Warren sheaf., 1897-05-06
NORWAY.
ChFlstiAnlA

,.s Christianla. ts
Tho ''Moys' hotel at Flekkefjord
has been destroyed by fire.
The Horch b Co. brewery Of this
city has been sold to its former man
ager, Robe, for 200, ,0O0 crowns..
The work on the Tordenskjold mon.
ument has advanced 20 far that the
casting will be undertaken soon.
The Tooth anniversary Of the birth Of
Wilhelm Andreas Vexel, has been cele.
brated in cities and towns III over Nor.
way.
Shipbroker H. Tambs at Fredriks.
bald daed . short time ago 1t the age
Of 81 years ; his wife's death occurring
just = week earlier. ... :.
The Herredstyre (county commits
sionors) Of Orkedalen will present 4
petition to tho storthing for = survey
Of . proposed railway between Bjsrk.
aker aud Trondhjsm.
The Christiania Geological museum
has received q valuable gift, consisting
Of several thousand books, pamphlets
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from Professor G. o. sars.
Edward Loken, former mail carrie
between Raadsfjord and Loken, who
was arrested not long ago on the charge
Of robbing the mails, has been sen.
tonced to four and q half years hard
labor.
Recent communications from Skien
state that City Treasurer Tollefsen at
Solum has been sentenced. TO two aud
half years imprisonment for dishon.
est transactions in connection with his
Office.
The budget presented to the storth-
ing from department of justice pro-
poses an appropriation Of 241, 100
crowns for tho completing Of the asy-
lum for insane at Bodo. =. ~~>
The project Of = new railway b.
tween Sweden and Norway, which, il
carried ont, would place . large timber
region ins ssWsden within the reach OF
ChristtAniA, Il much talked Of. 5a y
In : proposition from tho crown it is
recommended that tho railway through
Flammdalen (R1amm Valley in Aur.
land be partly rebuilt at tho expense Of
the Tangevand Railr~ad company.
The change 10 estimated 70 cost 50, 400
crowns. a. II ~H
The author, Johan Vibe. the origin.
ator Of the literary publication, "Vik.
ingen" (The Viking) died lately from
heaxt disease 1t the age Of IS years.
He il noted especially for the produc.
tion Of Alexander Hollers Erindring-
er" (Recollections Of Alex Aollsr) aud
other humorous stories.
During two months Of the present
year 7l9,l50 kilograms Of wine have
been imported into Norway, almost
twice the amount brought in daring
the corresponding months Of last year.
The increase is said to be due TO the
stricter laws regarding the production
Of liquors in the state.
The conservative party (hogernl of
Norway, ut q recent convention in the
city expressed itself in favor of an nm.
disturbed continuance Of the peaceful
negotiations at present. carried on be-,
tween Norway and Sweden and of a
faithful allegiance to the old party
principle that Norway shall be . free
and independent kingdom united in
full equality with Sweden under the
rulershlp Of the same king.
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The owner Of Bergen's largest fur.
niture factory, r. Abrahamsen, has be-
gun the erection Of another large fac.
tory in the neighborhood of Vincent's
Lungesgade.
The public library of this place has
received lately as gift the valuable
books, numbering about 1000. belong.
ing to the late Provost Daaes.
The herring season now just closed
shows unusually good results, the
amount of fish caaght at Stavanger
alone being worth 1,OOO, 900 CROWNS
more than twice the total value OF last
years catch. The pricesshave co It n.
ued good, and laborers at some places
have received from 10 to 80 ore per
hour, which is considered very good
pay. .... >-....-.. s..
Trondhjem. 3
Sheriff Ludergaard's farm buildings
at Risen, containing implements and
live stock, have been destroyed by fire.
A company. with a capital Of 10000
crowns proposes to erect sanitorium
and tourists hotel on Fjeldsaeter at
Graakullen.
A. O. Klausen has succeeded II. A.
Earsen as custom officer Of lthe Tron :.
.hjem district. the latter now being Gus.
tom officer at Porsgrund.
Considerable opposition is expressed
to the holding Of the state shooting