The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-26

y.,ss saxaSes and Africans who were
giving exhibitions in Stockholm were re-
GENTLY. a: the suggestion OF the prince. M
vited 20 attend coffee party gwen unoer
the auspices of the Womsn's Christian As
sorsafjon. TO be followed by religious
meeting. at which Prince Bernadotfe was
Ia preside Arrangements were made Tor
narads by the Jayanese and Africans to the
kali The king however. did not desire To
$50 his son become the laughing stock or
the capital and the procession was iorhid-
den To take place by the chief OF police
The chief could not prohibit the prince
from going TO the industrial hall OF The late
exposition building. where the Javanese
and negroes are on exhibition. 10 give
religious talk. Princess Bernadotte led
the singing. and the prince spoke through
an interpreter to the black assembly. much
20 their amusement.
some tine ago Chamberlain Evert Rein
hold Mauritz Taube Won Block, member
OF one of the most aristocratic families.
died suddenly under very suspicious cir
cumstances. A female relative residing
with the family at the time, Miss Heiga
Fagerskjold, openly accused Mrs Taube
of having poisoned ler late husband She
was arrested on suspicion and the pub
lie prosecutor left no stone unturned
10 tasten the crime upon her The
trial proceeded slowly. In the pro-
gress OF the hearing the defense In
troduced a written confession. alleged 10
have been made by Miss Fagersk1olu.
wherein she stated that she had poisoned
the late chamberlain. expecting 10 fan heir
to certain entailed estates. The prosecu-
ton was dumbfounded. but before the
reading OF the alleged confession had been
completed the public prosecutor received
telephone message from the chief of police
OF Stockholm, TO the effect that Miss Fag-
erskjold the previous evening had been
Iured 10 a desolate place and murderously
attacked by masked men. who had left her,
as they thought. dead. She had. however.
been followed by detectives. who found
her in the nick of time and succeeded in
reviving her. When asked as TO the con-
tents of the letter read in court. Miss Fag
erskjold claimed that IL was a forgery. The
case was postponed until February Ii. TO
permit Miss Fagerskjold 10 attend the trial.
The case is attracting considerable atten-
ton on account of the high social position
of the parties interested.
The industries of Norway have grown
rapidly during the past decade The for
eign trade has increased steadily, as the
Norwegians have commenced TO utilize the
wonderful natural resources OF their coun-
try New branches of old industries have
started up, and men of enterprise have
opened new fields Twenty years ago lum-
Der and fish constituted the main export
articles OF Norway. Pulp wood and ant
NAL food products to the aggregate value
of about 40.o0o.000 crowns were the only
ether articles of any Importance then ex-
ported. In the middle OF the eighties inn
mense ceilulose factories were started.
While the price on lumber has varied and
the lumber exports have comparatively re-
manned at a standstili, the expectation of
cellulose and other similar products has
steadily increased from two millions in
1875 to sixteen millions during the last
four years. The introduction Of cleo
tricai machinery in factories will great
ly facilitate the production of manu-
factured articles. A few years ago Nor
way exported two kinds of butter. Since
been superseded by margarine. This has
fastened the construction and operation of
diaries all over the country. Fresh fish
Is new export article. 1t was tried as a
venture and has become a weaith-produe-
ing industry. Condensed milk has be-
come staple export article. Eggs do no,
as yet inquire TO any extent as an article of
export. Cut stones and books, as a rule
90 not go well together, but those indus
trles nave also grown UP quickly In I'm
daien and the country around Christian
sand successful attempts have been made
at the raising OF tobacco. p. o. RosendaI
mas several thousand tobacco plants In
Spillnig, and the tobacco is said to he NJ
a superior quality. This is the third wear
he has been in the tobacco raising ana ba
is well satisfied with the results az his
experiment.