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Show News Items. Congress adjourned Thursday 5. Trie failures in Norway decrease in number yearly. The census of 1890 shows Copenhagen to have 312.387 inhabitants. On Wedensday last two men were burried under a snowslide at Alta. The heaviest tax payer in Eiveruin Norway, is Heljja Vaeringsaasen. who, for 1891 pays in taxes neaily 4,000 Crowns. A commission of German officers has been in Denmark and bjught horses for the German artillery for over 100,000 Crowns. The herring catch on the coast of Norway, Nor-way, this season, seems to be a failute owing to the severely cold weather which has made the herring 'seek the deeper waters. The well known linguist, V.Thencheu died in Copenhagen recently, aged 67. He left his fortune, which amounts to upward of 100,000 Croons, to public institutions in-stitutions of charity and education. A Mr. Clay of Nephi has invented an antomatic can coupler and a company has been organized for the manufactuie of the lome. riis company is incorporated incorp-orated with Jto.000 capital stock, shares 35 cents each. A Scandinavian cotemporary offers a reward tor the information of the whereabouts where-abouts of John Johnson, w ho, when last heard of, was in Chicago. If any of our readers have heard of this gentleman there is a chance to get that reward. Madred March 2 The Spanish corte opened today. The Oueen regedt in her speech announced commercial treaties with foteign nations will not be renewed and that it has been found necessary to establish custom relations 111 several new cases with foreign states. EvansTON, Wyo.,Mar a. The biggest storm here this winter commenced ou Saturday and continued at intervals throughour Sunday, a strong southwest wind blowing all the time. This morning morn-ing there were fifteen to eighteen inches of snow on the level. The snow storm has now cleared aw .y. The thermometor is 8 above. Philipson, the man who, it will de remembered, re-membered, murdered an old office cUik for his money and then shipped thecotpse to New Yotk in a barrel of of lime, has the best of prospects for being made "a head shorter" during the eaily spring. Four of the five Justices of the Criminal Court in Copenhagen have decreed that he must die. The King's address to the Swedish Congress, recently deliveied, is looked U3on as especially ha low and ambiguous It asks a number of appn priations for-various for-various purposes, principally tor fortifl C itions and arms and a Id. lions to the navy, while neatly 6,000,000 crowns are asked to extend tiie building of an additional addi-tional railroad. The budget estimates an increased expense for next year of 1,250,000 caowns, which will necessitate heavier taxation. In the Danish Rigdag the Minister of States has introduced a bill providing for additional members to the lower House. The proposition is based on the greatly, increased number ol .inhabitants in the country as shown by the census of 1890, and increases the number 1 f delegates from io 10 136. The bill will most like Iv become law, as the Danish Cohstitu-tion Cohstitu-tion provides that each district having 16.000 inhabitants shall be allowed a re-piesentative. re-piesentative. London, March 2" The Exchange Telegraph company's Berlin correspondent correspon-dent telegraphs he has information from from the highest soutces to the eflect that a feeling of genetal uneasiness pre-veils pre-veils in regard to Emperor William's utterances. ut-terances. The same correspondent adds that Chancellor von Caprivi has signified to the Emperor his desire to retire immediately im-mediately upon the termination of the autumn maneuvers. The chancellor, it is understood, does not approve of the imperial ideas. Cheyenne, Msrch 4. A startling legislative transaction was revealed this evening. The assembly completed its labors lifty days ago and it was supposed all misdeeds had bceuj ventilated. Late in the session it was discovered that the state.was without a seal. Designs were solicited and a doien sketches were sent the committee; a pattern by Hugo Buchner a member of the house and jew eler.of this citv was adopted. It now developes that the design attached to the enrolled bill as approve by the executive ex-ecutive was altered with a free hand after its acceptance by the joint committee. commit-tee. The crowced figure ol a woman typifying the freedom of the sex in Wyo tiling with an unlifted aim and one hand on a shield, has given place to a modified Greek slave ol absolute lewdness. There is deep indignation and a full inquiry will be bad. |