Warren sheaf., 1897-01-14

A cable line between Lejonslatten
aud Skansen, near Djurgarden will be
built ut q cost of 40, 900 crowns.
Johan +. Sjoman, a well known
contractor Of this city, is dead. aged "a.
Mr.. Sjoman was one of the Oldest and
wealuhiest men Of the city.
G. Abrahamson, prominent mer-
chant Of this city, has donated 1000
crowns to the poor Of the "Hedvig
Eleonora'' church Of this city.
At the international exposition re-
Gently held in Bordeaux, France, the
Swedish Wine company of this city re.
ceived o gold medal for their red and
desert wines. "
August Carlson, a Swedish sailor,
aged 43 years, was recently condemned
to death ut York for having deliber-
ately murdered his sweetheart, julia
Wo,d of Hull.
General Consul @. F. Oberg of this
city recently purchased the valuable
Myckelgard and Eggen estates with
the Eggforsar falls in Jamtland for
eco, 900 crowns. s.
/. Ten thousand crowns will be appro.
priated in hehalf Of the King Oscar
jubilee regatta next summer, when
much "royal blood" will aid in the
''grand review
The cost for renovatin1 the roval
palace, which will be commenced in
1898 and which will probably continue
during five years, has been estimated
ut 500.00O crowns.
Mime. Sigrid Arnoldson- Fischof Of
this city has received beautiful gold
medal rendered her by the Grand Duke
of Hessen in honor Of her marked
efforts i'll literature and art.
4 brewery company, in which Fritz
Dolhng, Jr., Adam Ramstrom and
Constantine P PETERSON are the chief pro.
1nulgasors. has been started in this city
with capital of $50, 600 crowns.
Life a Charming Invention" was
the somewhat unique heading of a
sketch in ''Sohdagsnisse," one of the
prominent humorous papers in the city.
The editor OF this paper aud author of
the sketch died on the very day of its
publication, q cartoon representing q
coffin aud a skeleton being the conspic-
nous feature of the first page. Wallen.
gren was a humorist Of ability and was
q well known character in Stockholm.
According to report from Paris, NJ.
Andree is not the only one who con.
templates reaching the north pole in a
balloon. The French aeronauts, Cod
ard and Surcons, have stated to repre-.
sentatives OF the French press that they
have Andree's project under considera-
tion and will also attempt reaching the
north pole in balloon. The expedition
will be attempted during the spring of
1e98 The balloon will contain a space
Of 10, 900 cubic meters and can be kept
afioat in the air 90 days. The expense
Of this expedition has been calculated
at 250, 900 francs
A recent dispatch to the London
Times announces the death of Alfred
Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, ut his
villa in San Reno, Italy. Alfred Nobel
was born in Stockholm Oct. III, 1893
and was the youngest son OF Emmanuel
Nobel. He was educated at St. Peters
burg His varied inventions and ulti.
mately his discovery, or invention
rather, Of dynamite, was the result of
years of study, which brought him
wealth and fame. His patents were
recognized in Germany, France, SPAN,
Italy, England and America. The
body OF DR.. Nobel has been brought
from San Reno to Stockholm where it
has been placed III the family vault il,
the new church yard.
The net income of the Swedish gov
ernmenv during the past year was over
II, 00O,CC0.
Dec. marked the 10th anniversary
CT the Goteborg- j Jonsered railroad.
.oteborg.
Nearly 1900 crowns have been sub
scribed towards the Rubbeck monument
III this city.
Over COCO crowns have been sui
scrlbed i'll this city for the jubilee fund
OF King Oscar II.
Jonas Anderson of Solberga fell dead
wh.le OH his way home from church.
lie was GU years old.
The Horticultural Society of Sweden
recently convened in this city, having q
representation or nearly 500 members.
Work on the Vestergotland-G Goteborg
railroad has again been resumed. A
tunnel is now being excavaued near
Grafsnas.
Karl Johan Holmen of this city was
instantly killed by falling from the
roof of the high school building on the
"Fje.lgaton.
Captain Joseph Napoleon Lindhe re-
Gently lied in this city aged 70. The