Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-14
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
SECOND TRIP OF THE "sVENsKA"
Lieutenant Enestrom Takes the Place
of Captain Unge in the Balloon
Ascension.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

ond trip Dec. IA. 1t was in reality n
trial trip. AS previously arranged
Captain Unge did not participate in
this trip. Lieutenant Enesrom took
his place, accompanied by Engineer
TraenkeI. The balloonists entered the
"gondolen" with carnations In their
coats at precisely 2 o'clock, when
Crown Prince GUSTAV arrived to bid
them adieu. After a short speech from
the crown prince, in which he lauded
their bravery, came the command
''Kast Loss" and the balloon shot up
through the air and after a few mo-
ments disappeared in the clouds. The
object of their journey was Finland,
where they calculated to descend. On
December Is DR.. Ekholn received the
following telegram from ST. Peters
burg, Russia: LANDED at Solzy in
Pskov. All well"
Thirty thousand registered letters
and postal orders to the value Of $780,
600 arrived in the Christmas mail from
the United States last week. Many
OF the mail trains We're belated by the
increase in business. The disburse-
ment of this money throughout the
kingdom may do something toalleviate
the distress caused by the closing of
several glass works, which has added
many thousands to the already large
number of unemployed. The Swedish
glass manufacturers combination con-
trolls 95 per cent. Of the output.
DR.. Gustav Andreen, president of
Augustana college at Rock Island, Ills,
sailed for Sweden Dec. %. President
ADdreen goes to Sweden to receive a
gift of $4,000 which has been sub
scribed on the other side for Augustana
college at Rock Island. DR.. Andreen
on the other hand brings a check of
$4,000 subscribed by Swedish Luther
an churches of the Augustana synod
for the famine sufferers in northern
Sweden
A Swedish engineer in Paris named
Elmquist has just invented compost
ton of great Importance to sculptors
and the arts. He can cast bronze
reproduction from medal without
seams and can preserve every touch
and stroke made by the sculptor, there
by greatly increasing the value OF
copies. The invention is patented in
France and other European countries
and will soon be on the market.
DR.. Sven Hedm delivered a lecture
on his Asia explorations before the
Geographical society of Edinburgh,
Scotland, on the evening of Dec. il.
Before the lecture Sir John MurIa =
awarded Mr.. Hedin the Royal Geo
graphical societys gold medal. The
famous explorer was also made an
honorary member of the society.
The ! cadeiny of Sciences has re-
elected rofessor Hildebrand as chair.
man Of the Nobel committee for the
years 1903-1906. Professor WidmaIl
has been elected chairman of the Nobel
chemistry committee, and Professor
Hasselberg has been chosen chairman
of the Nobel Physics committee.
A grand concert in which chorus
of 800 voices participated was given
in Ostermalm's church ON the evening
OF Dec. u. The proceeds amounting
to 5000 crowns was donated to the
famine sufferers of Norrland.
Miss Astrid Ahnfelt has been giving
n series of lectures in italian on Morse
literature in Turin and Venice. On
Dec. S she gave lecture in Florence
under the auspices of the Pathological
society of that city.
L. f. Skogsberg has donated 10000
crowns TO the Blind Institute" at
Tomteboda Mr.. Skogsberg has pre-
viously donated some $4,000 crowns to
various charitable institutions in the
country.
1t is now learned that It win take Ia
additional 10000 crowns to ecmplete
the postofIice building in Stockholm.
1t was originally calculated that it
would take 100000 crowns.
y. Alsing, a Wealthy Swedish mer-
chant of London, has through Envoy
G. Lewenhaupt sent $500 crowns TO
the famine sufferers.
Il. Krook, the mayor of Stockholm,
has rendered his resignation and will
retire with pension Of 5000 crowns
year.
The "Centrala' charity committee
has solicited 10000 crowns for the
famine sufferers.