Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-11-08
'SCANDlINA Wan Ne VS.
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.

Ocean.
HAPPENINGS lI' i IN The FAIHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within Week
s.r So Just Past.
SWEDEN.
A large number representative whis-
ky distillers held national conyen-.
ton at Kristianstad. in spite of con-
aicting interests which made agree
ment di fficult, a resolution vas passed
pledging all those attending the con-
vention to reduce the production of
whisky IS per cent during the coming
year. The executive committee, how
ever. was authorized TO cut the reduc-
ton down to 10 per cent if it was
found to be expedient, The prices Of
whisky>immediately rose per cent.
A new, stock company proposes to
purchase the Axlevold peat bog. near
Malmo. and to prepare peat as fuel
and bring it into the market. The
capital stock of the company must be
from $4,000 to $40. 900.
All the sugar factories of Sweden
have raised the price of sugar one
eighth cent per pound. u. IS 5@ ..& u.
The freight traffic on the railroads
leading to Stockholm is increasing so
fast that three of the freight depots
in that city must be enlarged at once.
The immense white moss boys" of
Sweden have been considered practi-
cally worthless. They cannot be Gull
tivated, and white moss was supposed
to be wholly unfit for fuel. A carload
of the stuff was recently taken to the
iron works in Eskilstuna and
used under the boilers as an experi-
ment. The result was q surprise.
The moss developed enough heat to
run the whole plant. and it is esti-
mated that this kind Of fuel will come
at least 50 per cent cheaper than coal.
A new agricultural college has been
opened up at Adelsberg, Benestad par
ish. ..%
Norrland is the main fax-producing
region in Sweden. But Skane is be-
coming dangerous competitor, many
of it's larger farms being partly de-
voted to the cultivation of flax as an
article of trade. ~. =, T. ~. ses T.
Consul Johan Wilhelm Smitt of Stock
holm is very rich man and he Thought
he did we'll, when he permitted him
self to be assessed on the basis of a
total income of 100, 900 kronor. But
the board of equalization raised the
amount to 500, 600 kronor, and though
the consul directed some very hard
kicks at the proper location the latter
amount is go.
..... .s...ls.y NORWAY. &, i H..
One of the leading canneries in Stav-
anger has been closed on account of
the unsatisfactory condition of the
market. About'l25 people were thrown
out of work. The ownerSof the fac
tory claims that he has lost over 81, 900
in one year. 4~s4, (.
Arrangements have been made with
the British government by which Nor
wegian seamen serving on British yes
sells may be able to forward money to
Norway through the British consuls
and on the responsib ility of the Brit
ish government. 9" 81
=. The accounts of the municipal gov
ernment of Kristiania show deficit Of
$l5O.OOO for the year 1899. = y. /.
AS a matter of fact, German capital
lists have much stronger footing than
English capitalists in Norway. But
whenever an Englishman proposes to
invest money in Norway the. papers
will raise a great cry about the duty of
patriotic Norwegians to keep out of
the clutches of English Insurers.
Whence comes this Discrimination
Some one has suggested that it is due
to the. fact that the English act openly
and above board, while the German
money men move so quietly that the
public does not know much about
German deal until it is contaminated.
=. Rev. Brochmann has published a lee
ture on 1.-The Influence of the Theory
of Evolution upon Modern Thinking
and upon. Theology" in which he LAYS
"a colossal simplicity" at the door of
Max Mueller. because the latter. at the
Chicago congress of religions. said
that ''if some one had annouced the
Christian doctrines without telling
that they were Christian, they would
have received an overwhelming ma
jority." Axel Anderson. young theo-
logan of the liberal school, takes Rev.
sBrochmann to task for this remark
about Max Mueller and tries to prove
that not the person of Christ. but his
teachings. are the main thing in the
Christian religion. N
A The dock laborers of Bergen petit
toned the storthing for a law prohib..
iting Sunday work in the docks and
curtailing the night work. The stor-
thing referred the petition to the gov
eminent, and the latter has reported
that nothing can be done in the matter.
A fish cannery has been closed at
Kristiansnnd. But there is still about
3Osestab lishments of this kind in the
country. s
n A burial mound was excavated at
Westrum. near Lorvik. and IA grave
made ont IF hi rcf5 bark w found 3&s I q