Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-11-16
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
y Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In h Old Countries About the
forth sea Within a Week
or So Just Past.
DENMARK

suppresSlng the Danish language in
South Jylland. Some time ago the
Danish services in the church at Flens-
borg were reduced one-half, and hence
forth 10 confirmation in the Danish
4 language will be tolerated in that
city.
The manager of the biological gar
dens Of Copenhagen sold 800, 900 tickets
during the past year. The receipts
are not large enough to cover the run
ming expenses. julius Schiott, the
manager, is in favor of moving the in
<~stitution to Ostre Anlag, apark which
is more centrally located. The change
would entail an expenditure of $780,
600; but it is calculated hat the at
tendance would be doubled at the new
place.
N. Schultz, manager of the Arena
theater in Copenhagen, is about to
withdraw from business, having
Tleared S25, 900 in a few years.
A giant eel was recently caught near
Copenhagen. 1t was four feet six
inches long and weighed 90 pounds.
Its market price was almost IS.
The position of professor of church
khistory. left vacant by the death of
Bishop FIR. Nielsen. will be filled by
competitive examination. The work
required by the censors is so compre-
hensive that the result will not be
known until April ext.
The remains of a Mrs. Richter were
were cremated Oct. 20 at Copenhagen.
MI. Heide, a Copenhagen banker,
has bought the old Kokkedal manor at
Rungsted for 500, 900.
A "pest laboratory" has been estab-
lished in connection with the bacteria
logical laboratory of the university as
a p%recaution against the plague.
Captain Johansen, a Dane. sailed in
I an open BOAT from Gibraltar to Florida
without any mishap.
A complete edition of Soren Kierke-
guards works will appear this fall.
A uew passage is to be cut through
the foot of the noted Round Tower in
Z the foot passengers.
The empress of Russia and other
members of the imperial family will
return to Russia by rail Nov. IS.
The new court house of Copenhagen
is partly ready for occupancy, and one
of the city departments after the other
Sis moving into the new quarters. A
Isouvenir medal has been coined 70,
Z distribution among those who have
assisted in erecting the new structure
A mail car caught fire at Frederick
in the middle of the night, and thirty
bags of newspapers and a quantity o:
silk cloth were destroyed.
An old and elaborate chest was pur.
Fhased at a public auction in Copen
hagen by a dealer in antiquities. HI
paid $500 for it. This was considered
a stiff price, but he sold the chest the
next day to a Swede from Halland fol
$40.
Somebody seems to have Deer mis-
taken about the proposed sale of thu
+Danish West Indies. The assertion
hat the Danish minister is returning
to the United States with an offer t,
sell the islands, and that a treaty te
that effect will be placed before rigs
dag one of these days, were oficiall!
: denied in Copenhagen, Oct. "a. Tn
l story must have been gotten up by in
terested parties as a 'feeler."
A man who was herding cattle a
night in the neighborhood of Rander
was anxious to get hold of some will
geese that were within sight. Having
no gun, he kept a quantity of peas il
alcohol for a few days and scattere
y them where the geese We're wont t.
alight. They ate some of the peas an
soon began to quarrel among them
selves, and while they were under tn
influence of the alcohol the ma
watched his chances and captured sev
7feral of them before they realized wha
= was going on.