Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-02-01
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean. e
HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within q Week
OF. So Just Past.

North Sea Within q Week
|. OF. So just Past.
SWEDEN. ~
Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth Albion. the
oldest tnhabitant Of Stockholm. died on
| Christmas eve at the age Of. a little over
1921 years. She had been hale and active
until about two months before her death,
and she passed away as. If into a perfect
ly quiet slumber.
If the bill for reorganizing the Swedish
army is passed the budget OF expenses
will be raised at least six. million dol
lars. The minister of finance proposes to
furnish this amount by increasing the
real estate and income taxes 400 per cent:
by taxing malt used for brewing strong
beer two cents a pound; by. adding two
and one-half cents per liter Quart to
the whisky tax; by coming $ 1000, 600
through the government bank; by raising
the stamp tax $500, 900, the: taxes on GER
tain goods $135, 900. the tariff on coffee
from two cents to a little over. three
cents per pound. the tariff on tobacco and
wine about $4OO,eeO. and the beet sugar
tax s270,00O. The minister of finance. closes
his recommendations thus: 1.-THE passage
" SAo UAl QIOViuiiS lOt llS SlIcuS CucIls
ing Of our defensive power will require
a severe test of the economical strength
of our country, but 1 can find nothing
indicating that the burden will be too
heavy for the country to carry"
Sven Hedin is still engaged in explor-
ing central Asia. y
The first patient that died at the fam
GUS Halahult sanitarium for. consump-
tives vas "a Vernland virgin who had no
living relatives" -
Gothenburg has almost r129, 900 inhabi-
tants, the growth being 3.163, for the year.
The minister OF war proposes to send
an officer of the Swedish army, to Russia
to study military. affairs and to make
himself familiar with the, Russian lam
guage. The expenses will be about $500
q year. 49,. a,..
Stockholm. Jan. II. The Crown Prince
Oscar. for the. first time today, opened
the rigsdaE in his capacity as regent.
He made a good impression with the new
army proposals. 50
Prof. Oscar Ain, whose scientific work
on the origin of the union of Norway and
Sweden created a profound sensation. is
dead. The pith of the theory was that
Norway was not placed on an equal foot
ing with Sweden at the formation of the
union. but that Norway was made a qua.
81 dependency.
The new manage Of the Landskroma
and Helsingborg railways has instructed
his s~ubordinates to abstain from the use
OF liquor while on duty. Z IA 49,
Parties who desire to have their names
withheld from the public have donated
$4,000 to the. Stockholm high school.
The smoke consumers constructed at
Munktel's iron works. 'Eskilstuna, are
very effective. and orders are received
from all parts Of Sweden. ="
|, About M hundred letters, written. by
Jenny Lind to q lady friend ill., Berlin
during the years 1S45 1876 have been dis
covered In Rome. The letters are writ
ten in German and contain remarks
about her singing made by Kaiser Will
holm I. Liszt. Mayerbeer. Johanna Wag-
ner. Mendelssohn and Garibaldi. They
testify to the celebrated authors religious
sentiments and her strictly moral charac-
ter. The collection was bought by q pub
Usher in Rome who intends to publish
1t.
In the island Of Gotland the school
children are encouraged to plant trees by
having a tree assigned to each pupil,
with the understanding that he or she is
to a care OF 1t and reap Its fruit while
attending school,.
The city Of Malmo has 60.Os3 Inhabitants.
and the increase during the year 1900 was
HS.
The Karpalund sugar factory completed
the work Of the season at close Of the old
year. The factory consumed H,OM tons
Of beets. Almost IL per cent of this was
| dirt StfCIYfrr IN <h4 h4o%~ 49, A. $1,000
facturers paid about $50, 900 for this. dirt.
1t is proposed to have an extra COM
partment or car in every passenger train
FOR the accommodation of intoxicated
passengers. Some one has even suggest
ed that small jails be built at every coun-
try station for the Incarceration of such
passengers.
Princess Victoria sent a beautiful
wreath to the coffin Of Prof. O. Ain. On
a white silk ribbon the following inscrip-
ton was printed in gold: with thanks
and adieu to my former teacher"
The liberal labor unions of Stockholm
have passed resolutions demanding the
extension Of the right to vote in case the
army reorganization bill is passed.
A new company is in process Of or
ganizatfon for the purpose Of running a
large number Of hacks in the citv of
Helsingborg. The old landowners. in
order to protect their interests, have also
formed a combine. Beth parties are to
put up new stables for their horses. and
all the hacks must he supplied with reg
listers indicating the distance travelled. A
brisk competition between the two rival
concerns IL expected.
The hrst child Of a young couple In
Lofangsr parish was declared to be a
! boy by the midwife. n the child wa.
! baptized Alexander. Shortly afterwards
however. the parents found the child to
be a girl. and the easiest way out of thu
difficulty was to baptize it a second time
the name being changed to Alexandra.
NORWAY.
During the second half Of the year 1901
only rs real estate deals were closed tr
Kristiania. h amounts involved aegre.
gated about $625, 200.
Consul Evenson. of Arendahl, who. 8
short time ago. turned his lumber bust.
ness into the hands of receivers, had 8
debt of $240. 900. But his assets are esti
mated at S27O. 600.