| Show scandinavian COUNTRIES STOCKHOLM oLm march loth special I 1 to the it has h been given ova out that king oscar will undertake a jour ney through france some time in the spring it is very probable but has as yet byet not been decided whether crown prince gustave will accompany him or not according to the latest statistics the population ot of copenhagen consists at present of people stockholm has only about inhabitants A spanish admirer of henrik ibsen has urgently requested the great author to declare himself a candidate for the as soon as an opportunity is given him to do so according to the gang the spanish gentleman declares himself willing to defray all the expenses for election provided that they do not exceed a sum of crowns august lindberg the famous actor who may truly be styled the richard mansfield of sweden is at present giving performances of little dyoll in st petersburg assisted by a very able company an an action for libel was commenced the other day against the newspaper copenhagen POP by the minister of state fearon n chott ian an article having b been een pub dished in said paper some time ago go under the following heading chott is a liar A catholic church was dedicated a few days ago in Christians sand norway way the same day and in the same city a catholic hospital was also dedicated with solemn ceremonies these two events must of course be styled as very unique ones in scandinavia prof PM gustave lindstrom the famous swedish paleontologist has been awarded the large nison medal by the english Gi geological society an honor which is very seldom bestowed upon foreigners the health of the swedish crown princess is reported to be much improved roved the latest telegram from worfie rome says that she is slowly but surely recovering from her il ness and that the italian physicians do not believe that she is suffering from consumption this news however may be regarded as a little too optimistic the cold winter has caused a large number of wolves to emigrate across the ice hom finland to sweden and the farmers north of stockholm have been aroused because of this uncalled for visit of the beasts of prey by the capsizing ot of two fishing smacks twelve fishermen were drowned last saturday near Aale sund only one of the crew was rescued it has now been decided that mr andrees expedition ex ofa edition ta the north pole by means of a balloon will be undertaken early in the summer in 1896 dr nils ekholm the prominent swedish mete who is an honorary member of the royal meteorological society of london will accompany mr andree on his perilous trip mr andrees plan was some time ago sharply criticised criticized by the english newspaper the standard in regard to this criticism mr andree was interviewed by your correspondent the other day this criticism mr andree said is hardly worth any attention as the paper published an article on the subject without knowing the details of the plan heard rd of my intended tended ia trip only ith through ugh a telez telegram ram the standard compares compares my pi plea to Comi commodores Commo nadom dorer cheanea Chey nea that was fifteen years yeam ago aco land and since that time lime the balloon ihas has considerably developed I 1 do not believe that cheyne used either drag lines or a steering apparatus which I 1 am going to do I 1 am not as the paper supposes ignorant of the arctic conditions as I 1 have spent a whole year at the Spitz spitzbergen bergen the standards supposition anat I 1 should go from spitz bergen to the north pole and return the same way to spitzbergen Spitz bergen against the wind is too absurd who has said that I 1 must take the silme same way back and all this talk of nobody knowing the meteorological conditions of the upper air currents at the who will have anything to do with them at least not 1 who does not intend to go higher up than two hundred or three hundred metre nothing but ill health will prevent me to make the journey to the pole in 1896 1 I have a strong belief that the expedition will be successful and an opportunity given me to tell the world how it looks at the pole whether there is water or ice or a continent the swedish system of gymnastics is at present being introduced in in the choals in switzerland and several swiss gymnastic teachers are expected here lor for the purpose of studying the methods method STOCKHOLM march 17 speciale Special 1 isidor Kle abe editor of 0 be a widely circulated deed lau paper died at at the age f of 64 54 years yeara mr bad spent pent many years jean io in the me united states principally Chios chicago go before he be returned to sweden in order to tart start his hi now DOW famous paper the most moat radical in scandinavia while in america be also alao worked in the newspaper new paper field he revisited the united states state only a few years jean ago and was on both sides idea of the atlantic known aa an eager adopter and adherent ot of amerlean Amer Amor luan tuan ideas ideal at ai d interests Int eretto this paper it Is alao partly edited on the american plan 0 the cavalry of the swedish army is i to be furnished with now new and considerably sider ably plainer uni uniforms forma prince carl who Is the commander iu in chiet of the king mounted body guard stands at the head of this reform movement mr tiomai imse ferguson the of the united states to sweden and norway arrived at stockholm last wednesday after having been away from his br post about four months bouthi mr ferguson has baa spent pent the time partly in parts parl partly in the united states A large portrait of august the famous swedish author was waa bought by henrik ibsen atie other day the picture is by christian krogh the norwegian artist who had some ome good at the chicago exposition little eyolf abeen s latest drama was waa given at the vass theater in stockholm a few days dayn ago but called forth very little senor d landrade dAnd ride the famous borew upuese opera birger who to appearing at ag the royal opera house in stockholm at prece ot has haa been appointed a knight of the order of vasa vaa by king etcar the norwegian teamer steamer antarctic arrived at melbourne australia last after a journey during which be reasoned mashed 74 tio grese southern lati fade buds frow a COMINer cial point 01 0 view the me expedition was wa fir from au uc c easeful ef al but the voyage was wac remarkable in ong one respect reaped that thai only twice before has baa a ship reached so tar south dr Waidon strow the eo called moody of sweden J 1 sad and the author of a work on the united states tb through roula b which country be made an journey about five years yeara ago Is IB at t present writing a book on returned irom from the holy laud is a short time alto affo lieutenant colonel P N hale the chief of king oscars norwegian body guard died at king oscar will be given an evasion IV when hen he be returns tu to prominent and all the oon of the capi tal are to greet him at the depot and atno it Is ie probable that a torchlight torch light prices I 1 ion of immense dimensions dimen alona will tar P place lace on the evening of the day of hift arrival the two now new elections which abic ti bave taken place to in sigual signal and elser in norway have turned out a time favorable favi rable to we the party of uie right fight the large larg lo 10 steam yacht StAiD standard dArds which has haa blen been built in by order of the was launched last bunday in the abe presence of the prince and n princess the princes carl and harold the prin oneie louise Iio ulBe obyra and in lage borR prince waldemar WId emr and ocean aari alt the bighor court officials and so 0 o immense crowd been chosen aa tile the most mos tault uit able day for the launching as 80 it wae waa the birS birthday of alexander ill III lady halle hall 0 or wilma Norl asiu nevada who la is well known la in must oal circles all over england and highly favored by queen victoria raa and the princess of walea to whose volree she ahe in nearly always alway invited will make a concert eft tour of sweden during the latter pair of maroti march and the whole of april next baon obe abe will make a tour through the united semes be will take up her abode in austria alwia tier her native country mrs camilla collett the most loftt jamous aisil norwegian died lately nobody ever i 1 so hard bard for the emancipation of woman kind oft B WEB collett and when abt be ber bar birthday two years ago she wm wad paid homage to by of her bar own sex BOX and a bau bati which was wai attended by all what had prominent la iii the literary learned and political loal worldon horld WAS wag given in liar her honor obe a cremated at the orem cram tory last friday the Morgen bladet wye oyo in an article AS aa follows fol lowe atud war within tile the country and on an the peninsula penin auJa must ve de the aim OD oa which the leaders ot of the nor radical party have hare set t air raide they select all ae their political speaker nowadays preferably cguab men ao ae aliman and lindbo while forcing the king to negotiate with mr aaen tSe eo ft A man who is i loss leae suitable ul table thad anybody else aud and who personally la 1111 suited be when he was called to hiu him and jut just at prevent present the DOWs papers ot of the b party take the lib liberty efty 60 scoff and jr jeer at the be king who personally ands defenseless orlew while gal cal comparisons of an improper kind are made and old things are reprinted about the norwegian bouat and the immorality does anybody believe in earnest that such aoto will cause a peaceable of the union question but every scornful word all wrong which is ie committed by those who are blind to the embarrassment of the king kings a double position shall bear fruit both in tnie country and on the other side of kolon kolen livery every gentleman jn ln norway must feel angry because mob language is being used against the monarch of the cju country otry and in sweden shall this Janku age bring about a hatred which might fl nally prevent the voice of the he reason frum being beard heard Is this the aim to which one will carry us ue |
