Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-10-25

The business men Of Kristiania are
.lamoring for q new railway from
Elverum, Norway, to sDalarne, Swe-
den. Gothen burg, Sweden, however,
would rather see the trade Of Dalarne
to southern Sweden.
Ptarmlgans are very scarce in Nor
way this season. and 90, are larger
game birds. sl 81.
Miss Kobberstad is giving instruc-
ton in children's games to class Of
80 lady teachers in Kristiania. The
work" in this class is performed with
something akin to religious .enthusi-
asm. Fl as i. III 81
A commercial paper claims that the
aggregate income of the Norwegian
people will be larger this year than
any previous year. The same author
ity concludes that the hard times, which
were caused by unhealthy speculation,
will soon be a thing Of the past.
a very respectable sprinkling Of the
clergy OF Norway petitloned the de-
5partment Of ecclesiastical affairs to
strike out the word helvede (hell) in
the second article of Luther's catechism
and put dodsriget 1.-THE kingdom Of the
dead in its place. The department re-
ferred the matter to the bishops and
the theological faculty of the univer-
,sityi but the latter authorities prefer
to let the the word hell remain where
It is They are heaping much criti-5
cism upon themselves for choosing this
course, their detractors claiming point
blank that hellsis an incorrect trans
lation.
The Norwegian whaling expeditions
to Iceland are returning home. The
crew of each vessel has caught from 80
to 60 whales, and the total catch is
above the average. A Kristiania COM
pany, which had two whaling steam
ers, has extracted 1000 barrels of
whale oil. Those that spent the sum
mer fishing whales among the Farce
islands were still more successful, the
crew of Norddebli, a Kristiania craft,
having killed SO whales. The price Of
oil is rs per cent higher than a year
ago. @..s
Telemarken has exported large
number of cattle this fall Fine cows
command a price of $40 to $50. Most
OF the animals are plump and fat.
The catch of fat herring up to Sept.
IS was only about so, 900 barrels, the
value of which. was less than 5000, 900.
About twice this quantity was caught
last year up to the same date.
It is proposed to open nine new sa-
looms in Kristiania, .z I
The government proposes an appro-
priation of S3,791, 623. SO for the army,
including an extra outlay Of $12O, O0O
The amount demanded for the coast
defenses is S1,22s, 500, or $4,000 more
than the expenditures of the present
year.
The changes made in the storthing
by the recent elections is almost rev
solution, the number Of new members
being IS, of old ones 46. The working
men claim 10 representatives; otherwise
there are II leftists and 81 rightists.
The imports of distilled liquors to
Kristiania increased 60 per cent dur
ing the years 1897 to 1900.
The presentation Of Ibsen's Ghosts"
is prohibited in London theaters.
DENMARK.
A French syndicate has been boring
for coal in the Farce islands during
the past few years, but the results
were not satisfactory. Now an Eng
lish syndicate has been granted per-
mission to continue the work. Coal
has recently been found at Tjornnes,
Iceland. The coal bed is close to the
sea, and the main vein is said to be six
feet thick. ,.45 ia. 5. .5a
A hurricane threw fourteen fishing
vessels upon the beach at Oxford, Ice
land. Several persons lost their lives,
three houses were blown down and
three persons were killed or injured
by falling stones Large quantities of
hay blew away.
patient at the Aarhus insane asy-
lum who has repeatedly threatened to
kill the crown prince of Denmark,
managed to steal away from the insti-
tuition. There is no reason for doubt
ing the purpose of the maniac, and the
authorities became quite nervous.
Fortunately, however, he was captured
three days after his escape.
The rigsdag convened to its regular
session Oct. /. The folkething re-elect-
ed its president and vice presidents.
The landsthing reelected President
Matzen and elected Nelleman and Stef-
fensen as vice presidents.
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