The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22


services to Uncle Sam. Two of them have
served In the United States navy. A
number Of dr~men and engineers will leave
stockholm shortly 10 seek employment in
the American navy.
From Oscar Rentersvaerd. the Boston
artist. the Nordika museum has received
large collection OF s,lhouet,es made be-
tween the years l7e0-lfSo
The JOINT substitute resolution providing
Tor an extension Of the electoral franchise
failed to pass the first chamber OF the
Swedish riksdag.
Gustaf Adolf. duke OF Skaane. the old
est son Of the crown prince. recently do
mated 100 crowns to a botanical society at
the university Of Lund. In the letter
accompanying the donation the ducal
grand marshal suggested that 1t was the
duty or the society to elect the prince an
nonorabie member OF the society The
bylaws or the society provide that only
scientists can be elected honorary men,
beers. and the society numbers only three
honorary members, to-wit: Prof Agarsih,
born lsls. and the distinguished Profs.
Areschoreg and Berggren. To this yener-
able trio has now been added the duke Of
SHAME. who - fifteen years old. His
e.sction cost him the magnificent sum Of
100 crowns (S2D. but etiquette left no other
road open.
The owners OF the ship .'Seladon." which
was shipwrscksd in the South Seas. and
whose crew was rescued by a family Of
natives living on Sofia island, have sent
s0 crowns to the natives as a reward for
their courtesy and kind treatment of the
shipwrecked sailors who had to remain
ten months on the island.
Messrs. WIN and Amundsen, OF FIRE.
drikshold. Norway. have contracted with
the Fev.k Iron Ship Building Company for
the construction of 5000 ton deep frame
steel vessel. furnished with the latest i'm
provements and all modern conveniencss
The machinery will be built in England.
This will be the largest steel ship ever
built In Norway.
The socialists In R.be. Denmark, will
shortly commence the publication OF a
socialistic weekly.
Glaab. the Danish anarchist who was
convicted OF forgery. died recently IN
prison.
Commodore Oldenburg Is dead at the
age of fifty-n.ne years. The deceased had
for years been an instructor at the naval
academy.
A national subscription has been started
Tor the relief OF the families of the Danish
fishermen who persisted recently in a
storm off the coast OF Bornholm.
The names OF persons decorated on the
kings birthday filled three columns in the
Copenhagen dailies.
The city OF Chrisiiania Is threatened by
numerous strikes. The city has of late
seen an immense boom. Real estate has
advanced rapidly and building operations
nave been going on at a brisk rate. The
general prosperity resulting therefrom has
caused some stir among laborers and
mechanics not directly benefited by the
great building boom. whose wages have
not advanced to correspond with the in
creased wages OF masons. carpenters and
others directly benefited.
The wheeiwrights have made a demand
on their employers for a minimum pay
or ~ ore per hour. Five OF the largest
factories have consented to adopt the new
schedule proposed by the union. Carpen-
tiers employed in furniture factories have
made a demand for an increase OF 10 per
cent. IN their wages. The employees are
wiling TO grant an additional per cent.
but this does not satisfy the employees.
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office have inaugurated a strike. The tam
ners have made a demand for increase of
wages ana threaten a strike * their de-
inand Is not acceded to.
The bakers union has sent the bakeries
new schedule for the year beginning
May is. providing for minimum wages OF
20 crowns per week, schedule to remain IN
force one year and to be changed only
upon giving three months notice by either
party.
Lieut.. Carl I.iijenstoijse is organizing a
regiment OF Swedish volunteers In Chicago.
Regiments OF Norwegian volunteers are
under organization in Chicago by Christ
ian Berg and in ST. Paul by Col Chr,
Brandt. The Danish lieutenant Hansen fs
organizing company OF cayairymen TO
Join the First cavalry regiment Of Chicago.
The new city directory Of Stockholm
contains ILLS Anderssons 1859 Johans-
sons. $3.50 Karlssons. 6,4s9 Petterssons.
1859 Erickssons. 3.57s Missions, $500 Lar
sons. BIOS Svenssons. 3,os7 O.ssons. 2.sA
Jansson and 2.s5s JonssonA
The statue of the Swedish poet and
novelist. viktor Rydberg, which Ia to be
erected In the school park Of his native
city, JonkjopIng. has been completed by
the artist. Otto Meyer.
Tho twin brothers, Gustaf and Wilhelm
Dyrsen. were recently promoted 10 COM
rpodores in the Swedish AMY. Like two
Dronios their fate has been linked. Both
obtained their first commission as officers
October o. 1877. Since they have been pro-
NOTED to first lieutenan,s and from first
lieutenants TO captains and now recently
10 commodores simultaneously.
A woman In Arboga, Sweden, recently
gave birth TO q petrifed child. The only
similar birth known to medical men is
recorded TO have taken place in Italy.
The Nor5e club OF Seattle commemorated
the 18th OF May. Norway's natal day. by
giving a ball preceded by commemorative
exercises at Ranke's saii. The stage was
pretiiiy decorated with bunting. American
flags and plants. To the right OF the
speakers table was a large portrait OF
Dewey framed In bunting and Manila. A.
J. Thuland presided and introduced Mr.
Frank Oleson as the speaker OF the even
ing. Mr.. OIesoB spoke n Norwegian and
briefly. He paid a glowing tribute TO the
memory OF the trainers OF the Morse con-
sfstution and tbs struggle OF the Morse
assA