedish
newspapers 20 as far as stating their
belief that Bjornson is insane. Great
though he has been as poet,a parties
agree that he Is a dead failure as poll
HCian.
NEW GUNS FOR y FORTRESS
The fort Oscar Fredriksborg that
defends the entrance to Stockholm
from the Baltic will he strongly fortified.
The cost is estimated at Loco, 600
crowns, half OF which amount will be
used for the purchase of some big guns.
NANsEN As A LECTURER.
Nansens FIRST lecture before the Geo
graphical society OF London was ire
mendous success, The lecture was de-
liveIed in the large Albert hall At
least 4 600 people were unable to gain
admission. The costs for the reception
of Nansen and his expedition at Chris
liana have now been calculated. They
amount to 1000 crowns
NoRwAY's GRAND DISPLAY
Norway's exhibit at the Stockholm
exposition will be one OF the features of
the big fair. The number of Nurweg-
ian exhibitors who have registered up
to date, is GO. Besides these over 100
Norwegian painters will exhibit in the
art palace. The United States will be
represented by at least twenty OF its
foremost artists.
PoSToFrcE, TELEGRAPH, ETc.
The postofIice which, as early as 1896,
was made government department in
Sweden, annually transmits more than
10000, 600 letters and parcels. The
postoffices numbered Ian. OF the pres
ent year 2.2oo.
Sweden has more than 5000 miles Of
telegraph lines, those OF the railways not
being included. The length OF the wires
Is about i6, 900 miles. The telegraph
has not reached very high stale OF de.
veopment in Sweden-the number of
kilograms not being fully 1000 900 a
year for close upon 5000, 600 inhabi-
tants. But so much the more progress
has the telephone made. Business tele-
phones, double wired and OF the most
excellent kind can this year be had at
the very cheap rate Of twelve dollars a
year, and for telephone in your resi-
dence the annual lee is only 50 Is The
total length OF the connections is at
present about 10000 miles, and the
number of apparatus over $4,000. The
statistics given out Jan I SHOWS that in
Stockholm there is one telephone TO
every nineteenth inhabitant, No city in
the world can show a companion picture
to this.
The state owns over half the number
of telephones used IN Sweden, but con-
nections with the state telephone and
those OF the private telephone Companies
and vice versa can be made all over the
kingdom. For such connections you
are charged q = cents tor each commuu.
ication
Among the private enterprises the
Stockholm General Telephone company
| occupies the very foremost position. Its
central station is the largest and besl
! arranged in the world. The company
had over 10, 600 subscribers on Jan. o.
| this year