Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21

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scribed.
NORWAY.
ChPistiania.
Tho oldest newspaper in Norway is
tho "Norske 1ntslli9ensen." This paper
is over TOO yeu1s old. 49, 80 - . =.
Representative K. p. Arnoldson is at
present down with nervous prostration,
and Is not expected to live.
The auction Of Artist Hoimboe's
paintings-89 in number-took place
DEC. 2s, bringing about 6,s45 crowns.
Jan. 10 marks the 2b0th anniversary
Of the postal systam Of Norway. The
day will be observed throughout the
nation. 49,
Sivert Nielsen. president Of the
"StorthinR," is failing in health aud
may have to retire from public life in
the very near future.
One Of tho chief social events during
the holidays in the capital was the re-
ception given in honor OF the citizens
Of Christiania by the FRAN club"
Bjornstjerne Bjornson is being thor
oughly roasted of late in the "Venstre''
papers. His recent article in the
"Daily Chronicle" is the cause of the
comment
DR.. Nansen's lecture before the
"Royal Geographical Society" Of Lon
don will be held in Albert's hall, which
has seating capacity tor more tkan
$4,000 people.
The state council has at last decided
upon the names Of the two new torpedo
boats which are being built at present.
The names. decided upon are Harold
Harfoger" and'"Tordenskjold.'
Ernst Boyesen. chief Of the 'Nord-
iske Forlag," in Copenhagen, has
ordered $50 copies Of BrogRers & Rolf.
sens biography Of DR.. Nansen, which
will be distributed among the public
libraries Of Denmark.
A Venstrs society in Jarlsberg pro-
poses to abandon the general right Of
suffrage = This has, however, been
commented upon in the Norwegian
press as = measurs "too radical and
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Norway's exhibit ot Stockholm will
b large and varied one. Not less
than $50 exhibitors will represent Nor.
way, making Norway's exhibit at
Stockholm, more than twice as large
as her exhibit in Copenhagen in 1885,
The Journalist stipendium of 1000
crowns, which the deceased Journalist,
Utne, loft untouched, has been trans
ferred to the editor 6f ''Luren, Who
will spend the next four or five months
abroad, chiefly in the interests of his
profession.
The following military appointments
are of note: Lieutenant J. G. II. Stang
has been appointed chef Of the "landt.
warns" battalion Of Hardanger. Cap:
tain H. Lange, formerly in command
Of the Kristianssand ''landtvarn" bat.
tallion, has been made chef Of the
'linie" battalion Of Stavanger, and @.
L. Hvilfeldt has been placed in com.
mand Of the infantry brigade at
Trondhjem.
"From now on will conflne myself
to the Russian press is the recent re-
mark Of Bjornstjerne Bjornson. The
following, which is an extract Of one Of
Bjornson's recent articles in the Rus
sian Daily "Petersburgskija Weldon.
osti," is noteworthy. III was q
Swede, I would not tolerate the fact
that q foreign minister, who circulates
untrue reports, telegraphing the same
through all Europe. The fact Island
the Swedish minister in question
knows it as well as I do-that the
Norwegians are preparing for
war because Sweden interferes
with our interior affairs, thus
causing Us to fear that this interference
may eventually become serious. We
have, besides, too often been threat,
ened. The cause Of the whole contro-
versy with Sweden is fear Of Russia"
The large Zion chapel at Boss was
recently burned to the ground. Cause
of fire unknown. s. s~,.-
There is at present considerable traf-
1c in Bergen owing to the SO called
''Storsildsfske Several ships loaded
with herring arrive daily aud num-
j Der of idle men are now being EN-.
ployed. lid II
DENMARK. 4. E
Copenha9an. y .s:.%
A tobacco factory will be erected in
Holding. s3 IS