Willmar tribune., 1900-03-14
.SCAN|DIlN|lA AVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND.
Principal Events that Have Occurred In
the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within q Week
or So just Past.
SWEDEN.

or SO just Past.
SWEDEN.
Nya Dagligt Allehanda has served
out'a sensational bit of news in regard
to the equipment of the Norwegian
army. A number of years ago an
agreement was made that the new
rifles for the armies of Sweden and
Norway should be made so as to re-
quire exactly the same type of car
tridges. Now the above paper claims
to have discovered that the place for
the cartridge shell in the latest Nor
wegian Krag-Jorgensen rifle is trifle
longer than the size of cartridges
agreed upon by the military authori-
ties OF the two countries. This differ
ence, however, might have caused no
difficulty. But the paper further claims
that the cartridges made by the Nor
wegians exactly fit the rifles: The re-
suit of this difference is that the Swed-
ish cartridges may be used for the Nor
wegian Krag-Jorgensen rifle, but the
Norwegian cartridges are a trifle too
long for the Swedish Mauser rifle. It
is pointed out that in a joint battle
against common enemy this differ
ence in the cartridges may lead to seri-
Gus, not to say fatal difficulties.
Two persons recently walked on the
ice to the very brink of the Tannfors
materially, Jemtland. It is not known
that the ice ever permitted such feat
before.
Vadstena is going to celebrate it's
50Oth and anniversary as a city this
year.
The Swedish peace societies have pc
titioned President Mckinley to medi-
ate between the Beers and the English
in the South African war.
A fire at the old match factory in
Jonkoping threw 100 persons out of
employment The damage, which
amounts to $4,000, will be repaired in
about one month.
Parties who claim to be in touch
with the highest authorities state that
the appointment of Bishop Billing of
Lund to the vacancy left by the death
OF Arch bishop Sundberg is practical
certainty. If this program is carried
through, Rev. P. Eklund may be ap-
pointed bishop of Lund, and chances
are in favor of Prof. O. Ahnfelt for
bishop of Kalmar.
A new sugar factory may be. built
next summer at Skifvarp.
The riksdag, by amending the con-
stltution, has established new gov
ernment department, that of agricul-
ture. The annual expenditures on ac-
count of the new department will be
$40, 900.
The consistory of Upsala proposes
that the election of new archbishop
be elected May 16.
Crown Princess Victoria arrived at
Karlsruhe, Germany, Feb. Z.
The king attended the funeral of
Arch bishop Sundberg at Upsala.
The failure of the crops in Frost
vixen, Jemtland, has caused general
distress. To aggravate the case still
farther the wild hay has been partly
eaten up by mice and jennings.
A Swedish club has been organized
| in Zurich, Switzerland.
The city council of Oskarshamn has
voted $50, 900 for an electric light plant
The front door of country church
ic skane was left slightly ajar during
service few Sundays ago, and just as
the minister, standing before the altar,
| began his regular ''Let us pray" a SOW
entered the church and walked up the
aisle. AS she approached the altar,
the sexton confronted her, but she
gave typical squealing concert be-
fore she consented to leave the build
ing. The owner of the animal was
categorically instructed to keep his
swine in the stable during services.
The steamer Rex, which for years
has been carrying passengers and mail
between Trelleborg, Sweden, and Sass
nitz, Rugen, Germany, stranded off
! Rugen in a fog. Five stewardesses
were drowned in attempting to leave
the ship.
Fire broke out in the middle of the
night in the house of E. Sandberg, a
farmer at Gasbole, parish of Refsund,
Jemtland. A woman who had a six
months-old baby noticed the fire and
left the building to call for help.
Meanwhile the fire gained such head.
way that her baby and two other
children were burned to death before
they could be reached.
Southern Sweden was visited by the
most violent snowstorm of the season
about the middle of February. Forty
trains were either snowbound or not
sent out from stations at all. The
water in the Malmo harbor fell over
four feet.
| NORWAY.
Verden's gang takes a rather pessi.
1nistic view of the character of the DO.
litical parties in Norway. "The tao.
tics of our political platform builders
are based on a combination of the
American boss system and the Ger.
man reptile policy" says the paper
1t is combination of the worst fea.
lures of practical politics. Neither OF
the grand parties is managed in de.
cent and manly way. Both party
organizations are making use of the
same kind of machine politicians, who
| by their bOiSter0uSneSs and aooros