Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-02-04
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
NoRDENsKJoLD's EXPEDITION
Celebrated Explorer Reveals Some Of
the Mysteries OF the Antarctic
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the explorer, in d lecture which he de-
Hyered before the Argentine Geograph-
ical Institute in Buenos Ayres, Dec
II. Dr. Nordenskjold said the main
object of the expedition was not to
make a record over other exploring
parties for advancing southwark, but
to make thorough geographical and
biological study of the regio1s never
before visited by man. Nordenskjoln
said he had drawn the first map of
the coast from the BeIgica canal to
the sixty-sixth degree. Passing through
Louise PHILIPPE land. the explorers
discovered new land adjoining Louis
PHILIPPE land and King Oscar land.
They found also that a canal existed
between that land and Admiralty
Strait. All maps of that country SO
far published are inaccurate. There
is no broad land, but only narrow
land. full of mountains. The whole
| ed by a strata in which fossils
abound. In these fossils are many sea
mollusks, bones OF verlebrates and
| leaves of trees. The whole region
greatly resembles that of Patagonia,
OF which it seems to be prolonga-
| ton. No lake animals of any kind
were found there, but marine fauna
were abundant, rs well as birds and
| inferior animals. The. climate. DIR.
Nordenskjold asserts, IS exceedingly
cold. The winds blow continuously
and sometimes reach the force of a
/ hurricane DIR. Carl Scottesburg, the
botanist of the expedition, gave a
4 vivid description of the anarctic ex-
plorers' visit
Recently Capt. g. Fraser was ex;
lied from Finland witn the privilege
Of living IN Russia proper. He i'rme-
diately moved to st. Petersburg,
thinking this would remove al shadow
lof suspicion from him. One night.
aabout two weeks ago, he Mas reused
lby gendarmeS, ordered to dress, hand
lcuffed. gagged ard led away to the
exile office, where he was chained with
political exiles bound for Siberia.
Fraser is Il highly respectable Finn OF
Il irrepr0achable character. individual
u outrages in increasing number come
as an aggravating addition to General
Bobrikoff's tyranous censorship OF
libraries and newspapers, and his es.
pionage of private life. The sum of
Russian outrages in Finland places a
heavy strain on the naturally loyal and
peace-loving Firms. 1t is expected that
hundreds. and possibly thousands, will
finally yield to the proselytizing cam
Ipaign Of Russian revolutionary ennis.
| saries.
Russian spies are said to be plenti-
/ fui ID Stockholm at present The
many prominent Firms which have 10.
! Gated recently in the capital to es,
cape Russian persecution are said ia
be continually watched by Russian
spies. Several Firms, who were sit,
ting In one of the city's leading res,
taurants the other day, discovered
that two men sitting at nearby
! table were eagerly listening to their
. conversation They were apprehendeg
! and police investigations proved thai
81 they were Ill Stockholm In the capacity
OF spies. being employed as such BY
the Russian government. The Stock
holm authorities are new on the look
out for more spies and other arrests
will soon follow.
7 The Separator company has donated
! 5000 crowns for the Swedish build
e ing at the Worlds Fair in ST. Louis
t Al national subscription list has nov
been started and indications are tha'
3 the stipulated 100, 600 crowns will b.
5 raised without much difficulty
Elaborate Christmas celebration
J. have been arranged for by the various
churches and societies OF the city
There will also be gala performance
z at I'LL the theaters AT the roya
1 palace the customary new years re
q Iception viii be given.
4 August Strindberg's latest effort
*Sagor, has now appeared la prin
: and seems to be the most popula
h book Of the day Ia Stockholm ut pres
ent. The first edition of $4,000 has al
ready been sold out. Il,
Grand HpseI Is being submitted &
III Il thorough renovation An annex /
i also being erected and many improve
ments are being made Id the courl
d The renovation viii be completed b
May 1. 1891
: Prince Bernadotfe ii now Oh d Ice
Z ture tour iii Jemfland and win ais
n while there visit the Iapplander all
y tricts This II Tile first tine that til
e. prince has paid visit Ia I.applant
Queen Sofia. who recently has bee
ass