Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLAND.
principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within Week
Or SO Just Past.
SWEDEN,


pointed member of the Swedish-Ru
sian geodetic survey expedition to
spltzbergen, left gap in the facul-
ty OF the public high school OF Norr-
koplng Which it seems impossible to
till, no competent person being will
ing to serve. The work belonging to
the vacant position had to be distrib-
uted among the other teachers. Our
authority improves the opportunity to
assert that the public teachers and
professors in Sweden are underpaid
"A Russian merchant bought piece
OF property at Gellivore and applied
to the Swedish government for per-
mission to settle upon it and make use
OF 1t. Such applications are generally
granted, but in this case the govern
ment answered in the negative.
The new armored cruiser Dristig-
heten was launched April 20 from the
Llndholmen iron works.
So much ice and snow was packed
up at the railroad bridge in Upsala
that the Fyrisa river was damned up,
compelling people to use boats if they
wanted to cross the streets.
Mrs. Sophie Ekman, a widow of
Gothenburg, has donated $4,000 to diff
ferent charitable concerns and pen
| sions funds.
M. Fraenl1el, of Gothenburg, has
set aside $4,000 for the aid of school
| children's colonies and for dining poor
| school children.
Some potatoes were planted on light
soil in the southern part of the coun-
| try as early as April 1S.
Magnus Nilsson, of Skurup, has
been hired to manage a dairy in Ire
land.
The king and queen received no call
ers Immediately after their arrival in
London, because Prince Eugen was
dangerously sick.
lncreditable as it may seem, there
is no drug store at Malmberget,
though this noted mining town now
has 1000 inhabitants. 1t is claimed
that many people have lost their lives
because it sometimes takes a day to
fill a physicians prescription. The
reason given for the lack of a drug
store in the town is that it is located
in national park. The national gov
ernment is roundly criticised for mov-
ing so slowly in the matter.
A large Russian expedition to the
Arctic ocean will incidentally search
for traces of Andree's expedition.
The Stockholm gun factory is ex-
porting large quantities of materials
of war to England.
Prof. Otto Nordenslziold is going to
take part in Amdrup's Danish expedi-
ton to northwestern Greenland next
summer. Nordenskiold is already
making preparations for a trip to the
Antarctic regions in 1901.
The estate of the late Captain Emil
Exman of Gothenburg is valued at ST.,
4S5, 900.
Rev. o. Fryxell, D. D., the senior of
the clergy of Sweden, died at Ors par
sonage. He was 50 years of age at his
death.
On account of a general lack of fod-
der the prices on stock are very low
around Simrishamn, many COWS hav-
ing been sold for $15 to $40 apiece.
Influenza prevented the crown prince
from leaving his rooms for several
days.
Bishop Billing has acquired quite a
reputation by his persistent endeavors
to keep the appropriations of the riks-
dag down to minimum.
The emigration from northern Skane
is very heavy this spring. In some To-
calities help is SO scarce that spring
work cannot be done in proper shape.
FINLAND.
Baron A. E. Nordenskjold has dem
onstrated that there are vast beds of
iron ore at Jussaro. They are located
mainly under the sea and are not very
rich. But in other respects the ore
is highly desirable and will doubtless
be mined very extensively in the fu-
ture.
The Russian government is said to
have resolved to postpone the dis
>cussion of the proposition to issue
new military laws for Finland. Why?
Our authority gives no reason; but we
do not go very wide of the mark when
we say that the Russians do not enjoy
the sight of tens of thousands of able
bodied Finlanders going to America.
! Several persons have been bitten by
mad dogs during the last few months.
Emil Anderson, of Sacli!jarvi, was bit
ten last November and was treated at
| the st. Petersburg Pasteur Institute.
He soon showed symptoms of the dis
ease, however, and had to be shut up
in a padded cell, where death finally
put an end to his terrible pain.
NORWAY.
Rev. Lars Oftedal, of Stavanger, died
April %, at the age of 81 years. Dur
ing the seventies and eighties he was
the most widely known and aggres-
sive preacher in Norway. A few years
ago he resigned his charge and started
an evening paper which for years past
has been the leading daily of Stavan-
ger. One of his brothers is Prof.
Sven Oftedal of Augsburg Seminary,
and Rev. Gustav Oftedal, another
brother, is serving congregations at
Grafton. n. D.
The authorities of Trier have pro-
hibited the representation of Ibsen's
"When We Dead Ones Awake" on the
boards in that city.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson is so incensed
at the actions of the storthing and the
| t1,of ho IL.