Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-11-15

1 Il il only question Of time whom
electricity will be substituted for horse
power on the street railways Of Stock.
holm. So far no one can tell whether
the overground or underground system
will be employed.
envy is raising for tho erection Of :
statue Of Esaias Tegner in Stockholm
now amounts to 32.700. n
The London Econo1nist recently gave
j IN exhaustive account of the financial
status Of the state Of Sweden. The
total Of al Indebtedness is 3s5, 000, 600.
These figures explain the rapidity
with which the latest issue of bonds,
amounting to about SIC, 900, 900. were
picked up by the money men.
The liberals claim to have found the
real cause Of the resignation Of Baron
Bostrom as premier. He was not
tired" in the common meaning of that
term. But he became uneasy on &C
count Of the strength developed by
the liberals, and on account Of his
own inability to solve the great prob
lens confronting the Swedish govern
ment, namely, the union question, tho
suffrage question, the questions Of
taxation, insurance, etc.
The car ferry running between NAL
mo and Copenhagen has been insured
with the Swedish Marine Insurance
company, but the policy calls for pay
ment only in case of total loss. i
During the second week of October
the heat was something unusual for
the season in southern Sweden, the
record at Malmo, Oct. II, being 81 de-
grees in the sun.
The HelsingborP Sugar Manufacture
ing company has declared dividend
of 10 per cent, and has authorized the
executive committee to borrow 81, OO0,-
600. ~ y s%
A poor mans children in Albo,
Skane, picked hipberries (nypon) for
$50 last year, and now they are going
for the red fruit again. ~
The buckwheat crop Of southern,
Sweden gave large yield per acre:
but the acreage was very limited, ex-
cepting the country between Ystad
and Simrishamn, where many of tho
farmers raise this grain.
An elk entered a farmyard at Wa
kamo, Alguteboda parish. Kronoberg,
and attacked horse that happened to
be walking about loose. The elk used
his fore legs. the horse his hind legs.
But the blows from the latter were SO
powerful that the elk had both his
front legs broken. The local authors
ties were sent for, and upon their i'm
structions the elk was butchered: Tho
claws of the elk left ugly scratches on
the back of the horse.
The manufacturers of cellulose paper
have raised the price of their products
one-fourth cent per pound. ''-.> -...
NORWAY. &c.. .s-.
A new carbide factory will soon be
completed at Notodden, Telemarken.
The Tinfos paper mills are to furnish
the motive power. :.~-s H..
The Bergen Forestry association,
which was organized in 1868, has
planted 1926, 900 trees all told. z
The proposed railway line connect
ing Norway and Sweden by way of
Hamar and Mora has given rise to new
plans in both countries. The Norwe-
gians figure on extending this line to
Veblungsnes, on the west coast of Nor
way, and the business men of Sober
hamn, the eastern terminus, on the
Baltic sea, are anxious to have line
running between Soderhamn and Fin
land. Such connections would be a
great boon to the fishing interests of
western Norway by extending the
markets in Finland and Russia. &,
It is announced that three members
of the cabinet-Lochen, Hoist and
tions to Prince Regent Gustaf. The
portfolio of finance was offered to
Mayor Arctander, of Bergen, who was
elected member of the storthing from
Nordland, but he declined the honor.
Councillor Konow was made minister
of agriculture. s....- ..:.. ~. 4
The records of the Kristiania public
labor bureau indicate that many peo-
pie are out of work in the capital.
During the month of September i, $50
persons applied for work, but only 315
obtained employment through the bu-
reau.
The ground is dry in southern Swe-
den, rendering fall blowing difficult.
Many wells are empty.
The Swedish government has decided
to pay an indemnity of about 81, 900
for damage done in Norway by rein
deer belonging to Swedish Lapps.
About 5000 families moved from one
building to another within the limits
of Kristiania in October, and their
furniture and other movable property
made up about 10000 wagon loads
The whole number of persons chang.
ing residences was about 1880.
The Leftists control about two
thirds of the storthing. And they are
none too generous in the treatment of
their conquered foe. In electing a
committee on elections they gave the
Rights only out of ~ seats, and Of
the 81 members Of the lagthing only
three are Rightists. Many Leftists