Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05
SCANDINAV IAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
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HAPPENINGS IN. THE FA1HERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within q Week
or So Just Past.
NORWAY.
The following Norwegians who
served in the Boer army are kept in
captivity at St. Helena: Eystein Ran
ders of Molde, "a years old; Sigurd
Uchermann, Kristiani 26 years old;
Hjalmar+ Kjelland, %; Charles Knud-
sen, Aalesund, 80; Johannes Olsen,
Aalesund, %; Adolph Hansen, Trond-
hjem, 30; Anders Anderson, Lillesand,
SO, and Abraham Abrahamsen, Solum,
Skien, SO. The captives have no rea-
son to complain about their treatment,
but they cannot help hating the Brit
ish.
The Scandinavian temperance con-
gress in Kristlania was attended by
700 delegates The most touching
feature of the congress was the sing
ing of the national hymns of the
Scandinavian countries and ''God Save
the Queen" In every case the audi
ence rose to their feet. Sven Aarre-
stad, the president of the Norwegian
Temperance association, was elected
president of the congress, and w.
Styolander, Nielsen-Gron and Matti
Helenius were elected vice presidents
for Sweden, Denmark and Finland,
respectively.
The scandinavian educa ational con-
gress, which was held in Kristiania
about two weeks ago, was attended
by almost 5000 regular delegates, of
whom 1900 were Norwegians, 1900
Swedes, 1000 Danes and 200 Finland
ers. Similar congresses were held in
Kristiania in 1885, in Copenhagen in
1890, and in Stockholm in 1895. The
work of the congress was performed in
nine different buildings, and the num-
Der of subjects discussed was 33. The
three previous congresses have exerted
considerable influence upon the edu-
cational affairs of the Scandinavian
countries, and the one just held was
even more successful than the former
ones.
Verdens Gang has been criticising
the present administration until the
latter seems to be on the verge of de-
spair, and Attorney General Schjodt,
upon complaint of-Minister of Finance
Sunde, has instituted legal proceed
ings against the paper on account OF
editorials published.
A member of Soren Zakariasen's
''coal expedition" to Spitzbergen has
returned. He reports that Mr.. Zaka-
riasen has staked out claims at three
places and that there is coal in paying
quantities.
81. L. Helliesen Is dead. He was the
last member of the cabinet which was
impeached in 1884.
The formal conversion of Rev. Krogh-
Tonning, D. D., took place in the
He had not intended to sever his con-
nection with the Lutheran church Sc
soon, but severe illness incapacitated
him for work, and he decided to take
the momentous step on June 13. +
| Norwegian railway trains are run.
ming into Sweden as far as Malmo in
the south, and certain Swedish trains
run into Kristiania. The Swedish
cars are superior to the Norwegian
cars.
Ahmed Tewfk Pascha, the Turkish
minister of foreign affairs, has been
decorated with the great cross of the
order of St. Olaf.
When picnic party from Stavange1
were leaving the steamer at Asko, the
bridge at the landing place gave way,
throwing many people into the water.
Eight persons perished.
A Swedish company has been work.
ing the nickel and copper mines at Ho.
sanger as an experiment, and the re.
suits are so satisfactory that the
Swedes are said to have bought the
property.
The oldest freight steamer owned
by parties in Bergen is the Britha,
which was built in 1s49.
A Scandinavian high school conven'
tion was held at Seljord, Telemarken,
Aug. 1914. Rev. Wexelson, the min.
lister for ecclesiastical affairs, preached
the opening sermon. About 800 edu'
Gators from Norway, Sweden, Den.
mark and Finland were in attendance.
Viggo Ullman, the president of the
storthing, and wife have celebrated
their golden wedding. They received
large number of congratulatory tele.
grams from the different Sdandina.
Wan countries.
A Norwegian squadron visited Mar.
strand while the king was stopping
there.