Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-11-16

holm. so f8r no one can tell WncCn0r
the overground or underground system
will be employed.
The fund which the Swedish acad-
envy is raising for the erection of a
of Esaias Tegner in Stockholm
now amounts to So, zoe.
The London Economist recently gave
exhaustive account of the financial
of the state of Sweden. The
total of all Indebtedness is $s5, 600, 600.
These figures explain the rapidity
with which the latest issue of bonds,
amounting to about $40, 900. 900. were
picked up by the money men.
The liberals claim to have found the
real cause of the resignation of Baron
Bostrom as premier. He was not
stirred" in the common meaning of that
term. But he became uneasy On &C.
count of the strength developed by
the liberals, and on account Of his
w inability to solve the great prob
lens confronting the Swedish govern
ment, namely, the union question, the
suffrage question, the questions Of
taxation, insurance, etc.
The car ferry running between Nal
mo and Copenhagen has been insured
with the Swedish Marine Insurance
company, but the policy calls for pay
ment only in case of total loss.
During the second week of October
the heat was something unusual for
the season, in southern Sweden, the
record at Malmo, Oct. II, being 81 de-
grees in the sun.
The H~elsingborg Sugar Manufacture
ing company has declared a dividend
of 10 per cent, and has authorized the
executive committee to borrow ST, O00,-
600.
A poor mans children in Albo,
Skane, picked hipberries (nypon) for
$50 last year., and now they are going
for the red fruit again.
The buckwheat crop of southern
Sweden. gave a large yield per acre;
but the acreage was very limited, ex-
cepting the country between Ystad
and Simrishamn, where many of the
farmers raise this grain.
: An elk entered a %farmyard at Wa
kamo, Alguteboda parish. Kronoberg,
and attacked a horse that happened to
be walking about loose. The elk used
his fore legs. the horse his hind legs.
But the blows from the latter were so
powerful that the elk had both his
front legs broken. The local authors
ties were e n for, and upon their in
structions the elk was butchered. The
claws of the elk left ugly scratches on
the back of the horse.
The manufacturers of cellulose paper
have raised the price of their products
o%ne-fourth cent per pound.
NORWAY.
A new carbide factory will soon be
completed at Notodden, Telemarken.
The Tinfos paper mills are to furnish
the motive power.
The Bergen Forestry association,
which was organized in 1868, has
planted 1925, 600 trees all told.
The proposed railway line connect
ing Norway and Sweden by way of
Hamar and Mora has given rise to new
plans in both countries. The Norwe.
gians figure on extending this line tc
Veblungsnes, on the west coast of Nor
way, and the business men of Solder.
hamn, the eastern terminus, on the
Baltic sea, are anxious tor have a line
running between Soderhamn and Fin
land. Such connections would be q
great boon to the fishing interests Of
western Norway by extending the
markets in Finland and Russia.
1t is announced that three member:
of the cabinet-Lochen, Hoist ano
Thilesen-have handed their resigna
tions to Prince Regent Gustaf. The
portfolio of finance was offered tt
Mayor Arctander, of Bergen, who was
elected member of the storthing from
Nordland, but he declined the honor
Councillor Konow was made minister
of agriculture.
The records of the Kristiania public
labor bureau indicate that many PEG
pie are out of work in the capital
During the month of September 1,33
persons applied for work, but only 81
obtained employment through the bu
reau.
The ground is dry in southern Swe
den, rendering fall blowing difficult
Many wells are empty.
Inc oWculSl SOSCi 1AC udS ucCluc'
to pay an indemnity of about $3.50
for damage done in Norway by rein
deer belonging to Swedish Lapps.
{ About 5000 families moved from on
building to another within the limit
of Kristiania in October, and thei
furniture and other movable propert
} made up about TO-, 900 wagon loads
The whole number of persons chang
ing residences was about Is. $780,
The Leftists control about two
thirds of the storthing. And they ar
none too generous in the treatment @
their conquered foe. In electing
committee on elections they gave tn
Rightists only 8 out of 81 seats, and q
the 81 members of the lagthing onl
three are Rightists. Many Leftist
5 went so far as to favor the entire e2
, clusion of the Rightists from thi
!. branch of the storthing.
Large quantities Of logs will be Gu
in Hallingdal the coming winter.
, Telephone connection between Kri.
: tianla and Bergen is completed.