Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-02-18
NORWAY.
Christiania.

Christiania.
DR.. Soffus Bugge recently celebrated
his Gath birthday.
Representative Nielsen is at Rena, in
Osterdalen, for his health.
"Generalmajor' T. O. Killjnge has
been appointed an adjutant of the king.
Norway annually exports over 500.
600 crowns worth Of paper to Stock.
holm. ~~.
First Lieutenant Landgraff has been
appointed captain of the Hardanger
''Linjebatallion.'
Captain George Raeder has been ar-
pointed artillery instructor at the mill.
tary academy of this city.
Not less than 6S children were re-.
Gently baptized in one day at the St.
Paul's church of this city.
The government loan of $4,000, 600
crowns, authorized last summer, has
been taken at 3 per cent interest.
"Grip,' the small island near Kris
tiansund has now $50 inhabitants and
will hereafter elect it's own officials.
Judge Haugland Of this city has been
appointed secretary of the Jarlsberg
and Laurvig's "Amtskallek :"
Professor Anders Laastad has been
appointed principal of the schools of
Kristiandsund, at salary Of 1900
crowns a year. .
DR.. Ole Paus died Jan. "a, aged 81
years. DIR. Paus was for number of
years the leading physician of Chris
tiania.
The late Consul Karl Gram of Dram.
men was the most active and success
full real estate dealer of this city. He
leaves al estate estimated at 100000
crowns. 49, --.>> .~ s&-z@~''.
The large torpedo boat which re-
Gently was offered by France to Nor.
way for it's coast defense has, by COM
mittee of the Storthlng, been declared
useless.
Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman" has
now appeared in English at London.
Critics pronounce it gem aud the
Daily Chronicle says it is the "greatest
tragedy Of gray hairs since Shake.
speare's time.
Hotel "Holmenkollen, which is now
being constructed, will be one of the
most elegant and costly tourist hotels
on the Scandinavian peninsula. The
silver alone, which is Of the old Nor
wegian style, will cost not less than
3d. 900 crowns.
Two new Catholic churches will be
erected i'll the near future, one at STAY
anger and one at Drammen. The
cloister of the St. Francis order at
Stavanger is now being converted into
a hospital. A Catholic chapel has also
been erected in the vicinity of Tronde-
macs and in Christiania new St. Hal.
wards church is being erected in the
vicinity of Utegaden.
An emancipation movement is being
noticed among the peasants of Norway.
The Observation-Disclosures whose
chief aim and interests up to this time
have been altogether in behalf of agri-
culture, have now taken as their watch
word, Farmers for Storthing." Up
to this time this class has been repre-.
sented by attorneys, journalists and
others. While the aforementioned
changes may not be looked for in the
near future, the movement will event.
ually be one of Importance.
There was an impressive scene at
The Royal Albert Hall, London, one
ovopiOr Loot xvook 1uhon o,ni1 ohooro
OF an audience of about 1000 persons,
the Prince Of Wales presented Dr. Nan
sen, the famous explorer, with the
special medal of the Royal Geograph-
ical society. Earlier in the evening
DR.. Nansen was dined at the Imperial
institute, the Prince of Wales, Duke of
York and other notables of the Royal
Geographical society being present.
The party then repaired to the Royal
Albert Hall, where an immense au-
dience awaited them, It included all
the most distinguished people in Lon
don. DR.. Nansen, who was accorde
most enthusiastic reception, delivered
his lecture in a modest manner, and
illustrated the subject by photographs
which had been obtained by himself.
At the conclusion of the lecture the
Prince Of Wales presented him with q
large gold medal. It is the second time
only this medal has been given to an
explorer. Henry NJ. Stanley was the
first to be honored.