The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-25
Scandinavia News

Ga ssss.za-sssss-sAssN-R
10 - EILaMAN. the American ex-
plorer. has sent the following
M telegram 20 tyeraeas Gang
wv ia Chrtsziarssx via Nar3c.
u After taking On board
easAty-tare<- Of TnoTGdAJems
Siberian dogs, sailed from -AgNa1rSs! on
the Fourth nf July. We met strong head
winds ard soss and on shs Ista Of Iaiy
reached - deg. rs uain. norea latitude.
whera we met considerable .ce- Hs-e We
| Aasls3 the whal.g cisoalani. ~ Tronsse.
wasch came from king kAris .aa1, The
captain Informed as that ha had searchsd
ia vain iot Aadree. ana that Tue Ssfsit 'es
was unusually heavy. On the strength OK
fhis information ] decided 20 return 10
yarse. in order "a take In a fresh supply
Of coal as concluded that had ssarsod
soc early ard would lose notesng ~ \ Jew
= degrees hope 20 ,lssi Andrea on k'rsHs
Joseias land. All wssl eg board
A IISw dssE aksT Ns..nssna ~, ~, a. -
Trc.sSo wsSs Learners expedition Oh
Goard The stea rre~ rad reached 81 deg. s.
ruia. norsaera latitude witAc4s u0asng any
trace q Aesiree-s sxYelslisn. saitzaersess
ara King haTfs AMI has ostn vsS-sea
! with the same result. Iae ttesge.Apa
machinery broke down ar tAS n>1tseass
coast - SptsxbeT gea aud the captaia was
compelled 20 return 10 IFoSn$e tsr fe~
pairs
TIE German emperor has again donated
i,ee crowns 20 the RESTORATION az tas
Throndh jsm cathedral church, wniaa was
| constructed ahog, ne year aees. and Is rot
only TIE oldest. oili alse the most s&aSA"
nsaeeat church eiitsce in Norway.
The chief Of police az Copenhagen has
avertea strike of tire employees or tas
Coaealagen street raiiw avs aF. t&nuGp.
me presiGeo. q me stFses fAl,"a1s re-
n fr al
known for MS dislike Of labor Ga.ons in
general sad ASKED aln waas eroGeSUon
should dec-ae 70 employ 10 nav men m
ease Of All eventual strike. The cAief or
postce replied thai ne rad no protest ~
OFFER against tbs company empioyi ns 50
new and inexperienced UeT;. bat he would
never In The world allow these 500 msn IL
operate the company cars en- lac streets
OF Copenhagen. as he Gii not dare 10 a.
sumo the responsibility OF OF sGTVeaderang
the lives and limbs Of tae pubic TO fanc-
ta-lwAy traH'c IN CRY Vi tae saae 90
| Copenhagen. AS resali % this reply
The president as, O. The s.n Fa Nv company de,
! grant them certain CONCESSIONS
Mr.. o. a. Johannson, q member Of shs
Swedish r.ksdag trossa Tunge, Sotenas
ana Sorlsysden districts has resigned Mr..
dag fer eigat years.
Prof Blyth died receasly in Car.st!aniA
from an attack or apepiexy.
| Jonas Lie. tia Norwegian author. has
taxes UP his rssidefl>s At Bo1zen-Grias. n
Tygol
Hans Aanrud. the author, has been ap-
| pointed usana ser 81 the National taea;er IN
| Bergen.
The reports Of the lie Insurance. compa-
/ MES OF Sweden for the las fiscal year
show an Increase of si,saS 80 cfowps In saa
| amount OF insurance. This increase, though
| apparently large. is nevertheless smaller
! than that OF the previous year. During Inc
! year over s.oee.ot0 crowns have been paid to
| beBeiiciaries. This Ii the largest amount
| paid during any single year. The compA~
| MES have collected IN premiums nearly
/ i5.spctsc crownA
| In addition 20 fourteen Swedish insur-
ance companies. there are twenty-foor for
! e3gn insurance companies doing business In
/ Sweden. At the eAoss OF tho year 1881 sheFa
! were 1880 persons insured in these COM
( panies and tho premiums paid by them as
( sregated fS.iSass crowns.
| The accident insurance companies Insure
| more persons tan this life insurance CON-
| panies, and yet oniy per cent. OF the In
/ hahitanss OF Sweden are insured against
| accidents. The companies paid Insurance.
| On every ninth accident Insurance policy
| A. the close OF .ss! there were 49, 3 per-
sons insured against accidents fer the to-
tai sum. OF k5.o55sso crowns. while the
amounts paid out 70 bsuefc.aries aggre-
gated LIS 3ss crowns. Of which total
amount i,z4I. as crowns were paid by nome
companies.
While the lie and acclian, Insurance.
companies paid cur during The yesr 1885, a
larger amount than during any other year.
official statistics show that the ire lusat-
ancc companies had reason 10 coagratusate
themselves. in view OF the fact th3t tnsy
paid out less losses during Gat year IMAM
during any year Of the preceding decen-
MUM. The ire insurance companies paso
out in iossas e.tS3.l52 crowns nnd received
in premiums more than l7coa,no crowns.
nearly one-hass of the .oa~S beng PAD py
reinsurance conpanies-
The society fer The Restoration Of the
! Esfaswold Building" the old historic oaiae
Ing where ths representatives, OF me NOT
wegian nal.cn on the lIA Of May. Ias.
adopted the Norwegian constitution. mas
lesitsoned the storthing for an appropfsa-
ton 10 accomplish its mission. II seems
the r,ecessary FUNDS Mr.. Large, the ssi-
srinterdsnG Of the ffdswoit building pro
posss 20 furnish Il As X was t3s!Asusu IN
isls when Mr.. Anker bought the busdin9
ne reruo,ialeg Il In accordance with the
English nanors he had become 80 'sna OF
during his frequent visits To bIEiand: ~
roeus were elegant. 70 eoGrsslSona Win .r Ia
gilt furniture n vogue 10 those 1aya les
appearance ~ the roonas IN Eis - ae-
sCriuesi follows; -,
Prince Krastian Fredrk's led chamber.
which originally had been used ss eaht-
net room, had eioth-cossrsd eethns. Geo.
rated with paintings. The motives cann"s
la asrertasned "a rbe decorations have
been destroyed. The tapestry was gTsSsa.
with Silver stars.
The princes citing room bad oseh An
ke~.s uarlar. and evidently the mos. elegans
room In the building. The ceiling was az
rist.caily decorated. fts center part Was
covered by a garden Landscape, nsnkeo y
two paintings, representing Roman Eeds
and goidez~es The latter are yet discern
Ible Outside of this ohlans paTa4iSiogFan
was q broad wax. The ssPss&fsss 60.
sse.rA either ~ COLLINS or landscape paint
ngs and the panels were white villa GIT
lrfs. ,.x
The. reception roora vas covered Wa
RED ssik willie the columns and ornafusDt0
were white, furnished IN gold. Thss foom
was used tEesuentiy ~ tns consGfuGo1aA
Assembly or igs scflTsittefs.
Primes EnstEsn FreiC.k's dining han bad
white wa ~ wtta SIT ora tTnrata AMI pant
inEy The walls u fae dess@gt room were
Ugbt-srxeE as a. present, with giit dsc.
ofAuons Tbs garden parlor vas hnssan9