Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-09-21
Interesting Notes From Across tho
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FA1HERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
OF So Just Past.
NORWAY.

people may change their minds before
election day.
The visit of the German cadet ship,
Gneisenan, at Kristiania gave rise to
comical mistakes On the part of those
high in authority. The Germans did.
not begin to fire salutes until they
had anchored, which is said to be con-
trary to good manners in military cir
cles. And when they did fire they
gave a salute of only thirteen guns,
while Fort Akershus is entitled to
twenty-one. This puzzled the Nor
wegians at the fort. But they thought
they found away out of the difficulty
and gave a salute of thirteen on the
tit-for-tat, common-sense principle.
Shortly afterwards it was discovered
that the Germans had saluted the col
ors of the vice admiral of the Danish
man-of-war, Helgoland, which was
anchored in the harbor. The Nor
wegians, therefore, had made a
blunder. But they were not the only
ones that Numbered in this saluting
business. Upon entering the Kris
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Fort Oscarsborg with twenty-one
guns. but taking this and Fort
Akersburg to belong to the same sys-
tenn, they did not propose to salute
the latter at all. When they found out
that the two forts were wholly indie.
pendent they fired twenty-one cannon
in honor of Akershus. This embar-
raised the Norwegian warriors at
Akershus a second time. They re-
resorted to a new makeshift. Instead
of firing twenty-one guns they fired
only eight, which added tt the other
thirteen, made twenty-one in all!
Verify, military etiquette does some.
times puzzle even the knowing ones.
Up to Aug. 20 the Rightists had
elected % and the Leftists rs electors
in Flnmarken amt.
What purports to be a cablegram
from Kristiania states that the Right
lists will have II members and the Left
lists 81 members in the next storthing.
This is preposterous. Buff the words
"Rightists" and 'Leftists" are trans
posed, the statement may not be very
far from the truth. We would expect
a smaller difference, however.
The records of the public labor bu-
reau of Kristiania show that the mum.
Der of those wanting employment is
far in excess of the demand for labor.
The king and queen r. expected to
make a visit to Norway in the early
part of October, and later on they will
be followed by the crown prince,
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Prince Carl and
Princess I%ngeborg, and possibly the
crown princess. During their stay in
Kristiania Prince Gustaf Adolf will
swear fealty to the constitution OF
Norway in the presence of the stor.
thing.
H. J. Horst, Leftist, has been re
elected as member of the storthing
from Tromso and Bodo.
The Norwegians are highly pleased
with the Paris worlds fair as a means
of advertising Norwegian products
The awards to Norwegian exhibitors
were as follows: Grand prizes, IA; gold
medals, SO; silver medals, %; bronze
medals, 40; honorable mention, SO.
Prof. Fridtjof Nansen has returned
from a three weeks scientific expedi
ton to the northern Atlantic ocean
He made many valuable discoveries.
Akers Mekaniske Verksted, Kristi
ania, has completed a passenger steam
er of a new type for the Bergen Steam
ship company. 1t is made so strong
that it may be converted into a cruiser
on short notice in case of war. It.
name is Astral, its speed between L
and 16 knots. In times Of peace tn,
steamer will run regularly between
Bergen and Hammerfest.
The following is "news" in NOR,
than M sense The Russian consu
at Hammerfest has complained to tn,
Russian legation at Stockholm tina
the Norwegians are catching fish TOT
close to the Russian coast, and tina
they sell their products in Russian
markets. He also claims that Norwe
gian Films, who are Norwegian sub
jects, pose as ~Finlanders, thereby de
irving benefits which they could no
enjoy as acknowledged Norwegia,
subjects.
Election returns from Bodo: Leftists
2s1 votes; Rightists, IS. Three year
ago the numbers were 161 and 50 re
spectively.
The fall in the rivers of Norway i
so great that by Building dams whe1
v there is a chance and utilizing
the cataracts, Norway could furnisI
motive power for one-half of the man
ufacturing establishments of Europe
And no smoke, either.
Tromso gave the Leftists $50 vote
and the Rightists ITO votes.
The Rightists carried Maaso by
vote of 2S4 against IA.
Henrik Ibsen has been indispose
fol. some time, but he is %recoverin
and is taking regular walks in tn
open air.
Part of the drilling of the cavalr
consists in crossing fjords or river
where the horse cannot reach the boz
tom for some distance. This expert
ment is very trying for both man an
horse the first time, but afterwards
is only exciting sport.
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