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Show Our Scandinavian Columns. I ( C. C. A. CitKis'i exkn, Translator. Den. ma ik's Items of Iuter- est anil MS. Tlni Actions of a 3obl j Musician i.V N'mul Strkc ajnonff the J Suiior.s TiansUtcJ torllic Kkuis-i-kh Denmark A NOHi.E MfSICIAN. A Free concert for the aged and in-' in-' firm poor people irt Copenhagen was (given by the celebrated Professor and director ol Music, Baldwin Dahl, in the i laigegenei.il hospitak.Mmindelighedcn), ; ami was highly appreciated. This great infirniarv oiten has more than a thousand thous-and inmates, all poor and infirm, and they have therefore but lew real enjoyments. enjoy-ments. Professor Dahl who is every night engaged in Tivoly with his fine i orchestra of about 50 musicians, and is ;one ol the gieaiest attractions of that I world-renowned establishment, . concei-I concei-I ved the noble idea of giving these now poor people, many of whom have seen better days, a free conceit in the hospital hospi-tal grounds, and his band cheerfully coincided with him in his philantrophic sentiment. Thus many a withered heart was made glad, and to beat with ioy, under bewitiching influence of the masterly prelormance of these noble musicians. At the close, a ninety year old lady presented the leader with a boquet of : flowers, as a final token ut their high ap-' ap-' prreiation of this mental feast. Several of 1 he pieces performed, had to be lepeat ed, among them Mendelsohn's "Midsum mer-ritght's Die.inr." AN EXPLOSION. I An explosion and eight small boys ; injure I, June 2;tii about 5 p. m an exclusion ex-clusion was heard from a privy in one of the large tenement houses in Isled gade, Copenhagen, and next the scream of boys and calling the people's attention atten-tion to the fact that somebody was hurt. When the smoke had disappeared, the eight boys were found in a more or less dangerous condition, six of them esp-ecrlv esp-ecrlv so. To of them had to be strip- Ced at once as their clothes were in a laze, and it was a pityful sight indeed to witness their condition and contemplate, that they must bear the murks forever as a reminder of . oy ish follv, as the powder will leave blue spots all over their laces. The cause of this calamity was, Jhat one of the boys, who lives in an adjoining ad-joining house, had procured! quantity of powder, perhaps a couple ot pounds, and meeting with his unfortunate play--mimic in -nit street tramennir jujgtueo that it would be fun to see it it' would burn. For this purpose they sought the place niejitoued above, and, as stated above the res.ilt of their expe rinaent proved to them most disasteruus, A NOVAL STKIKg. The snkes in Copenhagen are yet going on, and particularly is the str ke f the mas. in assuming quite serious proportions, propor-tions, as none of the contending parties show any sign of giving in. All the new woik on buildings is thus at a stand still on account ol the bricklayers strike, and this neccessarly throws out of work thousands of other mechanics such as carpenters, joiners, painters, paperbangers and others, besides the tenders of masons. Taking into consideration con-sideration the immense capital involved in these building enterprises, which in most cases is borrowed capital drawing interest, it must cause a great' deal of distress among the builders as well a,s the working people and their families now, but when winter, with its addi-. ional wants sets in, the sufferings will be greatly increased' The firemen in steamers and the sailors in geneial have also made strikes, but they seem to have got the longest end of the rope in their hands. As their demand for an increase In wages is only 1 crowns (54 cents) for 12 hours work, it is likely that they will soon gain their point; besides that, they are connected with the grea t sailor's association in Loudon, that comprizes com-prizes about 200.000 niambers and who promised their Danish companions Iheir sympathy and assistance. Thus the British Bri-tish have agreed to prevent the unloading unload-ing of any ship bringing Danish products if it is manned with 11011 -union sailors This is quite a serious matter as most of the Danish exports to London and other British ports consist in butter, eggs and fresh potk, that will spoil if not disposed of immediately. This has already caused a stir 011 the Boruse (or Chamber of Commerce) and its effect may soon be felt in very extosive circles. cir-cles. The strikeis in Copenaagen made quite a novel demonstration in the shape of a parade or procession on the water. As the police authorities had prohibited the strikers from making any demonstrations in the streets, and were prepared to prevent it, the sailors were not to be bluffed of) by such a small affair, but resorted to their own natural element and at a pre-concerted hour, hired nearly evety available skill or boat i th: harbor and with banners Hying, and singing and shouting they former', a boat procession that at once way unique and imposing, and Ihe police s'ood powerless on shore as spectators, spect-ators, not tven being able to disperse the crowds that gathered on the bridges through which they passed or on Ihe streets along the canals and harbor. At one time, during their naval parade, the jolly sailors neared a steamer lying at anchor, with her crew locked up in the hold, because they also had tefused to Woik, but soon another steamer came out and laid along side the tug, as a shield agatn the supposed assult, and the scared officers were thus only the object of the sa.lors scam and red'jicle. yet in a situation in which they could not retaliate. Fnialy the sailors-procession dispersed, landing 111 various parts of the city, their Pags and banners nicely wound un.and thus there was not even a shallow of a chance given the anxiously watching policemen to make any arrests. |