The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21

there was but short distance to Euro
peaa Ambassadors street. where ] knss
that a French hotel was located. NJ ~
parel was OF course. In a horrthie cQoaF
ton, and I had made up my mind 70 n
main incognito until | could get another
wardrobe and make my toilet ! had aM
been carried far before | passed larr
white building surrounded by guard
Russian Cossacks. I asked them vhE
house 10 was and received the answer
that II was the Russian embassy. koi.
getting my resolution AZ the sound Of tnA
magic word. ! Jumped from the chair. n
gardless OF my appearance. and made q
rect for the entrance. | passed fhroasa
the garden and inquired Of the Chimes
servant who met me at the door for Par
loft. the Russian charge i'affa!res. ~
Immediately admitted and met old frienaA
From St. Petersburg Instructions haa
been forwarded to expect me. IA
taken &c a luxurious suite of rooms. W
table found a mountain of letter and ~
pers from homo and friends. some OF fnfn
three to four years old. A Chinese saHM
made me a suit of clothes, and when
was fit 10 appear I became the censFA
figure In banquets, receptions ana an
ners. of which l tired soon. ! felt hke
hashfuI country lad in group Of charm
ing women in fow-cut dresses and DAFT
arms. and longed for the solitude 10 y!
tent on Thibet's mountain plateau an
Gobi's desert. stood II for twelve d5yh
then bid good-by TO my host ara rs
home 10 my own den. my books saa-
peace
DIR. Hedin Is at present the guest o. y
car, being In ST. Petersburg on aa
lecture tour through the Scandinavia
countries. Germany. England and kussA
John Anderson. a contractor. died Y
Gently in Stockholm. leaving an estate
valued at 100000 crowns. Anderson w
a selfmade man. who az lad can
10 Stockholm from hts peasant hemf. y
had no education except slich as haa osss
given HIM i'm the rural public school, ~
be had grit ard pluck. He Commences
lift "a a day laborer. secured snass
grading contracts. and finally WHEN
had saved up a fe~ thousand riV'A.
went into contracting on large 80. -
and amassed 5.0a.000 crowns In
years. His only heir is son, who
teacher at a musical institute 10 eas
burg. Germany.
Siockholm's Tidniug estimates thar =
jubilee festivities cost :, s15. 900 crowns ns
items;
medals, household expenses. "a =
tic .s+s..-..s,.s..ss4ss,s< 49,
Expenses OF individuals for trans
pRreneses, gas. electric iilumina- ~AN
TIE city 81 stockholm i!lnmina- ,sa
TONS. etc ...... .........-......,.,.
The city Of Stockholm. donation 80 a
:. 20 kings jubilee present IN
Travelling expenses Of go singers
Expenses OF l5o099 visitors from ..aa
provinces and rural districts. -. 49,
ESnsnses of 900 army and navy 40
Expense Of dcputations. tsls- 90
grams. presents. etc .....-.....s..
jubilee donation from cities ana .aM
a,,no tau, .ras
DIR. G. A. Kullherg. one Of the sisa,ss-x
members OF the Swedish Academy
the I'd uii. at Stockholm The dscss
was born In svsnstorp parish. Oc'ooe.s
lsi5. matrlcuiated at The Upsaia na
sity in isz5. ard was elected "A rrsroe ~
the academy In 1856. He rrst asu
general attention hy his translaf'oas
Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered" foR -
he was awarded the great prize q 80
academy. kuiibergs poems SHOW -.
talents OF high order. but all are
pictorial than genial The best kno1s
his poems are The Birth OF Wonlssss
''S0nnettes To Julia" Prince 6asssss
Drapa'' and his translation OF Me-.
Orlando Furioso." He had for -
Der Of years received an annaal 49,
of isS crowns from the Royal -
In iss, ne received Carl Johan's pfsN
an ma lei
from the Academy OF Science.