Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-02-08
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.

Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS In THE FATHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
in the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So Just Past.
Verdens Gang, the great Norwegian
daily, which grows tired of find.
ing fault with the Swedish govern.
ment, recently contained a highly sig.
nifcant editorial, from which the fol.
lowing is an extract: 1t may be safely
said that never before did the most
influential newspapers of Sweden nan
ifest such a conciliatory spirit toward
Norway, nor express such strong wish.
es for a settlement of the union differ.
ences on the basis of equality. 1t is
openly admitted that the royal family
and its individual members ought to
assume such an attitude toward Nor.
way as conforms with it's standing as
an independent and equal kingdom in
the union. The time has never heen
more favorable than now for settling
an essential part of the union prob.
lem, provided the responsible men of
the two countries are somewhat equal
to the great task confronting them. A
little ability and goodwill on both
sides will surely lead to a settlement
OF the consular service question, and
it is an open secret that the law re-
lating to consular charges will be en-
forced in the near future. An agree.
ment on this point will be a great
stride toward a settlement of the whole
question, toward friendship and in.
violable unity. The conviction that
Norway and Sweden al hope for a
perpetuation of their independence
only by means of standing firm. shout
der to shoulder, has never been more
profound than now. Galamitous
events have taught us this lesson; but
they have also taught US that internal
unity will insure a prosperous future
AA Uk4O VI OuI pCCukldI
civilization. s
Rossija, a great Russian. newspaper,
recently contained an article in which
the complaints of the Norwegians IN
regard to the union of Sweden and
Norway were endorsed, while the
Swedes were criticised. The article in
question plainly reveals the eagerness
of the Russians to aggravate the ex-
listing differences between Sweden and
Norway. But the article. instead of
accomplishing it's purpose, only serves
to impress all thinking Scandinavians
with the real designs of Russia.
A course of lectures on ancient his
tory and archaeology will be given to
Scandinavians at Rome and Pompeii
next summer. The lectures will be
delivered in German and the Scandina-
navian languages, and the attendance
must not exceed 80. The tuition will
be about So, and the total expenses of
those who make a special trip from
the Scandinavian countries to attend
the lectures will be at least $3.50.
CIV 1kS ALNs
The Knisling shoe manufacturing
company is in a very prosperous con
dition, and its capital stock is to be
raised from $40, 900 to $40, 600.
The city of Lund has l6, 1865 inhabi-
tants. The increase for the year 1900
was 1893.
The authorities of the University of
T1nSa1o 1oo1o rod a fvrN xuoo1,c3 - ,,
ing on account of the death of Prof.
Ain.
S. P. T. Wlstrand, the temporary
chief of the patent department since
the departure of Andree, has been APP
pointed regular chief on the assump-
ton that Andree will never return
from his balloon voyage.
G-fe has a population of 80 1884, an
increase of 1,os5qin a year.
In the first chamber of the riksdag
the president, in notifying the mem
bers of the death of Queen Victoria,
expressed the sympathy of the Swedish
people with Great Britain.
The harbor of Klagshamn has been
dredged, and now has a depth of about
twenty feet.
A committee has reported a compli-
Gated laborers' insurance bill to the
civil department. The chief aim OF
the bill is to establish an insurance
concern in which legally responsible
employers may voluntarily insure
their employees against accidents. In
addition to the main feature the bill
also makes, provisions for other EN-.
ployers who wish to insure thei.
werkingmen, and for employees who
are not insured by their employers,
but who wish to be insured on their
own account. It is estimated that 10O,.
600 policies will be issued under the
bill within a comparatively short per.
'iod. The running expenses of the in
surance department will DO approx
matsly $40, 900 = year.
The central committee Of the Public
School Teachers association has re
solved to prepare q new textbook fol
instruction in the Christian religion.