The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across
the Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND.
Principal Events that Have Occurred In
the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within . Week
or so just Past.
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
The king is said to have given up his
proposed trip along the coast of Nor
way next summer.
The Sulifel Mining Company has de-
clared dividend of 90 per cent for the
past year.
The sales of real estate in Stockholm
$500, 600.
The Salvation Army will send num-
Der of Swedish farmers to India to
teach the natives of that country better
modes of tilling the soil.
Lieutenant Knute Svensson. who has
been serving in the army of Congo.
Africa, has distinguished himself by
great bravery in a fierce engagement
against the natives.
A leading daily maintains that the
legislation of the Norwegian storthing
for the purpose of giving Norway
pure" merchant flag, is Norwegian
affair with which Sweden has nothing
70 do.
The city of Hedemora has been au-
thorized to borrow S35, 900 for public
improvements.
A Stockholm syndicate will establish
a new distillery at cost Of about S1!5,-
900.
In discussing the bill making appro-
priations for the public defence, A.
Hedin, of the upper chamber of the
rigsdag, asked point blank whether the
government was preparing for war
against Norway. To this Premier Bos-
from game a dignifed and emphatic
NO" which elected vigorous applause.
''Or some other par: of the body"
The mem ers of the upper chamber of
the rigsdag must be excused for smil-
ing with a roar when an opponent of a
bill prohibiting the importation OF
phosphorus matches defended said COM
modify on the ground that the common
people had become thoroughly con-
frmed in the habit of igniting that par
ticular kind of matches, ''by rubbing
them on the arm or other part of the
body
The management of the state rail-
ways has decided to carry only one
bicycle for each passenger free of
charge
The fifth edition of Olof Melin's text
book on simpliied shorthand writing,
is out This testiies 10 the great popu
larity of said work. as well as to the
extent to which the people are study
ing stenography.
The private bank of Sundsvall has
dition TO the per cent interest on the
original stock.
''Verdandi," a purely Swedish tenn
perance organization. which has so
many features in common with the
/. O. G. T., is making rapid progress.
Countess Christina Nilsson-Miranda
is stopping at Monte Carlo.
The school children of Sweden have
raised $4,000 for first class torpedo
boat.
It is reported that real estate and
improvement association with a capital
stock Of SIS, oOc. 900 to $50, 600, 900 will be
organized at Stockholm. The bulk of
the capital will eventually be furnished
by foreign capitalists.
In order to counteract the advan-
tages offered by the free labor of Co
penhagen, steps have been taken to
construc. a free harbor at Gothenburg.
the cost of which will be about 500, 900.
The aggregate receipts of all the rail
roads of Sweden for the month of jan
uary amounted to about 1000. 900.
o. w. Nordin, who represents Stock
holm firm, has ordered a 5000 ton
freight steamer at Hartlepool, England.
The king recently ratified the APP
pointment of two ladies as sections.
The two houses of the rigsdag were
at loggerheads on the appropriations
for defenses, the first chamber voting
for about s., 600, 900, the second cham
Der about $500. 900. The question was
to be settled by joint vote after the
EoSter variation